The Erie Blades name was used by two professional ice hockey

Ice hockey

Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...

 teams in Erie, Pennsylvania

Erie, Pennsylvania

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. Both teams played their home games in the Erie County Field House

Erie County Field House

The Erie County Field House was a 4,200-seat multipurpose arena in Erie, Pennsylvania USA. It was home to the Erie Blades North American Hockey League and American Hockey League franchise. The arena was eventually replaced by the Louis J. Tullio Arena in 1983....

. After the second Blades team folded, the void was filled by the Erie Golden Blades

Erie Golden Blades

The Erie Golden Blades were a minor league hockey team that played in the Atlantic Coast Hockey League. Their home ice was the Erie County Field House. The Erie County Field House was located in Erie, Pennsylvania and held 4200 people. The team was owned by Steve Stroud from 1983-87The Golden...

, a team in the Atlantic Coast Hockey League from 1982 to 1987.

1975 to 1977

The first team was a member of the North American Hockey League from 1975 to 1977. Nick Polano

Nick Polano

Nick Polano was the Detroit Red Wings' head coach when owner Mike Ilitch first bought the team in 1982. He later served as the team's GM....

 was the team's coach both seasons, and returned to coach the second Blades team for its first three seasons.

1978 to 1982

The second team was a member of the North Eastern Hockey League during the 1978–79 season, then the Eastern Hockey League

Eastern Hockey League

-Eastern Amateur Hockey League :The league was founded in 1933 as the Eastern Amateur Hockey League . The league was founded by Thomas Lockhart, who served as its commissioner from 1933 to 1972...

 from 1979 to 1981. The Blades won three consecutive league championships during these seasons. The Blades were then admitted to the American Hockey League

American Hockey League

The American Hockey League is a 30-team professional ice hockey league based in the United States and Canada that serves as the primary developmental circuit for the National Hockey League...

 for the 1981–82

1981–82 AHL season

The 1981–82 AHL season was the 46th season of the American Hockey League. Eleven teams played 80 games each in the schedule. The New Brunswick Hawks finished first overall in the regular season, and won their first Calder Cup championship.-Team changes:...

 season.

The AHL Blades continued affiliation with the Pittsburgh Penguins

Pittsburgh Penguins

The Pittsburgh Penguins are a professional ice hockey team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The franchise was founded in 1967 as one of the first expansion teams during the league's original...

 and Boston Bruins

Boston Bruins

The Boston Bruins are a professional ice hockey team based in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The team has been in existence since 1924, and is the league's third-oldest team and its oldest in the...

. Lou Angotti

Lou Angotti

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 replaced Polano as the head coach in 1981. After a poor season on the ice, the team was relocated to Baltimore, Maryland, merging with the Baltimore Skipjacks

Baltimore Skipjacks

The Baltimore Skipjacks were a minor professional ice hockey team in the Atlantic Coast Hockey League and the American Hockey League. They played in Baltimore, Maryland, at the Baltimore Arena.-History:...

 of the Atlantic Coast Hockey League

Atlantic Coast Hockey League

The Atlantic Coast Hockey League was a minor league hockey organization that operated between 1981 and 1987. The league was founded by Bill Coffey....

, for the 1982–83 season

1982–83 AHL season

The 1982–83 AHL season was the 47th season of the American Hockey League. Thirteen teams played 80 games each in the schedule. The Rochester Americans finished first overall in the regular season, and won their fourth Calder Cup championship.-Team changes:...

. Coach Angotti and sixteen players were transferred to the Skipjacks.

Season-by-season results

• Erie Blades 1975–1977 (North American Hockey League)

• Erie Blades 1978–1979 (North Eastern Hockey League)
• Erie Blades 1979–1981 (Eastern Hockey League
  Eastern Hockey League
  -Eastern Amateur Hockey League :The league was founded in 1933 as the Eastern Amateur Hockey League . The league was founded by Thomas Lockhart, who served as its commissioner from 1933 to 1972...
  
  )
• Erie Blades 1981–1982 (American Hockey League
  American Hockey League
  The American Hockey League is a 30-team professional ice hockey league based in the United States and Canada that serves as the primary developmental circuit for the National Hockey League...
  
  )

Regular Season

Season	Games	Won	Lost	Tied	Points	Goals for	Goals against	Standing
1975–76	74	37	36	1	75	310	298	3rd, West
1976–77	74	37	33	4	78	257	251	5th, NAHL
1978–79	69	47	19	3	97	344	260	1st, NEHL
1979–80	70	46	21	3	95	349	241	1st, EHL
1980–81	72	52	14	6	110	407	252	1st, EHL
1981–82 1981–82 AHL season The 1981–82 AHL season was the 46th season of the American Hockey League. Eleven teams played 80 games each in the schedule. The New Brunswick Hawks finished first overall in the regular season, and won their first Calder Cup championship.-Team changes:...	80	22	52	6	50	317	425	6th, South

Playoffs

Season	1st round	2nd round	Finals
1975–76	Lost	––	––
1976–77	Won	Lost	––
1978–79	Champions
1979–80	Champions
1980–81	Champions
1981–82 1981–82 AHL season The 1981–82 AHL season was the 46th season of the American Hockey League. Eleven teams played 80 games each in the schedule. The New Brunswick Hawks finished first overall in the regular season, and won their first Calder Cup championship.-Team changes:...	Out of Playoffs