Arena
In 2025, the Ice Wolves announced it would relocate to the Jonas Roberts Memorial Community Centre at the Lac La Ronge Indian Band in the 2025–26 SJHL season. [1] The facility was receiving various upgrades, including increasing the seating capacity, construction of a new dressing room and office space, and a new score clock. [2] [3]
From 1998–2025, the team played out the Mel Hegland Uniplex in owned by the Town of La Ronge. [4] In 2024, the organization said that the Uniplex "no longer meets the needs of Ice Wolves". [5]
History
The La Ronge Ice Wolves was founded in 1998 as an expansion franchise. In 2004, the Town of La Ronge, the Village of Air Ronge, and the Lac La Ronge Indian Band jointly took over ownership of the club to ensure its financial stability and local future. [6]
The Ice Wolves won their first league championship in 2010, despite finishing the regular season in seventh place, after defeating the Humboldt Broncos, Flin Flon Bombers, Battlefords North Stars and Yorkton Terriers in the playoffs. [7] The Ice Wolves then advanced to both the regional and national championships respectively, and were thwarted by the Dauphin Kings of the Manitoba Junior Hockey League at both. [8]
The team won its second league championship the following year, in 2011, after finishing the regular season in first place. [9] After a bye in the first round, they beat the Flin Flon Bombers and Melfort Mustangs in five games each, and the Yorkton Terriers in seven in the final. [10] The Ice Wolves went on to play for the regional championship ANAVET Cup and were eliminated by the Portage Terriers in seven games.
In 2019, Taylor Keast dressed as an emergency back-up goaltender for the Ice Dogs against the Kindersley Klippers and, in so doing, became the first female player in SJHL history. [11] [12]
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