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81-887: Established in 2007 as the Manchester Millrats (an expansion team based in Manchester, New Hampshire , which played in the American Basketball Association (ABA), a year later it moved to the Premier Basketball League (PBL). In 2010, it relocated to Saint John as the Saint John Mill Rats , and in 2016 it was renamed as the Riptide. In 2019, the team was granted a one-season hiatus by the league, but has since been inactive. In their inaugural ABA season,

162-624: A Player of the Week award. On February 5, the PBL suspended the Montreal Sasquatch and conducted a dispersal draft on February 7. The Millrats selected Jamaal Wise. On March 9, the Millrats traded Wise and other considerations to Quebec for power forward John Ruffus, whom Quebec selected in the same dispersal draft. This was called the PBL's first in-season player trade. On February 13,

243-597: A dam and sawmill at what was dubbed "Old Harry's Town". It was granted by Massachusetts in 1727 as "Tyngstown" to veterans of Queen Anne's War who served in 1703 under Captain William Tyng. But at New Hampshire's 1741 separation from Massachusetts, the grant was ruled invalid and substituted with Wilton, Maine , resulting in a 1751 rechartering by Governor Benning Wentworth as "Derryfield"—a name that lives on in Derryfield Park, Derryfield Country Club, and

324-650: A division called the Amoskeag Locomotive Works (later, the Manchester Locomotive Works ). The rapid growth of the mills demanded a large influx of workers, resulting in a flood of immigrants, particularly French Canadians . Many current residents descend from these workers. In 1871, the arch dam was built on the Merrimack River, enhancing the mill's water power delivery system. By 1912, the production of woven cloth in

405-492: A model company town on the eastern bank, founded in 1838 with Elm Street as its main thoroughfare. Incorporation as a city followed for Manchester in 1846, soon home to the largest cotton mill in the world—Mill No. 11, stretching 900 feet (270 m) long by 103 feet (31 m) wide, and containing 4,000 looms. Other products made in the community included shoes, cigars, and paper. The Amoskeag foundry made rifles, sewing machines, textile machinery, fire engines, and locomotives in

486-607: A nationally broadcast television program hosted by Ari Melber , on February 7, 2020. Mayor Craig officially declared Manchester "The Chicken Tender Capital of the World" on July 27, 2023. Lavallee read the city's official resolution on field at Delta Dental Stadium before the New Hampshire Fisher Cats played as "The Manchester Chicken Tenders". The city is home to McIntyre Ski Area , which opened in 1971. There are also college sports teams that play in and out of

567-578: A premature end. The logistical problems of the ABA led the Millrats to join the Premier Basketball League , with teams from Vermont , Quebec City , and Halifax . The 20-game PBL regular season began in January 2009. The Millrats and three other teams from the PBL's Atlantic Division added 6 exhibition games apiece in pursuit of the "Champlain Cup." The Millrats played three other exhibitions, including two against

648-684: A school year earns the Queen City Cup. Manchester is the only city in New Hampshire with professional sports teams. The three-time Eastern League champion New Hampshire Fisher Cats play at Delta Dental Stadium . The New Hampshire Kingz of the American Basketball Association play within the Manchester Baller's Association complex at Sundial Center. From 2001 to 2015, the Manchester Monarchs played in

729-580: A single division. Four teams of the old Atlantic Division returned, except the problematic Montréal franchise. But the entire Midwest Division disappeared. Battle Creek, with the league's best record, quit the PBL over the PBL's decision to hold a one-game league championship in Rochester, denying Battle Creek up to two home dates, and over disagreement over compensation for this decision. In the Eastern Division, Rochester and Buffalo returned, but

810-512: A source of pride as the city's entertainment scene has grown. By 2003, it was well enough known that a note on Virtualtourist.com said, "Residents reflect the regional dry humor by referring to sedate Manchester as 'ManchVegas'." By 2005, an article in Manchester's Hippo (a local alternative weekly) said that then-Mayor Robert A. Baines "is pushing to replace the nickname ManchVegas with Manchhattan" (meaning Manchester+Manhattan). In 2009,

