Las Vegas Wranglers
Las Vegas Wranglers | |
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City | Las Vegas, Nevada |
League | ECHL |
Conference | Western Conference |
Division | Pacific Division |
Founded | 2003 |
Operated | 2003–2014 |
Home arena | Orleans Arena (2003–2014) |
Colors | Red, black, white, silver |
Owner(s) | Wranglers Hockey, LLC |
General manager | Lowell Lock Monsters (AHL) (2003–2005) Omaha Ak-Sar-Ben Knights (AHL) (2005–2007) Quad City Flames (AHL) (2007–2009) San Antonio Rampage (AHL) (2009–2011) Independent (2011–2014) |
Franchise history | |
2003–2014 | Las Vegas Wranglers |
Championships | |
Regular season titles | 2006–07 |
Division titles | 2006–07, 2007–08 |
Conference titles | 2007–08, 2011–12 |
The Las Vegas Wranglers were a professional ice hockey team based in Las Vegas Valley. The Wranglers were members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the ECHL (formerly the East Coast Hockey League). The Wranglers were founded as an expansion franchise in 2003 following the ECHL's takeover of the West Coast Hockey League.
In May 2014, the team suspended operations for the 2014–15 ECHL season, allowing it time to secure a new home arena.[1] In 2015, the team withdrew from the ECHL after being unable to find a home arena for the 2015-16 season.[2]
The Wranglers won many accolades over their time in the league. They have the highest winning percentage in ECHL history and hold six other ECHL records. The Wranglers made two appearances in the Kelly Cup Finals, in 2008 and 2012 and won the Brabham Cup once and the Pacific Division title twice. Former Wranglers who have reached the National Hockey League (NHL) include Brent Krahn, Adam Pardy, Dany Sabourin, Tyson Strachan, and Tyler Sloan. From 2003 to 2014, the Wranglers played their home games on the west side of the city at the Orleans Arena. The team's lease with Orleans Arena ended after the 2013–14 season.[1]
The Wranglers had been the ECHL affiliate of the NHL's Calgary Flames since the team's inaugural season in 2003 until 2009 before announcing that they were switching their affiliation to the Phoenix Coyotes for the 2009–10 ECHL season.[3]
The Wranglers garnered many accolades from the local media, including the Las Vegas Review-Journal naming the Wranglers "Best Local Sports Team" three times (2005, 2006, 2009)[4] and head coach Glen Gulutzan "Best Local Coach" (2007, 2009).[5]
Franchise history
Return of ice hockey to the desert
With the Las Vegas Thunder of the International Hockey League folding following the 1998–99 IHL season, the West Coast Hockey League (WCHL) announced its intentions to keep ice hockey in the Las Vegas Valley when they granted expansion rights to the city in 1999, with plans for the team to start competing in the 2000–01 WCHL season. The Wranglers team name and logo were announced shortly before what was supposed to be the franchise's inaugural season in 2000, but the team had to suspend its entrance into the WCHL for three seasons due to the lack of a suitable arena for the team to play in. Deciding to not miss out on another season, the Wranglers announced in October 2002 that they planned to play at the proposed Las Vegas Events Center in Downtown Las Vegas and share the arena with the Community College of Southern Nevada's men's and women's basketball teams. The Events Center was to be paid for and operated by a non-profit organization that was supported by Las Vegas mayor Oscar Goodman.[6]
With no progress on the proposed Events Center, the franchise announced in September 2002 that it was moving to the
Early years
On May 29, 2003, in place of owner Charles Davenport, IV, actor
Entering the
Rise to prominence
Before the
The Wranglers ended the season with their best record at 53–13–6 (112 points), only one point behind the Alaska Aces for the West Division title and the Henry Brabham Cup. The 53 wins in 2005–06 were the most in franchise history and the 20-win turnaround led to head coach Glen Gulutzan being awarded the John Brophy Award as the league's top coach.[18] The Wranglers would take on the Idaho Steelheads in the best-of-seven West Division semifinals. The Wranglers found themselves trailing Idaho three games to one, but pulled off what only one other team in the ECHL's history were able to do, winning the best-of-seven series after trailing 3–1.[19] The Wranglers faced the Alaska Aces in the West Division finals, ultimately falling in six games.
