FRESNO FALCONS

'Fresno Falcons'
'Founded'	1946
'Home ice'	Save Mart Center
'Based in'	Fresno, California
'Colors'	Navy Blue, Royal Blue, Gold
'Division Titles'	1
'League'	ECHL
'Head coach'	Matt Thomas

The 'Fresno Falcons' are a minor league hockey affiliate of the San Jose Sharks. They currently play in the ECHL (formerly East Coast Hockey League). They are located in Fresno, California.Their home arena is the Save Mart Center (cap.14,000) since leaving Selland Arena in downtown Fresno in 2002.All games are broadcast on KXEX 1550 Sporting News Radio with Joe Babik handling play by play.
The Fresno Falcons were founded in 1946 as a charter member of the Pacific Coast Hockey League.The Falcons also played in the Cal-Neva Hockey League, Pacific Southwest Hockey League and the West Coast Hockey League before joining the ECHL. During the 1968 & 1969 season the team was officially known as the Fresno Aces,in 1970 the name was changed back to the Fresno Falcons. The Falcons joined the ECHL after the West Coast Hockey League was absorbed by the larger league in 2003. The Falcons play in the Pacific Division of the ECHL's National Conference.
Records as of April 11,2007.

Season	League	Division	GP	W	L	T	OTL	SOL	PTS	PCT	GF	GA	PIM	Coach(es)	Result
1995-96	WCHL	WCHL	58	30	21	0	7	0	67	0.578	270	232	1454	John Olver	Lost in Finals
1996-97	WCHL	WCHL	64	38	20	0	6	0	82	0.641	313	254	1851	Guy Gadowsky	Lost in Round 1
1997-98	WCHL	WCHLS	64	33	29	0	2	0	68	0.531	273	262	2018	Guy Gadowsky	Lost in Round 1
1998-99	WCHL	WCHLS	70	35	31	0	4	0	74	0.529	257	296	2172	Guy Gadowsky	Lost in Round 2
1999-00	WCHL	WCHLS	72	27	38	0	7	0	61	0.424	262	307	2181	Blaine Moore	Did Not Qualify
2000-01	WCHL	WCHLS	72	44	22	6	0	0	94	0.653	259	221	1746	Blaine Moore	Unknown
2001-02	WCHL	WCHLS	72	33	31	0	8	0	74	0.514	242	267	2108	Blaine Moore	WCHL Taylor Cup Champions
2002-03	WCHL	WCHL	72	35	28	0	9	0	79	0.549	243	235	2170	Blaine Moore	Lost in Finals
2003-04	ECHL	Pacific	72	23	43	6	0	0	52	0.361	187	275	1815	Blaine Moore,Greg Spenrath	Did Not Qualify
2004-05	ECHL	West	72	39	25	8	0	0	86	0.597	204	217	1800	Greg Spenrath	Did Not Qualify
2005-06	ECHL	Pacific	72	43	15	14	0	0	100	0.694	230	205	1572	Matt Thomas	Lost in National Conference Finals
2006-07	ECHL	Pacific	72	34	29	9	0	0	77	0.535	195	197	1555	Matt Thomas	Lost in Round 1
Totals	2	4	832	414	332	43	43	0	914	0.550	2935	2968	22442	5	8/12 Playoff Seasons (not counting Unknown result, 1 Championship

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Championships

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Championships

Year	League	Championships
2001-2002	WCHL	Taylor Cup

External links

★ Fresno Falcons official site