Rev Entertainment to launch new franchise at Rio Rancho Events Center; community reaction strong as state reenters pro hockey ...

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

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

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 ...

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.

There wasn’t a ceremonial puck drop Tuesday at Rio Rancho Events Center ... as plans for the ECHL’s New Mexico Hockey Club were announced Tuesday in a press conference at the team’s future ...

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 ...

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