Welch, Frank. "Cobras sold, will move to Albany", Arizona Republic, January 31, 1996. Accessed January 8, 2024, via Newspapers.com. "An unidentified investor from Rochester, N.Y., bought the rights to operate the Phoenix Cobras, General Manager Madeleine Simon said Tuesday. The investor, however, will not keep the Roller Hockey International franchise operating in the Valley. He will move it to Albany, N.Y., where it will become the Empire State Cobras."
