Springfield, Massachusetts

The city of Springfield is located in western Massachusetts, United States.
It has a population of about 155,000 and a metropolitan area of about 682,000.
The city is home to the offices of the American Hockey League
==Teams==
===Professional===
*Hartford Whalers (NHL, 1979-1980) return to Hartford, on January 17, 1980, when repairs to Hartford Civic Center roof are completed
*New England Whalers 
#(WHA, 1978-1979) team joins NHL as Hartford Whalers
*Springfield Falcons (AHL, 1994-2016) relocated to Tucson, Arizona when franchise is purchased by Arizona Coyotes of the NHL
*Springfield Indians
#(Canadian-American Hockey League, 1926-1933) folded 13 games into season
#(Canadian-American Hockey League, 1935-1936) joins IAHL
#(International-American Hockey League, 1936-1940) see AHL
#(AHL, 1940-1942) suspend operations until the end of the war due to arena being used for war effort
#(AHL, 1946-1951) become Syracuse Warriors, moved back in 1954
#(Eastern Amateur Hockey League, 1951-1953) join Quebec Hockey League
#(Quebec Hockey League, 1953-1954) disbanded when Syracuse Warriors come back to Springfield
#(AHL, 1954-1967) renamed Kings when affiliation changes
#(AHL, 1974-1994) become Worcester Ice Cats
#(United Junior Hockey League, 2009) announced as an expansion team on 2/24/2009; never play
*Springfield Kings (AHL, 1967-1974) renamed Indians again
note: another Springfield Kings based in Illinois played in the Continental Hockey League from 1975-1985
===Junior===
*New England Jr. Falcons (Eastern Junior Hockey League, 2004-2009) merged with Springfield Pics
*New England Jr. Whalers (Eastern Junior Hockey League, 1994-1997)
*Springfield Jr. Pics 
#(Interstate Junior Hockey League, 1999-2006) league renamed International Junior Hockey League
#(International Junior Hockey League, Super Elite, 2006-2008)
#(International Junior Hockey League, Elite, 2006-2009)
#(America East Hockey League, 2005-2006)
#(Eastern States Hockey League, 2011-Present)
*Springfield Olympics (Eastern Junior Hockey League, 1993-1994) renamed New England Jr. Whalers
*Springfield Pics 
#(Continental Hockey Association, 2007-2011) league becomes ESHL
#(Eastern Junior Hockey League, 2009-2013) join USPHL Empire
#(Empire Junior Hockey League, 2009-2013) join USPHL Empire
#(United States Premier Hockey League-Empire, 2013-2014) join USPHL-Premier
#(United States Premier Hockey League-Premier, 2014-Present)
==Collegiate==
*American International Yellow Jackets (Atlantic Hockey Association)
*Western New England Golden Bears men's ice hockey (Commonwealth Coast Conference)
*Western New England Golden Bears women's ice hockey (Commonwealth Coast Conference)
*Springfield College Pride (former program)
==Arenas==
*Cyr Arena
*MassMutual Center (1972-Present) originally known as the Springfield Civic Center (1972-1995)
*Smead Arena
*Olympia Ice Center (located in West Springfield, Massachusetts is home to the American International Yellow Jackets men's and women's ice hockey teams
==Players==
*Dan Cavanaugh
*Norm Dussault
==External Links==
* on Wikipedia
==See Also==
West Springfield, Massachusetts (a suburb to Springfield that hosted the major arena for the area until 1972)
Category:Massachusetts towns