Baltimore Clippers
For many years, the Baltimore Clippers® competed in a variety of leagues. For the 1945-46 season, the Clippers played in the Eastern Hockey League (EHL). During the 1947-48 season, these Clippers won the EHL's Walker Cup at their home rink, Carlin's Iceland. The EHL did not have a 1948-49 season, but it would resume the next season, 1949-50, with the Clippers returning. However, they would not make it to 1950 since the team disbanded in December 1949. For the 1954-55 season, the Clippers were restarted again, but tough luck ensued as Carlin's Iceland burnt down in the middle of January 1956. The Clippers relocated to Charlotte, where they became the Rebels (later the Charlotte Clippers, then the Charlotte Checkers), occupying the Charlotte Coliseum for many years. The Clippers' EHL uniforms are thought to have been yellow and black.
Fast forward to 1962, when the Clippers were resurrected as an AHL team wearing orange and black uniforms identical to Baltimore's baseball franchise. They also featured a distinctive sailor emblem. These Clippers played in the AHL for more than a decade until 1975, winning the regular season title in 1970-71. In 1976-77, the squad joined the Southern Hockey League (SHL) to save money on league and travel expenses. However, the SHL was already in financial trouble and folded in the middle of the season in January 1977. The Clippers would follow suit.
From 1979 through 1981, a new edition of the Clippers, with a green color scheme and no sailor logo, would play in the reconstituted EHL. This was the last edition of the Clippers in Baltimore. Later on, the Skipjacks and then the Bandits would call the city home.
Among the Clippers' alumni are NHL Hall of Famers Eddie Giacomin, Doug Harvey, Jacques Plante, and Jean Ratelle.
Fast forward to 1962, when the Clippers were resurrected as an AHL team wearing orange and black uniforms identical to Baltimore's baseball franchise. They also featured a distinctive sailor emblem. These Clippers played in the AHL for more than a decade until 1975, winning the regular season title in 1970-71. In 1976-77, the squad joined the Southern Hockey League (SHL) to save money on league and travel expenses. However, the SHL was already in financial trouble and folded in the middle of the season in January 1977. The Clippers would follow suit.
From 1979 through 1981, a new edition of the Clippers, with a green color scheme and no sailor logo, would play in the reconstituted EHL. This was the last edition of the Clippers in Baltimore. Later on, the Skipjacks and then the Bandits would call the city home.
Among the Clippers' alumni are NHL Hall of Famers Eddie Giacomin, Doug Harvey, Jacques Plante, and Jean Ratelle.
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