Playing in The PSHL
The Pacific Southwest Hockey League was founded in 1969 and the Falcons were one of the league's staples, as the only franchise in the league that was present from its beginning, throughout to the 1995-96 merger that formed the West Coast Hockey League.
The Falcons were the PSHL's signature franchise largely due to convenience and the availability of a then-relatively new showcase arena, Selland Arena in Fresno's Convention Center. At times throughout the league's history, some games even if not involving the Falcons were held at Selland Arena, including several Championship Finals series throughout the 1970s.
A PSHL season ranged from 15 to 30 games each between anywhere from 4 to 8 teams. Franchises shifted frequently, often with new teams appearing the next season from the same cities. The mainstays of the league were the Falcons, the Los Angeles Bruins and later in the league's history, the Burbank or Los Angeles Jets and the West Covina or California Blackhawks (later just Hawks).
Falcons games were often paired with side attractions when it came to teams' marketing, including broomball and Roller Derby.
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