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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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"\"\u003eThe \u003ca data-mce-fragment=\"\"\u003eJersey Aces\u003c\/a\u003e played at the old Cherry Hill Arena (called the Centrum at the time), just across the river from Philadelphia in Cherry Hill, NJ. The Aces were partially owned by Mike Schmidt, the famous baseball player. At the end of 1978, the team unexpected lost its home when the Arena was shut down. The arena's fire and liability insurance were revoked and the owner chose to close the doors. The Aces scrambled and wound up with a home in Virginia at the Hampton Coliseum, which had recently been vacated by the \u003ca data-mce-fragment=\"\"\u003eHampton Gulls\u003c\/a\u003e when the SHL went under. 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