The WHA Begins: A Quickstart - Page 4

ThatSeventiesGuy · 08-28-2021, 05:38 PM

Jersey worn by for several years by the former IHL club, including the back-to-back champs in 1979 and 1980.

ThatSeventiesGuy · 08-28-2021, 06:08 PM

I'm a little sketchy on the years this was used, but this is an authentic representation of what they wore around that time period.

ThatSeventiesGuy · 08-28-2021, 06:39 PM

Lansing's extremely short-lived IHL entry, only lasting a little over half a season (41 games).

ThatSeventiesGuy · 08-30-2021, 06:56 PM

What they wore, with minor changes, for their entire 1980-1990 run.

ThatSeventiesGuy · 08-30-2021, 08:09 PM

The first season look featured a circle around the logo of this Nordiques affiliate.

ThatSeventiesGuy · 08-30-2021, 08:25 PM

The only year in the AHL for this Pittsburgh and Boston affiliate before moving to Baltimore to become the Skipjacks.

ThatSeventiesGuy · 08-30-2021, 08:45 PM

Here's a little something for your free agents if you're tired of seeing those plain white duds.

ThatSeventiesGuy · 08-31-2021, 02:44 AM

The previously mentioned Utica Mohawks moved to Salem, VA to become the Salem Raiders for the 1980-81 season. Jersey is a guesstimate based on team colors and the previous Utica jersey.

ThatSeventiesGuy · 09-02-2021, 01:18 AM

Their one year as the Bruins' main farm club.

ThatSeventiesGuy · 09-02-2021, 02:57 AM

Since this team lasted only 10 games (0-9-1, giving up 99 goals!), I couldn't find an actual pic of their uniform. So, while the logo is real, the rest is a guess.

ThatSeventiesGuy · 09-02-2021, 03:48 AM

Around the same era that the New York Islanders had their dynasty, their farm club, the Indianapolis Checkers, had a little mini dynasty of their own going, winning back-to-back CHL titles in 1982 and 1983, and losing in the finals in the league's last season, 1984.

ThatSeventiesGuy · 09-18-2021, 03:58 AM

A nice sharp look for this CHL one-year wonder, with colors honoring the WHA Stingers and AHL Swords.

ThatSeventiesGuy · 09-19-2021, 03:12 AM

The CHL's other one-and-done entry for the 1981-82 season, although they did carry on for another year and a half in the ACHL before becoming the Virginia Lancers.

ThatSeventiesGuy · 09-19-2021, 03:25 AM

The aforementioned relocated South Stars. Yes, they really did just snip a piece off the "N" logo. No, this is accurate, they didn't even bother to center it. I'm not joking.

https://www.gamewornauctions.net/pro...14390-294.html

Low-level minor-league hockey is a helluva drug.

ThatSeventiesGuy · 09-20-2021, 01:15 AM

After moving from the EHL to the ACHL, the Baltimore Clippers changed their name to Skipjacks. They'd keep their old Clippers colors, but only for one season, since they replaced the Erie Blades as Pittsburgh's AHL affiliate the next year, donning the Penguin black, gold, and white.

ThatSeventiesGuy · 09-20-2021, 02:17 AM

ACHL member for the entire 1981-1987 run, although they changed their name to Comets for the last two seasons.

ThatSeventiesGuy · 09-20-2021, 02:44 AM

They played the inaugural ACHL season under this moniker before becoming the Carolina Thunderbirds for the rest of the AHL's run. They would then play their first ECHL season as Carolina before becoming...the Winston-Salem Thunderbirds. Make up your minds, guys! The logo is real, the jerseys are fictional, since I couldn't find any good pics.

ThatSeventiesGuy · 09-20-2021, 03:19 AM

Vince McMahon's foray into hockey, which lasted less than a full season. WWF/E pirates Jean-Pierre Lafitte and Paul Burchill would no doubt be pleased with the logo. Jerseys are a guesstimate based on logo colors and black & white pics.

