| Minnesota Wilderness | |
|---|---|
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| City | Cloquet, Minnesota, United States |
| League | North American Hockey League |
| Division | Midwest |
| Founded | 2003 |
| Home arena | Northwoods Credit Union Arena(Did play at St. Luke's Sports and Events Center to start 2023) |
| Colors | Gray, Black, and Green |
| General manager | David Boitz |
| Head coach | David Boitz[1] |
| Franchise history | |
| Junior A/Tier III franchise | |
| 2000–2004 | Northwest Wisconsin Knights |
| 2004–2010 | Wisconsin Mustangs |
| 2010–2012 | Wisconsin Wilderness |
| 2012–2013 | Minnesota Wilderness |
| Tier II NAHL franchise | |
| 2003–2006 | Texarkana Bandits |
| 2006–2012 | St. Louis Bandits |
| 2013–present | Minnesota Wilderness |
The Minnesota Wilderness are a Tier II junior ice hockey team based in Cloquet, Minnesota, and play in the North American Hockey League (NAHL). The organization formerly fielded teams in the Canada-based Junior A Superior International Junior Hockey League for three seasons and in the American-based Tier III Minnesota Junior Hockey League.
Prior to the 2013–14 season, the Wilderness' owners bought the franchise rights to the St. Louis Bandits of the Tier II North American Hockey League, and began play for that season.
In 2024, the Minnesota Loons of the NA3HL were sold and moved from Breezy Point, Minnesota to Eveleth, Minnesota and renamed to the Minnesota Wilderness, putting them under the same umbrella as the NAHL's Minnesota Wilderness. Their logo will be the same. They will play in the West Division in the 3HL, which will allow them to still be one of the 5 Minnesota-Located teams in that Division.
- ^ "Wilderness announce coaching change". NAHL. June 11, 2021.