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 May 6, 2002
The American Hockey League approves the purchase of an AHL franchise by the Florida Panthers (NHL) and San Antonio Spurs (NBA). The team will play at San Antonio's new SBC Center.
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 May 31, 2002
John Torchetti is named head coach of Florida’s AHL affiliate in San Antonio.
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 June 3, 2002
The San Antonio Spurs announces that the team will be named the San Antonio Stampede and unveiled their logo, featuring a rampaging bull with a blue, black and silver color scheme. The blue color is complimentary to the blue used in the Florida Panthers logo, while the black and silver make a subtle connection to the Spurs. The logo was designed by Al Aguilar and Jamie Stolarski with Creative Civilization–an Aguilar/Girard Agency. The team also announces KTKR “The Ticket 760 AM” will serve as flagship station.
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 June 14, 2002
San Antonio Spurs announces team has changed the name of the AHL team to the San Antonio Rampage. The logo will remain the same.
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June 28, 2002
Scott Allen named assistant coach of Rampage
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July 1, 2002
Brent Flahr named director of hockey operations
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 August 15, 2002
Rick Carden named director of hockey business operations.
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 September 4, 2002
Team unveils their home and road jerseys for their inaugural season. The home jersey has a white body, with a light gray, blue and navy blue trim, while the road jersey has a blue body with a light gray and navy blue trim. Both jerseys display the Rampage logo on the chest with the secondary logo appearing on the shoulders, and the words “San Antonio” written across the bottom of the uniform. SP Apparel, the official supplier of the American Hockey League produced the jerseys.
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September 18, 2002
Rampage name Andrew Monaco as new voice.
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September 19, 2002
First group of the Panthers players assigned to
San Antonio
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September 20, 2002
Rampage open training camp in Sunrise, Florida
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October 2, 2002
Rampage open training camp at Freeman Coliseum in San Antonio
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October 4, 2002
The Rampage open their inaugural two-game preseason schedule against the Houston Aeros at Aerodome (Houston) with 4-3 loss.
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October 12, 2002
The Rampage open their inaugural AHL season in Milwaukee against the Admirals, a 6-2 loss.
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October 14, 2002
Rampage announce dual affiliation with the Jackson Bandits (ECHL) and Laredo Bucks (CHL).
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October 18, 2002
Rampage record first victory in franchise history over
Utah (5-4 W).
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November 3, 2002
The Rampage host their first home game at
SBC
Center against the Houston Aeros at 3 p.m.
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November 7, 2002
The Rampage record first home win over the Cincinnati Mighty Ducks (4-3).
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December 5, 2002
The Rampage hold their first practice at the new
Ice
Center @ Northwoods, which will serve as the team’s practice facility.
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 January 2, 2003
Filip Novak is first player to represent the Rampage in the AHL All-Star Classic; playing for PlanetUSA.
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 February 17, 2003
Rampage’s Jeff Toms named AHL’s Player of the Week after tallying six points (5-1=6) in two games.
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 March 6, 2003
Florida Panthers name John Torchetti as assistant coach. Scott Allen named interim head coach of Rampage.
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April 6, 2003
The Rampage complete their first season with a playoff bid and a chance to become the 6th team in the AHL’s history to hoist the Calder Cup in their inagural season.
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April 10, 2003
The Rampage begin a best-of-five series against the Norfolk Admirals.
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April 13, 2003
The Rampage are swept in three games in the Western Conference Quaterfinals by the Norfolk Admirals.
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June 5, 2003
Steve Ludzik becomes the Rampage’s third head coach. Scott Allen will remain assistant coach.
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 July 23, 2003
Bobby Jay becomes the Rampage’s second director of hockey operations.
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August 28, 2003
Florida enters affiliation agreement with the Augusta Lynx (ECHL), joining the Rampage as official affiliates of the Panthers.
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 October 10, 2003
San Antonio opens its 2nd season against division rival Utah at the “E” Center in Salt Lake City. Lee Goren is named the club’s first team captain in franchise history.
