The Baltimore Blades were a hockey team based out of Baltimore that played in the World Hockey Association. They only played part of one season in Baltimore. Previously, the franchise were known as the Los Angeles Sharks and the Michigan Stags. While in Baltimore, the team played at the Baltimore Arena. Hockey is any of a family of sports in which two teams compete by trying to maneuver a puck (a flat, 6 oz. ... This article is about the city in the US state of Maryland. ... The World Hockey Association (French: Association Mondiale de Hockey) was a professional ice hockey league in North America from 1972 to 1979. ... The Los Angeles Sharks were a hockey team based out of Los Angeles that played in the World Hockey Association. ... The Michigan Stags were a hockey team based out of Detroit that played in the World Hockey Association. ... 1st Mariner Arena in Baltimore, Maryland USA was formerly known as the Baltimore Arena when in 2003 it was renamed by 1st Mariner Bank who purchased naming rights to the arena for 10 years. ...
Baltimore grew swiftly in the mid- to late 18th century as the granary for sugar-producing colonies in the Caribbean.
Baltimore is split between three congressional districts — the 2nd, represented by Dutch Ruppersberger; the 3rd, represented by Ben Cardin; and the 7th, represented by Elijah Cummings.
Baltimore is on the northern end of the humid subtropical climate zone, according to the Köppen classification, with moderating influence from its relative proximity to the ocean.
Baltimore's harbor is the location of Fort McHenry, which came under attack by British forces in the War of 1812 and whose defense inspired Francis Scott Key to write the poem, "The Star-Spangled Banner," which furnishes the lyrics to the United States national anthem.
Also in 2003, Baltimore was affected by Hurricane Isabel from flooding as a result of tidal surge, the hard hit areas of Baltimore was in the Fells Point community and the Inner Harbor and the areas surrounding the Inner Harbor.
Baltimore is in the north central part of the state of Maryland, on the Patapsco River.
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