Granite City Lumberjacks
| Granite City Lumberjacks | |
|---|---|
 | |
| City | St. Cloud, Minnesota |
| League | NA3HL |
| Division | West |
| Founded | 2007 |
| Home arena | Sports Arena East |
| Colors |
Red, Blue, White |
| General manager | Brad Willner |
| Head coach | Brad Willner |
| Franchise history | |
| 2007-Present | Granite City Lumberjacks |
The Granite City Lumberjacks are a Tier III Jr. A ice hockey playing in the North American 3 Hockey League (NA3HL).The team was founded in 2007 as a member of the Minnesota Junior Hockey League (MnJHL).[1] and plays their home games at the Sports Arena East, located in Sauk Rapids, Minnesota. The Lumberjacks play a 48 game regular season games, in addition to showcase and post season tournament games.
The Granite City Lumberjacks were the 2008-09 MnJHL Regular Season Champions and along with the 2009 Playoff Champion, Minnesota Ice Hawks, qualified for the USA Hockey Tier III Jr A National Championship Tournament.[2] The team won the MnJHL championship in the 2010-11 season with a 2-1 overtime win over the Rochester Ice Hawks.[3]
In 2011, the Lumberjacks and MJHL rival, 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.[4] The two teams will join two expansion teams, the Twin City Steel and North Iowa Bulls to form the NA3HL North Division.
In the 2011-12 Season, the Lumberjacks claimed the West Division Title, West Division Playoff Title and the 2012 NA3HL Silver Cup National Championship
Regular season records
| Season | GP | W | L | OTL | PTS | GF | GA | Finish |
| 2007-08 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2008-09 | 48 | 41 | 5 | 2 | 84 | 238 | 109 | 1st MnJHL |
| 2009-10 | 50 | 36 | 12 | 2 | 74 | 258 | 121 | 2nd MnJHL |
| 2010-11 | 45 | 36 | 8 | 1 | 73 | 215 | 100 | 1st MnJHL |
| 2011-12 | 48 | 33 | 11 | 4 | 70 | 199 | 106 | 1st West Division |
| 2012-13 | 48 | 36 | 8 | 4 | 76 | 212 | 122 | 2nd West Division |
| 2013-14 | 48 | 36 | 12 | 0 | 72 | 249 | 124 | 2nd West Division |
| 2014-15 | 47 | 33 | 9 | 5 | 71 | 197 | 113 | 2nd West Division |
Playoff records
| [| Season | GP | W | L | OTL | GF | GA | Finish |
| [| 2008 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| [| 2009 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| [| 2010 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 6 | Lost in Semi-Finals |
| [| 2011 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 10 | Won Bush Cup Championship |
| [| 2012 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 17 | Won Silver Cup Championship |
| [| 2013 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 7 | Lost in Round-Robin |
| [| 2014 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 7 | Lost in Division Finals |
| [| 2015 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 30 | 28 | Won Div. Semi-finals, 1-2 (Blizzard) Lost Division Finals, 1-2 (Bulls) Wildcard qualifier to Silver Cup see below |
Silver Cup
NA3HL Playoff Championships
| Year | Round Robin | Record | Standing | SemiFinal | Bronze Medal Game | Gold Medal Game |
| 2015 | L, Bulls 4-7 W, Jr. Predators 2-0 W, Jets 6-1 | 2-1-0 | 1 of 3 Pool A | not used | not used | Won Bulls 3-2 SILVER CUP CHAMPIONS |
Tier III Junior Hockey National Championship
DIVISION 1 - (NA3HL) x2 teams - (EHL) - (MnJHL)
Round robin play in pool with top 2 teams advancing to final.
| Year | Round Robin | Record | Standing | SemiFinal | Gold Medal Game |
| 2015 | W, Dell Ducks 3-1 L, Northern Cyclones 3-6 W, North Iowa Bulls 4-3 | 2-1-0 | 3 of 4 Div 1 | not played | did not qualify |
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.[5]
References
- ↑ http://www.lumberjackshockey.com/page/show/179860-past-teams
- ↑ http://www.mnjhl.com/page/show/110431-archives
- ↑ Clark, Nick (March 21, 2011). "Weekly Release: Chayka's OT winner gives Lumberjacks first Bush Cup". MnJHL. Retrieved August 7, 2011.
- ↑ Staff (July 11, 2011). "NA3HL prepares for its first full season". Hockey Weekly. Retrieved August 7, 2011.
- ↑ http://www.lumberjackshockey.com/page/show/179505-player-advancement