Granite City Lumberjacks

The Granite City Lumberjacks are a Tier III Junior A ice hockey team playing in the North American 3 Hockey League (NA3HL) and plays their home games at the Sports Arena East, located in Sauk Rapids, Minnesota. The Lumberjacks play 48 game regular season games, in addition to showcase and post-season tournament games.
==History==
The team was founded in 2007 as a member of the Minnesota Junior Hockey League (MnJHL).http://www.lumberjackshockey.com/page/show/179860-past-teams
The Granite City Lumberjacks were the 2008–09 MnJHL regular season champions and qualified for the USA Hockey Tier III Jr. A National Championship Tournament, joining the 2009 playoff champions, the Minnesota Ice Hawks.http://www.mnjhl.com/page/show/110431-archives The team won the MnJHL championship in the 2010–11 season with a 2-1 overtime win over the Rochester Ice Hawks.
In 2011, the Lumberjacks and MnJHL rival, the Minnesota Flying Aces, announced a move from the MnJHL to the NA3HL as part of the league's expansion to 16 teams for the 2011–12 season. The two teams joined two expansion teams, the Twin City Steel and North Iowa Bulls, to form the NA3HL West Division.
In the 2011–12 Season, the Lumberjacks claimed the West Division Title, West Division Playoff Title and the 2012 NA3HL Silver Cup Championship.http://www.na3hl.com/news/story.cfm?id=5287 However, they did not participate in the 2012 USA Hockey Tier III National Tournament.
The Lumberjacks would also win the 2015 Silver Cup Championship over the North Iowa Bulls. The Lumberjacks only qualified for the Silver Cup Tournament as wildcard after losing in the Divisional Finals to the Bulls.http://www.na3hl.com/news/story.cfm?id=14411
The team would win the 2017 Silver Cup championship over the Metro Jets.
==Season-by-season records==
Season 	GP 	W 	L 	OL 	SL 	GF 	GA 	Pts 	Regular Season Finish 	Playoffs 	
Minnesota Junior Hockey League	Minnesota Junior Hockey League	Minnesota Junior Hockey League	Minnesota Junior Hockey League	Minnesota Junior Hockey League	Minnesota Junior Hockey League	Minnesota Junior Hockey League	Minnesota Junior Hockey League	Minnesota Junior Hockey League	Minnesota Junior Hockey League 	Minnesota Junior Hockey League 	Minnesota Junior Hockey League
2007–08 	48 	25 	17 	6 	- 	190 	176 	56 	5th, MnJHL 	Unknown 	
2008–09 	48 	41 	5 	2 	- 	238 	109 	84 	1st, MnJHL 	 	
2009–10 	50 	36 	12 	2 	- 	258 	121 	74 	2nd, MnJHL 	Lost in Semifinals 	
2010–11 	45 	36 	8 	1 	- 	215 	100 	73 	1st, MnJHL 	Bush Cup Champions 	
North American 3 Hockey League	North American 3 Hockey League	North American 3 Hockey League	North American 3 Hockey League	North American 3 Hockey League	North American 3 Hockey League	North American 3 Hockey League	North American 3 Hockey League	North American 3 Hockey League	North American 3 Hockey League 	North American 3 Hockey League 	North American 3 Hockey League
2011–12 	48 	33 	11 	4 	- 	199 	106 	70 	1st of 4, West Div.2nd of 16, NA3HL	Won Div. Semifinals, 2-0 vs. Minnesota Flying AcesWon Div. Finals, 2-1 vs. North Iowa Bulls2-1-0 in Silver Cup Round Robin(L, 1-2 vs. Jr. Blues; W, 5-2 vs. Cherokee; W, 3-2 vs. Jr. Generals)Won Championship game, 2-1 vs. St. Louis Jr. BluesSilver Cup Champions 	
