Erie Panthers v Richmond Renegades, December 23, 1990Richmond Coliseum, Section 19L Row A
The Renegades began play in the 1990-1991 season, the third year of the ECHL's existence. The team was owned by local businessman Allan Harvie. The nickname "Renegades" came from a "name the team" contest, and a little girl won it after a tie-breaking draw. The team's colors were orange and black (perhaps in deference to the Richmond Robins of the 1970s, an AHL farm team for the Philadelphia Flyers), and the logo was a black "R" with an orange upside down hockey stick forming the inside of the letter.
Perhaps this was a Christmas visit to the in laws. I caught a few Renegades games in the past few months of their first year in existence. There seemed to be some enthusiasm in Richmond, but that would not last too long.
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