36:
250:
The team was close to another relocation just one season after moving. Members of the community raised $ 30,000 to keep the team in Hoyt Lakes. The team then had their best season, falling in game seven of the
266:
Several players have moved on to college ice hockey programs. In June 2015, the Iron Ranges announced that eight members of the previous season would be playing for NCAA college hockey programs in the Fall.
1037:
1233:
258:
In 2019, after several more seasons of ownership and player recruitment issues, the Iron
Rangers ceased operations for the 2019–20 season while the league searched for new owners.
776:
1248:
212:
With their first game being rescheduled twice, the
Ironheads finally stepped on the ice for their inaugural game on October 8, 2011. Their first game was against the
197:
region of northern
Minnesota to begin play in September 2011. The Iron Range Ironheads' coach and general manager was Steve Chelios, brother of former NHL defenseman
834:
1238:
1243:
1258:
896:
186:
170:
58:
240:
20:
1253:
1057:
1062:
1042:
235:
In June 2012, Steve
Chelios was released and the team was renamed the Minnesota Iron Rangers. With the name change came a move to
966:
887:
816:
220:. Shamus O'Neill scored the franchise's first goal at 18:51 of the first period, but the Ice Dogs went on to win the game 5–1.
1212:
784:
1202:
239:, playing their games at Hoyt Lakes Arena. The Minnesota Iron Rangers name was previously used by a team playing in the
991:
920:
631:
1032:
1188:
1183:
1178:
1143:
1138:
1133:
1128:
1123:
1118:
1113:
1108:
1103:
1098:
252:
798:
940:
592:
434:
383:
1163:
1158:
1153:
1148:
1093:
1088:
1083:
1078:
1006:
654:
708:
1011:
935:
236:
158:
47:
751:
1016:
1001:
996:
981:
945:
518:
428:
389:
1052:
915:
880:
440:
224:
190:
1047:
971:
961:
344:
244:
1207:
986:
865:
151:
690:
925:
206:
930:
910:
479:
217:
213:
873:
247:. Chris Walby was hired as the team's head coach and general manager on June 19, 2012.
1227:
726:
198:
148:
201:. Steve was the franchise's managing partner, along with a group of investors from
672:
194:
182:
154:
202:
255:. Several players were honored by the SIJHL, winning post-season awards.
727:"American Hockey Association [1992-1993] history and statistics"
35:
19:
Not to be confused with the
Minnesota Iron Rangers that played in the
817:"MINNESOTA IRON RANGERS TO TAKE ONE YEAR LEAVE OF ABSENCE FROM SIJHL"
166:
227:
3–2 at
Northwoods Arena in Cloquet to win their first SIJHL game.
869:
855:
860:
752:"1992–93 American Hockey Association [AHA] standings"
709:"Around the SIJHL: SIJHL's 12th season begins Friday"
1071:
1025:
954:
903:
133:
125:
120:
109:
98:
80:
72:
64:
54:
42:
28:
1234:Superior International Junior Hockey League teams
223:On December 10, 2011, the Ironheads defeated the
799:"The Death Pool – The End Is Near In Minnesota"
881:
8:
897:Superior International Junior Hockey League
861:Superior International Junior Hockey League
655:"SIJHL expanding with Iron Range franchise"
187:Superior International Junior Hockey League
171:Superior International Junior Hockey League
59:Superior International Junior Hockey League
888:
874:
866:
25:
1058:Northwestern Ontario Junior Hockey League
835:"Iron Rangers produce 8 NCAA commitments"
274:
1249:Ice hockey clubs disestablished in 2019
646:
1239:Defunct ice hockey teams in Minnesota
21:American Hockey Association (1992–93)
7:
1244:Ice hockey clubs established in 2012
1259:2019 disestablishments in Minnesota
1063:Thunder Bay Junior B Hockey League
1043:Thunder Bay Junior A Hockey League
783:. November 1, 2013. Archived from
777:"The magic at the end of the road"
14:
165:, the Iron Rangers played in the
1254:2012 establishments in Minnesota
177:Iron Range Ironheads (2011–2012)
34:
967:Fort Frances Borderland Thunder
16:American junior ice hockey team
1213:National Junior A Championship
1:
691:"SIJHL seeing changes galore"
673:"A look at the rest of SIJHL"
253:2014 Bill Salonen Cup Finals
517:Lost Survivor Series, 2–3 (
343:Lost Survivor Series, 0–2 (
241:American Hockey Association
1275:
992:Thief River Falls Norskies
921:Kam River Fighting Walleye
629:
590:
555:
516:
477:
426:
381:
342:
18:
1197:
1038:MSU-Bottineau Lumberjacks
1033:Iron Range Yellow Jackets
630:Lost Quarterfinals, 0–3 (
591:Lost Quarterfinals, 0–3 (
33:
427:Won Quarterfinals, 4–0 (
271:Season-by-season results
231:Iron Rangers (2012–2019)
941:Thunder Bay North Stars
382:Won Quarterfinals 2–1 (
1007:Thunder Bay Wolverines
977:Minnesota Iron Rangers
856:Minnesota Iron Rangers
803:The Junior Hockey News
787:on September 24, 2015.