2012–13 	48 	36 	8 	4 	- 	212 	122 	76 	2nd of 6, West Div.4th of 17, NA3HL	Won Div. Semifinals, 3-1 vs. Alexandria Blizzard1-1 in Silver Cup Round Robin(W, 5-2 vs. Flint Jr. Generals; OTL, 2-3 vs. North Iowa Bulls) 	
2013–14 	48 	36 	12 	0 	- 	249 	124 	72 	2nd of 6, West Div.3rd of 21, NA3HL	Won Div. Semifinals, 2-1 vs. Alexandria BlizzardLost Div. Finals, 1-2 vs. North Iowa Bulls 	
2014–15 	47 	33 	9 	5 	- 	197 	113 	71 	2nd of 6, West Div.4th of 31, NA3HL	Won Div. Semifinals, 2-1 vs. Alexandria BlizzardLost Div. Finals, 1-2 vs. North Iowa Bulls2-1-0 in Silver Cup Round Robin (as wildcard qualifier)(L, 4-7 vs. Bulls;W, 2-0 vs. Jr. Predators; W, 6-1 vs. Jets)Won Championship game, 3-2 vs. North Iowa BullsSilver Cup Champions 	
2015–16 	47 	33 	11 	3 	- 	196 	112 	69 	1st of 5, West Div.9th of 34, NA3HL	Won Div. Semifinals, 2-1 vs. Alexandria BlizzardLost Div. Finals, 0-2 vs.Twin City Steel 	
2016-17 	47 	32 	8 	5 	2 	188 	111 	71 	1st of 5, West Div. 	Won Div. Semifinals, 2-0 vs. Breezy Point North StarsWon Div. Finals, 2-1 vs. New Ulm Steel2-1-0 in Silver Cup Round Robin(L, 0-3 vs. Metro Jets; W, 4-3 vs. St. Louis Jr. Blues; W, 5-2 vs. Atlanta Capitals)Won Semifinal game, 3-2 vs. Binghamton Jr. SenatorsWon Championship game, 2-1 vs. Metro JetsSilver Cup Champions	
2017-18 	47 	33 	14 	0 	0 	225 	107 	66 	1st of 5, West Div. 	Won Div. Semifinals, 2-0 vs. Willmar WarHawksWon Div. Finals, 2- vs. New Ulm Steel2-0-1 in Fraser Cup Round RobinLost Semifinal game, 2-3 (ot) vs. Metro Jets 	
2018-19 	47 	37 	8 	2 	0 	239 	98 	76 	1st of 7, West Div. 	Lost Div. Semifinals, 1-2 vs. Alexandria Blizzard 	
2019-20 	47 	33 	13 	1 	0 	229 	107 	67 	2nd of 6, West Div. 	Playoffs cancelled during division semifinal round 	
2020-21 	40 	27 	12 	0 	1 	156 	105 	55 	2nd of 5, West Div. 	Lost Division Semifinals 	
2021-22 	47 	44 	3 	0 	0 	284 	67 	88 	1st of 6, West Div. 	Lost Fraser Cup Championship game 	
2022-23 	47 	39 	6 	1 	1 	233 	111 	80 	1st of 6, West Div. 	Lost Div. FinalWon Fraser Cup 	
2023-24 	47 	36 	9 	0 	2 	244 	104 	74 	1st of 6, West Div. 	Lost Fraser Cup Semifinal 	
==USA Hockey Tier III Junior Hockey National Championship==
Year	Round Robin 	Record	Standing 	Semifinal Game 	Championship Game
2009	T, Dubuque Thunderbirds (CSHL) 2-2W, Seattle Totems (NorPac) 3-2OTW, Northern Cyclones (AtJHL) 6-5	2-0-1 	2nd of 4Div. II	L, New Hampshire Jr. Monarchs (EJHL) 2-4	—
2011	T, El Paso Rhinos (WSHL) 4-4W, Chicago Hitmen (NA3HL) 8-2L, Northern Cyclones (AtJHL) 2-3 	1-1-1 	2nd of 4Pool II	Did not advance 	Did not advance
2015	W, Dells Ducks (MnJHL) 3-1L, Northern Cyclones (EHL) 3-6W, North Iowa Bulls (NA3HL) 4-3 	2-1-0 	3rd of 4Div. 1 	Not played 	Did not advance
==Alumni==
The Lumberjacks have produced a number of alumni playing in higher levels of junior hockey, NCAA Division I, Division III, and ACHA college programs.http://www.lumberjackshockey.com/page/show/179505-player-advancement
==References==
==External links==
*Lumberjacks Webpage
Category:American ice hockey teams
Category:Minnesota Junior Hockey League team