891-550: A three-team tournament hosted by the Vermont Frost Heaves from December 27–29 against the Millrats and the Québec Kebs. The Millrats won the Cup with lopsided victories. The team played no exhibition games at home. Among players from the previous season, only Al Stewart and Marlowe Currie started the regular season with the Millrats, and they were not with the team by late January. Charles Mason trained with

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972-683: A water-powered cotton spinning mill on the western bank of the Merrimack. Apparently following Blodgett's suggestion, Derryfield was renamed "Manchester" in 1810, the year the mill was incorporated as the Amoskeag Cotton & Woolen Manufacturing Company . It would be purchased in 1825 by entrepreneurs from Massachusetts, expanded to three mills in 1826, and then incorporated in 1831 as the Amoskeag Manufacturing Company . Amoskeag engineers and architects planned

1053-481: Is a baseball park on the Merrimack River in downtown Manchester and is home to the local AA baseball affiliate of the Toronto Blue Jays , the New Hampshire Fisher Cats . Historic Gill Stadium supported professional minor-league baseball into the early 21st century and continues to be a viable and popular downtown venue for many sporting and entertainment events, seating nearly 4,000 patrons, depending on

1134-536: Is home to the Southern New Hampshire Skating Club. The nickname "ManchVegas" was derived from illegal gambling in local businesses during the late 1980s or early 1990s. Many pizza shops and local bars had video poker machines that would pay out real money. The nickname was coined following a citywide campaign of law enforcement. It was then adopted as a lampoon of the city's limited entertainment opportunities. The term has since become

1215-673: Is in Manchester. The Manchester City Library has served the city's residents since the mid-1850s and has been housed in the Carpenter Memorial Building on Pine Street since 1914. There is a branch location on North Main Street on the West Side. At a public meeting on December 6, 2022, comedian Nick Lavallee suggested that Mayor Joyce Craig and the Board of Aldermen declare Manchester "The Chicken Tender Capital of

1296-418: Is incorporated as a city under the laws of the state of New Hampshire, and operates under a strong mayoral form of government. The mayor serves as chairman of the fourteen-member Board of Mayor and Aldermen, the city's legislative body. Each of Manchester's twelve wards elects a single alderman, and two additional at-large members are elected citywide. Jay Ruais is the current mayor . The mayor also serves as

1377-527: Is shorter than City Hall Plaza by a mere 16 feet (4.9 m). Other major buildings include the 18-story Wall Street Apartments tower; the 14-story, recently renamed Brady Sullivan Tower, which was the former New Hampshire Insurance building; the 12-story DoubleTree Hotel and Convention Center Manchester (which serves the SNHU Arena across the street), the Carpenter Center (a former hotel), and

1458-514: Is the most populous city in the U.S. state of New Hampshire and the tenth most populous in New England . As of the 2020 census , it had a population of 115,644. Manchester is, along with the city of Nashua , one of two seats of New Hampshire's most populous county, Hillsborough County . Manchester lies near the northern end of the Northeast megalopolis and straddles the banks of

1539-724: Is the brother of Matt Bonner of the San Antonio Spurs . But he played only the weekend of January 16–17 before going to the Austin Toros in the NBA Development League . On January 21, Currie was traded to Halifax. Admission to the SNHU Fieldhouse remained at $ 10 ($ 90 for a ten-game season ticket), but the bleachers on one side were replaced by $ 17 courtside seating. Mascot Millie the Millrat

1620-483: Is to foster vibrancy and redevelopment in the neighborhoods, and to restore the sense of neighborhood communities that had been overlooked in the city for some time. The city began the program with street-scape and infrastructure improvements in the Rimmon Heights neighborhood of the West Side, which has spurred growth and investment in and by the community. Despite the success of the program in Rimmon Heights, it

