| Tucson Gila Monsters | |
|---|---|
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| City | Tucson, Arizona |
| Founded | 1997 |
| Operated | 1997–1999 |
| Home arena | Tucson Convention Center |
| Colors | Black, dark green, green, orange, yellow, red and gold |
| Championships | |
| Regular season titles | 0 |
| Division titles | 0 |
| Taylor Cups | 0 |
The Tucson Gila Monsters were a short-lived American professional minor league ice hockey team based in Tucson, Arizona. The team played throughout the 1997–98 season, but folded after 21 games during the 1998–99 season.
The Gila Monsters, named after the gila monster native to the southwestern United States, were a member team of the West Coast Hockey League.
Season-by-season record
Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, OTL = Overtime losses, SOL = Shootout losses, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against, PIM = Penalties in minutes
Final records.
| Season | League | GP | W | L | OTL | SOL | Pts | GF | GA | PIM | Finish | Coach | Playoffs |
| 1997–98 | WCHL | 64 | 16 | 43 | – | 5 | 37 | 213 | 334 | 1788 | 5th, South | Marty Raymond | Missed playoffs |
| 1998–99 | WCHL | 21 | 7 | 11 | – | 3 | 17 | 83 | 90 | 650 | N/A | Marty Raymond | Folded mid-season |
References
- A to Z Encyclopaedia of Ice Hockey – Tu
- Internet Hockey Database – Tucson Gila Monsters
- Hockeydb.com, Tucson Gila Monsters Statistics and History