Melvindale Blades
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| team = Melvindale Blades
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| city = Melvindale, Michigan
| league = NAJHL
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| founded = 1988
| folded = 1990
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| name1 = C & H Piping
| dates1 = 1988–1989
| name2 = Melvindale Blades
| dates2 = 1989–1990
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The Melvindale Blades were a Junior A ice hockey team playing in the North American Junior Hockey League. The team was based in Melvindale, Michigan.
History
C & H Piping was one of two expansion teams added to the NAJHL in 1988. After a poor season, the team lost its sponsor and changed its name to the Melvindale Blades. The club folded sometime before the following season. The most famous alumnus of the franchise is United States Hockey Hall of Famer Brian Rafalski.{{cite web |url=https://www.nahl.com/news/story.cfm?id=11866 |title=NAHL alum Rafalski joins US Hockey Hall of Fame class |work=NAHL |date=August 8, 2014 |accessdate=May 28, 2025}}
Season-by-season records
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! Season !! GP !! W !! L !! T !! Pts !! GF !! GA !! Finish !! Playoffs | |||||||||
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| 1988–89 | 40 | 10 | 27 | 3 | 23 | 189 | 270 | 4th of 4, Eastern Div. 7th of 8, NAJHL | Did not qualify |
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| 1989–90 | 44 | 15 | 24 | 5 | 35 | 190 | 235 | 4th of 4, Eastern Div. 7th of 8, NAJHL | Did not qualify |
Notes
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External links
- [https://www.hockeydb.com/stte/melvindale-blades-9969.html Hockey DB website]
Category:Defunct ice hockey teams in Michigan
Category:Defunct North American Hockey League teams
Category:Ice hockey clubs established in 1989
Category:Ice hockey clubs disestablished in 1990