1701-408: Is well-spread throughout the year, though winter is the driest season while early spring tends to be the wettest. Record temperatures range from −29 °F (−34 °C) on February 16, 1943, up to 103 °F (39 °C) on July 22, 2011. The city is the center of the Manchester, New Hampshire, New England City and Town Area (NECTA), which had a population of 187,596 as of the 2010 census . As of

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1782-556: The 2020 census , the city had a population of 115,644. The Manchester- Nashua metropolitan area, comprising all of Hillsborough County, with a population of 422,937 at the 2020 census, is home to nearly one-third of the population of New Hampshire. As of the 2010 census, there were 109,565 residents, 45,766 households, and 26,066 families in the city. The population density was 3,320.2 inhabitants per square mile (1,281.9/km ). There were 49,288 housing units at an average density of 1,493.6 per square mile (576.7/km ). The racial makeup of

1863-816: The American Hockey League . In their final season in Manchester, the Monarchs won the league championship . From 2015 to 2019, the city hosted the lower-division Manchester Monarchs in the ECHL . Both teams were based at the SNHU Arena (formerly known as the Verizon Wireless Arena .) From 2002 through 2009, the arena was also the home of a professional arena football team: the Manchester Wolves of AF2 . Manchester

1944-543: The Amoskeag Manufacturing Company being the largest cotton textile plant in the world. After World War II , many textile manufacturing jobs left Manchester, but new industries and companies were introduced to the city, such as DEKA . The native Pennacook people called Amoskeag Falls on the Merrimack River—the area that became the heart of Manchester— Namaoskeag , meaning "good fishing place". In 1722, John Goffe III settled beside Cohas Brook , later building

2025-467: The Arecibo Captains of Puerto Rico. Owner Jason Briggs bought a mansion in Manchester and remodeled it to contain sauna, steam rooms, a dinner table on stilts, and custom, seven-foot bunks. Players and coaches resided there and the garage became the business office. Sam Carey joined P.J. Young as Millrats who had played college basketball on the same home court for SNHU. Ife Anosike rejoined

2106-873: The Maryland GreenHawks . The team began play in the fall of 2004. The Nighthawks were first located in North Bethesda, Maryland when they joined the ABA. In their first season they finished in third place in the Blue Division with a 15-9 record. They lost in the second round of the playoffs to the Bellevue Blackhawks , 133-120. Entering their second season, owner Tom Doyle relocated the team from Show Place Arena in Prince George's County, Maryland , to Montgomery County, Maryland . The Nighthawks played their home games at

2187-625: The Merrimack River . It was first named by the merchant and inventor Samuel Blodget(t) , eponym of Samuel Blodget Park and Blodget Street in the city's North End. His vision was to create a great industrial center similar to that of the original Manchester in England, which was the world's first industrialized city. During the Industrial Revolution , Manchester was a major industrial and economic hub for New England, with

2268-654: The New Hampshire Executive Council , Manchester is included within the 4th District and is represented by Republican Ted Gatsas , the city's former mayor. Manchester is included within New Hampshire's 1st congressional district and is represented by Democrat Chris Pappas . At the presidential level, Manchester leans Democratic. George W. Bush narrowly carried the city by 170 votes in 2004 , but no other presidential elections since then have been nearly as close. In 2020 , Joe Biden won

2349-548: The SEE Science Center . Valley Cemetery , the resting place of numerous prominent citizens since 1841, is an early example of a garden-style burial ground. The John F. Kennedy Memorial Coliseum is another, smaller venue in downtown Manchester with a capacity of approximately 3,000 seats. It was completed in 1963, serves as home ice for the Manchester Central and Memorial High School hockey teams, and

