Saginaw Gears

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minor league ice hockey team professional ice hockey team

Saginaw Gears were a professional minor league ice hockey team based in Saginaw, Michigan, that competed primarily in the International Hockey League during the 1970s and 1980s.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf minor league ice hockey team ⓘ
professional ice hockey team ⓘ
abbreviation IHL ⓘ
basedInMetropolitanArea Saginaw–Midland–Bay City CSA ⓘ
surface form: Saginaw metropolitan area
category Defunct ice hockey teams in the United States ⓘ
Ice hockey teams in Michigan ⓘ
International Hockey League ⓘ
surface form: International Hockey League (1945–2001) teams
championshipSeason 1976–77 IHL season ⓘ
1980–81 IHL season ⓘ
city Saginaw ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
dissolved 1983 ⓘ
era 20th century ⓘ
foundedAsExpansionTeam true ⓘ
governingLeague International Hockey League ⓘ
surface form: International Hockey League (1945–2001)
homeArena Dow Event Center ⓘ
Saginaw Civic Center ⓘ
homeCountryLeagueSystem International Hockey League ⓘ
surface form: North American minor professional hockey system
homeGamesLocation Saginaw Civic Center ⓘ
surface form: Saginaw Civic Center, Saginaw, Michigan
inception 1972 ⓘ
league International Hockey League ⓘ
levelOfPlay minor professional ⓘ
location Saginaw, Michigan, United States ⓘ
surface form: Saginaw, Michigan
notableAchievement Two Turner Cup championships in the IHL ⓘ
notableRivalLeagueTeams Fort Wayne Komets ⓘ
Kalamazoo Wings ⓘ
Toledo Goaldiggers ⓘ
participatedIn International Hockey League ⓘ
surface form: International Hockey League playoffs

International Hockey League ⓘ
surface form: International Hockey League regular season
playedInIndoorArena true ⓘ
playedProfessionalLevel yes ⓘ
primaryCompetitionPeriod 1970s ⓘ
1980s ⓘ
region Midwestern United States ⓘ
sport ice hockey ⓘ
state Michigan (most of state) ⓘ
surface form: Michigan
successorTeamInCity Flint Generals ⓘ
surface form: Saginaw Generals

Saginaw Hawks ⓘ
Saginaw Wheels ⓘ
teamColors black ⓘ
orange ⓘ
white ⓘ
teamStatus defunct ⓘ
wonChampionship Turner Cup ⓘ

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Richard Nurse → playedFor → Saginaw Gears ⓘ