{"product_id":"cincinnati-stingers-beanie","title":"Cincinnati Stingers Beanie","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProduct Details:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEmbroidered logo\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e100% acrylic\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThick, double-layered knit fabric\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e12\" in length\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eShips in 4–7 business days\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTeam:\u003c\/strong\u003e Cincinnati Stingers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eYears Active:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1975–1980 (WHA 1975–1979 · CHL 1979–1980)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHome:\u003c\/strong\u003e Riverfront Coliseum — Cincinnati, OH\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Cincinnati Stingers joined the World Hockey Association as an expansion franchise in 1975, playing at Riverfront Coliseum and giving the Queen City its first taste of top-tier professional hockey. Owned by Bill DeWitt and a Cincinnati ownership group, the Stingers built a competitive roster across four WHA seasons, most notably signing 18-year-old Mark Messier for 1978–79 alongside Mike Gartner and Mike Liut — players too young at the time to play in the top tier of professional hockey.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen the WHA folded in 1979, the Stingers were not among the four clubs absorbed into the top tier of professional hockey. Ownership shifted the team into the Central Hockey League for a final 1979–80 season before the franchise folded for good, capping a five-year run that gave Cincinnati its first major-league hockey and a run of future top-tier stars.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eVintage-inspired reproduction — not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by any team, league, or organization. Used for historical and artistic purposes only.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Royal Retros","offers":[{"title":"Black \/ One Size","offer_id":43964002828357,"sku":"APQ-5553372S34A1","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2379\/8161\/files\/stingers_beanie_black.png?v=1763151101","url":"https:\/\/www.royalretros.com\/products\/cincinnati-stingers-beanie","provider":"Royal Retros","version":"1.0","type":"link"}