The Philadelphia Arrows was a professional

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team that played in

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History

Founded in 1927, the club was Philadelphia's first professional hockey team and played in the

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. The team changed its name to the

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beginning with the 1935–36 season when it became affiliated with the

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. The following season the Ramblers and the C-AHL began playing an interlocking schedule with the International Hockey League for two seasons before the two circuits formally merged to form a new International American Hockey League (renamed the American Hockey League in 1940) in June 1938. The Ramblers continued to play in this league until folding in 1941. The Arrows'/Ramblers' coach and manager from 1929 to 1941 was Hall of Fame defenseman and

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winner Herb Gardiner. Members of the Arrows included future Hart Trophy winner Tommy Anderson, and future

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. When the NHL's

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moved to Philadelphia in 1930 as the Philadelphia Quakers, the team lasted only one season due in part to the fact that the Arrows out-drew it in attendance as well as the NHL club's poor performance on the ice, winning just four games (4-36-4) of their 44-game schedule. The Arrows played at the

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External links

Arrows entry in A-Z Encyclopedia of Ice HockeyArrows history"A Brief History of The American Hockey League & Minor League Pro Hockey in Philadelphia: 1927 - 2005"
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