478:Lost Semifinals, 2–4 (
388:Lost Semifinals, 0-4 (
145:Minnesota Iron Rangers
137:Minnesota Iron Rangers
29:Minnesota Iron Rangers
1012:Wisconsin Lumberjacks
936:Sioux Lookout Bombers
715:. September 20, 2012.
679:. September 14, 2011.
433:Won Semifinals, 4–2 (
237:Hoyt Lakes, Minnesota
189:an expansion team in
159:Hoyt Lakes, Minnesota
48:Hoyt Lakes, Minnesota
1017:Wisconsin Wilderness
1002:Thunder Bay Bulldogs
997:Thunder Bay Bearcats
982:Minnesota Wilderness
946:Ironwood Lumberjacks
163:Iron Range Ironheads
129:Iron Range Ironheads
99:General manager
84:Blue, white, and red
1053:Thunder Bay Hornets
916:Fort Frances Lakers
225:Fort Frances Lakers
191:Chisholm, Minnesota
161:. Originally named
1048:Thunder Bay Flyers
972:Marathon Renegades
962:Duluth Clydesdales
695:Fort Frances Times
677:Fort Frances Times
659:Fort Frances Times
439:Lost Finals, 3–4 (
245:Hibbing, Minnesota
181:On July 12, 2011,
1221:
1220:
1208:Dudley Hewitt Cup
987:Schreiber Diesels
839:Mesabi Daily News
638:
637:
141:
140:
121:Franchise history
116:
105:
1266:
926:Kenora Islanders
890:
883:
876:
867:
843:
842:
841:. June 18, 2015.
831:
825:
824:
823:. June 12, 2019.
813:
807:
806:
795:
789:
788:
773:
767:
766:
764:
762:
756:www.hockeydb.com
748:
742:
741:
739:
737:
731:www.hockeydb.com
723:
717:
716:
705:
699:
698:
697:. June 13, 2012.
687:
681:
680:
669:
663:
662:
661:. July 10, 2011.
651:
556:Did not qualify
275:
207:British Columbia
114:
103:
94:
91:
88:
76:Hoyt Lakes Arena
50:
38:
26:
1274:
1273:
1269:
1268:
1267:
1265:
1264:
1263:
1224:
1223:
1222:
1217:
1193:
1067:
1021:
950:
931:Red Lake Miners
911:Dryden Ice Dogs
899:
894:
852:
847:
846:
833:
832:
828:
815:
814:
810:
805:. May 27, 2019.