Seeking to improve on a great year, the Wranglers were placed in the National Conference's Pacific Division following a league wide realignment. The Wranglers had their best chance to capture their first banner as they did not have to compete with Alaska or Idaho for the division title. The Wranglers had to begin the season without veterans goaltender Marc Magliarditi and Mike McBain but still had a good start, earning points in all of their first eight games, going 3–0–5. The Wranglers relied heavily on new goaltender
The Wranglers finished the 2006–07 regular season with a 46–12–14 record (106 points) and set the league record for fewest road defeats in a single season with five. Wranglers rookie goalie Mike McKenna would finish second in the race for the Reebok Goaltender of the Year award, finishing behind Adam Berkhoel of the Dayton Bombers, and set single season team records in shutouts (five) and lowest goals against average (2.21). The Wranglers also entered the Kelly Cup playoffs on a 13-game winning streak when they took on the 8th-seeded Phoenix RoadRunners in the National Conference quarterfinals. The Wranglers swept the 'Runners in four games and take on the Idaho Steelheads in the National Conference semifinals. The Wranglers won game one of the series to extend their league record winning streak to 18 games, tying the 1991 Peoria Rivermen of the International Hockey League for the longest winning streak in professional hockey history.[23] The streak ended in game two and Idaho eventually took the series in six games on the way to their second Kelly Cup title in four years.
Five years in Las Vegas, the Kelly Cup Finals and after
As the Wranglers were set to begin their fifth season in the ECHL many changes had come around the team. After coming out of nowhere to fill in for Wranglers legend Marc Magliarditi, Mike McKenna left Las Vegas, signing with the Portland Pirates of the AHL and Mike McBain was not expected to play much of the season before he retired. In turn, Gulutzan signed rookie goaltenders Daniel Manzato and Kevin Lalande, as well as signing twins and former NHLers Chris and Peter Ferraro.[24] Two games into the season, Mike McBain announced his retirement and Peter Ferraro was named as his replacement as captain. Despite having two untested goaltenders and a team that didn't have a single original Wrangler, the team shot out of a cannon during the early part of the season, going 15–2–0 after two months into the season. By mid-season, the Wranglers were comfortably settled into first place in the Pacific Division and coach Gulutzan was named head coach of the National Conference All-Stars for the third straight year, tying the league record for most appearances at the ECHL All-Star Game by a coach.[25] The Wranglers clinched their second straight Pacific Division crown and National Conference regular season championship on March 26, 2008 with a 3 – 2 overtime victory on the road against the Utah Grizzlies. The win also made the Wranglers the first team in ECHL history to have three consecutive seasons with at least 100 points.[26]
The Wranglers finished the season 46–13–12 (106 points), good enough for first place in the Pacific Division and the number one overall seed in the National Conference playoffs. Right Winger Peter Ferraro would set the team's single season goal mark with 36. The Wranglers would take on the
Following their successful 2007–08 campaign, the Wranglers were forced to rebuild again as the team was only able to resign nine players from the previous team. At the beginning of the season, former Wranglers captain and defenceman Mike McBain was named as the team's assistant coach, filling in for former assistant
The Wranglers entered the playoffs at the 2nd seed in the Pacific Division and took on the 3rd seed Bakersfield Condors in the best-of-seven Pacific Division semifinals. The Wranglers and Condors traded blows in the first four games, before Bakersfield took a three-games-to-two series lead heading back for Games 6 and 7 in Las Vegas. The Wranglers outscored Bakersfield 8–2 in the last two games to take the series in seven games. The Wranglers headed to the Pacific Division finals to face the division's 4th-seed Stockton Thunder, who were coached by Gulutzan's rival Matt Thomas to an upset of division champion Ontario. As with the previous series with Bakersfield, the first four games were split by the two teams and Las Vegas took a three-games-to-two series lead heading back to Las Vegas. Stockton extended the series to a seventh game by defeating the Wranglers 3–1, but the Wranglers finished off the Thunder in Game 7, 5–1. For the second straight year the Wranglers had reached the National Conference finals, but this time they were to take on the National Conference regular season champion Alaska Aces. Exhausted and injured from two straight seven game series, the Wranglers were unable to retain the Bruce Taylor Trophy, being swept by Alaska in four games.
