| Team: | Rochester Cardinals |
| City: | Rochester, New York |
| League: | International Hockey League |
| Conference: | Eastern |
| Founded: | 1935 |
| Operated: | 1935–1936 |
| Arena: | Edgerton Park Arena |
| Affiliates: | New York Americans (NHL) |
The Rochester Cardinals were a professional ice hockey team that was a member of the International Hockey League. The Cardinals, who played at Edgerton Park Arena, lasted only the 1935–36 season, compiling a 15–29–3 record and a host of financial difficulties.[1]
The Cardinals were a farm team of the New York Americans of the National Hockey League. Rochester could have been a charter member of the International-American Hockey League which formed in the summer of 1936 upon the merger of the IHL and the Canadian-American Hockey Leagues. However, the Cardinals went into receivership before the end of the 1935–36 season and no suitable owner could be found to operate the team.
After a new arena was constructed Rochester was awarded the Rochester Americans.