2430-543: The University of New Hampshire at Manchester , have been uniquely retro-fitted into properties along Commercial and Canal Street. Manchester has three main retail areas: downtown Manchester, South Willow Street (NH Route 28), and Second Street (NH Route 3A) on the West Side. The Mall of New Hampshire is on South Willow Street, and, with more than 125 stores, is one of the largest shopping centers in southern New Hampshire and central New England. Cultural landmarks include

2511-583: The 2005-06 season with a record of 25-10. They also signed 7' 8¾" Chinese player Sun Mingming , the largest player ever to play professional basketball in the US. In the playoffs, they faced the Montreal Matrix in the first round. They won 145-114, advancing to the second round. There, they faced the SoCal Legends , to whom they would lose, 121-123. In the 2006–2007 season, they finished 13-16. This

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2592-414: The 2010 census, there were 45,766 households, out of which 26.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 38.4% were married couples living together, 13.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 43.0% were non-families. Of all households 32.4% were made up of individuals, and 9.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.34 persons and

2673-479: The Hampshire Towers condominium building; the 10-story Citizens Bank Building, which was, for much of the early- and mid-20th century, Manchester's iconic Amoskeag Bank "skyscraper"; and several high-rises of or exceeding 10 stories on the city's West Side. This partial list only includes residential and commercial buildings and does not include hospitals, spires and domes, etc. The SNHU Arena has become

2754-599: The Hanley Center for Athletic Excellence of Georgetown Preparatory School on Saturday evenings and Sunday afternoons. Celebrity players such as the New England Patriots ' Adalius Thomas and former Washington Bullet Gheorghe Muresan suited up for the Nighthawks and played as the "11th man", a unique rule in the ABA that allows celebrities to play in a game for an ABA team. The Nighthawks finished

2835-593: The Manchester Millrats compiled a regular season record of 28–12, playing their home games at the Fieldhouse of Southern New Hampshire University (SNHU). They won their first 12 games and first four games against the reigning champion Vermont Frost Heaves . These were the only losses the Frost Heaves had in that season. The Millrats were one of eight teams to make the post season. They got to

2916-670: The Mill Rats and Rainmen quitting the PBL moments after the playoffs ended. The Kebs followed suit one day later, with Lawton-Fort Sill suspending operations. On May 12, 2011, the Mill Rats (along with the existing Halifax and Québec teams of the PBL) were announced as founding members of the National Basketball League of Canada . On October 12, the Mill Rats announced the signing of former Detroit Pistons guard Will Blalock . The team looked forward to intense interest for

2997-604: The Millrats played a scheduled home game against a Montreal team with new roster and ownership. Vermont remained the principal rival; many Vermont fans made the 130-mile drive. A showdown on February 15 enthused 1,052 fans. February's winning streak ended on March 6 with an overtime loss to Vermont in Burlington, but the Millrats clinched the Atlantic Division the next day in Quebec . Third-seeded Manchester met

3078-570: The Millrats, left at mid-season to pursue a nursing career, but returned for the playoffs. The Millrats started the PBL regular season with two road losses, but lost only two other games and finished the regular season at 16–4, atop the Atlantic Division. The team was undefeated at home, and undefeated in February, for which Rob Spon got the PBL Coach of the Month award and Desmond Ferguson got

3159-485: The Millyard and downtown. The University of New Hampshire at Manchester opened a campus in the Millyard during this time, and Segway inventor Dean Kamen purchased two old mill buildings which became the headquarters for DEKA . Kamen purchased more buildings in 1984 and 1991, aiming to convert the Millyard into a high-tech center for smart manufacturing and offices. John Madden, a local developer, and Kamen worked with

3240-498: The Millyard had reached a production rate of 50 miles in length per hour. Throughout the late 19th century and the early 20th century, the city began to expand outward, and many streetcar suburbs such as Mast Road were built. Manchester was formerly home to a streetcar network, the Manchester Street Railway. The streetcar network was replaced with a bus network in the 1940s. In 1922, 17,000 workers from two of

