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Why is a Hockey Team Called the Devils? | |
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Eastern League SeaWolves is another name for Pirates. The SeaWolves were originally the NY-Penn League Welland Pirates. When the Pirates moved to Erie, the team wanted to keep the connection to the Pittsburgh Pirates, the team's parent club, but also make a connection to Erie's naval history, being the port where Perry's fleet was built during the War of 1812. When the SeaWolves advanced from the Class-A NY-Penn League
to the Class-AA Eastern League, the team decided to keep the popular nickname.
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American Hockey League Rochester's nickname came at the beginning of the franchise,
when Rochester had a working agreement with the Montreal CANADIENS. Since
Montreal were the CANADIENS, Rochester became the AMERICANS.
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International Hockey League For the 1970-71 season, the name was changed from the
Wings to the ADMIRALS. Businessmen William Chimo and Erwin Merar
agreed to sponsor the team. Merar was the regional distributor for
the Admiral Appliance Company and so the team was named the ADMIRALS.
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