at the box office too, and had the lowest average attendance in the league at 2581 fans per game. The team was unprofitable for a second straight season and folded after the 1980 playoffs. Coaches Gregg Pilling (1974–75, 1975–76, 1976–77) Danny Belisle (1977–78) Bep Guidolin (1978–79) Michel Parizeau (1979–80) Players Goaltender Réjean Lemelin, and centre Bob Collyard were the only players to be members of the Firebirds all five seasons in Philadelphia. Lemelin went on to a fifteen-year NHL career, and coached with both the Philadelphia Flyers and Philadelphia Phantoms. Others Firebirds players that coached in the NHL include: Don Hay, Lorne Molleken, Terry Murray, and Rick Wilson. A couple other notable persons were briefly Firebirds players; including future NHL referee Paul Stewart; and Mike Eruzione, best known as the captain of the United States men's national ice hockey team that defeated the Soviet Union in the famous Miracle on Ice game at 1980 Winter Olympics. Season-by-season results Philadelphia Firebirds 1974–77 (NAHL) Philadelphia Firebirds 1977–79 (AHL) Syracuse Firebirds 1979–80 (AHL) References External links A Brief History of The American Hockey League & Minor League Pro Hockey in Philadelphia: 1927-2005 Philadelphia Firebirds: Encyclopedia of the North American Hockey League (1973-1977) 1974 establishments in Pennsylvania 1980 disestablishments in New York (state) Atlanta Flames minor league affiliates Colorado Rockies (NHL) minor league affiliates Defunct ice hockey teams in Pennsylvania Defunct sports teams in Philadelphia Detroit Red Wings minor league affiliates Ice hockey clubs established in 1974 Ice hockey teams in Syracuse, New York North American Hockey League (1973–1977) teams Philadelphia Flyers minor league affiliates Pittsburgh Penguins minor league affiliates Quebec Nordiques minor league affiliates Sports clubs disestablished in 1980