3321-475: The PBL would be the worst in their franchise's history as they posted a 6-14 record. As there were only ten teams in the league, they made the playoffs against the 11-9 Wilmington Sea Dawgs . They defeated Wilmington 125-112. In the second round, they went on to face off against the Rochester Razorsharks , who easily defeated the Nighthawks 123-102, thus ending their season. On October 10, 2008,

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3402-557: The Rochester Razorsharks (which share a common owner with the PBL). When this, an uneven number of foul calls, and a final game terminated prematurely by fan reaction marred the semifinal series in Quebec, McCarthy (who had chafed at out-of-state referees during the 2009 playoffs) wrote a protest letter to the league on behalf of his and the other Canadian teams. The same events recurred in the final series, which concluded in

3483-547: The United States in 2016. Since 2018, the death rate has declined through the efforts of the New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services and local outreach organizations, hitting a 10-year low in 2023. Manchester has continued to grow steadily and transform itself into a cultural and commerce hub for the state of New Hampshire. The mill town 's 19th-century affluence left behind some of

3564-564: The West Side; the North End, Janeville/Corey Square, Hallsville and Bakersville on the East Side; and Youngsville and Goffes Falls on the periphery of the city. In 2007, the city began a Neighborhood Initiatives program to "insure that our neighborhoods are vibrant, livable areas since these are the portions of the city where most of the residents spend their time living, playing, shopping and going to school." The purpose of this initiative

3645-915: The Wilmington franchise left, reportedly over loss of nearby competitors. However, the Maryland GreenHawks (formerly the Nighthawks) came out of dormancy, and the PBL picked up the Lawton-Fort Sill Cavalry from the Continental Basketball Association ; and the Capitanes de Arecibo , from the Baloncesto Superior Nacional league of Puerto Rico . Heath Teixeira was promoted to head coach. An exposure combine on October 24–25, 2009, drew over 70 athletes. The Champlain Cup became

3726-465: The World". Lavallee's initiative, documented by New Hampshire magazine , included paying respect to the Puritan Backroom for having invented the chicken tender and celebrating all chicken tenders offered by other Manchester establishments. Mayor Craig positively recognized the effort on her Facebook page on February 16, 2023. Lavallee first mentioned Manchester's association with the chicken tender during his appearance on The Beat with Ari Melber ,

3807-464: The arena were the main impetus for moving. On June 21, 2010, a press conference was held at Harbour Station in Saint John to officially announce the move. A naming contest was held in conjunction with Rogers Communications titled "Got Name?" where fans could text their choice of name via text-messaging. The choices for the names were: Millrats, Fog, Shamrocks, Fire, and Rip Tide. The fans could also select their own. On July 27, Ian McCarthy, president of

3888-405: The average family size was 2.99. In the city, 21.6% of the population were under the age of 18, 10.2% were age 18 to 24, 30.4% were 25 to 44, 26.0% were 45 to 64, and 11.8% were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36.0 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.6 males. In 2011, the estimated median income for a household in

3969-425: The centerpiece of downtown Manchester. The venue can seat slightly less than 12,000 patrons for concerts, and at least 10,000-seat configurations for sporting and other forms of entertainment. It has also hosted major recording artists and comedians, national touring theatrical productions, family-oriented shows, and fairs since it opened in 2001. The Northeast Delta Dental Stadium (formerly MerchantsAuto.com Stadium)

4050-402: The chair of the board of school committee. Like the board of aldermen, the school board has twelve members elected by ward and two at-large members. The school board is not a city department; rather, it is a school district coterminous with the city, which obtains financing from the Board of Mayor and Aldermen. In the New Hampshire Senate , Manchester is represented by three state senators: In

4131-478: The city filled in the Millyard canals to make room for roads and demolished several mill structures to make way for parking and roads. The Mall of New Hampshire opened in 1977, leading to further decline of downtown. However, during this time several important buildings were constructed in the downtown area, including the Hampshire Plaza in 1972 (the tallest building in New Hampshire until 1994, later renamed Brady Sullivan Plaza). The 1980s brought renewed interest in

