Springfield Falcons
Conference	Eastern Conference (AHL)
Division	Atlantic Division
Founded	1994
Arena	MassMutual Center
City	Springfield, Massachusetts
Team Colors	Blue, black, yellow, and grey
Logo Design	A blue falcon holding a hockey stick in its talons.
Franchise History	Springfield Falcons (1994- present)
Local Media Affiliates	The Springfield Republican WSHM-LP, WWLP WGGB-TV
Owner	Springfield Pro Hockey, LLC
General Manager	Bruce Landon
Head Coach	Steve Stirling
Captain	{{{captain}}}
Team Affiliations	Tampa Bay Lightning (NHL) Johnstown Chiefs (ECHL)
Regular Season Titles	none
Division Championships	2 (1995-96, 1997-98)
Conference Championships	none
Calder Cups	none

The Springfield Falcons are an ice hockey team in the American Hockey League. They play in Springfield, Massachusetts, USA, at the MassMutual Center. Image File history File links Springfield_falcons_200x200. ... The American Hockey League (AHL) is regarded as the top professional hockey league in North America outside the National Hockey League (NHL) for which it serves as the primary developmental circuit. ... The 1994-95 AHL season was the 59th season of the American Hockey League. ... The MassMutual Center is a 6,677-seat multi-purpose arena in Springfield, Massachusetts. ... Nickname: City of Homes Location in Massachusetts Coordinates: Country United States State Massachusetts County Hampden County Settled 1636 Incorporated 1636 Government type Mayor-council city  - Mayor Charles Ryan (D) Area    - City  33. ... The 1994-95 AHL season was the 59th season of the American Hockey League. ... Formally known as The Union-News, The Springfield Republican was founded in 1824 by Hartford, Connecticut native Samuel Bowles. ... WSHM-LP CBS 3 Springfield is the CBS affiliate for the Springfield, Massachusetts television market. ... WWLP-TV TV 22 is the NBC affiliate serving the Springfield / Holyoke, Massachusetts television market. ... WGGB-TV is an ABC-affiliated television station broadcasting on channel 40 in the Springfield, Massachusetts television market. ... Steve Stirling (Born: November 9, 1949 in Clarkson, Ontario, Canada-) is a Canadian head coach of the National Hockey League New York Islanders since the 2003-04 NHL Season. ... The Tampa Bay Lightning is a professional ice hockey team based in Tampa, Florida. ... NHL can also be an abbreviation for National Historic Landmark or Non-Hodgkins lymphoma. ... The Johnstown Chiefs are a minor league ice hockey team located in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, playing in the ECHL. The team was founded in 1988 in the All-American Hockey League, and moved to the East Coast Hockey League (now just ECHL) when that league was formed. ... The ECHL (formerly the East Coast Hockey League) is a professional ice hockey league based in Princeton, New Jersey, with teams scattered across the United States and Canada, generally regarded as a tier below the American Hockey League. ... The 1995-96 AHL season was the 60th season of the American Hockey League. ... The 1997-98 AHL season was the 62nd season of the American Hockey League. ... Ice hockey, known simply as hockey in areas where it is more common than field hockey, is a team sport played on ice. ... The American Hockey League (AHL) is regarded as the top professional hockey league in North America outside the National Hockey League (NHL) for which it serves as the primary developmental circuit. ... Nickname: City of Homes Location in Massachusetts Coordinates: Country United States State Massachusetts County Hampden County Settled 1636 Incorporated 1636 Government type Mayor-council city  - Mayor Charles Ryan (D) Area    - City  33. ... The MassMutual Center is a 6,677-seat multi-purpose arena in Springfield, Massachusetts. ...

History

In 1994, the longtime AHL Springfield Indians team was sold to interests that moved the franchise to Worcester, Massachusetts, to become the Worcester IceCats. Ex-Indian players Bruce Landon, then the general manager of the Indians, and Wayne LaChance, a local rink owner, secured an expansion franchise for Springfield for the 1994-1995 season. The Indians name was still under trademark, so the new owners named the team after Andy and Amelia, a pair of nesting peregrine falcons that was a popular local civic symbol. The Falcons secured affiliation with both the Hartford Whalers and the Winnipeg Jets of the NHL, keeping continuity with the Whalers' affiliation of the previous few years. Veteran defenseman John Stevens (who shared the co-captaincy that first year with Rob Murray) scored the franchise's first goal. The Springfield Indians was a founding franchise of the American Hockey League, existing (with two interruptions) from 1926 to 1994. ...   Nickname: The Heart of the Commonwealth, The City of the Seven Hills, Wormtown Settled: 1673 â€“ Incorporated: 1684 Zip Code(s): 01608 â€“ Area Code(s): 508 / 774 Official website: http://www. ... The Worcester IceCats were an ice hockey team in the American Hockey League. ... Binomial name Falco peregrinus Tunstall, 1771 The Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus), sometimes formerly known in North America as Duck Hawk, is a medium-sized falcon about the size of a large crow: 380-530 millimetres (15-21 in) long. ... The Hartford Whalers (known as the New England Whalers as a World Hockey Association (WHA) franchise from 1972-79), was a National Hockey League (NHL) team that played from 1979-97. ... The Winnipeg Jets were an ice hockey franchise that existed in both the World Hockey Association and the National Hockey League. ... John Stevens is the name of a number of prominent people: Sir John Stevens (b. ... Robert Allan Murray (born April 4, 1967 in Toronto, Ontario) is a former Canadian ice hockey player. ...

