Erie, Pennsylvania

Erie is a city of about 100,000 people in northwestern Pennsylvania. It has a metropolitan population of about 280,000.
==Teams==
*Erie Blades
#(North American Hockey League, 1975-1977) join Northeastern Hockey League
#(Northeastern Hockey League, 1978-1979) join Eastern Hockey League
#(Eastern Hockey League, 1979-1981)
#(AHL, 1981-1982) become Baltimore Skipjacks after merger with ACHL franchise
*Erie Blizzard
#(Continental Junior Hockey League, 2010-2012)
#(Midwest Junior Hockey League, 2012-2012) fold before play
*Erie Golden Blades, (Atlantic Coast Hockey League, 1982-1987) fold with league
*Erie Jr. Lions (New York-Penn Major Hockey League, 1973-1974)
*Erie Lakers (Great Lakes Junior Hockey League, 2008) folded before playing any games
*Erie Lions Independent (1963-1974)
*Erie Otters (OHL, 1996-Present)
*Erie Panthers (ECHL, 1988-1996) became Baton Rouge Kingfish
*Mercyhurst Lakers (Atlantic Hockey, 1999-Present)
==Arenas==
*Erie County Field House (?-1983)
*Louis J. Tullio Arena (1983-Present)
*Mercyhurst Ice Center (1991-present)
*J.M. Cochran Memorial Arena (aka The Zoo)
*Ice Center of Erie (formerly Igloo Ice Arena)
==Players==
*Justin Mercier
==External Links==
* on Wikipedia
Category:Pennsylvania towns