City leaders have high hopes that a Division 2 hockey team will keep the arena alive.

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Professional hockey is returning to New Mexico. The ECHL, a development league for the NHL and AHL, has awarded an expansion ...

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Fans will get the opportunity to name the future 31st ECHL franchise, which will begin play in the 2026-27 season.

The addition of a team in New Mexico will give the ECHL 31 teams in two seasons’ time. This year, the league introduced the Tahoe Knight Monsters (Vegas Golden Knights) and Bloomington Bison ...

The ECHL announced Friday that the league Board of Governors has approved the expansion application Rio Rancho, New Mexico, ...

RIO RANCHO, N.M. (KRQE) – Professional hockey is returning to New Mexico. The ECHL, a development league for the NHL and AHL, has awarded an expansion franchise to the city of Rio Rancho.

The league announced Friday morning that the Board of Governors has approved the expansion application of Rio Rancho, New Mexico for admittance into the ECHL. The club will begin play in the 2026 ...