Gulutzan leaves, Mougenel enters
Following an unlikely return to the National Conference finals, the first head coach and general manager of the Las Vegas Wranglers, Glen Gulutzan, left the team to become the head coach of the expansion Texas Stars of the AHL.[30] For the first time in seven years, Wranglers owner Charles Davenport was forced to look for a head coach, but stated that Gulutzan's move to the AHL was "long overdue." Gulutzan had been offered assistant coaching jobs in the AHL for the past few years, but the offer to coach Texas was his first head coaching offer in the AHL. Gulutzan said he would make some recommendations to help Davenport's search.[31] On June 25, 2009, former Stockton Thunder assistant coach, Ryan Mougenel was named the second head coach in franchise history.[32]
On July 15, 2009 the Wranglers announced that they had hired former NHL All-Star
The
Near the end of 2009, Davenport sold his ownership rights to Fleisig, who assumed full ownership of the team.
In mid-April 2010, Felisig reached an agreement with an unidentified buyer who planned to keep the team in Las Vegas. ECHL commissioner Brian McKenna confirmed that the team would return for an eighth season in Las Vegas, but couldn't comment further until the transfer of ownership was completed. Mougenel stated that the new owners were "great people" and that "they're real committed to the team." Team president Billy Johnson stated that the team was hoping to make a formal announcement of the transfer by the end of April or the first week of May 2010.[34]
In mid-June 2010, the ECHL Board of Governors gave unanimous approval for the transfer of ownership from Fleisig to Wranglers Hockey LLC led by Gary Jacobs, a real estate developer from San Diego who is also managing owner of the Lake Elsinore Storm minor league baseball team.[36]
Mougenel announced in late September 2011 that the Wranglers would play as an independent team (i.e., unaffiliated with any NHL/AHL teams) for the 2011–12 ECHL season.[37]
Relocation, suspension, and end of the franchise
In December 2013,
As a result, the Wranglers requested and received a voluntary suspension of operations from the ECHL for the 2014–15 season. The team planned to seek a new permanent venue and return to play in the 2015–16 season. On January 30, 2015, it was announced via Facebook that the Wranglers would cease operations after not being able to find a suitable home within a reasonable time frame to submit to the board of governors of the ECHL.[44] In 2016, Las Vegas was awarded a National Hockey League franchise the Vegas Golden Knights.
Notable promotions
The Wranglers are the only team to hold a game that was played at midnight. The annual "Midnight Roundup" was created so that Las Vegas residents who work during the usual game times (e.g. employees of the gaming industry), could watch a game. Other Wranglers promotions included the traditional
Team colors and mascot
Logo
The Wranglers' first logo featured a cowboy riding a bull and holding a hockey stick with Las Vegas Wranglers script below the bull. The cowboy and bull are both black and white and are outlined in silver. The script consists of "Las Vegas" in silver cursive, while "Wranglers" is in white with silver accents.[50] Prior to the WCHL-ECHL merger, the Wranglers logo was an outline of a cowboy's face streaking to the left with a black cowboy hat and red and yellow outlines. A script underneath the logo featured "Las Vegas" in black above "Wranglers" in yellow with a red outline.
On July 5, 2012, the Wranglers unveiled their new identity package; the primary logo featured a cowboy's head inside a shield with a goalie mask over his face. The cowboy hat is black and gray, with the mask white and gray and the shield in two shades of red and outlined in black. Beneath the cowboy is a red eight-pointed star, and on either side of him is a white "LV" and "NV," representing the city and state's abbreviation.[51]
Jerseys
The Wranglers' final colors were black, red, white and silver and could be seen on both the home and road jerseys, which were adopted prior to the
The Wranglers' previous home jersey, which was used from 2003–07, was white with a previously unreleased Wranglers logo on the chest and is trimmed with black and red on the sleeves and waist.[53]
As of the second half of the 2009–2010 season, the Las Vegas Wranglers again started wearing the Red Alternate and Black Alternate Jerseys at home.
In December 2010, the team wore a Christmas-themed Santa Jersey which was featured as the number 22 worst jersey in an article in the Vancouver Sun.[54] The team also held Rod Blagojevich Night where the Wranglers wore a striped prison-themed jersey with their opponents, the Bakersfield Condors, wearing an orange jumpsuit and referees wearing a blue police guard uniform.
