Iron Range Yellow Jackets

The Iron Range Yellow Jackets were a Junior "B" ice hockey team from Coleraine, Minnesota, United States. This defunct hockey team was a part of the Minnesota Junior Hockey League and an interleague member of the Junior "A" Superior International Junior Hockey League.
==History==
The Yellow Jackets played in the MNJHL from 1999 until 2002. Iron Range won the regular season title and playoff championship all three seasons. During their first two seasons the Yellow Jackets played home games at Hodgins-Berardo Arena in Coleraine.
Iron Range played in two USA Hockey Junior B National Tournament championship games, coming up just short both times. The Jackets attempted to win the title in their first season, but lost in overtime to the Ventura Mariners 5-4. In 2000-01 the Yellow Jackets traveled to the east coast and again were a goal short, losing to 5-4 to the Connecticut Clippers.
During that final 2001-02 season they called the IRA Civic Center in Grand Rapids home and doubled their schedule by competing in the SIJHL in the Thunder Bay, region of Ontario, Canada.
In July of 2002 the Yellow Jackets suspended operations in hopes of returning in 2003-04. Head Coach Eric Ballard was named coach of the Northwest Wisconsin Knights for the 2002-03 season.
== Iron Range junior hockey ==
Junior A hockey returned to the Iron Range, in Gaylord with the Iron Range Ironheads during the 2011-12 SIJHL Season. In 2012, the team moved to Hoyt Lakes and was renamed the Minnesota Iron Rangers.
==Season-by-season results==
Season 	GP	W 	L 	T	OTL	GF 	GA 	Pts	Regular Season Results	Playoff Results
1999-00	36	33	3 	0	0 	287	93 	66 	1st, MNJHL 	Bush Cup champion. Nationals runner-up.
2000-01	35	32	2 	-	1 	270	86 	65 	1st, MNJHL 	Bush Cup champion. Nationals runner-up.
2001-02	42	37	3 	-	2 	275	126	74 	1st, MNJHL 	Bush Cup champion. Nationals appearance.
2001-02	24	12	10	2	0 	102	88 	26 	Partial SIJHL member 	DNP
== References ==
== External links ==
* MNJHL website
* SIJHL website
Category:American ice hockey teams
Category:Defunct Teams
Category:Superior International Junior Hockey League team
Category:Disestablished in 2002
Category:Minnesota Junior Hockey League team