New Haven Hockey History http://toliveanddiewithnewhaven.yuku.com/forums/5 en-us Copyright 2006, Yuku feeds@yuku.com (FeedMaster) webmaster@yuku.com (WebMaster) Thu, 26 Nov 2009 08:17:25 GMT Yuku Feeds 1.0 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 Yuku http://static.yuku.com//feed/bypass/images/button-yuku.png http://toliveanddiewithnewhaven.yuku.com/forums/5 Yuku - free hosted forums and profiles 88 31 {pics-1.1 "http://www.icra.org/ratingsv02.html" l gen true for "http://yuku.com" r (nz 1 vz 1 lz 1 oz 1 cz 1 ) "http://www.rsac.org/ratingsv01.html" l gen true for "http://yuku.com" r (n 0 s 0 v 0 l 0 )) Search Search Domain q http://yuku.com/search/direct/ <![CDATA[ FORMER NEW HAVEN BLADES ALL STAR ]]> http://toliveanddiewithnewhaven.yuku.com/topic/2573/t/FORMER-NEW-HAVEN-BLADES-ALL-STAR.html feeds@yuku.com (number75) http://toliveanddiewithnewhaven.yuku.com/topic/2573 Thu, 26 Nov 2009 08:17:25 GMT <![CDATA[ WRESTLING-ONLINE.COM - WWE closes the Coliseum ]]> http://toliveanddiewithnewhaven.yuku.com/topic/1963/t/WRESTLING-ONLINE-COM-WWE-closes-the-Coliseum.html
WWE show closes the New Haven Coliseum
By Colin Vassallo
Aug 29, 2002 - 4:36:00 PM

- W-O Newsletter reader Doug Bloom attended the WWE live event in New Haven, CT., on Monday and sent in the following notes. It was the last show ever at the New Haven Coliseum as it is going to be put down. Batista defeated Bull Buchanan; Tajiri defeated Funaki; D-Von defeated Randy Orton; Torrie Wilson defeated Dawn Marie; The Hurricane & Shannon... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Puckie14) http://toliveanddiewithnewhaven.yuku.com/topic/1963 Fri, 20 Apr 2007 22:05:03 GMT <![CDATA[ WWE.COM - Classic New Haven Coliseum Moments ]]> http://toliveanddiewithnewhaven.yuku.com/topic/1964/t/WWE-COM-Classic-New-Haven-Coliseum-Moments.html Classic Coliseum moments
By Louie Dee
Written: January 23, 2007

Six recent classic moments from WWE's history at New Haven Coliseum:

Nov. 13, 1991
WWE live event: Ric Flair vs. Bret Hart
On Nov. 13, 1991, one of the first battles between two all-time greats took place in New Haven when Ric Flair met Bret Hart at a WWE live event. Flair had... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Puckie14) http://toliveanddiewithnewhaven.yuku.com/topic/1964 Fri, 20 Apr 2007 21:57:43 GMT <![CDATA[ Worcester Eastern League Story (Don Perry Mention) ]]> http://toliveanddiewithnewhaven.yuku.com/topic/1966/t/Worcester-Eastern-League-Story-Don-Perry-Mention-.html Short-lived Warriors had fun
telegram.com

The return of professional hockey to Worcester can be classified a success, although the final nine games of the Sharks regular season still hold some drama.

The new team in town has been a good one entertaining, exciting, unpredictable but a playoff berth is not yet guaranteed, and if it happens, the Sharks will have done something neither of their two predecessors... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (AnthonyNH4Life) http://toliveanddiewithnewhaven.yuku.com/topic/1966 Thu, 29 Mar 2007 14:57:31 GMT <![CDATA[ A great video - New Haven Nighthawks ]]> http://toliveanddiewithnewhaven.yuku.com/topic/1965/t/A-great-video-New-Haven-Nighthawks.html Thanks Tom


