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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Rio Rancho Mayor Gregg Hull, REV President Sean Decker and team General Manager Jared Johnson at the name reveal. Brody Foster To continue reading this content ...

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 ...

The New Mexico Ice Wolves hosts the Corpus Christi IceRays at 6:30 p.m. this Friday and Saturday and 2:00pm Sunday at the ...

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CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — In the Corpus Christi IceRays (27-13-3) return home to the American Bank Center Cooper Conway shined with a three-point night to defeat the New Mexico Ice Wolves (18-18-5) by a ...