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Kansas City Blades hockey logo, Missouri, 1990–2001

Kansas City Blades

Kansas City, Missouri1990–2001

Order classic Kansas City Blades tees, hoodies, jerseys and hats. In only their second season, the Blades won the IHL championship with future big-league players Sandis Ozolinsh, Arturs Irbe and Wade Flaherty, and they reached the finals again in 1995. Celebrate a decade of Kansas City hockey by browsing all of our Blades gear, then read the team history below. We're a small business dedicated to reviving the logos and memories of hockey teams that are gone but not forgotten.

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Kansas City Blades History

The Kansas City Blades debuted in the IHL in 1990-91 as the resurrected Toledo Goaldiggers franchise. The Blades were unaffiliated their first year, but obtained a connection with San Jose in their second year. It would be their most successful year, as they won the IHL championship with the aid of several future NHL players including  Sandis Ozolinsh, Arturs Irbe, and Wade Flaherty. For the next decade, the Blades were a regular IHL competitor, reaching the finals again in 1995 only to lose to Denver. By 2000, the franchise had been sold to a company looking to relocate it to Oklahoma. However, the league was in financial difficulty at this point and declared bankruptcy in 2001. When the league disbanded, the Blades were not accepted to the AHL like many other IHL clubs and were forced to close their doors.

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