The franchise joined the North American Hockey League for the 2003–04 season as the Texarkana Bandits. The team played in Texarkana from 2003 until the summer of 2006 when the team moved to the Greater St. Louis Metro Area.[3] The team moved to the Hardees Ice Complex in Chesterfield, Missouri, filling the void left when the St. Louis Heartland Eagles of the USHL ceased operations at the end of the 2005 season. In 2007 & 2008, head coach and general manager Jon Cooper coached the team to back-to-back Robertson Cup National Championships.
The team has made appearances in the NAHL playoff rounds each of their five years in the NAHL. In 2007 they claimed the South Division title and in 2008 claimed the North Division title. The Bandits moved back to the South Division for the 2008–09 season. They once again moved to the Central Division for the 2010–11 season. The team hosted the Robertson Cup Championships at the Hardee's IcePlex in May 2008 where they became back-to-back National Championships. The 2008–09 season the Bandits headed to Mason City, Iowa for the Robertson Cup Championships and yet again took home the most coveted award in the NAHL. The three-peat was clinched with a 3–2 overtime win against the West Division Champion, Wenatchee Wild.[4]
After going dormant in 2012, the Bandits' franchise rights were sold to the ownership of the Minnesota Wilderness of Cloquet, Minnesota in the Spring of 2013.
The team had seen many successes since the Bandits began in 2003. In their first season in the league the team was the only expansion team to make the playoffs and would continue to make the playoffs every season. In May 2007 the St. Louis Bandits became NAHL champions and Tier II Junior A Hockey National Champions. The Bandits remained strong for the 2007–08 season and won back-to-back Robertson Cup Champions when they hosted it at the Hardee's IcePlex in May 2008.[5] In 2009, the Bandits kept the winning tradition alive by capturing the Robertson Cup for a third consecutive season when St. Louis beat the Wenatchee Wild in the championship game by a score of 3-2 with an overtime goal by Clinton Bourbonais.[6]
^"Whatever It Takes - Flyers' Prospect Patrick Maroon". 11 May 2009.
^"Robertson Cup Championship | North American Hockey League | NAHL".
^"Robertson Cup Championship | North American Hockey League | NAHL".
^"Robertson Cup Championship | North American Hockey League | NAHL".
^"Lightning trade Maroon, Cajkovic to Wild for seventh-round pick in 2024".
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The St Louis Bandits were a Tier II Junior A ice hockey team in the North American Hockey League NAHL The team played their home games at the 2 200 seat Hardee s Iceplex previously Summit Center in Chesterfield Missouri 1 Owners of the St Louis Bandits include former St Louis Blues Kelly Chase as well as Scott McCuaig Ben Bishop Jr Jeff Cooper Michael J Brooks and Jon Cooper 2 St Louis BanditsCityChesterfield MissouriLeagueNAHLDivisionMidwestFounded2003Folded2012Home arenaHardee s IceplexColorsBlue black and whiteOwner s Michael J Brooks Brett Hull Scott McCuaig Ben Bishop Sr Jeff Cooper and Kelly Chase General managerKelly ChaseHead coachJeff BrownAsst coachesRocky RussoCorey WogtechMediaB2 NetworksFranchise history2003 2006Texarkana Bandits2006 2012St Louis Bandits2013 presentMinnesota WildernessChampionshipsDivision titles2006 07 2007 08 2008 09 2010 11Robertson Cups2007 2008 2009 In the Spring of 2013 their franchise rights were sold to the ownership group of the Minnesota Wilderness Contents 1 History 2 Season records 2 1 Regular season 2 2 Playoffs 3 On ice successes 4 NHL Draftees 5 References 6 External linksHistory editThe franchise joined the North American Hockey League for the 2003 04 season as the Texarkana Bandits The team played in Texarkana from 2003 until the summer of 2006 when the team moved to the Greater St Louis Metro Area 3 The team moved to the Hardees Ice Complex in Chesterfield Missouri filling the void left when the St Louis Heartland Eagles of the USHL ceased