The Virginia Wings were a professional ice hockey team based in Norfolk, Virginia of the greater Hampton Roads area. They were an affiliated farm team of the Detroit Red Wings , and a member of the American Hockey League for three seasons from 1972–73 to 1974–75 . The Wings were previously known as the Tidewater Wings for the 1971–72 season. Their cross-state rivals in the AHL were the Richmond Robins .
3-616: The Wings won the John D. Chick Trophy as South Division champions of the regular season in 1974–75, which turned out to be their final season. After the Wings ceased operations, the Hampton Gulls would represent eastern Virginia at the AHL level for the 1977–78 season. The Wings franchise was granted suspension status until 1975, and then voluntarily withdrew from the league in 1976. After
6-875: The American Hockey League team that has the best record in the Pacific Division. The award is named after John D. Chick , who served as vice president and treasurer of the American Hockey League. Previously the trophy was awarded to the Western Division from 1962 to 1973, the Southern Division from 1974 to 1995, the Central and Empire Divisions from 1996 to 2003, the South Division in 2013, and
9-528: The Wings ceased operations, professional hockey returned to the Hampton Roads metropolitan area numerous times: This American ice hockey team-related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article about a sports team in Virginia is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . John D. Chick Trophy The John D. Chick Trophy is presented annually to
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