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4212-408: The city has a total area of 34.9 square miles (90.5 km ), of which 33.1 square miles (85.7 km ) are land and 1.9 square miles (4.8 km ) are water, comprising 5.33% of the city. Manchester is drained by the Merrimack River and its tributaries the Piscataquog River and Cohas Brook . Massabesic Lake is on the eastern border. The highest point in Manchester is atop Wellington Hill, where

4293-445: The city to implement capital improvements to the Millyard in the 1980s and early 1990s. City Hall Plaza was built in downtown Manchester in 1992, to this day the tallest building in New Hampshire and northern New England. In 1991, the city went into economic decline as four major banks were shut down by federal regulators. Many shops and restaurants along the Elm Street thoroughfare closed during this time, as foot traffic declined. At

4374-468: The city was $ 51,082, and the median income for a family was $ 63,045. Male full-time workers had a median income of $ 43,583 versus $ 37,155 for females. The per capita income for the city was $ 26,131. Of the population 14.1% and 9.6% of families were below the poverty line , along with 21.8% of persons who were under the age of 18 and 9.9% of persons 65 or older. Manchester is northern New England's largest city. Its economy has changed greatly, as Manchester

4455-506: The city was 86.1% White, 4.1% Black or African American, 0.30% Native American, 3.7% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 3.1% from some other race, and 2.7% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 8.1% of the population. Non-Hispanic Whites were 82.0% of the population, down from 98.0% in 1980. In 2011, the largest ancestry groups within the city's population were: French and French-Canadian (23.9%), Irish (19.5%), English (9.9%), German (8.6%), and Italian (8.1%). At

4536-404: The city's border with Londonderry , was converted to a U.S. Army air base . The city faced a decline in manufacturing in the 1950s and 1960s, with many Millyard buildings becoming abandoned during this time. An anthrax incident in 1957 led to the abandonment and later razing of the Arms Textile Mill along the river (today a parking lot in front of Arms Park). As part of urban renewal projects,

4617-436: The city's downtown revitalization efforts with a major hotel and convention center already in place across the street from the arena. The building was renamed the SNHU Arena in 2016, after Manchester's Southern New Hampshire University . Manchester is the home of Segway, Inc. , manufacturers of a two-wheeled, self-balancing electric vehicle invented by Dean Kamen . As of 2017, the following organizations and companies were

4698-403: The city's largest companies (Amoskeag and Stark Manufacturing Companies) went on strike for a period of nine months . After the strike, the textile industry began a slow decline, with the Great Depression hitting the city particularly hard. The Amoskeag Manufacturing Company declared bankruptcy in 1935. During the Great Flood of 1936, the McGregor Bridge was destroyed and $ 2.5 million of damage

4779-406: The city. Saint Anselm College is located less than a mile outside the city's border in Goffstown, although it has a Manchester postal address, and Southern New Hampshire University is located primarily in Hooksett, but has its campus partially within city limits. The two colleges participate in the NCAA Division II Northeast-10 Conference , and the school with the most head-to-head victories in

4860-566: The elevation reaches 570 feet (170 m) above sea level . The Manchester Planning Board, in its 2010 Master Plan, defines 25 neighborhoods within the city. LivableMHT has drawn maps of the neighborhoods and neighborhood village centers as defined by the city. Recognition of particular neighborhoods varies, with some having neighborhood associations, but none have any legal or political authority. The major neighborhoods, historically, include Amoskeag, Rimmon Heights, Notre Dame/McGregorville and Piscataquog/Granite Square, also known as "Piscat", on

4941-415: The event format. In recent years there has been continual redevelopment of the Amoskeag Millyard and its residential Historic District. The increasing popularity of downtown living has caused many properties originally built as tenement housing for mill workers in the 19th century to be converted to stylish, eclectic residential condominiums. Many new retail stores and higher education institutions, including

