With the way things have been going over in Eastern Europe, there are new markets opening up.” The Providence entry, dubbed the “New England Clippers”, featured Hall of Famer Brad Park as the General Manager and Coach, and US Olympic gold medal hero Mike Eruzione as the Special Assistant to the team president.
The Albany (NY) Admirals franchise was to be owned by Joseph O’Hara and was slated to play in the newly-constructed 15,000-seat Knickerbocker Arena.
[2] The Global Hockey League looked to capitalize on the anticipated opening to a talented European player base.
The aforementioned New England Clippers would be joined in a North American Division consisting of teams in New York City, Birmingham (AL), Cleveland, Miami, Sacramento, Hamilton, and Saskatoon.
The European Division would consist of teams in Lyon (France), Prague (Czechoslovakia), Milan (Italy), Rotterdam (Netherlands) and Berlin (Germany).
“We’ve been trying very hard in the past five months to consummate the Global Hockey League and play in 1990–91,” Gobuty said in a news conference.