Virginia Wings
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The Virginia Wings were a professional ice hockey team based in Norfolk, Virginia of the greater Hampton Roads area. They were an affilated farm team of the Detroit Red Wings, and a member of the American Hockey League for three seasons from 1972-73 to 1974-75. The Wings were previously known as the Tidewater Wings for the 1971-72 season.
The Wings won the John D. Chick Trophy as south division champions of the regular season in 1974-75. Their cross-state rivals in the AHL were the Richmond Robins. After the Wings folded, the Hampton Gulls would represent eastern Virginia at the AHL level for the 1977-78 season.
[edit] Yearly results
| Season | Games | Won | Lost | Tied | Points | Winning Pct (%) |
Goals For |
Goals Against |
Standing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971-72 | 76 | 22 | 45 | 9 | 53 | 0.349 | 197 | 275 | 6th West |
| 1972-73 | 76 | 38 | 22 | 16 | 92 | 0.605 | 258 | 221 | 3rd West |
| 1973-74 | 76 | 22 | 44 | 10 | 54 | 0.355 | 216 | 307 | 6th South |
| 1974-75 | 75 | 31 | 31 | 13 | 75 | 0.500 | 254 | 250 | 1st South |
[edit] External links
- Tidewater Wings - hockeydb.com
- Virginia Wings - hockeydb.com
