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Encyclopedia > Calgary Cowboys
Calgary Cowboys
Calgary Cowboys
Founded 1972 (as Miami Screaming Eagles)
Home ice Stampede Corral
Based in Calgary
Colours Red, white
League World Hockey Association
Head coach Joe Crozier
General manager n/a

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Their jersey colors were red and white, their home rink was the Calgary Corral, and their coach for both seasons was Joe Crozier. Red is a color at the lowest frequencies of light discernible by the human eye. ... White is a color (more accurately it contains all the colors of the spectrum and is sometimes described as an achromatic color—black is the absence of color) that has high brightness but zero hue. ... Home is a word that a person identifies with a place they live, spend much of their time, or feel generally comfortable with. ... The Stampede Corral (also known as the Calgary Corral) is an ice hockey and rodeo arena in Calgary, Alberta. ...


History

The franchise started as the Miami Screaming Eagles in 1972. Before playing a single game they moved to Philadelphia to become the Philadelphia Blazers. After only one season in Philadelphia, the franchise moved to Vancouver, British Columbia, becoming the Vancouver Blazers. The last two seasons of the franchise history were then played in Calgary from 1975 to 1977. The Miami Screaming Eagles were Miamis first attempt at a professional ice hockey team. ... 1972 was a leap year that started on a Saturday. ... A game is a recreational activity involving one or more players, defined by a) a goal that the players try to reach, and b) some set of rules that determines what the players can do. ... Philadelphia is a village located in Jefferson County, New York. ... This article refers to the city in British Columbia, Canada. ... The Vancouver Blazers were a professional ice hockey team that played in the World Hockey Association in the 1970s. ... 1975 was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1975 calendar). ... 1977 was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1977 calendar). ...


The first season in Calgary netted them a 41-35-4 record. During a match in the playoffs, between the Cowboys and the Quebec Nordiques, Cowboy forward Rick Jodzio attacked Nordiques star Marc Tardif. This attack created one of the largest bench clearing brawls in pro-hockey history. Tardif suffered major injuries to the head, he lost teeth, and sustained brain damage. Jodzio later plead guilty to the attack in a court of law and was fined and suspended. Even though this happened, Calgary was able beat the Nordiques in the playoffs in 5 games, but were stopped in the second round by the Winnipeg Jets. A playoff in sports (North American professional sports in particular) is a game or series of games played after the regular season is over with the goal of determining a league champion. ... The Colorado Avalanche are a National Hockey League team based in Denver, Colorado. ... In military science, an attack is the aggressive attempt to conquer enemy territory, installations, personnel, or equipment or to deny the enemy the use of territory, installations, personnel, or equipment, for example by destroying the equipment. ... Injury is damage or harm caused to the structure or function of the body caused by an outside agent or force, which may be physical or chemical. ... For other uses of the word head, see head (disambiguation). ... Types of teeth Molars are used for grinding up foods Carnassials are used for slicing food. ... Brain damage or brain injury is the destruction or degeneration of brain cells. ... Guilty is a Anarcho-punk album, by the band Oi Polloi. ... This article is about courts of law. ... Suspension may refer to: suspension (chemistry) suspension bridge suspension (music) suspension (vehicle) (system of shock absorbers and supports that connect a vehicle to its wheels) suspension (civil engineering) (system that connects a structure to its foundation, for example in earthquake protection) suspension (topology) Suspension is a form of punishment in... This article or section should be merged with Phoenix Coyotes The Winnipeg Jets were a WHA and then an NHL franchise who are now the Phoenix Coyotes. ...


The second season brought out opinions that a move to Ottawa was going to happen, but because of past problems with WHA teams in Ottawa that the Cowboys stayed in Calgary. The team then missed the playoffs with a 31-43-7 record, and because a satisfactory number of season tickets weren't sold by May 31, 1977 the team decided to go under. {{Canadian City/Disable Field={{{Disable Motto Link}}}}} Motto: Advance Ottawa/Ottawa en avant City of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Location. ... The past is the portion of the timeline that has already occurred; it is the opposite of the future. ... WHA is also an abbreviation for World Hockey Association WHA (970 AM) is one of the oldest radio stations in the United States, currently part of the Wisconsin Public Radio network. ... Numbers in mathematics A number is an abstract entity used originally to describe quantity. ...


Attendance Figures

1975-1976 Avg. Per Game: 4,948 Total: 197,913


1976-1977 Avg. Per Game: 4,313 Total: 172,535


Team Affiliations

1975-1976 Johnston Jets (NAHL) and Charlotte Checkers (SHL)


1976-1977 Tidewater Sharks (SHL) and Erie Blades (NAHL)


  Results from FactBites:
 
Blazers/Cowboys (WHA) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (1182 words)
The Cowboys would be the second WHA team to attempt Calgary as the Calgary Broncos were slated to start playing there for the inagural WHA season.
During a match in the playoffs, between the Cowboys and the Quebec Nordiques, Cowboy forward Rick Jodzio attacked Nordiques superstar Marc Tardif.
For the 1980-81 NHL season, the Atlanta Flames of the NHL moved to Calgary and became the Calgary Flames.
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