Welcome to the Jungle
The Danbury Trashers Welcome to the jungle
Hockey Will Return
]]> feeds@yuku.com (jdffemt) http://toliveanddiewithnewhaven.yuku.com/topic/1965 Tue, 20 Mar 2007 17:03:58 GMT <![CDATA[ WWE.COM - Howard Finkel Remembers THE COLISEUM PART 2 ]]> http://toliveanddiewithnewhaven.yuku.com/topic/1968/t/WWE-COM-Howard-Finkel-Remembers-THE-COLISEUM-PART-2.html By Howard Finkel
Written: January 23, 2007As I became more involved with Mr. McMahon and his organization, I had no choice but in 1979 to say goodbye to the Coliseum, as I was moving on to work full time with this great company that I am still a part of today. But every time we ran live events at the New Haven Coliseum throughout the 80s and 90s, I could not wait to get back to perform in front of former co-workers,... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (AnthonyNH4Life) http://toliveanddiewithnewhaven.yuku.com/topic/1968 Tue, 23 Jan 2007 12:04:34 GMT <![CDATA[ WWE.COM - Howard Finkel Remembers THE COLISEUM PART 1 ]]> http://toliveanddiewithnewhaven.yuku.com/topic/1967/t/WWE-COM-Howard-Finkel-Remembers-THE-COLISEUM-PART-1.html
It was a blast (literally) to be at The New Haven Coliseum - Part 1

By Howard Finkel

Written: January 22, 2007Think in terms of bridges burned / Think of seasons that must end / See the rivers rise and fall / They will rise and fall again / Like an Ocean to a shore / Like a river to a stream / Its the famous final scene

The Famous Final Scene" by Bob Seger

And indeed the final scene took place this past Saturday, as I said... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (AnthonyNH4Life) http://toliveanddiewithnewhaven.yuku.com/topic/1967 Mon, 22 Jan 2007 17:48:42 GMT <![CDATA[ WTNH Blog 1/22/07 - Awesome Posting About Coliseum ]]> http://toliveanddiewithnewhaven.yuku.com/topic/1969/t/WTNH-Blog-1-22-07-Awesome-Posting-About-Coliseum.html
As I watched in amazement during the 17 seconds it took the Coliseum to tumble to the ground, those few seconds brought back nerly 20 years worth of great memories from that building.

I was a season ticket holder for the Nightwaks, Senators and Beast, so from 1981-1999, I was a regular at the Coliseum. Sure, the building was not the prettiest in the world, but it had CHARACTER, which is something today's arenas do not have. For... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (AnthonyNH4Life) http://toliveanddiewithnewhaven.yuku.com/topic/1969 Mon, 22 Jan 2007 15:46:55 GMT <![CDATA[ Connecticut Post 1/27/07 - Coliseum memories will endure ]]> http://toliveanddiewithnewhaven.yuku.com/topic/1971/t/Connecticut-Post-1-27-07-Coliseum-memories-will-endure.html Coliseum memories will endure
01/21/2007
Connecticut Post

NEW HAVEN The implosion took place at a little past 7:50 Saturday morning, leaving the New Haven Coliseum nothing but a 50-foot high pile of rubble. It was the final chapter in the life of a building that spanned 35 years, four hockey teams, an arena2football league team, countless college basketball games, rock concerts and everything else from monster truck... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Puckie14) http://toliveanddiewithnewhaven.yuku.com/topic/1971 Mon, 22 Jan 2007 00:31:16 GMT <![CDATA[ Hartford Courant 2/1/01 - Knights on Thin Ice ]]> http://toliveanddiewithnewhaven.yuku.com/topic/1972/t/Hartford-Courant-2-1-01-Knights-on-Thin-Ice.html Knights on Thin Ice
It's A Struggle For Acceptance
By David Heuschkel
Courant Staff Writer
February 1, 2001

SUBTITLE - Page 4: Knights Tarnished By Antiquated Coliseum?

