Huntsville_Blast

Huntsville Blast

Huntsville Blast

Defunct minor league ice hockey team

The Huntsville Blast were a minor league professional ice hockey team and member of the East Coast Hockey League (ECHL). The Blast played at the Von Braun Center in Huntsville, Alabama, for the 1993–94 ECHL season.[1] Previously the franchise played as the Roanoke Valley Rampage in Vinton, Virginia, prior to their relocation following the 1992–93 season.[2] Following their lone season in Huntsville, the franchise relocated to Tallahassee, Florida, where they were rebranded as the Tallahassee Tiger Sharks.[2]

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As of February 2008, the Blast moniker has been adopted by the women's-only hockey league team in Huntsville.

References

  1. [1]
    McCarter, Mark (March 25, 2015). "Von Braun Center has celebrated much sports success, but also been graveyard for some franchises". The Huntsville Times. Huntsville, AL: Advance Publications. Retrieved April 3, 2015.
  2. [2]
    King, Randy (May 21, 1994). "ECHL loses Louisville, moves Blast". The Roanoke Times. Roanoke, VA.


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