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 stepped in as an interim player-coach until Nick Polano, a minor league defenseman from the Providence Reds, took over for the remainder of the season. For 1974–75, the team altered 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.