The Detroit Falcons were a
minor professional
ice hockey
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team based in
Fraser, Michigan
Fraser is a city in Macomb County, Michigan, Macomb County in the U.S. state of Michigan. A northern Metro Detroit, suburb of Detroit, Fraser is located roughly northeast of downtown Detroit. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, th ...
, from 1991 to 1996. For the 1991–92 season, they were known as the Michigan Falcons. They were a member of the
Colonial Hockey League, and served as an affiliate team of the
Detroit Red Wings
The Detroit Red Wings (colloquially referred to as the Wings) are a professional ice hockey team based in Detroit. The Red Wings compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Atlantic Division (NHL), Atlantic Division in the East ...
and their farm team, the
Adirondack Red Wings
The Adirondack Red Wings were a minor professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League. They played in Glens Falls, New York, United States at the Glens Falls Civic Center. The team was affiliated with the Detroit Red Wings of the Nati ...
. After five seasons in Fraser, the franchise relocated to
Port Huron, Michigan
Port Huron is a city in and seat of government of St. Clair County, Michigan, United States. The population was 28,983 at the 2020 census. The city is bordered on the west by Port Huron Township, but the two are administered autonomously.
Po ...
, where it was renamed the
Port Huron Border Cats.
Season-by-season record
References
Defunct United Hockey League teams
Ice hockey teams in Detroit
Ice hockey clubs established in 1992
Ice hockey clubs disestablished in 1996
Defunct ice hockey teams in Michigan
1992 establishments in Michigan
Macomb County, Michigan
1996 disestablishments in Michigan
Florida Panthers minor league affiliates
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