RIO RANCHO, N.M. (KRQE) – New Mexico’s newest professional sports franchise has a name, as it was announced on Monday at the Rio Rancho Events Center that “The New Mexico Goatheads” will be the newest ...

The ECHL is a minor professional hockey league and the league is adding its 31st team right here in New Mexico. They’re called the New Mexico Pro Hockey Club and their inaugural season will take place ...

RIO RANCHO, N.M. (KRQE) – Goatheads, Cutthroats, or Tarantula Hawks. Those are the team names that are being considered by the New Mexico Professional Hockey Club. The club asked fans to submit names ...

There wasn’t a ceremonial puck drop Tuesday at Rio Rancho Events Center. Matter of fact, there won’t be until October 2026, when pro hockey makes its formal return to New Mexico. There was the ...

The New Mexico Pro Hockey Club, an ECHL franchise which will begin play in the 2026–27 season and will call the Rio Rancho Events Center home, has announced three finalists for its official team name.

RIO RANCHO, N.M. — Pro hockey is back in New Mexico. The ECHL is coming to Rio Rancho. City leaders and team management came together Tuesday to announce the New Mexico Pro Hockey Club as the 31st ...

SOON AS WE LEARN ANYTHING NEW. WELL, FOR DECADES, THE RIO RANCHO EVENTS CENTER HAS COST TAXPAYERS MILLIONS. SO MANY HAVE WONDERED, WAS IT WORTH IT? BUT NOW THAT A HIGH LEVEL HOCKEY TEAM IS GOING TO BE ...

MAD Global Strategy CEO Mike DuHaime has joined an ownership group for an expansion East Coast Hockey League club. DuHaime is a former hockey player – and noted enthusiast – who is deeply involved ...

Professional hockey is officially skating back into New Mexico. After a nearly 15-year absence in the state, ECHL announced it will add an expansion team in Rio Rancho beginning in the 2026 season.

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Hockey players from all over the U.S. and the world are coming to New Mexico to play for the Ice Wolves but they need families to host the players. Players are all about 17 to 22 ...