ThatSeventiesGuy · 09-22-2021, 05:50 PM

Yet another of the many looks of the Springfield Indians, this one for their year as a New York Rangers farm club.

ThatSeventiesGuy · 09-22-2021, 06:41 PM

Another design for the IHL mainstays.

08-28-2021, 05:38 PM	#61
ThatSeventiesGuy Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Midland, MI Posts: 3,429	Kalamazoo Wings 1976-84 Jersey worn by for several years by the former IHL club, including the back-to-back champs in 1979 and 1980. __________________ https://forums.ootpdevelopments.com/...00&postcount=1 Last edited by ThatSeventiesGuy; 08-31-2021 at 02:52 AM.

08-28-2021, 06:08 PM	#62
ThatSeventiesGuy Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Midland, MI Posts: 3,429	Hershey Bears 1979-87? I'm a little sketchy on the years this was used, but this is an authentic representation of what they wore around that time period. __________________ https://forums.ootpdevelopments.com/...00&postcount=1

08-28-2021, 06:39 PM	#63
ThatSeventiesGuy Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Midland, MI Posts: 3,429	Lansing Lancers 1974-75 Lansing's extremely short-lived IHL entry, only lasting a little over half a season (41 games). __________________ https://forums.ootpdevelopments.com/...00&postcount=1

08-30-2021, 06:56 PM	#64
ThatSeventiesGuy Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Midland, MI Posts: 3,429	Binghamton Whalers What they wore, with minor changes, for their entire 1980-1990 run. __________________ https://forums.ootpdevelopments.com/...00&postcount=1

08-30-2021, 08:09 PM	#65
ThatSeventiesGuy Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Midland, MI Posts: 3,429	Fredericton Express 1981-82 and 1982-88 The first season look featured a circle around the logo of this Nordiques affiliate. __________________ https://forums.ootpdevelopments.com/...00&postcount=1

08-30-2021, 08:25 PM	#66
ThatSeventiesGuy Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Midland, MI Posts: 3,429	Erie Blades 1981-82 The only year in the AHL for this Pittsburgh and Boston affiliate before moving to Baltimore to become the Skipjacks. __________________ https://forums.ootpdevelopments.com/...00&postcount=1

08-30-2021, 08:45 PM	#67
ThatSeventiesGuy Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Midland, MI Posts: 3,429	Alternate default_jersey Here's a little something for your free agents if you're tired of seeing those plain white duds. __________________ https://forums.ootpdevelopments.com/...00&postcount=1

08-31-2021, 02:44 AM	#68
ThatSeventiesGuy Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Midland, MI Posts: 3,429	Salem Raiders 1980-81 The previously mentioned Utica Mohawks moved to Salem, VA to become the Salem Raiders for the 1980-81 season. Jersey is a guesstimate based on team colors and the previous Utica jersey. __________________ https://forums.ootpdevelopments.com/...00&postcount=1 Last edited by ThatSeventiesGuy; 08-31-2021 at 02:45 AM.

09-02-2021, 01:18 AM	#69
ThatSeventiesGuy Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Midland, MI Posts: 3,429	Springfield Indians 1980-81 Their one year as the Bruins' main farm club. __________________ https://forums.ootpdevelopments.com/...00&postcount=1

09-02-2021, 02:57 AM	#70
ThatSeventiesGuy Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Midland, MI Posts: 3,429	Syracuse Hornets 1980-81 Since this team lasted only 10 games (0-9-1, giving up 99 goals!), I couldn't find an actual pic of their uniform. So, while the logo is real, the rest is a guess. __________________ https://forums.ootpdevelopments.com/...00&postcount=1

09-02-2021, 03:48 AM	#71
ThatSeventiesGuy Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Midland, MI Posts: 3,429	Indianapolis Checkers 1979-1984 Around the same era that the New York Islanders had their dynasty, their farm club, the Indianapolis Checkers, had a little mini dynasty of their own going, winning back-to-back CHL titles in 1982 and 1983, and losing in the finals in the league's last season, 1984. __________________ https://forums.ootpdevelopments.com/...00&postcount=1 Last edited by ThatSeventiesGuy; 09-02-2021 at 03:50 AM.

