Phoenix Cobras
CityPhoenix, Arizona
Founded1994
Home arenaArizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
ColorsRed, Black, Yellow, White
Murphy CupsNone
Conference ChampionshipsNone
Division ChampionshipsNone
Franchise history
Phoenix Cobras
(1994–1995)

Empire State Cobras
(1996)

Buffalo Wings
(1997–1999)

The Phoenix Cobras were a professional roller hockey team based in Phoenix, Arizona, United States that played in Roller Hockey International.[1]

The team folded after the 1995 season, was sold and moved to the Albany, New York, area and changed their name to the Empire State Cobras.[2]

References

  1. Pavlock, Carl (2020-03-18). "Obscure hockey merchandise: Phoenix Cobras Roller Hockey Jersey". Five For Howling. Retrieved 2020-10-12.
  2. Welch, Frank. "Cobras sold, will move to Albany", Arizona Republic, January 31, 1996. Accessed January 8, 2024, via Newspapers.com. "An unidentified investor from Rochester, N.Y., bought the rights to operate the Phoenix Cobras, General Manager Madeleine Simon said Tuesday. The investor, however, will not keep the Roller Hockey International franchise operating in the Valley. He will move it to Albany, N.Y., where it will become the Empire State Cobras."


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