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The Arizona Sundogs are a minor-league ice hockey team based in Prescott Valley, Arizona that began play in 2006. Participating in the Central Hockey League, the team plays its home games at Tim's Toyota Center. They are rivals with the New Mexico Scorpions, in large part, due to their playoff meeting in 2007, which the Scorpions won in seven games. Signed a one year affiliation agreement with the Phoenix Coyotes on Friday 31 August 2007. The teams' mascot is a dog-like looking character named Burnie. During the 2007-2008 season, the team clinched 1st place in the CHL's Southwest Division. The sundogs opened the 2008 Ray Miron Presidents cup defeating the New Mexico Scorpions 4 games to 2. They then defeated the deafending southern conference champion Laredo Bucks 4 games to 3. The Sundogs then swept the defending league champion Colorado Eagles 4 games to nothing, winning the CHL championship in only their second year of existence.
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