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On 7/19/2020 at 1:55 AM, Sweetnsourpoke said:

Not getting it from a specific source, just speculation and from following minor league hockey for 40 years. Distance has killed plenty of teams and leagues for years. Adding Salt Lake City was the beginning of the end for the IHL and distance proved to be the death blow for the old Central Hockey League. 

Five years ago, the A had teams in Austin, San Antonio, Houston and Oklahoma City. Now only one of those teams remain. Austin works out beautifully for Dallas but I can see the rest of the league pushing for a relocation out west at some point. 

Hard to believe twenty years ago, Texas had pro hockey in San Angelo, Abilene, Amarillo, Waco, Houston, Killeen, Austin, Fort Worth, El Paso, etc. etc.....and they're all gone. Amazing how quickly minor league hockey lost its luster. 

Man the WPHL was great.

 

Abilene Aviators (Abilene, Texas) 1998–2000; folded during the 1999–2000 season

Alexandria Warthogs (Alexandria, Louisiana) 1998–2000

Amarillo Rattlers (Amarillo, Texas) 1996–2001; continued in CHL until 2010 as Amarillo Gorillas

Arkansas GlacierCats (Little Rock, Arkansas) 1998–2000

Austin Ice Bats (Austin, Texas) 1996–2001; continued in CHL until 2008

Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs (Bossier City, Louisiana) 2000–01; continued in CHL until 2011

Central Texas Stampede (Belton, Texas) 1996–2001; folded during the 2000–01 season

Corpus Christi IceRays (Corpus Christi, Texas) 1998–2001; continued in CHL until 2010 when the owners added a junior team in the North American Hockey League

El Paso Buzzards (El Paso, Texas) 1996–2001; continued in CHL until 2003

Fort Worth Brahmas (Fort Worth, Texas) 1997–2001; continued in CHL until 2013 when the owners added a junior team in the North American Hockey League

Lake Charles Ice Pirates (Lake Charles, Louisiana) 1997–2001; folded during the 2001 CHL merger

Lubbock Cotton Kings (Lubbock, Texas) 1999–2001; continued in CHL until 2007

Monroe Moccasins (Monroe, Louisiana) 1997–2001; folded during the 2001 CHL merger

New Mexico Scorpions (Rio Rancho, New Mexico) 1996–2001; continued in CHL until 2009

Odessa Jackalopes (Odessa, Texas) 1997–2001; continued in CHL until 2011 when the owners added a junior team in the North American Hockey League

San Angelo Outlaws (San Angelo, Texas) 1996–2001; continued in CHL until 2005 as San Angelo Saints

Shreveport Mudbugs (Shreveport, Louisiana) 1997–2000

Tupelo T-Rex (Tupelo, Mississippi) 1998–2001; chose not to join the CHL during the 2001 merger and launched a junior team instead in the America West Hockey League

Waco Wizards (Waco, Texas) 1996–2000; folded during the 1999–2000 season

 

 

Apparently it's only possible to make money with Junior hockey in Texas now.

Amarillo Bulls 

Corpus Christi IceRays  

Lone Star Brahmas   (North Richland Hills)

New Mexico Ice Wolves  (Abq)

Odessa Jackalopes   

Shreveport Mudbugs    

Topeka Pilots

Wichita Falls Warriors

El Paso Rhinos

 

 

Edited by SimonBolivar
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