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Cincinnati Tigers (ice hockey)

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City
  
Cincinnati, Ohio

Operated
  
1981-82

Affiliates
  
Toronto Maple Leafs

League
  
Central Hockey League

Home arena
  
Riverfront Coliseum

Arena
  
U.S. Bank Arena

Colors
  
Black with blue, gold and white trim

Owner
  
Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment

Location
  
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States

Color
  
Black with blue, gold and white trim

The Cincinnati Tigers were a minor league ice hockey team in the old Central Hockey League during the 1981-82 season. They played in Cincinnati, Ohio at the Riverfront Coliseum. The team was owned and operated by Maple Leaf Gardens Limited, and served as a farm team for the Toronto Maple Leafs. Prior to launching the Tigers, the Leafs were affiliated with the New Brunswick Hawks of the American Hockey League (AHL), which they shared with the Chicago Black Hawks. However, Harold Ballard, owner of the Leafs, decided that they needed a developmental team of their own, with a spokesperson citing the limited number of roster spots as the rational for the move.

The team averaged only 1,500 fans and lost $750,000 in their first season, leading the Leafs to fold the Tigers in the spring of 1982. Shortly thereafter, with Chicago having pulled out of New Brunswick in favour of affiliating with the Springfield Indians on their own, the Leafs relocated the New Brunswick Hawks to St. Catharines, Ontario to establish the St. Catharines Saints as their farm team.

The market was previously served by:

  • Cincinnati Mohawks (1949–52 AHL, 1952–58 IHL)
  • Cincinnati Wings (1963-64 CHL)
  • Cincinnati Swords (1971–74 AHL}
  • Cincinnati Stingers (1975–79 WHA; 1979-80 CHL)
  • The market was later served by:

  • Cincinnati Cyclones (1990–92 ECHL; 1992–2001 IHL; 2001–04, 2006-present ECHL)
  • Cincinnati Mighty Ducks (1997–2005 AHL}
  • References

    Cincinnati Tigers (ice hockey) Wikipedia