Cincinnati Swords Hockey Women's T-Shirt owls The team made the playoffs

The team made the playoffs

but were eventually demolished in 2006 to make way for a condo development

Thank you Utah

and competed in the league's first ever game in 1871

eventually closing for good in 1978 after 51 years

Cincinnati Swords Hockey Women's T-Shirt owls The team made the playoffsThe Cincinnati Swords were a professional hockey team that began operations in 1971. The team would compete in the American Hockey League and use Cincinnati Gardens for its home games. The Swords were actually owned by the Buffalo Sabres which naturally made them an affiliate of the bigger NHL team. They made the playoffs in their first season and were extremely popular with the city. Despite their popularity, Cincinnati received an expansion