The Danville Iron are a Tier III ice hockey team that plays in the United States Hockey League as a 2026–27 season expansion franchise. The Iron will play their home games at the David S. Palmer Arena in Danville, Illinois.
History The Western Michigan Wolves first started play in Kalamazoo in the 1988–89 NAHL season. The team rebranded themselves as the Kalamazoo Jr. Wings that next season. The Jr. Wings won the Robertson Cup in the 1990–91 and 1992–93 seasons. The franchise was purchased by rock promoter Jay Goldberg and then relocated to Danville, Illinois after the 1993–94 season.
The Danville Wings were a Tier I ice hockey team that played the North American Hockey League from 1994 until 2003 when they moved to the United States Hockey League for the 2003–04 season. After that season, the team was relocated to Indianapolis, Indiana and renamed the Indiana Ice. The Wings played their home games at the David S. Palmer Arena in Danville, Illinois.
The Danville Wings would play in the NAHL for nine seasons, winning the Robertson Cup in 2000. After the 2002–03 season, the Wings would move to the United States Hockey League. They only played for one season there before the team was bought as a replacement for the Indianapolis Ice of the pro Central Hockey League, who were moved to Topeka, Kansas after the 2003–04 season.
Season records Season GP W L T OTL PTS GF GA PIM Finish PlayoffsDanville Wings (NAHL) 1994–95 43 13 28 1 1 28 152 229 N/A 7th of 9, NAHLInformation missing 1995–96 46 14 29 2 1 31 158 220 N/A 7th of 8, NAHLLost Quarterfinal series, 0–2 (Detroit Compuware Ambassadors) 1996–97 46 26 16 – 1 56 221 165 N/A 4th of 8, NAHLWon Quarterfinal series, 2–1 (Detroit Freeze)Lost Semifinal series, 0–2 (Springfield Jr. Blues) 1997–98 56 31 20 – 5 67 233 218 N/A 4th of 9, NAHLWon Quarterfinal series, 2–1 (Chicago Freeze)Lost Semifinal series, 0–2 (Detroit Compuware Ambassadors) 1998–99 56 17 34 – 5 39 163 217 1,112 4th of 4, South8th of 9, NAHLLost Div. Semifinal series, 1–2 (St. Louis Sting) 1999–2000 56 36 13 – 7 79 201 175 1,744 2nd of 5, Westt-2nd of 11, NAHLWon Div. Semifinal series, 2–0 (Springfield Jr. Blues)Won Semifinal series, 2–0 (Detroit Compuware Ambassadors)Won Robertson Cup Championship series, 3–0 (Texas Tornado) 2000–01 56 37 15 – 4 78 219 144 1,603 2nd of 5, South3rd of 10, NAHLWon Div. Semifinal series, 2–1 (Chicago Freeze)Lost Div. Final series, 0–2 (Texas Tornado) 2001–02 56 26 22 – 8 60 168 162 1,274 2nd of 5, West6th of 11, NAHLLost Div. Semifinal series, 0–2 (Springfield Spirit) 2002–03 56 30 19 – 7 67 198 157 1,532 3rd of 5, West5th of 11, NAHLWon Div. Semifinal series, 0–2 (Chicago Freeze)Lost Semifinal series, 0–2 (Pittsburgh Forge)Danville Wings (USHL) 2003–04 60 29 23 – 8 66 171 178 1,309 3rd of 6, East6th of 12, USHLWon Div. Semifinal series, 3–1 (Cedar Rapids RoughRiders)Lost Div. Final series, 0–3 (Waterloo Black Hawks)2004: team became Indiana Ice
References
External links North American Hockey League, HockeyDB.com United States Hockey League, HockeyDB.com