The Erie Hurricane were founded in 2013 by Buffalo 716ers owner Tawan Slaughter as a member of the Premiere Basketball League (PBL).

[2] In the team's second season, Slaughter began staging games in Jamestown, New York to test waters for a permanent move.

[4] This was short-lived, however, and the team began the 2015–16 PBL season as the Chautauqua Hurricane out of nearby Dunkirk, New York.

[6] After the PBL's closure, Rosario moved the team to the North American Basketball League (NABL) in 2018.

[7] The Hurricane announced in December 2019 that the team would return to a revived Premier Basketball League for the 2019–20 PBL season.