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5022-450: The film Monsters, Marriage and Murder in ManchVegas was released referencing Manchester's popular nickname and using much of the city as its backdrop. Manchester has a growing collective of artists, due in large part to the influx of young students at the New Hampshire Institute of Art , Southern New Hampshire University , and the University of New Hampshire at Manchester . Slam Free or Die, New Hampshire's only weekly slam poetry venue,

5103-426: The finest Victorian commercial, municipal, and residential architecture in the state. Manchester is in south-central New Hampshire, 18 miles (29 km) south of Concord , the state capital, and the same distance north of Nashua , the second-largest city in the state. Manchester is 51 miles (82 km) north-northwest of Boston , the largest city in New England. According to the United States Census Bureau ,

5184-417: The full number of events they had been promised, although the final regular season game was played at a private center ten miles away. Point guard Anthony Anderson got the ABA's Most Valuable Player award among other awards and recognition. Ian McCarthy was named the league's General Manager of the Year. Ismael Caro and Ife Anosike were separated from the team after a brawl that brought a game in Vermont to

5265-423: The highest percentage of the vote in Manchester since 1964 . Maryland GreenHawks The Washington GreenHawks were a team of the Atlantic Coast Professional Basketball League (ACPBL) based in Washington, D.C. As the Maryland Nighthawks they were formerly part of the American Basketball Association (ABA) and a founding member of the Premier Basketball League (PBL), in which they later played as

5346-402: The historic Palace Theatre , the Currier Museum of Art , the New Hampshire Institute of Art , the Franco-American Center, the Manchester Historic Association Millyard Museum, the Massabesic Audubon Center, the Amoskeag Fishways Learning and Visitors Center, the Lawrence L. Lee Scouting Museum and Max I. Silber Library, the Zimmerman House and Kalil House designed by Frank Lloyd Wright , and

5427-447: The largest employers in the Manchester ZIP Code area: In 2021, Business Insider named Manchester number 12 on its list of the 25 best cities to start a business in. Downtown Manchester's One City Hall Plaza stands 22 stories high, quickly followed by the all-black, 20-story Brady Sullivan Plaza, formerly known as the Hampshire Plaza. They are the tallest New England buildings north of Cambridge, Massachusetts . The Sullivan Plaza

5508-525: The new ownership announced the rebranded team would be called the Saint John Riptide. Spon left Saint John after the 2016–17 season to coach the Cape Breton Highlanders . The Riptide then hired Nelson Terroba as head coach after he had previously served as an assistant with the Erie BayHawks of the NBA Development League . Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA -sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed. Manchester, New Hampshire Manchester

5589-414: The private Derryfield School . In 1807, Samuel Blodget opened a canal and lock system to allow vessels passage around the falls, part of a network developing to link the area with Boston . He envisioned a great industrial center arising, "the Manchester of America", in reference to Manchester , England, then at the forefront of the Industrial Revolution . In 1809, Benjamin Prichard and others built

5670-447: The season given the 2011 NBA lockout . After the 2015–16 season, the NBLC announced that the Mill Rats ownership group would no longer continue to operate the team. It voted unanimously to transfer the ownership of the Saint John team to a local ownership group called Saint John Pro Basketball headed by Scott VanWart, Mike Cormier and Paul Vaughan. The new ownership group retained on-and-off franchise head coach, Rob Spon . On 26 October,

5751-438: The second-seeded Rochester RazorSharks for the best-of-three PBL semifinals. The RazorSharks delayed the third and deciding game four days, blamed on a malfunctioning backboard, and won the game to eliminate the Millrats. Millrats point guard Al Stewart shared post-season honors for the PBL Defensive Player of the Year. The PBL had massive turnover of franchises and began the 2009–10 season reduced from 13 to 9 teams, playing as

