New Haven Knights
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The New Haven Knights were a professional ice hockey
team and members of the United Hockey League from 2000-2002. They played in New Haven, Connecticut
at the New Haven Coliseum
, and were the last team to play at that venue, folding when the Coliseum closed in 2002.
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
team and members of the United Hockey League from 2000-2002. They played in New Haven, Connecticut
New Haven, Connecticut
New Haven is the second-largest city in Connecticut and the sixth-largest in New England. According to the 2010 Census, New Haven's population increased by 5.0% between 2000 and 2010, a rate higher than that of the State of Connecticut, and higher than that of the state's five largest cities, and...
at the New Haven Coliseum
New Haven Coliseum
The New Haven Coliseum was a sports-entertainment arena located in downtown New Haven, Connecticut. Construction began in 1968 and was completed in 1972...
, and were the last team to play at that venue, folding when the Coliseum closed in 2002.