Tucson Gila Monsters

Tucson Gila Monsters
City	Tucson, Arizona
Founded	1997
Operated	1997–1999
Home arena	Tucson Convention Center
Colors	Black, dark green, green, orange, yellow, red and gold[1]
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.[2]

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.[3]

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

1. A to Z Encyclopaedia of Ice Hockey – Tu
2. Internet Hockey Database – Tucson Gila Monsters
3. Hockeydb.com, Tucson Gila Monsters Statistics and History