797:
796:
792:
775:
774:
770:
760:
758:
750:
749:
745:
735:
733:
725:
724:
720:
707:
706:
702:
689:
688:
684:
671:
670:
666:
653:
652:
648:
643:
438:
432:
387:
273:
264:
233:
218:Dryden, Ontario
214:Dryden Ice Dogs
179:
92:
89:
86:
85:
46:
24:
17:
12:
11:
5:
1272:
1270:
1262:
1261:
1256:
1251:
1246:
1241:
1236:
1226:
1225:
1219:
1218:
1216:
1215:
1210:
1198:
1195:
1194:
1192:
1191:
1186:
1181:
1176:
1171:
1166:
1161:
1156:
1151:
1146:
1141:
1136:
1131:
1126:
1121:
1116:
1111:
1106:
1101:
1096:
1091:
1086:
1081:
1075:
1073:
1069:
1068:
1066:
1065:
1060:
1055:
1050:
1045:
1040:
1035:
1029:
1027:
1023:
1022:
1020:
1019:
1014:
1009:
1004:
999:
994:
989:
984:
979:
974:
969:
964:
958:
956:
952:
951:
949:
948:
943:
938:
933:
928:
923:
918:
913:
907:
905:
901:
900:
895:
893:
892:
885:
878:
870:
864:
863:
858:
851:
850:External links
848:
845:
844:
826:
808:
790:
781:Hometown Focus
768:
743:
718:
700:
682:
664:
645:
644:
642:
639:
636:
635:
628:
625:
622:
619:
616:
613:
610:
607:
604:
601:
597:
596:
589:
586:
583:
580:
577:
574:
571:
568:
565:
562:
558:
557:
554:
551:
548:
545:
542:
539:
536:
533:
530:
527:
523:
522:
515:
512:
509:
506:
503:
500:
497:
494:
491:
488:
484:
483:
476:
473:
470:
467:
464:
461:
458:
455:
452:
449:
445:
444:
425:
422:
419:
416:
413:
410:
407:
404:
401:
398:
394:
393:
380:
377:
374:
371:
368:
365:
362:
359:
356:
353:
349:
348:
341:
338:
335:
332:
329:
326:
323:
320:
317:
314:
310:
309:
306:
303:
300:
297:
294:
291:
288:
285:
282:
279:
272:
269:
263:
260:
232:
229:
178:
175:
157:team based in
139:
138:
135:
131:
130:
127:
123:
122:
118:
117:
113:Todd Kreibich
111:
107:
106:
102:Todd Kreibich
100:
96:
95:
82:
78:
77:
74:
70:
69:
66:
62:
61:
56:
52:
51:
44:
40:
39:
31:
30:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1271:
1260:
1257:
1255:
1252:
1250:
1247:
1245:
1242:
1240:
1237:
1235:
1232:
1231:
1229:
1214:
1211:
1209:
1206:
1204:
1200:
1199:
1196:
1190:
1187:
1185:
1182:
1180:
1177:
1175:
1172:
1170:
1167:
1165:
1162:
1160:
1157:
1155:
1152:
1150:
1147:
1145:
1142:
1140:
1137:
1135:
1132:
1130:
1127:
1125:
1122:
1120:
1117:
1115:
1112:
1110:
1107:
1105:
1102:
1100:
1097:
1095:
1092:
1090:
1087:
1085:
1082:
1080:
1077:
1076:
1074:
1070:
1064:
1061:
1059:
1056:
1054:
1051:
1049:
1046:
1044:
1041:
1039:
1036:
1034:
1031:
1030:
1028:
1024:
1018:
1015:
1013:
1010:
1008:
1005:
1003:
1000:
998:
995:
993:
990:
988:
985:
983:
980:
978:
975:
973:
970:
968:
965:
963:
960:
959:
957:
953:
947:
944:
942:
939:
937:
934:
932:
929:
927:
924:
922:
919:
917:
914:
912:
909:
908:
906:
902:
898:
891:
886:
884:
879:
877:
872:
871:
868:
862:
859:
857:
854:
853:
849:
840:
836:
830:
827:
822:
818:
812:
809:
804:
800:
794:
791:
786:
782:
778:
772:
769:
757:
753:
747:
744:
732:
728:
722:
719:
714:
710:
704:
701:
696:
692:
686:
683:
678:
674:
668:
665:
660:
656:
650:
647:
640:
633:
626:
623:
620:
617:
614:
611:
608:
605:
602:
599:
598:
594:
587:
584:
