{"product_id":"clearance-flint-generals™-1970s-beanie-one-size","title":"CLEARANCE Flint Generals™ 1970s Beanie - One Size","description":"\u003cp\u003eOur clearance section houses discounted apparel items. These consist of overstock, test prints, returns, misprinted, or out of print items from our collections. The specific details on the condition or defects for each item are listed in the item's description (if any). Items that were returned damaged or in otherwise non-new condition will not be sold and instead are donated to charity. All sales from this section are final.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Flint Generals™ started play in the IHL for the 1969-70 seasons, making it an 8-team league for the first time in about ten years. Their first season was tough, with only 21 wins and missing the playoffs but they wouldn't miss a beat after that. The Generals would win at least 30 games and make the playoffs every single season for the rest of their existence, through 1984-85. That's 16 of 17 seasons with a playoff berth. But it would be much tougher for the team to win the IHL title. They bowed out of the playoffs in the first round many times and went the entirety of the 1970s without an IHL title. But in 1981 a 41-win Generals team coached by Dennis Desrosiers and 103 points from each Bernie Gallant and Jeff Pyle would finally bring home a Turner Cup to Flint after they \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eswept\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e the Toledo Goaldiggers. Despite two more 43 wins seasons after the title victory, the Generals would leave town and head to nearby Saginaw where they would become the Saginaw Generals for four seasons before folding. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFlint didn't go without hockey though, as the Flint Spirits took their place. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Generals name would be re-born as an UHL and IHL team starting in 1993. The re-created team took up residence in Perani Arena after the Flint Bulldogs skipped town for Utica, NY. The Generals sported a new logo, with a hockey stick wielding General bursting through the front of their jerseys. The new Generals would be just as dominant as the old ones in the Colonial League, winning league titles in 1996 and 2000, including 7 straight playoff appearances through that 2000 title run. The team would make the jump to the IHL in 2007, as the IHL restarted and the UHL looked to be running out of time as the league lost half of its teams that year. Unfortunately, both the UHL, IHL, and Flint Generals would go out of business in 2010. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis would make a unique gift for the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ehockey fan\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e in your life or a neat find for yourself of a vintage hockey team from Michigan\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFree standard shipping, no minimum. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e--\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAbout the item from the manufacturer:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eExpand your wardrobe with a classic embroidered beanie. Finished with a pom-pom on top, it offers tons of warmth and comfort, and is destined to find its way into all your favorite cold-weather looks.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e• 100% acrylic\u003cbr\u003e• 12″ (30.5 cm) knit\u003cbr\u003e• Fold-over 3″ (7.6 cm) cuff\u003cbr\u003e• Pom-pom on top\u003cbr\u003e• One size fits most\u003cbr\u003e• Blank product sourced from Vietnam\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Vintage Ice Hockey","offers":[{"title":"Navy \/ One Size","offer_id":54705371054355,"sku":"Box6-19","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0253\/6459\/4766\/files\/pom-pom-knit-cap-navy-front-63aa5f3d06421_fc854a5d-64a3-4722-984b-989c76341a39.jpg?v=1789354930","url":"https:\/\/vintageicehockey.com\/products\/clearance-flint-generals%e2%84%a2-1970s-beanie-one-size","provider":"Vintage Ice Hockey","version":"1.0","type":"link"}