Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Philadelphia is the largest city in Pennsylvania, United States.
The city has a population of almost 1,500,000 and a metropolitan area of over 5,800,000.
==Hockey in Philadelphia==
==Teams==
* Philadelphia Arrows (Canadian-American Hockey League, (1927-1935) renamed Ramblers
* Philadelphia Blazers (WHA, 1972-1973) became Vancouver Blazers
* Philadelphia Comets (Tri State Hockey League, 1932-1933) folded
* Philadelphia Comets (North Eastern Hockey League, 2005-2005) travelling team, Philadelphia in name only
* Philadelphia Falcons Eastern Amateur Hockey League (1942-1946) become Philadelphia Rockets
* Philadelphia Falcons Eastern Amateur Hockey League (1951-1952) folded
* Philadelphia Firebirds (NAHL, 1974-1977), (AHL, 1977-1979) became Syracuse Firebirds
* Philadelphia Flyers (NHL, 1967-present)
* Philadelphia Maroons (NHL, 1938-1938) folded before playing any games due to inadequate facilities
* Philadelphia Phantoms (AHL, 1996-2009) became Adirondack (Glens Falls, NY) Phantoms when arena is demolished
* Philadelphia Quaker City (USAHA, 1920-1922)
* Philadelphia Quakers (NHL), (1930-1931) suspended operations pending new arena in Pittsburgh, formally folded May 7, 1936
* Philadelphia Ramblers (Canadian-American Hockey League, 1935-1936), International Hockey League, 1936-1940), AHL, 1940-1941) renamed Rockets
* Philadelphia Ramblers (EHL, 1955-1964) became Jersey Devils based in suburban Cherry Hill, NJ
* Philadelphia Rockets (AHL, 1941-1942) supsended operations until 1946-1947 season
* Philadelphia Rockets(AHL, 1946-1949) ceased operations
==Junior Teams==
*Philadelphia Jackals (International Junior Hockey League, (2010-2011) league suspends operations
*Philadelphia Jr. Flyers (Atlantic Junior Hockey League, 2008-Present)
*Philadelphia Little Flyers (Atlantic Junior Hockey League, 2003-Present)
*Philadelpha Quakers (New York-Penn Major Hockey League, 1977-1978) may not have played
*Philadelphia Revolution (Eastern Junior Hockey League, 2006-present) teams in various levels of league
*Philadelphia Royals (New York-Penn Major Hockey League, 1977-1978) may not have played
*Philadelphia Thunder (United Junior Hockey League, 2008-2009), Northern Junior Hockey League, 2009-2010) join International Junior Hockey League as Jackals when league disbands
*Tri-State Selects (Empire Junior Hockey League, 2006-2009) become Philadelphia Revolution
==Arenas==
* Philadelphia Arena (February 14, 1920-August 24, 1983) destroyed by arson, had been renamed in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
* Philadelphia Civic Center (1931-1996)
* Wells Fargo Center (August 31, 1996-Present) formerly known as (Spectrum II (prior to construction-1996), formerly the CoreStates Center (1996-1998), First Union Center (1998-2003) and Wachovia Center(2003-2010))
* Wachovia Spectrum (1967-2009) (formerly known as the Spectrum (1967–1994), CoreStates Spectrum (1994–1998) and First Union Spectrum (1998–2003) building demolished from November 2010 to May 2011
* Blue Cross River Rink At Penn's Landing
* Flyers Skate Zone Northeast Philadelphia
* Simons Ice Rink
* Scanlon Ice Rink
* Tarken Ice Rink
* Laura Sims Skatehouse
* Rizzo Ice Rink
* Penn Ice Rink at the Class of 1923 Arena
* Philadelphia Ice Palace
* Wissahickon Skating Club
* Citizens Bank Park
* Lincoln Financial Field
* West Park Ice Palace (aka Quaker City Rink) (1897-1901) destroyed by fire
==Players==
* Irwin Boyd
* Tom Brennan
* Jay Caufield
* Kyle Rogers
* Eric Tangradi
== Also see==
Cherry Hill, New Jersey, home of Jersey Devils of EHL (1964-1971) and New Jersey Knights of WHA (1973-1974)
==Radio Stations==
*WPHT
==External Links==
* on Wikipedia
Category:NHL Cities
Category:Pennsylvania towns