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A blow for western Mass. hockey fans: Springfield is losing its AHL team

It was a move that some saw coming, but still hits pretty hard: Springfield is losing the AHL's Falcons.

OFFICIAL: We have signed an agreement to purchase the Springfield Falcons (@TheAHL) franchise.

https://t.co/8SI6rlwz6F — Yotes (@ArizonaCoyotes) April 19, 2016

#Coyotes have purchased AHL's Springfield Falcons, plans to move them to Tucson, Ariz., for next season pending AHL board approval.

— Frank Seravalli (@frank_seravalli) April 19, 2016

A news release from the Coyotes confirms those plans, meaning the Falcons are all but done in Springfield.