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November 10, 2003
Florida Panthers name Steve Ludzik as assistant coach, replacing Mike Pelino.
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 November 11, 2003
Scott Allen becomes the Rampage’s fourth head coach. Bobby Jay is promoted to General Manager and will serve as interim assistant coach.
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January 27, 2004
Florida names Ian Herbers as assistant coach, replacing interim coach Bobby Jay.
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 June 17, 2004
Steve Ludzik become’s the Rampage’s fifth head coach, replacing Scott Allen.
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 July 20, 2004
Florida names Matt Loughran as the Rampage’s director of hockey operations, replacing Bobby Jay.
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September 1, 2004
Florida enters affiliation agreement with the Texas Wildcatters (ECHL), joining the Rampage as official affiliates of the Panthers.
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September 26, 2004
Florida Panthers name Guy Charron as associate coach for Rampage until NHL season (Lockout) begins. Also assigns Medical Trainer/Massage Therapist Jim Pizzutelli to
San Antonio for same duration.
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 October 14, 2004
Paul Healey selected as team captain for the 2004-05 season, becoming the second team captain in team history.
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October 15, 2004
Open third season at home versus
Houston .
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 February 14, 2005
Defenseman Jay Bouwmeester represents team at 2005 AHL All-Star Game in Manchester, NH, playing for Team .
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 February 18, 2005
Florida names Clint Malarchuk as Rampage’s assistant coach for remainder of the 2004-05 season, replacing Guy Charron.
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 June 30, 2005
Spurs Sports & Entertainment purchases the Florida Panthers portion of Rampage franchise, assuming sole ownership of AHL club. Also enters multi-year affiliation agreement with Phoenix Coyotes (NHL). Laurence Gilman will serve as General Manager, Pat Conacher will serve as Head Coach and Gord Dineen will serve as assistant coach/director of hockey operations (all served in similar capacities with Utah Grizzlies-Coyotes’ AHL affiliate-during 2004-05 season).
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September 6, 2005
Layne Ulmer is the first player to sign an AHL contract with the Rampage—the Phoenix Coyotes top affiliate.
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 September 27, 2005
Wayne Gretzky is introduced to the San Antonio public at a Rampage press conference at the
SBC
Center . The Rampage also introduces their hockey operations department as the team begins training camp. Bexar County Judge Nelson W. Wolff presents a Rampage jersey to Wayne Gretzky.
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October 7, 2005
The Rampage open its 4th season against division rival Houston Aeros as the Phoenix Coyotes AHL affiliate.
San Antonio lost 6-5 in regulation.
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 December 1, 2005
The Rampage host the Cleveland Barons in the AHL’s 30,000th regular-season game. The AHL milestone featured two NHL goaltenders on conditioning assignments,
Cleveland ’s Vesa Toskala and the Rampage’s Brian Boucher, each recording shutouts through 65 minutes of play. Karl Goehring replaced Boucher for the shootout and posted his first win with the team four of five attempts.
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 January 11, 2006
The home of the Rampage, the NBA Spurs, WNBA Silver Stars and the San Antonio Stock Show and Rodeo becomes formally known as the
AT&T
Center and unveils the new AT&T logo. The name results from SBC Communications Inc.’s acquisition of AT&T Corp. and its decision to retain the AT&T name.
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January 13, 2006
The Rampage become the first of the three Spurs Sports & Entertainment franchises to win in the newly named
AT&T
Center when they defeat the Toronto Marlies (Toronto Maple Leafs affiliate) 4-3 in overtime.
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 January 30, 2006
Right wing Pavel Brendl earns the CCM Vector/AHL Player of the Week for the period ending Jan. 29, 2006. He scored three goals and four assists for seven points, becoming the second Rampage player to receive the weekly award (see Feb. 17, 2003).
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 February 1, 2006
Center Layne Ulmer represents team at 2006 AHL All-Star Game in Winnipeg, Manitoba, playing for Team .
