Long Island Cougars
Order classic Long Island Cougars tees, long sleeves, hoodies, crewnecks, mugs and more. The Cougars picked up where the Long Island Ducks left off in 1973, with former Duck Gerry Lamorouex as general manager and the legendary John Brophy behind the bench, and they made the playoffs in both of their seasons. Celebrate Long Island hockey of the mid-1970s by browsing all of our Cougars 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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Long Island Cougars History
After the EHL folded and the NAHL was formed from the northern teams, it was a surprised when one of the EHL's longer running teams, the Long Island Ducks, weren't included. The Ducks had run into attendance troubles with the NHL's Islanders starting in 1972, and folded with the EHL. The Long Island Cougarsย picked up where the Ducks left off, however, this time with a parent team in the WHA (Chicago Cougars). Their GM was Gerry Lamorouex, who played for the Ducks, and their coach was EHL and Ducks legend John Brophy. The Cougars wouldn't find the same success as the Ducks, though. They would make the playoffs in each of their two seasons, but never had the same fan support that the Ducks enjoyed in their heyday. After the 1974-75 season, they would move to Pennsylvania and become the Erie Blades, who enjoyed much more on-ice success.Similar teams
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