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. The New ...

Several years in the making, UNM’s women’s program, which plays in the American Collegiate Hockey Association, opened its ...

Following a strong response from the community, the New Mexico Pro Hockey Club has announced the three finalists for its official team name. The “Name the Team” contest generated nearly 2,000 ...

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 ...

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New Mexico has its first Republican contender for governor ahead of the 2026 elections, as the three-term city mayor of fast-growing Rio Rancho launched his campaign.