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February 21, 2006
The Rampage’s road game against the Peoria Rivermen is aired live on XM Satellite Radio and XM Canada on XM’s all-hockey Home Ice Channel 204 as part of their 15-game AHL format.
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 March 18 & 19, 2006
The Rampage win back-to-back shutouts against the Houston Aeros for the first time in team history. Goaltender David LeNeveu stopped all 53 shots on Sat., Mar. 18 and Karl Goehring stopped all 41 shots on Sun., Mar. 19.
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 April 15, 2006
Actor Efren Ramirez, who plays Pedro in the movie Napoleon Dynamite, comes to the
AT&T
Center to sign autographs as the Rampage host Napoleon Dynamite Night; which drew a season-high crowd of 8,309.
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 September 7, 2006
The Rampage unveil their new uniforms with the official colors now being black, grey and silver. While the primary and secondary logos remain the same, the crest of the jerseys will now reflect just the bull’s head giving it a more sleek look.
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 October 26, 2006
Bryan Helmer’s ironman streak ends due to an injury. The defenseman had the longest active streak for consecutive games played with 170 games over the past three seasons.
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 November 13, 2006
Ryan Snider is named Director of Hockey Business operations.
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 November 21, 2006
Forwards Bill Thomas and Yanick Lehoux tallied back-to-back goals only 16 seconds apart against
Houston to set a new franchise record.
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 January 29, 2007
Defenseman Keith Yandle represents the team at 2007 AHL All-Star Game in Toronto, Ontario , playing for PlanetUSA.
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 March 5, 2007
Center Alex Leavitt earns the CCM Vector/AHL Player of the Week for the period ending Mar. 4, 2007. He scored 14 points (6 goals, 8 assists) in only seven games, becoming the third Rampage player to receive the weekly award (see 2/17/03 and 1/30/06).
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 March 9, 2007
Chris Ferraro and Donald MacLean each score five points in their win over Peoria , marking a franchise record for most points in a game. Ferraro scored a goal and four assists, while MacLean scored two goals and three assists.
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 April 15, 2007
Keith Yandle becomes the team’s all-time top scoring defenseman in a single season when he recorded two assists in the Rampage’s season finale at
Houston to finish with 34 points.
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 May 30, 2007
The Phoenix Coyotes name Don Maloney as their new General Manager. He will also oversee the Rampage
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 August 14, 2007
SS&E signs new multi-year affiliation agreement with Phoenix Coyotes. Also announce new head coach
Greg Ireland .
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 August 21, 2007
The Phoenix Coyotes hire
Ray Edwards as the assistant coach for the Rampage.
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August 24, 2007
Rampage name Joe Dominey as new radio voice.
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 September 19, 2007
The Ramapge in partnership with the AHL unveil the brand new Rbk / EDGE Uniforms. The Rbk EDGE Uniform System will debut in only two leagues worldwide during the 2007-08 season: the NHL and the American Hockey League. Featuring technologically-advanced materials and fabrics that are more breathable and more resistant to water absorption that offer greater range of motion, the Rbk EDGE Uniform System provides comfort and improved compatibility with equipment while helping to enhance player performance.
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October 6, 2007
Rampage begin sixth season with 7-1 win over Iowa at the
AT&T
Center.
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 November 3, 2007
San Antonio scores two goals in a franchise record 14 seconds, Bill Thomas and Chris Durno at Quad City in the first period of what is eventually a 4-3 overtime win for the Rampage.
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 November 18, 2007
The Rampage get their first regulation win in Chicago since February of 2004 by the score of 4-0 as David LeNeveu makes 35 saves.
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December 29, 2007
The Rampage complete their first winning December in franchise history, posting a 6-4-1-0 mark after beating Houston 6-1 at the AT&T Center.
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 January 15, 2008
Rampage forward Chris Durno scores for the fourth straight game, and also shorthanded for the second straight contest, this time with just 0.2 seconds left to stun Manitoba and propel San Antonio to a 3-2 win. The win also boosts the Rampage to 10 games over .500 in a season for the first time in franchise history.
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