09-18-2021, 03:58 AM	#72
ThatSeventiesGuy Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Midland, MI Posts: 3,429	Cincinnati Tigers 1981-82 A nice sharp look for this CHL one-year wonder, with colors honoring the WHA Stingers and AHL Swords. __________________ https://forums.ootpdevelopments.com/...00&postcount=1 Last edited by ThatSeventiesGuy; 09-18-2021 at 04:00 AM.

09-19-2021, 03:12 AM	#73
ThatSeventiesGuy Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Midland, MI Posts: 3,429	Nashville South Stars 1981-84 The CHL's other one-and-done entry for the 1981-82 season, although they did carry on for another year and a half in the ACHL before becoming the Virginia Lancers. __________________ https://forums.ootpdevelopments.com/...00&postcount=1

09-19-2021, 03:25 AM	#74
ThatSeventiesGuy Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Midland, MI Posts: 3,429	Virginia Lancers 1983-84 The aforementioned relocated South Stars. Yes, they really did just snip a piece off the "N" logo. No, this is accurate, they didn't even bother to center it. I'm not joking. https://www.gamewornauctions.net/pro...14390-294.html Low-level minor-league hockey is a helluva drug. __________________ https://forums.ootpdevelopments.com/...00&postcount=1

09-20-2021, 01:15 AM	#75
ThatSeventiesGuy Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Midland, MI Posts: 3,429	Baltimore Skipjacks 1981-82 After moving from the EHL to the ACHL, the Baltimore Clippers changed their name to Skipjacks. They'd keep their old Clippers colors, but only for one season, since they replaced the Erie Blades as Pittsburgh's AHL affiliate the next year, donning the Penguin black, gold, and white. __________________ https://forums.ootpdevelopments.com/...00&postcount=1

09-20-2021, 02:17 AM	#76
ThatSeventiesGuy Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Midland, MI Posts: 3,429	Mohawk Valley Stars 1981-85 ACHL member for the entire 1981-1987 run, although they changed their name to Comets for the last two seasons. __________________ https://forums.ootpdevelopments.com/...00&postcount=1 Last edited by ThatSeventiesGuy; 09-20-2021 at 03:42 AM.

09-20-2021, 02:44 AM	#77
ThatSeventiesGuy Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Midland, MI Posts: 3,429	Winston-Salem Thunderbirds 1981-82 They played the inaugural ACHL season under this moniker before becoming the Carolina Thunderbirds for the rest of the AHL's run. They would then play their first ECHL season as Carolina before becoming...the Winston-Salem Thunderbirds. Make up your minds, guys! The logo is real, the jerseys are fictional, since I couldn't find any good pics. __________________ https://forums.ootpdevelopments.com/...00&postcount=1

09-20-2021, 03:19 AM	#78
ThatSeventiesGuy Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Midland, MI Posts: 3,429	Cape Cod Buccaneers Vince McMahon's foray into hockey, which lasted less than a full season. WWF/E pirates Jean-Pierre Lafitte and Paul Burchill would no doubt be pleased with the logo. Jerseys are a guesstimate based on logo colors and black & white pics. __________________ https://forums.ootpdevelopments.com/...00&postcount=1

09-22-2021, 05:50 PM	#79
ThatSeventiesGuy Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Midland, MI Posts: 3,429	Springfield Indians 1981-82 Yet another of the many looks of the Springfield Indians, this one for their year as a New York Rangers farm club. __________________ https://forums.ootpdevelopments.com/...00&postcount=1

09-22-2021, 06:41 PM	#80
ThatSeventiesGuy Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Midland, MI Posts: 3,429	Milwaukee Admirals 1981-84 Another design for the IHL mainstays. __________________ https://forums.ootpdevelopments.com/...00&postcount=1