Tucson Icemen | |
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City | Tucson, Arizona |
League | Southwest Hockey League |
Operated | 1976–1977 |
Home arena | Tucson Community Center |
Franchise history | |
1975–1976 | Butte Copper Kings |
1976–1977 | Tucson Icemen |
Championships | |
Regular season titles | 1976–1977 |
The Tucson Icemen were a minor professional ice hockey team in the Southwest Hockey League from 1976 to 1977. [1] Of the Southwest League's teams, the Icemen were the most successful, winning 31 of 41 games played in the league. [2]
The team was founded as the Butte Copper Kings and played at the Butte Civic Center in Butte, Montana for the 1975–76 season.[ citation needed ]
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