| Iron Range Yellow Jackets | |
|---|---|
 | |
| City | Coleraine, Minnesota |
| League | Minnesota Junior Hockey League |
| Operated | 1999-2002 |
| Home arena | Hodgins-Berardo Arena |
| Colors | Yellow, Black, and White |
| General manager | Eric Ballard |
| Head coach | Eric Ballard |
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.
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 [1] home and doubled their schedule by competing in the SIJHL in the Thunder Bay, region of Ontario, Canada.
In July 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. [2]
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 | 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. [3] |
| 2000-01 | 35 | 32 | 2 | - | 1 | 270 | 86 | 65 | 1st, MNJHL | Bush Cup champion. [4] Nationals runner-up. [5] |
| 2001-02 | 42 | 37 | 3 | - | 2 | 275 | 126 | 74 | 1st, MNJHL | Bush Cup champion. [6] Nationals appearance. |
| 2001-02 | 24 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 102 | 88 | 26 | Partial SIJHL member | DNP |
Keith Galen Ballard is an American former professional ice hockey defenseman who previously played in the National Hockey League with the Phoenix Coyotes, Florida Panthers, Vancouver Canucks and Minnesota Wild. He played college hockey for the Minnesota Golden Gophers of the Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA) for three seasons. After his freshman year, he was selected 11th overall by the Buffalo Sabres in the 2002 NHL Entry Draft. Before he made his NHL debut, he was traded twice – initially to the Colorado Avalanche, then to the Phoenix Coyotes. He played his professional rookie season in 2004–05 with the Coyotes' American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Utah Grizzlies, then debuted with Phoenix the following season. After three years, he was traded to the Florida Panthers, where he spent two seasons before being dealt to Vancouver at the 2010 NHL Entry Draft.
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