Tavis Hansen and Daniel Briere score against Saint John

Among the Falcons' notable players have included Jean-Guy Trudel, the franchise's leading career goal and point scorer; Daniel Briere, currently the team captain of the Buffalo Sabres; Manny Legace, the franchise's all-time leading goaltender and St. Louis Blues starter; Nikolai Khabibulin, the Chicago Blackhawks star goaltender and Rob Murray, the franchise's long-time captain and inspirational leader, and current assistant coach for the Providence Bruins. During the 2003-2004 season, Springfield fans voted on the Web for the team's 10th Anniversary Team, and selected Briere at center, Trudel at left wing, Tavis Hansen at right wing, Brad Tiley and Dan Focht on defense, and Legace in goal. Image File history File linksMetadata No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File linksMetadata No higher resolution available. ... Daniel Briere (born October 6, 1977 in Gatineau, Quebec, Canada) is a French Canadian professional hockey centre. ... The Buffalo Sabres are a professional ice hockey team based in Buffalo, New York. ... Manny Legace playing for the Detroit Red Wings. ... The St. ... Nikolai Ivanovich Khabibulin (Russian Николай Иванович Хабибулин, Nikolaj Ivanovič Chabibulin; born January 13, 1973 in Sverdlovsk, USSR, now Yekaterinburg, Russia), nicknamed the Bulin Wall, is a goaltender for the Chicago Blackhawks. ... The Chicago Blackhawks are a professional ice hockey team based in Chicago, Illinois. ... Robert Allan Murray (born April 4, 1967 in Toronto, Ontario) is a former Canadian ice hockey player. ... The Providence Bruins are an ice hockey team in the American Hockey League. ... Dan Focht (born December 31, 1977 in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada) is a Canadian ice hockey defenseman. ...

Original Falcons logo used from 1995-2003

Individual honors won by Falcons players have included the Baz Bastien Memorial Award given to the league's best goaltender (to Legace in 1996 and Scott Langkow in 1998), Briere winning the Red Garrett Memorial Award emblematic of rookie of the year and a nod as First Team All-Star center in 1998, Tiley winning the Eddie Shore Award for the league's outstanding defenseman in 2000, and Trudel winning a Second Team All-Star award in 2000. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Scott Langkow (born April 21, 1975, in Sherwood Park, Alberta, Canada) is a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender with HV71 in the Swedish Elitserien. ... The Eddie Shore Award is presented annually to the AHLs best defenceman. ...

The team has finished in first place in its division twice and made the playoffs six times in its twelve seasons. It has subsequently been affiliated with the Phoenix Coyotes, and starting in the 2004-2005 season, exclusively with the Lightning. The Phoenix Coyotes are a professional ice hockey team based in the Phoenix suburb of Glendale. ...

On April 17, 2006, after posting a combined record of 52-90-6-12 over two seasons, the Falcons fired head coach Dirk Graham. [1] Former New York Islanders head coach Steve Stirling was named to replace him on May 22. Dirk Milton Graham (born July 29, 1959 in Regina, Saskatchewan) was a Canadian professional ice hockey forward who played for the Chicago Blackhawks and Minnesota North Stars in the National Hockey League. ... The New York Islanders are a professional ice hockey team based in Uniondale, New York, a city located on Long Island. ... Steve Stirling (Born: November 9, 1949 in Clarkson, Ontario, Canada-) is a Canadian head coach of the National Hockey League New York Islanders since the 2003-04 NHL Season. ...

On March 19, 2007, the team announced that it was becoming an affiliate to the Edmonton Oilers starting in the 2007-08 AHL season. The Edmonton Oilers are a professionial ice hockey team based in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. ... The 2007-08 AHL season will be the 72nd season of the American Hockey League. ...

Area Timeline

The market was previously home to:

• Springfield Indians (1926-1994)

The Springfield Indians was a founding franchise of the American Hockey League, existing (with two interruptions) from 1926 to 1994. ...

Year-by-year record

Team records

Single Season

Goals: 39 John LeBlanc (1994-95)

Assists: 65 Jean-Guy Trudel (2000-01)

Points: 99 Jean-Guy Trudel (2000-01)

Penalty Minutes: 373 Rob Murray (1994-95)

GAA: 2.27 Manny Legace (1995-96)

SV%: .922 Jean-Marc Pelletier (2003-04)

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Career

Career Goals: 90 Jean-Guy Trudel

Career Assists: 157 Rob Murray

Career Points: 242 Jean-Guy Trudel

Career Penalty Minutes: 1529 Rob Murray

Career Goaltending Wins: 63 Scott Langkow

Career Shutouts: 8 Manny Legace

Career Games: 501 Rob Murray

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Notable NHL/WHA alumni

List of Springfield Falcons alumni that played more than 100 games in Springfield, and also played in the National Hockey League. NHL redirects here. ...

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External links

• Springfield Falcons Official Website
• The Internet Hockey Database - Springfield Falcons