Albuquerque

Albuquerque is the capital and largest city in New Mexico of about 721,500 people in northern New Mexico, United States. The metro area has about 1,850,000 people.

With the opening of the Santa Ana Star Center in suburban Rio Rancho, New Mexico, most of the hockey activity moved there, as the only major tenant in the Tingley Colisuem is the Albuquerque Thunderbirds of the NBA Development League.

Teams

 * Albuquerque Chapparals (Southwest Hockey League, 1975-1977) fold with league
 * Albuquerque Six Guns (CHL, 1973-1974) ceased operations
 * New Mexico Ice Breakers (Western States Hockey League, 1996-2001)
 * New Mexico Scorpions


 * 1) (WPHL, 1996-2001) join CHL
 * 2) (CHL, 2001-2005) suspend operations,

Arenas

 * Outpost Ice Arena
 * Tingley Coliseum (Expo New Mexico) (1957-Present)