The Adirondack Red Wings were a minor professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League . They played in Glens Falls, New York , United States at the Glens Falls Civic Center . The team was affiliated with the Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey League .
7-523: Desirous of promoting a winning atmosphere, Detroit ensured that the Adirondack Red Wings would have, for a minor league franchise, an unusually stable, veteran-laden roster. Veterans such as Glenn Merkosky , Jody Gage , Greg Joly , Norm Maracle and Dennis Polonich bolstered a team that saw over thirty players have 200 or more games with the franchise, including nine with over 300 and two (Merkosky and Joly) with over 400. In consequence,
14-789: The British Columbia Hockey League , and 3 non-consecutive seasons (1976–80) in the Western Hockey League . After retiring as a player he became head coach of the Ontario Hockey League 's Sudbury Wolves (1992-96) and then of the American Hockey League 's Adirondack Red Wings (1996-99). From 1999 to 2019 he worked as a pro scout for the Detroit Red Wings . As of the 2022-23 season, Merkosky worked as
21-838: The New Jersey Devils , Hartford Whalers , and Detroit Red Wings . Merkosky also played 10 consecutive seasons in the American Hockey League (1980–91), 1 season in the Central Hockey League (1982-83), and 1 season in the German Deutsche Eishockey Liga (1987-88). Merkosky started out playing in Canadian in junior hockey leagues, such as playing 1 season (1976-77) in the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League , 1 season (1977-78) in
28-563: The San Antonio Rampage . The franchise was replaced by: Two game combined total goals series in preliminary round. Glenn Merkosky Glenn M. Merkosky (born April 8, 1960) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. He played in several leagues, most notably playing 66 games across 5 non-consecutive seasons in the National Hockey League (1981–90), during which time he played with
35-558: The 2000–01 season. The Red Wings later suspended operations of the team following the 1998–99 season. As part of the agreement to relocate the franchise, the city of Rossford was to build a $ 48 million entertainment complex that included a 12,000-seat arena. However, the arena deal fell apart in late 2000. The franchise remained dormant until 2002, when it was purchased by the ownership of the National Basketball Association 's San Antonio Spurs and resurrected as
42-622: The Red Wings missed the playoffs only once in their twenty-year history. They played for the Calder Cup four times, winning each time. The Red Wings' uniforms were identical to the parent club, with the white jersey featuring the distinctive red sleeves that the Detroit franchise has worn since 1956. During their final two seasons, the Adirondack Red Wings also wore a third jersey, based on Detroit's throwback design from 1991–92 , replacing
49-518: The word "DETROIT" on the front of the jersey with the winged wheel logo. The Red Wings prospered as Detroit's top affiliate. However, by the late 1990s, the parent club wanted to move the affiliation closer to Detroit in order to ease movement of players between the minors and the NHL. In early 1999, the Detroit Red Wings announced plans to move the team to Rossford, Ohio —a Toledo suburb—for
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