The Los Angeles Blades were a professional inline hockey team based in Los Angeles, California. The Blades played in Roller Hockey International from 1993-1997 and played their home games at the Great Western Forum.
Two other franchises have used the name Los Angeles Blades: the Pacific Hockey League team in 1978-79 and the Western Hockey League team from 1961 to 1967.
Read more about Los Angeles Blades: Franchise History, Season-by-season Record
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