Springfield, Massachusetts



The city of Springfield is located in western Massachusetts, United States.

It has a population of about 155,000 and a metropolitan area of about 682,000.

The city is home to the offices of the American Hockey League

Professional
note: another Springfield Kings based in Illinois played in the Continental Hockey League from 1975-1985
 * Hartford Whalers (NHL, 1979-1980) return to Hartford, on January 17, 1980, when repairs to Hartford Civic Center roof are completed
 * New England Whalers
 * 1) (WHA, 1978-1979) team joins NHL as Hartford Whalers
 * Springfield Falcons (AHL, 1994-2016) relocated to Tucson, Arizona when franchise is purchased by Arizona Coyotes of the NHL
 * Springfield Indians
 * 1) (Canadian-American Hockey League, 1926-1933) folded 13 games into season
 * 2) (Canadian-American Hockey League, 1935-1936) joins IAHL
 * 3) (International-American Hockey League, 1936-1940) see AHL
 * 4) (AHL, 1940-1942) suspend operations until the end of the war due to arena being used for war effort
 * 5) (AHL, 1946-1951) become Syracuse Warriors, moved back in 1954
 * 6) (Eastern Amateur Hockey League, 1951-1953) join Quebec Hockey League
 * 7) (Quebec Hockey League, 1953-1954) disbanded when Syracuse Warriors come back to Springfield
 * 8) (AHL, 1954-1967) renamed Kings when affiliation changes
 * 9) (AHL, 1974-1994) become Worcester Ice Cats
 * 10) (United Junior Hockey League, 2009) announced as an expansion team on 2/24/2009; never play
 * Springfield Kings (AHL, 1967-1974) renamed Indians again

Junior

 * New England Jr. Falcons (Eastern Junior Hockey League, 2004-2009) merged with Springfield Pics
 * New England Jr. Whalers (Eastern Junior Hockey League, 1994-1997)
 * Springfield Jr. Pics
 * 1) (Interstate Junior Hockey League, 1999-2006) league renamed International Junior Hockey League
 * 2) (International Junior Hockey League, Super Elite, 2006-2008)
 * 3) (International Junior Hockey League, Elite, 2006-2009)
 * 4) (America East Hockey League, 2005-2006)
 * 5) (Eastern States Hockey League, 2011-Present)
 * Springfield Olympics (Eastern Junior Hockey League, 1993-1994) renamed New England Jr. Whalers
 * Springfield Pics
 * 1) (Continental Hockey Association, 2007-2011) league becomes ESHL
 * 2) (Eastern Junior Hockey League, 2009-2013) join USPHL Empire
 * 3) (Empire Junior Hockey League, 2009-2013) join USPHL Empire
 * 4) (United States Premier Hockey League-Empire, 2013-2014) join USPHL-Premier
 * 5) (United States Premier Hockey League-Premier, 2014-Present)

Collegiate

 * American International Yellow Jackets (Atlantic Hockey Association)
 * Western New England Golden Bears men's ice hockey (Commonwealth Coast Conference)
 * Western New England Golden Bears women's ice hockey (Commonwealth Coast Conference)
 * Springfield College Pride (former program)

Arenas

 * Cyr Arena
 * MassMutual Center (1972-Present) originally known as the Springfield Civic Center (1972-1995)
 * Smead Arena
 * Olympia Ice Center (located in West Springfield, Massachusetts is home to the American International Yellow Jackets men's and women's ice hockey teams

Players

 * Dan Cavanaugh
 * Norm Dussault