NEW HAVEN - It was late November, a mere six weeks into the New Haven Knights' inaugural season in the United Hockey League, and general manager Chris Presson had already seen enough. Actually, what he had hoped to see were fewer empty... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Puckie14) http://toliveanddiewithnewhaven.yuku.com/topic/1972 Mon, 15 Jan 2007 17:55:00 GMT <![CDATA[ Connecticut Post 1/15/07 - Nighthawks Sprung Many Careers ]]> http://toliveanddiewithnewhaven.yuku.com/topic/1970/t/Connecticut-Post-1-15-07-Nighthawks-Sprung-Many-Careers.html Nighthawks provided springboard for many careers
Chris Elsberry
Connecticut Post
1/15/2007

BRIDGEPORT The can of Coke and the two cigarettes were always there, placed on the stool in front of Skeeter Teal's locker. When Teal would first walk into the dressing room, the Coke and the smokes were waiting for him. At the end of the warm-up skate, they were there again. After each period, there were back. Two... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (BleachersDiedin96) http://toliveanddiewithnewhaven.yuku.com/topic/1970 Mon, 15 Jan 2007 15:22:17 GMT <![CDATA[ Christmas At The Coliseum ]]> http://toliveanddiewithnewhaven.yuku.com/topic/1973/t/Christmas-At-The-Coliseum.html
It was a few nights before Christmas,
and at the New Haven Veterans Memorial Coliseum,
All the mice and all the pigeons,
looked around the place that is now a masoleum,
Section 14 has been demolished completely with care,
And Johnny Boy used it as a photo-op background,
For all his press conferences down there,
Dark Shadows arrived, within minutes you see,
To make sure the bricks were handed to me,
I looked all... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (75 Years of Pro Hockey) http://toliveanddiewithnewhaven.yuku.com/topic/1973 Sun, 24 Dec 2006 01:39:57 GMT <![CDATA[ Yale Daily News 11/10/06 - Twilight for New Haven Sports ]]> http://toliveanddiewithnewhaven.yuku.com/topic/1974/t/Yale-Daily-News-11-10-06-Twilight-for-New-Haven-Sports.html Twilight for New Haven Sports
Published: Friday, November 10, 2006
Alex Goldberger
Yale Daily News - yaledailynews.com

Kevin Tennyson grew up at the New Haven Coliseum. Hooked on hockey since his father surprised him with a trip to a Nighthawks game in 1974, Tennyson eventually became a staple in Section 14, den of the Coliseum's most raucous - and perhaps most knowledgeable - fans. When the Nighthawks left in... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Puckie14) http://toliveanddiewithnewhaven.yuku.com/topic/1974 Mon, 13 Nov 2006 21:02:57 GMT <![CDATA[ The Utica Observer-Dispatch 12/4/05 - Blades/Comets Battle ]]> http://toliveanddiewithnewhaven.yuku.com/topic/1975/t/The-Utica-Observer-Dispatch-12-4-05-Blades-Comets-Battle.html This week in history

Sunday, Dec 4, 2005

1955/50 years ago

The Clinton Comets edge the Eastern Hockey League-leading New Haven Blades by a 4-3 margin before 3,000 howling spectators at the Clinton Arena in a game that threatened several times to erupt into a melee. Comet Joe Nolan and the Blades' Alf Lewsey start the usual fisticuffs which come naturally between the rivals. Willie Pawchuk is the big man... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Puckie14) http://toliveanddiewithnewhaven.yuku.com/topic/1975 Fri, 27 Oct 2006 21:52:52 GMT <![CDATA[ The Cincinnati Post 4/1/99 - Mighty Ducks Can't Solve Beast ]]> http://toliveanddiewithnewhaven.yuku.com/topic/1976/t/The-Cincinnati-Post-4-1-99-Mighty-Ducks-Can-t-Solve-Beast.html Ducks can't solve Beast

Compiled from Post news services
04-01-1999

NEW HAVEN, Conn. - The Cincinnati Mighty Ducks just can't break the spell of the New Haven Beast. The teams have played four times and four times the Ducks have failed to win.

