DuHaime Joins Ownership Group of Expansion New Mexico

ECHL Team

New Mexico Pro Hockey Club is the 31st team to join the East Coast Hockey League (ECHL);

Inaugural season launches in 2026

The ownership group is led by REV Entertainment and also includes local investors. REV Entertainment oversees various sports franchises and venues, and the company is the official sports and entertainment partner of the Texas Rangers of Major League Baseball.

“Hockey has been an integral part of my life for decades, but only as an amateur player and volunteer coach,” said Mike DuHaime, founder and CEO, MAD Global. “I am excited to play a small role to expand professional hockey and bring a team back to this growing market in New Mexico.”

DuHaime is deeply involved in youth hockey in his home state, where he serves as the president of and is a long-time coach for the Cranford Hockey Club (CHC), the oldest youth travel hockey club in New Jersey. DuHaime was a 2-year captain and 4-year skater on the Rutgers University American Collegiate Hockey Association (ACHA) men’s ice hockey team where he later spent two years as an assistant coach.

The team’s inaugural season launches in 2026. Home games will be played at the Rio Rancho Events Center, which previously hosted the New Mexico Mustangs of the North American Hockey League (NAHL) from 2010-2012 and the New Mexico Scorpions of the Central Hockey League (CHL) from 2006-2009. Fans will have an opportunity to name the team. Visit nmprohockey.com to learn more.

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