Mascot
The Wranglers' mascot was "The Duke", a 7-foot-3-inch (2.21 m) green bull that was based on the
Team information
Main rivals
Alaska Aces
Possibly the Wranglers' strongest rivalry was with the Alaska Aces. The Aces and Wranglers were the two winningest franchises in ECHL history and the two had combined for six division titles, two Brabham Cups and three Kelly Cup Finals appearances. The Alaska Aces rivalry began during the 2005–06 season in which the Wranglers fell one point behind the Aces for the West Division and Brabham Cup titles. The Aces would also eliminate the Wranglers in six games in the 2006 West Division Finals on way to their first Kelly Cup. The Wranglers would return the favor in 2008 National Conference Semifinals by defeating the Aces in five games on way to their appearance in the Kelly Cup Finals. The Aces and Wranglers met for the third time in the playoffs in the 2009 National Conference Finals, with the Aces sweeping the Wranglers in four games.
The Aces-Wranglers rivalry quickly become one of the biggest for both teams and for the league itself. Three games were usually played in four days (usually Wednesday, Friday and Saturday), allowing for many Aces fans to come to Las Vegas for a hockey weekend. The rivalry has known to become quite violent as the case of a game in March 2009. During the second period of Aces-Wranglers game on March 25, 2009, in Las Vegas, when Alaska's
The Aces-Wranglers rivalry continued early in the 2009–10 season. During a three-game series in the second week of the season, Alaska and Las Vegas totaled 93 penalties for 296 penalty minutes, including seven game misconducts. In the final game of the series, an Alaska player plowed through Wranglers goaltender Michael Ouzas on three separate occasions, sparking a multiple skirmishes after each incident.[56]
Other rivals
The Las Vegas Wranglers had many other significant rivalries which include those with the Bakersfield Condors, Fresno Falcons, Idaho Steelheads, Long Beach Ice Dogs, Ontario Reign, Phoenix RoadRunners, San Diego Gulls, Stockton Thunder, Toledo Storm. and Utah Grizzlies.
The rivalries with the Condors and the Thunder started off very softly during the Wranglers inaugural season but have become more heated since the Wranglers' move into the Pacific Division during the 2006–07 season.[citation needed]
The rivalry with Fresno came from the two teams' normal battling for position near the top of the division standings.
The Wranglers and the Steelheads had a constant rivalry that has centered around the playoffs. The Wranglers had met the Steelheads in all three of their playoff appearances.
The Texas Wildcatters relocated to Ontario, California, and became the Ontario Reign. The Reign, affiliated with the Los Angeles Kings, who had a significant fan base in Las Vegas, is often considered a part of the Los Angeles sports market. In 2009, Ontario became the first team other than the Wranglers to win the Pacific Division title since Las Vegas returned to the division in 2006.
The longest of the rivalries was with the Utah Grizzlies, which started between the Las Vegas Thunder and the Utah Grizzlies in the International Hockey League and came to its highest point during 1996 IHL Western Conference Finals. The rivalry with Long Beach, Phoenix and San Diego also came when the cities had members in the IHL and made numerous playoff appearances against each other.
Theme songs
The Wranglers had numerous songs that represent the team during pre-game introductions. Songs that represented the regular season have included:
Season-by-season record
Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, OTL = Overtime losses, SOL=Shootout losses, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against
Regular Season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | GP | W | L | OTL | SOL | Pts | GF | GA | Standing | Year | 1st round | 2nd round | 3rd round | Kelly Cup |
2003–04 | 72 | 43 | 22 | 0 | 7 | 93 | 227 | 186 | 2nd of 7, Pacific | 2004 | L, 2–3, IDH | — | — | — |
2004–05 | 72 | 31 | 33 | 3 | 5 | 70 | 201 | 199 | 7th of 8, West | 2005 | did not qualify | |||
2005–06 | 72 | 53 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 112 | 267 | 176 | 2nd of 6, West | 2006 | W, 4–0, IDH | L, 3–4, AK | — | — |
