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The New Mexico Scorpions were a Central Hockey League (CHL) team located in Rio Rancho New Mexico. The team was established in 1996 as a part of the Western Professional Hockey League (WPHL). In 2001 the WPHL merged with the CHL. In July 2009 the Scorpions ceased operations.The Scorpions’ home arena during their WPHL and early CHL days was the Tingley Coliseum in Albuquerque New Mexico.