Danville Wings

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.

Danville Wings
City	Danville, Illinois
League	USHL
Founded	1988
Operated	1994–2004
Folded	2014
Colors	Purple, teal, and black
Franchise history
1988–1989	Western Michigan Wolves
1989–1994	Kalamazoo Jr. Wings
1994–2003	Danville Wings (NAHL)
2003–2004	Danville Wings (USHL)
2004–2014	Indiana Ice
Championships
Robertson Cups	1: 2000

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.^[1] The franchise was purchased by rock promoter Jay Goldberg and then relocated to Danville, Illinois after the 1993–94 season.

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	Playoffs
Danville Wings (NAHL)
1994–95	43	13	28	1	1	28	152	229	N/A	7th of 9, NAHL	Information missing
1995–96	46	14	29	2	1	31	158	220	N/A	7th of 8, NAHL	Lost Quarterfinal series, 0–2 (Detroit Compuware Ambassadors)
1996–97	46	26	16	–	1	56	221	165	N/A	4th of 8, NAHL	Won 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, NAHL	Won 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, South 8th of 9, NAHL	Lost Div. Semifinal series, 1–2 (St. Louis Sting)
1999–2000	56	36	13	–	7	79	201	175	1,744	2nd of 5, West t-2nd of 11, NAHL	Won 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, South 3rd of 10, NAHL	Won 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, West 6th of 11, NAHL	Lost Div. Semifinal series, 0–2 (Springfield Spirit)
2002–03	56	30	19	–	7	67	198	157	1,532	3rd of 5, West 5th of 11, NAHL	Won 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, East 6th of 12, USHL	Won Div. Semifinal series, 3–1 (Cedar Rapids RoughRiders) Lost Div. Final series, 0–3 (Waterloo Black Hawks)
2004: team became Indiana Ice