2006–07 | 72 | 46 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 106 | 231 | 187 | 1st of 5, Pacific | 2007 | W, 4–0, PHX | L, 2–4, IDH | — | — |
2007–08 | 72 | 47 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 106 | 244 | 179 | 1st of 4, Pacific | 2008 | W, 4–2, STK | W, 4–1, AK | W, 4–0, UTA | L, 2-4, CIN |
2008–09 | 73 | 34 | 31 | 2 | 6 | 76 | 208 | 195 | 2nd of 5, Pacific | 2009 | W, 4–3, BAK | W, 4–3, STK | L, 0–4, AK | — |
2009–10 | 72 | 34 | 30 | 4 | 4 | 76 | 234 | 257 | 2nd of 4, Pacific | 2010 | L, 2–3, UTA | — | — | — |
2010–11 | 72 | 38 | 29 | 3 | 2 | 81 | 216 | 203 | 3rd of 4, Pacific | 2011 | L, 2–3, IDH | — | — | — |
2011–12 | 72 | 42 | 22 | 1 | 7 | 92 | 235 | 198 | 2nd of 4, Pacific | 2012 | W, 3–0, UTA | W, 4–1, IDH | W, 4–1 , AK | L, 1–4, FLA |
2012–13 | 72 | 37 | 30 | 2 | 3 | 79 | 196 | 192 | 3rd of 5, Pacific | 2013 | L, 3–4, STK | — | — | — |
2013–14 | 72 | 20 | 44 | 4 | 4 | 48 | 174 | 248 | 4th of 4, Pacific | 2014 | L, 0–4, AK | — | — | — |
Franchise records
Scoring leaders
These are the top-ten point-scorers in franchise history. Figures are updated after each completed ECHL regular season.[57]
Note: Pos = Position; GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; P/G = Points per game
Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | P/G |
Adam Miller | C | 206 | 81 | 141 | 222 | 1.08 |
Tyler Mosienko | C | 228 | 73 | 133 | 206 | .90 |
Shawn Limpright | LW | 241 | 48 | 123 | 171 | .71 |
Chris Neiszner | C | 244 | 62 | 72 | 134 | .54 |
Mike Madill | D | 336 | 24 | 107 | 131 | .39 |
Chris Francis | C | 223 | 50 | 80 | 130 | .58 |
Dan Tudin | LW | 130 | 54 | 65 | 119 | .91 |
Eric Lampe | F | 109 | 63 | 53 | 116 | 1.06 |
Derek Edwardson | C | 122 | 43 | 70 | 113 | .92 |
Steven Crampton | LW | 123 | 43 | 68 | 111 | .90 |
Top performances
- First team in ECHL history to have three consecutive 100-point seasons.
- Highest winning percentage (.676; 2003–08) in ECHL history
- Highest road winning percentage (.706; 2003–08) in ECHL history
- Fewest (5; 2006–07) and 3rd (7; 2007–08) fewest road losses in one season
- Tied for longest road win streak in ECHL history (10 – 22'Nov'05 – 31'Dec'05)
- Hold longest win streak in ECHL history (18 games)
- Tied with 1990–91 IHLfor longest win streak in professional hockey history (18 games).
- Fewest shorthanded goals allowed, one season (2; 2007–08)
- Fewest penalty minutes in one game (0; 27'Nov'04 @ Florida)
- 2nd most road wins in one season (25; 2005–06)
- 3rd most wins in one season (53; 2005–06)
- 3rd (12; 2006–07) fewest losses in one season
- 3rd and 4th longest regular season win streaks in ECHL history
- 3rd longest unbeaten streak (20 – 03'Nov'07 – 21'Dec'07) (1)
- 4th most ties in one season (14; 2006–07)
- 5th most points in one season (112; 2005–06)
- 5th highest winning percentage for one season (.778; 2005–06)
Notable players
Many former Wranglers have either played in the National Hockey League before or after their careers as Wranglers. These include Adam Cracknell (2006–08), Brent Krahn (2003–04), Chris Ferraro (2007–09), Peter Ferraro (2007–09), Adam Pardy (2005–06), Dany Sabourin (2003–04), Tyler Sloan (2005–06), Billy Tibbetts (2004–05) and Deryk Engelland (2003–05), with Engelland later playing for Las Vegas's NHL franchise. Former Wranglers that would finish their careers with the Wranglers include Marc "Mags" Magliarditi (2003–07), Jason McBain (2003–05), and Mike McBain (2003–08).
Leaders
Team captains
- Jason McBain, 2003–05
- Mike McBain, 2005–07
- Peter Ferraro, 2007–09
- Shawn Limpright, 2009
- Chris Neiszner, 2009–10
- Kevin Schaeffer, 2010–11
- Craig Switzer, 2010–11
- Mike Madill, 2011–13
Head coaches
- Glen Gulutzan, 2003–09
- Ryan Mougenel, 2009–2013
- Mike Madill, 2013–2014
Awards and honors
Henry Brabham Cup
Bruce Taylor Trophy
Pacific Division titles John Brophy Award
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All-ECHL Second Team
Excellence in Media Relations
Ticket Department of the Year Ticket Executive of the Year
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See also
- Vegas Golden Knights — National Hockey League team that began play in the 2017–18 season.
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