operations at the end of the 2005 season In 2007 amp 2008 head coach and general manager Jon Cooper coached the team to back to back Robertson Cup National Championships The team has made appearances in the NAHL playoff rounds each of their five years in the NAHL In 2007 they claimed the South Division title and in 2008 claimed the North Division title The Bandits moved back to the South Division for the 2008 09 season They once again moved to the Central Division for the 2010 11 season The team hosted the Robertson Cup Championships at the Hardee s IcePlex in May 2008 where they became back to back National Championships The 2008 09 season the Bandits headed to Mason City Iowa for the Robertson Cup Championships and yet again took home the most coveted award in the NAHL The three peat was clinched with a 3 2 overtime win against the West Division Champion Wenatchee Wild 4 After going dormant in 2012 the Bandits franchise rights were sold to the ownership of the Minnesota Wilderness of Cloquet Minnesota in the Spring of 2013 Season records editRegular season edit nbsp The Bandits 2011 nbsp The Bandits 2010 Season GP W L OTL PTS GF GA PIM Finish Texarkana Bandits 2003 04 56 30 24 0 63 167 181 1 727 4th South Division 2004 05 56 36 15 0 77 218 153 1 329 2nd South Division 2005 06 58 42 14 2 86 240 145 1 258 2nd South Division St Louis Bandits 2006 07 62 43 14 5 91 228 153 1 437 1st South Division 2007 08 58 47 9 2 96 250 149 1 429 1st North Division 2008 09 58 42 9 7 91 213 119 1 228 1st South Division 2009 10 58 44 11 3 91 211 125 1 103 2nd South Division 2010 11 58 41 13 4 86 215 120 764 1st North Division 2011 12 60 42 15 3 87 239 148 810 1st Midwest Division Playoffs edit Season GP W L OTL GF GA PIM Finish Texarkana Bandits 2004 Statistics Not Available Lost in 1st round 2005 9 4 5 0 25 27 226 Lost in 2nd round 2006 8 3 5 0 20 28 196 Lost in 2nd round St Louis Bandits 2007 12 9 3 0 53 34 180 League Champions 2008 11 9 1 1 47 25 205 League Champions 2009 13 10 3 0 38 19 182 League Champions 2010 14 7 7 0 38 37 190 5th place Nationals 2011 10 5 5 0 23 20 92 Lost in 2nd round 2012 13 10 2 1 44 20 91 Lost Robertson Cup Final to Texas TornadoOn ice successes editThe team had seen many successes since the Bandits began in 2003 In their first season in the league the team was the only expansion team to make the playoffs and would continue to make the playoffs every season In May 2007 the St Louis Bandits became NAHL champions and Tier II Junior A Hockey National Champions The Bandits remained strong for the 2007 08 season and won back to back Robertson Cup Champions when they hosted it at the Hardee s IcePlex in May 2008 5 In 2009 the Bandits kept the winning tradition alive by capturing the Robertson Cup for a third consecutive season when St Louis beat the Wenatchee Wild in the championship game by a score of 3 2 with an overtime goal by Clinton Bourbonais 6 NHL Draftees edit nbsp The Olympic Arena Player Seasons Year Drafted NHL Team Current Team Pat Maroon 05 06 06 07 2007 Draft Philadelphia Flyers Minnesota Wild 7 NHL Trent Vogelhuber 06 07 2007 Draft Columbus Blue Jackets Retired Erik Condra 03 04 2006 Draft Ottawa Senators Retired Ryan Turek 03 04 2006 Draft St Louis Blues Michigan State University CCHA Kyle Lawson 03 04 2005 Draft Carolina Hurricanes Florida Everblades ECHL John Ramage 07 08 2010 Draft Calgary Flames University of Wisconsin WCHA nbsp Bandits Bench References edit Hardee s Buying Naming Rights to the Summit Center Hardee s Archived from the original on 2009 03 02 Kelly Chase Whatever It Takes Flyers Prospect Patrick Maroon 11 May 2009 Robertson Cup Championship North American Hockey League NAHL Robertson Cup Championship North American Hockey League NAHL Robertson Cup Championship North American Hockey League NAHL Lightning trade Maroon Cajkovic to Wild for seventh round pick in 2024 External links editOfficial site NAHL website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title St Louis Bandits amp oldid 1187124124, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
