Cape Cod Freedoms
Shop retro Cape Cod Freedoms tees, hoodies, crewnecks, hats, pint glasses and more. The Freedoms rolled into South Yarmouth from New Hampshire in December 1978, finished their only NEHL season at 33 wins, 36 losses and a tie, then moved on to Richmond as the Rifles. Celebrate the Cape's brief taste of pro hockey by browsing all of our Freedoms gear, then read the team history below. Every design comes from an American small business devoted to preserving the history of fondly remembered and long-lost hockey teams.
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Cape Cod Freedoms History
Theย Cape Cod Freedomsย started play in the NEHL for the 1978-79 season, originally as the New Hampshire Freedoms. The NEHL was created from the ashes of the NAHL, with former NAHL teams including theย Baltimore Clippersย andย Erie Bladesย as well as traditional NAHL cities such as Syracuse, Utica, and Johnstown. Later on, the NEHL would be renamed the EHL trying to take on the legacy of the former EHL that lasted for decades and eventually turned into the NAHL.
The Freedoms nor the NEHL would last long. Only a few months into their tenure New Hampshire, they picked up and moved to Cape Cod in December 1978 and became the Cape Cod Freedoms. They would finish the season in the Cape before moving to Richmond, VA, and becoming the Rifles the following year. The Freedoms finished their only season 33-36-1. The NEHL would fold following the 1980-81 season.
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