Tag: Tullio Arena

1985-86 Erie Golden Blades Program from the Atlantic Coast Hockey League

Erie Golden Blades

Atlantic Coast Hockey League (1982-1987) Born: 1982 Folded: 1987 First Game: October 22, 1982 (W 6-4 vs. Nashville South Stars) Last Game: ACHL Champions: 1984 1982-1983:

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1988 Erie Panthers program from the East Coast Hockey League

Erie Panthers

The Erie Panthers were one of five founding members of the East Coast Hockey League in 1988.  The club lasted for eight seasons in Erie, playing at Louis J. Tullio Arena. Facing declining attendance, the franchise moved to Louisiana in 1996 and became the Baton Rouge Kingfish.

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Erie Wave World Basketball League

Erie Wave

If they are remembered for little else, the Erie Wave of the World Basketball League came up with one of the all-time great cheerleading squad names: the Eriesistibles. What else can be said about the Wave?  They plied their trade in a gimmicky basketball league that had a height limit.  Two of their players became so disgruntled with the team that they retired to start their own rival WBL franchise. And shortly after the team folded in the middle of its third season, Wave players and staff learned that they had unwittingly taken part in a massive criminal enterprise.

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