Danville Wings

Danville Wings
City	Danville, Illinois
League	USHL
Founded	1988
Operated	1994–2004
Colors	Purple, teal, and black
Franchise history
1988–1989	Western Michigan Wolves (NAHL)
1989–1994	Kalamazoo Jr. Wings (NAHL)
1994–2003	Danville Wings (NAHL)
2003–2004	Danville Wings (USHL)
2004–2014	Indiana Ice (USHL)

The Danville Wings were a Tier I ice hockey team that played the North American Hockey League from 1994 until 2003 when they moved to the United States Hockey League for the 2003–04 season. After that season, the team was relocated to Indianapolis, Indiana and renamed the Indiana Ice. The Wings played their home games at the David S. Palmer Arena in Danville, Illinois.

History

The Western Michigan Wolves first started play in Kalamazoo in the 1988–89 NAHL season. The team rebranded themselves as the Kalamazoo Jr. Wings that next season. The Jr. Wings won the Robertson Cup in the 1990–91 and 1992–93 seasons. The franchise was purchased by rock promoter Jay Goldberg and then relocated to Danville, Illinois after the 1993–94 season.

The Danville Wings would play in the NAHL for nine seasons, winning the Robertson Cup in 2000. After the 2002–03 season, the Wings would move to the United States Hockey League. They only played for one season there before the team was bought as a replacement for the Indianapolis Ice of the pro Central Hockey League, who were moved to Topeka, Kansas after the 2003–04 season.

Season records

Season	GP	W	L	OTL	PTS	GF	GA	PIM	Finish	Playoffs
Western Michigan Wolves
1988-89	40	12	22	6	30	187	226	N/A	3rd, West	N/A
Kalamazoo Jr. Wings
1989-90	44	27	11	6	60	256	197	N/A	1st, West	N/A
1990-91	40	26	8	6	58	N/A	N/A	N/A	1st, West	Champions
1991-92	41	15	22	4	34	168	193	N/A	3rd, West	N/A
1992-93	40	31	6	3	65	230	124	N/A	1st, West	Champions
1993-94	44	26	17	1	53	210	190	N/A	1st, West	N/A
Danville Wings (NAHL)
1994-95	43	13	28	2	28	152	229	N/A	7th	N/A
1995-96	46	14	29	3	31	158	220	N/A	7th	N/A
1996-97	46	26	16	4	56	221	165	N/A	4th	N/A
1997-98	56	31	20	5	67	233	218	N/A	4th	N/A
1998-99	56	17	34	5	39	163	217	1,112	8th	N/A
1999-00	56	36	13	7	79	201	175	1,744	2nd, West	Champions
2000-01	56	37	15	4	78	219	144	1,603	2nd, West	N/A
2001-02	56	26	22	8	60	168	162	1,274	2nd, West	N/A
2002-03	56	30	19	7	67	198	157	1,532	3rd, West	N/A
Danville Wings (USHL)
2003-04	60	29	23	8	66	171	178	1,309	3rd, East	lost in 2nd Round
2004: team became Indiana Ice

External links

• North American Hockey League, HockeyDB.com
• United States Hockey League, HockeyDB.com