Virginia Wings

The Virginia Wings were a professional team based in Norfolk, Virginia of the greater Hampton Roads area. They were an affiliated 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. Their cross-state rivals in the AHL were the Richmond Robins.
The Wings won the John D. Chick Trophy as south division champions of the regular season in 1974–75, which turned out to be their final season. After the Wings ceased operations, the Hampton Gulls would represent eastern Virginia at the AHL level for the 1977–78 season. The Wings franchise would be put on hold for four seasons, then be resurrected in 1979–80, as the Adirondack Red Wings.
The franchise was replaced by:
* Hampton Gulls (1974–1977 SHL), (1977–1978 AHL)
* Tidewater Sharks (1975–1977 Southern Hockey League)
* Hampton Roads Gulls (1982–1983 ACHL)
* Hampton Roads Admirals of the ECHL (1989–2000)
* Norfolk Admirals of the AHL (2000 – present)
==Yearly results==
Season 	Games	Won	Lost	Tied	Points	Winning Pct (%)	Goalsfor	Goalsagainst	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
===Playoffs===
Season 	1st round 	2nd round 	3rd round 	Finals 	
1971–72	Out of playoffs 	Out of playoffs 	Out of playoffs	Out of playoffs	Out of playoffs
1972–73	W, 4-3, Hershey 	L, 2-4, Cincinnati	— 	— 	
1973–74	Out of Playoffs 	Out of Playoffs 	Out of Playoffs	Out of Playoffs	Out of Playoffs
1974–75	L, 1-4, New Haven	— 	— 	— 	
==External links==
*Tidewater Wings - hockeydb.com
*Virginia Wings - hockeydb.com
Category:American Hockey League team
Category:American ice hockey teams
Category:Established in 1971
Category:Disestablished in 1975
Category:American Hockey League teams