Florida Panthers prospect Chris Allen scored a power-play goal in the second period and set up another to lead the Beast past the Ducks, 3-1, Wednesday at the New... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Puckie14) http://toliveanddiewithnewhaven.yuku.com/topic/1976 Thu, 26 Oct 2006 20:41:45 GMT <![CDATA[ Cuttersbaseball.com 5/25/05 - Hockey Night In New Haven ]]> http://toliveanddiewithnewhaven.yuku.com/topic/1978/t/Cuttersbaseball-com-5-25-05-Hockey-Night-In-New-Haven.html Hockey Night in New Haven

May 25, 2005 - Auction of Jerseys, Autographs Added to Hockey Night

It is right around this time of year that the Stanley Cup is awarded to the NHL champions. Because of the leagues work stoppage, that will not be happening this year. But that doesnt mean hockey fans cant get some hockey fill. The New Haven County Cutters will host Hockey Night on Friday, June 3, part of the teams... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Puckie14) http://toliveanddiewithnewhaven.yuku.com/topic/1978 Thu, 26 Oct 2006 20:28:14 GMT <![CDATA[ New York Times 6/11/99 - New Haven Loses Hockey Team ]]> http://toliveanddiewithnewhaven.yuku.com/topic/1982/t/New-York-Times-6-11-99-New-Haven-Loses-Hockey-Team.html HOCKEY; New Haven Loses Hockey Team

Published: June 11, 1999
New York Times

The Carolina Hurricanes announced today that they were ending their two-year affiliation with the New Haven Beast of the American Hockey League.

The National Hockey League team said it would be affiliated with the Cincinnati Cyclones of the International Hockey League for at least the next three years.

Under the... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Puckie14) http://toliveanddiewithnewhaven.yuku.com/topic/1982 Thu, 26 Oct 2006 20:18:13 GMT <![CDATA[ New York Times 4/17/86 - Nighthawks fall in AHL Playoffs ]]> http://toliveanddiewithnewhaven.yuku.com/topic/1981/t/New-York-Times-4-17-86-Nighthawks-fall-in-AHL-Playoffs.html New Haven Falls

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Published: April 17, 1986
New York Times

Ray Allison scored the deciding goal tonight as the Hershey Bears won, 5-4, and captured their first-round American Hockey League playoff series with the Nighthawks, four games to one. New Haven is coached by Robbie Ftorek, a former Ranger.



]]> feeds@yuku.com (Puckie14) http://toliveanddiewithnewhaven.yuku.com/topic/1981 Tue, 06 Jun 2006 21:52:05 GMT <![CDATA[ New York Times 6/12/82 - Kings Retain Link With Nighthawks ]]> http://toliveanddiewithnewhaven.yuku.com/topic/1979/t/New-York-Times-6-12-82-Kings-Retain-Link-With-Nighthawks.html Kings Retaining Link With New Haven Farm

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Published: June 12, 1982
New York Times

The Los Angeles Kings of the National Hockey League and the New Haven Nighthawks have renewed their affiliate agreement for another year and the Kings have signed four players who led New Haven into the American Hockey League playoffs last season.



]]> feeds@yuku.com (Puckie14) http://toliveanddiewithnewhaven.yuku.com/topic/1979 Tue, 06 Jun 2006 21:49:10 GMT <![CDATA[ New York Times 6/2/81 - Nighthawks Will Stay in New Haven ]]> http://toliveanddiewithnewhaven.yuku.com/topic/1980/t/New-York-Times-6-2-81-Nighthawks-Will-Stay-in-New-Haven.html Nighthawks Hockey Club Will Stay in New Haven

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Published: June 2, 1981
New York Times

The New Haven Nighthawks of the American Hockey League will stay in New Haven for at least two more seasons, but team officials said today they had not yet decided whether the team would keep its affiliation with the New York Rangers.

The team's farm-club contract with the Rangers expired... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Puckie14) http://toliveanddiewithnewhaven.yuku.com/topic/1980 Tue, 06 Jun 2006 21:40:33 GMT