The Screaming Eagles were charter members of the World Hockey Association, but never played a game in Miami due to the only available arena being unfit for use.

The Screaming Eagles made a splash immediately by signing Bernie Parent from the Toronto Maple Leafs—the first National Hockey League star inked by the rebel league—and Boston Bruins standout Derek Sanderson.

[1] With the end of the Executive Square project, the Screaming Eagles had only two options for a temporary home, Miami Beach Convention Center or the then-new Hollywood Sportatorium.

In June 1972, Bernard Brown and James Cooper were granted the rights to the Miami Screaming Eagles along with the players (namely Bernie Parent) that were under contract with the team, from Herb Martin.

Brown and Cooper then relocated the franchise to Philadelphia (where Parent had previously played for the NHL Flyers, and would again) and renamed the team the Blazers.