Isanti Wranglers

The Isanti Wranglers were a Tier III Junior ice hockey team and member of the United States Premier Hockey League. The team played their games at the David C. Johnson Arena located in Isanti, Minnesota. Prior the 2015–16 season, the Owls had joined the United States Premier Hockey League (USPHL) - Midwest Division along withe majority of the other former MnJHL teams. However, on September 1, 2015, they announced on their website that the team had gone dormant for the season. The team would remain dormant for the 2016-17 season and would then later return to the USPHL as the Isanti Wranglers in the Premier League Midwest West Division. The team would fold prior to the start of the 2017-18 season
The Owls were a non-profit corporation and sanctioned by USA Hockey.
== History ==
Founded in 1993 by Dick Jenkins, the team was originally known as the North Metro Owls in the Minnesota Junior Hockey League (MnJHL). The team was reorganized before the 1997–98 season, renaming to the current Minnesota Owls.
The Owls won the MnJHL playoffs in 1994 and 1998; placed second in 1995, 1996, 2000, 2001, 2007 and 2008; placed third in 1997. As a result, the Owls went on to represent the MnJHL at the USA Hockey Tier III National Tournament.
The 2015–16 would have been the 22nd season in franchise history, but the first outside of the MnJHL as the Owls were among the 12 teams that left the MnJHL to join the United States Premier Hockey League in a new Midwest Division. The MnJHL teams were joined by all the teams from the former Midwest Junior Hockey League, former independent teams, and expansion teams to make up the fourth Tier III division under the USPHL umbrella. However on September 1, 2015, they announced on their website that the team would go dormant prior to their first season in the USPHL-Midwest.
The team appears to have planned on returning for the 2017-18 season but folded prior to the start of play. Another USPHL team would move into the arena for the 2018-19 season when the Ironwood Fighting Yoopers were sold and relocated to Isanti as the Rum River Mallards.
==Season records==
Season 	W 	L 	T 	OTL 	GF 	GA 	Pts 	Regular Season Finish 	Playoffs 	 	 	 	 	 	
1999–00	24	10 	0 	2 	207 	147 	50 	2nd, MNJHL 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
2000–01	27	8 	- 	1 	192 	128 	55 	2nd, MNJHL 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
2001–02	9 	28 	- 	5 	154 	242 	23 	8th, MNJHL 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
2002–03	3 	37 	- 	2 	92 	291 	8 	7th, MNJHL 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
2003–04	7 	30 	1 	2 	119 	232 	17 	6th, MNJHL 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
2004–05	26	21 	0 	1 	200 	199 	53 	4th, MNJHL 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
2005–06	17	24 	4 	3 	160 	191 	41 	5th, MNJHL 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
2006–07	27	10 	3 	0 	193 	127 	57 	2nd, MNJHL 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
2007–08	29	19 	0 	0 	214 	165 	58 	4th, MNJHL 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
2008–09	32	14 	0 	2 	240 	168 	66 	3rd, MNJHL 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
2009–10	28	20 	0 	2 	198 	153 	58 	5th, MNJHL 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
2010–11	23	19 	- 	3 	154 	153 	49 	4th, MNJHL 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
2011–12	26	19 	- 	3 	204 	166 	55 	3rd, MNJHL 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
2012–13	16	30 	- 	4 	162 	271 	36 	7th, MNJHL-MN 	Lost division quarterfinal 	 	 	 	 	 	
2013–14	10	31 	- 	5 	121 	242 	25 	8th, MNJHL-MN 	Lost division quarterfinal 	 	 	 	 	 	
2014–15	6 	35 	- 	1 	82 	277 	13 	7 of 8 Minn Div12 of 14 MNJHL	Lost div. quarterfinal, 0-2 (Ducks)	 	 	 	 	 	
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==References==
==External links==
* Minnesota Owls website
Category:American ice hockey teams
Category:Minnesota Junior Hockey League team
Category:Established in 1993
Category:Disestablished in 2017