The Sunshine Hockey League (SuHL) was a single A pro
ice hockey league which operated from
1992 to
1995. The league was based in
Florida and consisted of five teams in its inaugural 1992-
93 season.The
St. Petersburg Renegades joined the league after season had already begun. In the 1993 final, the
West Palm Beach Blaze defeated the
Jacksonville Bullets for the Sunshine Cup.The 1993-94 season saw the St. Petersburg Renegades franchise fold mainly because of the team's proximity to the National Hockey League's (NHL) Tampa Bay Lightning. The team was losing the battle for fan support, as an average of 889 people attended their games.
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