Chippewa Steel

The Chippewa Steel is a Junior A Tier II ice hockey team based in Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin, USA.
==Team History==
The franchise began in 2005 as the North Iowa Outlaws based in Mason City, Iowa. The team played in Iowa for five seasons, until moving to Onalaska in 2010. On Sept 5, 2014 team owner Michelle Bryant announced that the franchise was moving 10 miles south to La Crosse, Wisconsin and that the Chill would now play their games at the Green Island Ice Arena. For the 2013-2014 season, the Chill moved from the North American Hockey League's Central Division to the Midwest Division. The team moved from the Onalaska OmniCenter to the Green Island Ice Arena for the 2015-16.
150px|logo as Coulee Region Chill
On April 30, 2018 the league announced that the Coulee Region Chill were sold and would be relocated about 90 miles (145km) north to Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin playing out of the Chippewa Area Ice Arena. The team is being renamed to the Chippewa Steel. In a related move the La Crosse Freeze of the North American 3 Hockey League will have their membership transferred and would become the Coulee Region Chill while remaining in the same city..http://nahl.com/news/story.cfm?id=24017
==Season-by-season records==
Season 	GP 	W 	L 	OL 	SL 	PTS 	GF 	GA 	PIM 	Finish 	Playoffs
North Iowa Outlaws 	North Iowa Outlaws 	North Iowa Outlaws 	North Iowa Outlaws 	North Iowa Outlaws 	North Iowa Outlaws 	North Iowa Outlaws 	North Iowa Outlaws 	North Iowa Outlaws 	North Iowa Outlaws 	North Iowa Outlaws 	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 2-3 to Fargo-Moorhead Jets
2007–08 	58 	38 	16 	4 	- 	80 	195 	137 	1209 	1st, Central 	Lost in 1st Round 0-3 to Springfield Jr. Blues
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	Coulee Region Chill	Coulee Region Chill	Coulee Region Chill	Coulee Region Chill	Coulee Region Chill	Coulee Region Chill	Coulee Region Chill	Coulee Region Chill	Coulee Region Chill	Coulee Region Chill	Coulee Region Chill
2010–11 	58 	33 	20 	5 	- 	71 	204 	180 	982 	2nd(T), Central 	
Won in Div. semifinals 2-3 to Owatonna ExpressLost in Div. Final 2-3 to Bismarck Bobcats
2011–12 	60 	18 	35 	7 	- 	43 	162 	229 	996 	4th, MidWest 	Lost in Div. Semifinals 0-3 to St. Louis Bandits
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 2-3 to Minnesota Wilderness
2015–16 	60 	33 	26 	1 	- 	67 	177 	165 	883 	4th, Midwest 	Lost Div. Semifinal 1-3 to Fairbanks Ice Dogs
2016-17 	60 	33 	26 	1 	- 	67 	177 	165 	883 	4th, Midwest 	Lost Div. Semifinal 0-3 to Janesville Jets
2017-18 	60 	17 	34 	4 	5 	43 	162 	214 	661 	5th, Midwest 	Did not qualify
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2018-19 	60 	19 	38 	2 	1 	41 	149 	220 	1019 	6th, Midwest 	Did not qualify
2019-20 	51 	29 	18 	3 	1 	62 	171 	146 	798 	2nd, Midwest 	Playoffs Cancelled
2020-21 	48 	14 	29 	2 	3 	33 	116 	169 	904 	5th Midwest 	Did not qualify
2021-22 	60 	25 	31 	2 	2 	54 	168 	206 	772 	7th Midwest 	Did not qualify
2022-23 	60 	31 	25 	1 	3 	66 	186 	172 	806 	4th Midwest 	Lost Div. Semifinals
2023-24 	60 	29 	25 	4 	2 	64 	170 	188 	646 	5th Midwest 	Did not qualify
===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
:First Round - Coulee Region Chill defeated Owatonna Express 3-games-to-1
:Second Round - Bismarck Bobcats defeated Coulee Region Chill 3-games-to-2
*2012
:First Round - St. Louis Bandits defeated Coulee Region Chill 3-games-to-0
*2015
:First Round - Minnesota Wilderness defeated Coulee Region Chill 3-games-to-2
*2023
:Division Semifinals - Wisconsin Windigo defeated Chippewa Steel 3-games-to-none
==External links==
* Chippewa Steel official website
==References==
Category:North American Hockey League teams
Category:North American Hockey League
Category:North American Hockey League team
Category:American ice hockey teams
Category:Established in 2010