Chippewa Steel
Appearance
Coulee Region Chill | |
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City | La Crosse, Wisconsin |
League | NAHL |
Division | Midwest |
Founded | 2005 |
Home arena | Green Island Ice Arena |
Colors | Black, Ice Blue, White |
Owner(s) | Michelle Bryant |
General manager | Ryan Egan (2016–17)[1] |
Head coach | Ryan Egan (2016–17) |
Franchise history | |
2005–2010 | North Iowa Outlaws |
2010–present | Coulee Region Chill |
The Coulee Region Chill is a Tier II junior ice hockey team based in La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States.
History
The franchise began in 2005 as the North Iowa Outlaws based in Mason City, Iowa, where the team played for five seasons until moving to Onalaska, Wisconsin, in 2010. On September 5, 2014, team owner Michelle Bryant announced that the franchise was moving ten miles south to La Crosse, Wisconsin, and that the Chill would now play their games at the Green Island Ice Arena. For the 2013–14 season, the Chill moved back to the North American Hockey League's Midwest Division after a year in the league's Central Division.
Season-by-season records
Season | GP | W | L | OTL | PTS | GF | GA | PIM | Finish | Playoffs |
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North Iowa Outlaws | ||||||||||
2005–06 | 58 | 18 | 37 | 3 | 39 | 149 | 219 | 1439 | 5th, Central | Did not qualify |
2006–07 | 62 | 27 | 29 | 6 | 60 | 174 | 198 | 1446 | 4th, Central | Lost in 1st Round |
2007–08 | 58 | 38 | 16 | 4 | 80 | 195 | 137 | 1209 | 1st, Central | Lost in 1st Round |
2008–09 | 58 | 35 | 18 | 5 | 75 | 229 | 171 | 1107 | 2nd, Central | Eliminated in Robertson Cup Round Robin |
2009–10 | 58 | 15 | 37 | 6 | 36 | 147 | 234 | 915 | 5th, Central | Did not qualify |
Coulee Region Chill | ||||||||||
2010–11 | 58 | 33 | 20 | 5 | 71 | 204 | 180 | 982 | 2nd(T), Central | Lost in Div. Finals |
2011–12 | 60 | 18 | 35 | 7 | 43 | 162 | 229 | 996 | 4th, MidWest | Lost in Div. Semifinals |
2012–13 | 60 | 16 | 39 | 5 | 37 | 157 | 224 | 849 | 6th, Central | Did not qualify |
2013–14 | 60 | 31 | 28 | 1 | 63 | 181 | 181 | 1011 | 5th, Midwest | Did not qualify |
2014–15 | 60 | 28 | 23 | 9 | 65 | 176 | 182 | 987 | 4th, Midwest | Lost in 1st Round |
2015–16 | 60 | 33 | 26 | 1 | 67 | 177 | 165 | 883 | 4th, Midwest | Lost Div. Semifinal |
Playoffs
- 2007
- First Round - Fargo-Moorhead Jets defeated North Iowa Outlaws 3-games-to-2
- 2008
- First Round - Springfield Jr. Blues defeated North Iowa Outlaws 3-games-to-0
- 2009
- First Round - Owatonna Express defeated North Iowa Outlaws 3-games-to-1
- North Iowa Outlaws advance to Robertson Cup round robin as HOST
- Robertson Cup Round Robin - North Iowa Outlaws (1-3) - Eliminated (L, 3-4 vs. Wild; L, 1-2 vs. Phantoms; L, 2-3 vs. Bobcats; W, 4-2 vs. Bandits)
- 2011
- Division Semifinals - Coulee Region Chill defeated Owatonna Express 3-games-to-1
- Division Finals - Bismarck Bobcats defeated Coulee Region Chill 3-games-to-2
- 2012
- Division Semifinals - St. Louis Bandits defeated Coulee Region Chill 3-games-to-0
- 2015
- First Round - Minnesota Wilderness defeated Coulee Region Chill 3-games-to-2
- 2016
- Division Semifinals – Fairbanks Ice Dogs defeated Coulee Region Chill 3-games-to-1
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