Amarillo Rattlers
Order classic Amarillo Rattlers tees and hoodies. The Rattlers took the ice at the Amarillo Civic Center in 1996 as part of the WPHL, a league built mostly on teams from Texas, New Mexico and the Gulf Coast, and posted their lone winning season in 1998-99. Celebrate Amarillo hockey by browsing all of our Rattlers gear, then read the team history below. Vintage Ice Hockey Canada is a small business that keeps the designs and history of forgotten hockey clubs alive.
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Amarillo Rattlers History
The Amarillo Rattlers started play at the Amarillo Civic Center in 1996 in the WPHL, a low-level minor league with teams mostly from Texas, New Mexico and the Gulf Coast. The Rattlers were never a particular threat in the WPHL, recording only one season above .500 (31-30-8 in 1998-99) in their six years and never making the playoffs.
In 2001, the WPHL merged with another league and the Rattlers played one more season before folding. After that season the team was sold to local owners and renamed the Amarillo Gorillas.
