San Antonio Rampage The San Antonio Rampage are an ice hockey team in the American Hockey League based in San Antonio , Texas . They are currently the top affiliate of the Florida Panthers of the NHL until the 2015 – 16 season when it will become the top affiliate of the Colorado Avalanche . The Rampage is owned by the San Antonio Spurs of the National Basketball Association , who purchased a dormant AHL franchise with the NHL ' s Panthers and moved it to San Antonio . The Rampage plays in the AT & T Center in San Antonio , the same arena as the Spurs . History . In 2000 , construction began on the SBC Center , located next to the Freeman Coliseum , home of the Central Hockey League ' s San Antonio Iguanas . Partnering with the Florida Panthers , the Spurs bought the dormant Adirondack Red Wings franchise and moved it to San Antonio . Local investment for the Iguanas quickly dried up , and the CHL franchise folded . Originally , the team was nicknamed the San Antonio Stampede . However , when a local semipro football team objected , the name was changed to the Rampage . On June 30 , 2005 Spurs Sports & Entertainment purchased the Panthers ' interest in the franchise , assuming sole ownership of the AHL club . They also entered a multi - year affiliation agreement with the Phoenix Coyotes . On September 7 , 2006 The Rampage unveiled their new uniforms with the official colors now being black , white and silver ( the same motif used by the Spurs , as well as other Spurs - owned teams ) . While the primary and secondary logos remain the same , the crest of the jerseys now displayed just the bull ’ s head , giving it a more sleek look . On 11 April 2007 , the Coyotes announced that they had fired Rampage general manager Laurence Gilman , who had been with the Coyotes organization for 13 years . On November 23 , 2009 , the Phoenix Coyotes fired Greg Ireland . He was replaced by assistant coach Ray Edwards ; Mike Pelino was named assistant coach . Ray Edwards was officially named head coach of the San Antonio Rampage prior to the 2010 – 11 season . Their main rivals are the Texas Stars ( located near Austin ) and , until 2013 , the Houston Aeros . After the 2010 – 11 AHL season , the Coyotes came to an agreement with the Portland Pirates to be their new AHL affiliate , leaving San Antonio without an affiliate . On June 29 , 2011 , San Antonio officially became Florida ' s top affiliate for a second time . In the 2011 - 2012 season , the Rampage finished with a record of 41 - 30 - 3 - 2 , good enough for 87 points to qualify for the sixth playoff seed in the Western Conference . They faced the third - seeded Chicago Wolves in the first round , taking Game 1 and Game 2 at home to take a 2 - 0 series lead in the best - of - five series . They then lost to the Wolves in Games 3 and 4 in Chicago , leading to a Game 5 . In Game 5 , the Rampage took a 2 - 0 lead , but the Wolves rallied to tie the game , sending it into overtime . After 25 minutes of overtime , San Antonio winger Bill Thomas passed to center Jon Matsumoto , feeding defenceman Roman Derlyuk to score the series winning goal on his belly to secure the first series win in franchise history for the Rampage . The goal is known to many fans as the Goal Heard Round the Alamo , and is the most important in Rampage history . On March 18 , 2015 , the Florida Panthers announced that they had entered into an affiliation agreement with the Portland Pirates to begin in the 2015 – 16 season , thus ending the Panthers ' second term as San Antonio ' s NHL affiliate . On April 17 , 2015 , it was announced that the Rampage had come to a five - year affiliation agreement with the Colorado Avalanche . The market was previously served by :