5832-570: The semifinals but lost in overtime to the San Diego Wildcats . Larry Lessett was the head coach. There were major logistical issues, as two of the four teams in the Millrats' division suspended operations. The ABA flew the Millrats to the Bahamas once and to Singapore twice to play against ABA teams with no local competition. Nevertheless, Millrats management organized additional games against local rivals and gave season ticket owners

5913-427: The team and joined the roster in late January, as did P.J. Young. Anthony Anderson rejoined the team after a year's absence, and Charles Easterling joined in mid-season. The Millrats drafted Tyrece Gibbs and Eric Gilchrese, alumni of the University of New Hampshire , with their picks in the PBL player draft. The signing of Luke Bonner on January 15 spurred media interest, as Bonner is from Concord, New Hampshire , and

5994-644: The team announced that they would be representing the PBL as the official "Travel Team" of the PBL in China and the Far East. Since the schedule of international play was set to occur concurrently with the PBL regular season, the Nighthawks did not play any regular season games in the United States . On October 26, 2009, the team launched a new website revealing a new team name and location. The team claimed to be

6075-432: The team, announced that with overwhelming support, the Mill Rats moniker would remain the same, although a space was added between the two words. A new logo was also unveiled. The Mill Rats were in contention for most of the regular season, but finished with a record of 9–11, in 5th place, one game out of the playoffs. The playoffs were notable for New York state-based referees traveling to work several away games involving

6156-557: The turn of the century, renewed interest in the Millyard led to a boom in development and business. Several high-tech firms opened offices or relocated to the Manchester Millyard in the 2000s, including Autodesk in 2000 and Dyn in 2004. Brady Sullivan, a local real estate developer, opened its first Millyard apartments in 2013. During the early to mid 2010s, Manchester saw an uptick in opioid-related deaths , reporting more opioid-related deaths per capita than any city in

6237-500: Was incurred to the city's mills and buildings. After the flood, the Amoskeag Manufacturing Company reorganized out of bankruptcy as Amoskeag Industries, diversifying its manufacturing operations with new industries in the Millyard. Manchester's economy benefitted from World War II , as the city was already well-positioned and equipped with industry to handle war-time production. In 1941, Grenier Field , on

6318-474: Was not seen, but a dog mascot took his or her place, wearing 00. One home game was moved to Hesser College , and one was moved to UNH , as it featured Keith Friel of the visiting Rochester Razorsharks (the son of former UNH Head Coach Gerry Friel) and the two UNH alumni mentioned above for the Millrats. In May 2010, a report surfaced that the Millrats ownership was looking to leave Manchester for Saint John, New Brunswick , saying that seating and concessions in

6399-490: Was primarily a textile mill town throughout much of its history. Manchester is nicknamed the Queen City, as well as the more recently coined "Manch Vegas". The Mall of New Hampshire , on Manchester's southern fringe near the intersection of Interstates 93 and 293, is the city's main retail center. In 2001, the Verizon Wireless Arena , a venue seating more than 10,000, opened for major concerts and sporting events, enhancing

6480-532: Was the first losing record in the franchise's history. This was also the first season in which they missed the playoffs. In late 2007, the Maryland Nighthawks left the ABA . They would then move on to become one of the charter franchises of the newly formed PBL . For the 2008 season, the Nighthawks signed Tamir Goodman with former player Lawrence Moten now the new head coach. Their first season in

6561-920: Was unclear in recent years how the city planned to implement similar programs throughout the city. The city announced plans for extending the Neighborhood Initiatives program to the Hollow neighborhood in February 2012. Manchester has a four-season humid continental climate ( Köppen Dfa ), with long, cold, snowy winters, and very warm and somewhat humid summers; spring and fall in between are crisp and relatively brief transitions. The monthly daily average temperature ranges from 25.6 °F (−3.6 °C) in January to 73.8 °F (23.2 °C) in July. On average, there are 16 days of highs at or above 90 °F (32 °C) and 3.0 days of lows at or below 0 °F (−18 °C) annually. Precipitation

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