Changes: Springfield, Massachusetts

Revision as of 09:00, 26 April 2016

A view of Springfield.

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

Hartford Whalers (NHL, 1979-1980) return to Hartford, on January 17, 1980, when repairs to Hartford Civic Center roof are completed
New England Whalers

Springfield Falcons (AHL, 1994-2016) relocated to Tucson, Arizona when franchise is purchased by Arizona Coyotes of the NHL
Springfield Indians

(Canadian-American Hockey League, 1926-1933) folded 13 games into season
(Canadian-American Hockey League, 1935-1936) joins IAHL
(International-American Hockey League, 1936-1940) see AHL
(AHL, 1940-1942) suspend operations until the end of the war due to arena being used for war effort
(AHL, 1946-1951) become Syracuse Warriors, moved back in 1954
(Eastern Amateur Hockey League, 1951-1953) join Quebec Hockey League
(Quebec Hockey League, 1953-1954) disbanded when Syracuse Warriors come back to Springfield
(AHL, 1954-1967) renamed Kings when affiliation changes
(AHL, 1974-1994) become Worcester Ice Cats
(United Junior Hockey League, 2009) announced as an expansion team on 2/24/2009; never play

note: another Springfield Kings based in Illinois played in the Continental Hockey League from 1975-1985

(Interstate Junior Hockey League, 1999-2006) league renamed International Junior Hockey League
(International Junior Hockey League, Super Elite, 2006-2008)
(International Junior Hockey League, Elite, 2006-2009)
(America East Hockey League, 2005-2006)
(Eastern States Hockey League, 2011-Present)

(Continental Hockey Association, 2007-2011) league becomes ESHL
(Eastern Junior Hockey League, 2009-2013) join USPHL Empire
(Empire Junior Hockey League, 2009-2013) join USPHL Empire
(United States Premier Hockey League-Empire, 2013-2014) join USPHL-Premier
(United States Premier Hockey League-Premier, 2014-Present)

Western New England College Golden Bears (men)

Cyr Arena
MassMutual Center (1972-Present) originally known as the Springfield Civic Center (1972-1995)
Smead Ice Arena

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 *[[New England Whalers ]]
 #(WHA, 1978-1979) team joins NHL as [[Hartford Whalers]]
-*[[Springfield Falcons]] ([[American Hockey League|AHL]], 1994-present)
+*[[Springfield Falcons]] ([[American Hockey League|AHL]], 1994-2016) relocated to [[Tucson, Arizona]] when franchise is purchased by [[Arizona Coyotes]] of the NHL
 *[[Springfield Indians]]
 #[[Canadian-American Hockey League|(Canadian-American Hockey League]], 1926-1933) folded 13 games into season