- Philadelphia Arrows
The Philadelphia Arrows were a professional
ice hockey team that played inPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania . Founded in 1927, the club was Philadelphia's first professional hockey team and played in theCanadian-American Hockey League . The team changed its name to thePhiladelphia Ramblers beginning with the 1935-36 season when it became affiliated with theNHL New York Rangers . The following season and Ramblers and the C-AHL began playing an interlocking schedule with the International Hockey League for two seasons before the two circuits formally merged to form an new International American Hockey League (renamed the American Hockey League in 1940) in June, 1938. (The Ramblers continued to play in this league until folding in 1941.)The Arrows'/Ramblers' coach and manager from 1929 to 1941 was Hall of Fame defenseman and
Hart Trophy winnerHerb Gardiner . Members of the Arrows included futureHart Trophy winnerTommy Anderson , and future Chicago Black Hawk defensemanArt Coulter .When the NHL Pittsburgh Pirates hockey team moved to Philadelphia in 1930 as the Philadelphia Quakers, they lasted only one season due in part to the fact that the Arrows out-drew them in attendance as well as the NHL club's poor performance on the ice winning just four games (4-36-4) of their 44 game schedule.
The Arrows, like the Ramblers, played at the
Philadelphia Arena .External links
* [http://www.azhockey.com/Ph.htm Arrows entry in A-Z Encyclopedia of Ice Hockey]
* [http://www.centpacrr.com/ahlphl/#The_Arrows Arrows history]
* [http://hockeyscoop.net/ahlphl/ "A Brief History of The American Hockey League & Minor League Pro Hockey in Philadelphia: 1927 - 2005"]
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