Columbus Checkers

The Columbus Checkers were a minor league professional ice hockey team in the International Hockey League from 1966 to 1970, and the first professional hockey team in Columbus, Ohio. Their first game was against the Chicago Blackhawks of the National Hockey League on October 12, 1966 at the Ohio Expo Fairgrounds Coliseum. The team was originally coached by Moe Bartoli, however after the 1967–68 season, Bartoli was involved in a dispute with the t... more

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