San Antonio Rampage
| San Antonio Rampage | |
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| City | San Antonio, Texas |
| League | American Hockey League |
| Conference | Western Conference |
| Division | South Division |
| Founded | 1971 |
| Home arena | AT&T Center |
| Colors |
Black, Dark Gray, Silver, White |
| Owner(s) | Spurs Sports & Entertainment |
| General manager | TBD |
| Head coach | Chuck Weber |
| Media | San Antonio Express-News Ticket 760 |
| Affiliates | Florida Panthers (NHL) Cincinnati Cyclones (ECHL) |
| Franchise history | |
| 1971–1972 | Tidewater Wings |
| 1972–1975 | Virginia Wings |
| 1979–1999 | Adirondack Red Wings |
| 2002-present | San Antonio Rampage |
The San Antonio Rampage are an ice hockey team in the American Hockey League based in San Antonio, Texas. They are the top affiliate of the Florida Panthers of the NHL. The Rampage is owned by the San Antonio Spurs of the NBA, who purchased a dormant NHL 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.
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History [edit]
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.[1] Local investment for the Iguanas quickly dried up, and the Iguanas folded.
Originally, the team was nicknamed the "San Antonio Stampede." However, when a local semipro football team objected, the name was quickly changed to the "Rampage."[2]
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. [1]
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 will now reflect just the bull’s head giving it a more sleek look.
On 11 April 2007, the Coyotes announced that it had fired Rampage general manager Laurence Gilman, who had been with the Coyotes organization for 13 years. [2]
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 up Interstate 35 near Austin) and the Houston Aeros (located down Interstate 10).
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.[3] On June 29, 2011, San Antonio officially became Florida's top affiliate for a second time.[4]
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.
The market was previously served by:
- San Antonio Iguanas of the CHL (1994–2002)
- San Antonio Dragons of the IHL (1996–1998)
Season-by-season results [edit]
| Regular Season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||||
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| Season | Games | Won | Lost | Tied | OTL | SOL | Points | PCT | Goals for |
Goals against |
Standing | Year | 1st round |
2nd round |
3rd round |
Finals |
| 2002–03 | 80 | 36 | 29 | 11 | 4 | — | 87 | .544 | 235 | 226 | 3rd, West | 2003 | L , 0–3, NOR | — | — | — |
| 2003–04 | 80 | 30 | 42 | 8 | 0 | — | 68 | .425 | 191 | 231 | 6th, West | 2004 | Out of Playoffs | |||
| 2004–05 | 80 | 27 | 45 | — | 5 | 3 | 62 | .388 | 156 | 232 | 6th, West | 2005 | Out of Playoffs | |||
| 2005–06 | 80 | 23 | 50 | — | 3 | 4 | 53 | .331 | 153 | 251 | 7th, West | 2006 | Out of Playoffs | |||
| 2006–07 | 80 | 32 | 42 | — | 2 | 4 | 70 | .438 | 219 | 256 | 6th, West | 2007 | Out of Playoffs | |||
| 2007–08 | 80 | 42 | 28 | — | 3 | 7 | 94 | .588 | 238 | 225 | 5th, West | 2008 | L, 4-3, TOR | — | — | — |
| 2008–09 | 80 | 36 | 38 | — | 2 | 4 | 78 | .488 | 205 | 243 | 8th, West | 2009 | Out of Playoffs | |||
| 2009–10 | 80 | 36 | 32 | — | 5 | 7 | 84 | .525 | 235 | 244 | 6th, West | 2010 | Out of Playoffs | |||
| 2010–11 | 80 | 38 | 33 | — | 4 | 5 | 87 | .544 | 228 | 245 | 7th, West | 2011 | Out of Playoffs | |||
| 2011–12 | 76 | 41 | 30 | — | 3 | 2 | 87 | .572 | 197 | 204 | 3rd, West | 2012 | W, 3-2, CHI | L, 1-4, OKC | — | — |
| 2012–13 | 76 | 29 | 38 | — | 2 | 7 | 67 | .441 | 195 | 241 | 5th, South | 2013 | Out of Playoffs | |||
Players [edit]
Current roster [edit]
Updated February 1, 2013.[5]
Team Captains [edit]
- Lee Goren, 2003–2004
- Paul Healey, 2004–2005
- No Captain 2005–2006
- Bryan Helmer, 2006–2008
- Steven Goertzen, 2008–2009
- Jeff Hoggan, 2009–2010
- Nolan Yonkman, 2010–present
Team records [edit]
Single season [edit]
- Goals: Don MacLean, 33 (2006–07)
- Assists: Yanick Lehoux, 42 (2006–07)
- Points: Yanick Lehoux, 73 (2006–07)
- Points (Defenceman): Colby Robak, 39 (2011–12)
- Penalty minutes: Pete Vandermeer, 332 (2007–08)
- GAA: Jacob Markstrom, 2.32 (2011–12)
- SV%: Travis Scott, .931 (2004–05)
Career [edit]
- Career goals: Brett MacLean, 74
- Career assists: Brett MacLean, 81
- Career points: Brett MacLean, 155
- Career penalty minutes: Francis Lessard, 613
- Career goaltending wins: Josh Tordjman, 82
- Career shutouts: Josh Tordjman, 9
- Career games: Sean Sullivan, 212
References [edit]
- ^ Fischel, Mark. San Antonio Rampage "Stampede" into the AHL. Hockey's Future, 2003-01-30.
- ^ Uminski, Terry. Gearing up for Rampage's 10th season. San Antonio Express-News, 2011-09-06.
- ^ "Portland Pirates affiliate with Phoenix Coyotes". New England Hockey Journal. Retrieved 27 June 2011.
- ^ "Rampage, Panthers ink affiliation deal". theahl.com. Retrieved 29 June 2011.
- ^ "San Antonio Rampage Roster". American Hockey League. Retrieved 2013-1-14.
External links [edit]
- San Antonio Rampage Official website
- The Internet Hockey Database San Antonio Rampage
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