Long Beach, California



Long Beach is a city of 526,586 located just to the south of Los Angeles, California.

Teams
California Hockey League team history Long Beach (Southern California Hockey League, 1966-1967) note: Western States Hockey League teams with Long Beach name have been based in Lakewood, California
 * 1) Paramount Hornets (1957-1959) renamed Long Beach Hornets
 * 2) Long Beach Hornets (1959-1960) renamed Paramounts
 * 3) Long Beach Paramounts (1960-1961) renamed Buccaneers
 * 4) Long Beach Buccaneers (1961-1962) renamed Gulls
 * 5) Long Beach Gulls (1962-1963)
 * Long Beach Ice Dogs
 * 1) (IHL, 1996-2000) transfer to WCHL
 * 2) (WCHL, 2000-2003) join ECHL
 * 3) (ECHL, 2003-2007) franchise terminated
 * Long Beach Sharks (Pacific Hockey League, 1977-1978) renamed Rockets February 1978
 * Long Beach Rockets (Pacific Hockey League, 1978-1978) fold with league
 * Los Angeles Kings (NHL, 1967-1967) played early part of season home games at Long Beach Sports Arena

Arenas

 * Long Beach Sports Arena

Players

 * Ralph Barahona
 * Jonathon Blum
 * Emerson Etem
 * Raymond Macias
 * Rik Wilson