581:
578:
575:
572:
569:
566:
563:
560:
559:
552:
549:
546:
543:
540:
537:
534:
531:
528:
525:
524:
520:
513:
510:
507:
504:
501:
498:
495:
492:
489:
486:
485:
481:
474:
471:
468:
465:
462:
459:
456:
453:
450:
447:
446:
442:
436:
430:
423:
420:
417:
414:
411:
408:
405:
402:
399:
396:
395:
391:
385:
378:
375:
372:
369:
366:
363:
360:
357:
354:
351:
350:
346:
339:
336:
333:
330:
327:
324:
321:
318:
315:
312:
311:
307:
304:
301:
298:
295:
292:
289:
286:
283:
280:
277:
276:
270:
268:
261:
259:
256:
254:
248:
246:
242:
238:
230:
228:
226:
221:
219:
215:
210:
208:
204:
200:
199:Chris Chelios
196:
192:
188:
184:
176:
174:
172:
168:
164:
160:
156:
153:
150:
146:
136:
132:
128:
124:
119:
112:
108:
101:
97:
83:
79:
75:
71:
67:
63:
60:
57:
53:
49:
45:
41:
37:
32:
27:
22:
1201:
1173:
1168:
976:
955:Former teams
838:
829:
820:
811:
802:
793:
785:the original
780:
771:
761:December 13,
759:. Retrieved
755:
746:
736:December 13,
734:. Retrieved
730:
721:
712:
703:
694:
685:
676:
667:
658:
649:
265:
257:
249:
234:
222:
211:
185:granted the
180:
162:
144:
142:
593:North Stars
435:North Stars
384:North Stars
345:Clydesdales
1228:Categories
641:References
429:Wilderness
390:Wilderness
195:Iron Range
183:USA Hockey
155:ice hockey
110:Head coach
73:Home arena
308:Playoffs
243:based in
203:Vancouver
193:, in the
134:2012–2019
126:2011–2012
115:(2017-18)
104:(2017-18)
632:Norskies
627:6th of 6
588:6th of 6
553:6th of 6
514:4th of 5
480:Ice Dogs
475:2nd of 5
424:3rd of 6
379:5th of 5
340:7th of 7
167:Canadian
149:American
147:were an
1189:2023–24
1184:2022–23
1179:2021–22
1174:2020–21
1169:2019–20
1164:2018–19
1159:2017–18
1154:2016–17
1149:2015–16
1144:2014–15
1139:2013–14
1134:2012–13
1129:2011–12
1124:2010–11
1119:2009–10
1114:2008–09
1109:2007–08
1104:2006–07
1099:2005–06
1094:2004–05
1089:2003–04
1084:2002–03
1079:2001–02
1072:Seasons
1026:History
600:2018–19
561:2017–18
526:2016–17
487:2015–16
448:2014–15
397:2013–14
352:2012–13
313:2011–12
305:Results
169:-based
65:Founded
519:Miners
441:Lakers
278:Season
262:Alumni
152:junior
93:
90:
87:
81:Colors
55:League
904:Teams
821:SIJHL
713:SIJHL
1203:CJHL
763:2017
738:2017
143:The
68:2011
43:City
621:478
582:336
579:144
547:336
544:144
508:223
505:178
469:198
466:246
418:168
415:237
373:194
370:161
334:432
331:155
302:Pts
293:SOL
290:OTL
216:in
1230::
837:.
819:.
801:.
779:.
754:.
729:.
711:.
693:.
675:.
657:.
634:)
618:91
609:53
603:56
595:)
585:15
570:47
564:56
550:17
535:46
529:56
521:)
511:46
496:31
493:21
490:56
482:)
472:66
457:20
454:30
451:56
443:)
421:78
406:14
403:36
400:56
392:)
376:54
361:28
358:26
355:56
347:)
337:20
322:45
316:56
299:GA
296:GF
281:GP
209:.
205:,
173:.
1205::
889:e
882:t
875:v
765:.
740:.
624:6
615:0
612:0
606:3
576:2
573:1
567:6
541:0
538:3
532:7
502:2
499:2
463:1
460:5
437:)
431:)
412:—
409:6
386:)
367:—
364:2
328:—
325:2
319:9
287:L
284:W
23:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
