New York Raiders/New York Golden Blades/Jersey Knights/San Diego Mariners
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| Perhaps the league's most nomadic franchise began play in 1972-1973 as the New York Raiders. Playing in front of sparse crowds at Madison Square Garden, the Raiders struggled on and off the ice and were eventually forced into receivership in the latter half of the season. The league-run team would finish at the bottom of the Eastern Division standings. The following year, under new ownership, rebranded as the New York Golden Blades, the team had no more success than they had the previous season and the league was forced to step in for the second consecutive year. This time, they relocated the team to a small rink in Cherry Hill, New Jersey and operated the club as the Jersey Knights for the remainder of the season. As before, the Golden Blades/Knights again finished at the bottom of the Eastern Division standings. Another new owner was found and the club moved across the continent to San Diego, where they would be known as the Mariners. They had more success on the ice and made the playoffs for each of the next three seasons, but financial problems still plagued the franchise. The team finished the 1975-1976 season without having been paid for months, but another new owner was found to keep the team operating in 1976-1977. That year, the Mariners pushed the defending champion Winnipeg Jets to a seventh and deciding game in the first round of the playoffs before bowing out. After another ownership change, the Mariners officially disbanded following five turbulent seasons off the ice. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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