Utica Blizzard

The Utica Blizzard were a professional ice hockey team from Utica, New York, and member of the Colonial Hockey League (CoHL) from 1994 to 1997. The Blizzard replaced the Utica Bulldogs after the team had to be taken over by the league in the middle of the previous season due to mismanagement. The Blizzard were owned by Jeff Croop and Ric Seiling was the team's first head coach, who also appeared in one of the team's games as emergency replacement player.^[1]

Utica Blizzard
City	Utica, New York
League	Colonial Hockey League
Founded	1994
Home arena	Utica Memorial Auditorium
Colors	Red, blue, black, white
Franchise history
1994–1997	Utica Blizzard
1997–1999	Winston-Salem IceHawks
1999–2004	Adirondack IceHawks
2004–2006	Adirondack Frostbite

In 1997, the team and Utica Memorial Auditorium did not come to terms on new lease agreement and relocated to Winston-Salem, North Carolina, as the Winston-Salem IceHawks for the 1997–98 season.^[2]