A poor start on the ice and at the gate resulted in the firing of Horvath. Defenseman Mike De Marco replaced him on an interim basis until the team hired minor league defenseman Nick Polano of the Providence Reds to be player-coach for the remainder of the season. For 1974–75, the team changed its name, its affiliations and its coach, becoming the Cape Codders and signing working agreements with the World Hockey Association's New England Whalers and Cleveland Crusaders.
Horvath was dismissed due to a weak performance on the ice and at the gate. Defenseman Mike De Marco took over as an interim player-coach until Nick Polano, a minor league defenseman from the Providence Reds, was hired for the rest of the season. For 1974–75, the team changed its name, affiliations, and coach, becoming known as the Cape Codders and forming working agreements with the World Hockey Association's New England Whalers and Cleveland Crusaders.