Founded in 2011 when the North American 3 Hockey League (NA3HL) announced its expansion from 12 teams to 16. The Twin City Steel were to be based in the new White Bear Lake Sports Center in White Bear Lake, Minnesota, starting for the 2011–12 season alongside the other three other new NA3HL teams: the Minnesota Junior Hockey League transfers, Granite City Lumberjacks and Minnesota Flying Aces, and an expansion team, the North Iowa Bulls. The Twin City Steel played their first season out of the new Vadnais Sports Center, situated in the Twin Cities, which includes the suburbs of White Bear Lake, North St. Paul, Forest Lake, Roseville and Moundsview. The Twin City Steel lost their first game, 4–3, at the Granite City Lumberjacks on September 10, 2011, and would record their first win less than a week later at their home-opener.
It was announced on April 23, 2013, that the Steel have been sold by Scott Wallin to the Black family.[2]
After a successful 30–13–4 record during the 2015–16 regular season, the Steel would go on to win their first West Division Championship by sweeping the defending league champions, Granite City Lumberjacks. The Steel then made their first NA3HL Silver Cup Playoff appearance but would lose in overtime to the eventual Silver Cup Champion North Iowa Bulls.
New Ulm Steel logo.
On April 26, 2016, it was announced that the Twin City Steel would be relocating to New Ulm, Minnesota, to become the New Ulm Steel. In 2018, Steve Black also purchased a team in the Tier II North American Hockey League (NAHL) and relocated it as the Chippewa Steel. In March 2021, Steve Black sold both Steel teams to an ownership group led by Kelly Kasik.[3]
In April 2023, the Pinnacle Hockey Group, LLC, consisting of owners Adam Keer and Ryan Egan, purchased and relocated the New Ulm Steel to Tomah, Wisconsin, as the Wisconsin Woodsmen.[4]
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The Wisconsin Woodsmen are a Tier III junior ice hockey team based in Tomah Wisconsin They are members of the Central Division of the North American 3 Hockey League NA3HL Wisconsin WoodsmenCityTomah WisconsinLeagueNorth American 3 Hockey LeagueDivisionCentralFounded2011Home arenaTomah Ice CenterColorsRed light blue black silver Owner s Adam KeerRyan EganGeneral managerAdam KeerHead coachJon Vaillancourt 1 Franchise history2011 2016Twin City Steel2016 2023New Ulm Steel2023 presentWisconsin Woodsmen Contents 1 History 2 Season by season records 3 References 4 External linksHistory editFounded in 2011 when the North American 3 Hockey League NA3HL announced its expansion from 12 teams to 16 The Twin City Steel were to be based in the new White Bear Lake Sports Center in White Bear Lake Minnesota starting for the 2011 12 season alongside the other three other new NA3HL teams the Minnesota Junior Hockey League transfers Granite City Lumberjacks and Minnesota Flying Aces and an expansion team the North Iowa Bulls The Twin City Steel played their first season out of the new Vadnais Sports Center situated in the Twin Cities which includes the suburbs of White Bear Lake North St Paul Forest Lake Roseville and Moundsview The Twin City Steel lost their first game 4 3 at the Granite City Lumberjacks on September 10 2011 and would record their first win less than a week later at their home opener It was announced on April 23 2013 that the Steel have been sold by Scott Wallin to the Black family 2 After a successful 30 13 4 record during the 2015 16 regular season the Steel would go on to win their first West Division Championship by sweeping the defending league champions Granite City Lumberjacks The Steel then made their first NA3HL Silver Cup Playoff appearance but would lose in overtime to the eventual Silver Cup Champion North Iowa Bulls nbsp New Ulm Steel logo On April 26 2016 it was announced that the Twin City Steel would be relocating to New Ulm Minnesota to become the New Ulm Steel In 2018 Steve Black also purchased a team in the Tier II North American Hockey League NAHL and relocated it as the Chippewa Steel In March 2021 Steve Black sold both Steel teams to an ownership group led by Kelly Kasik 3 In April 2023 the Pinnacle Hockey Group LLC consisting of owners Adam Keer and Ryan Egan purchased and relocated the New Ulm Steel to Tomah Wisconsin as the Wisconsin Woodsmen 4 Season by season records editSeason GP W L OTL SOL Pts GF GA PIM Regular Season Finish PlayoffsTwin Cities Steel2011 12 48 24 21 2 1 51 173 173 1507 3rd of 4 West9th of 19 NA3HL Lost Div Semifinals 0 2 vs North Iowa Bulls2012 13 48 19 26 1 2 41 167 226 1210 5th of 6 West12th of 17 NA3HL Did not qualify2013 14 48 22 20 6 50 186 201 1000 4th of 6 West13th of 21 NA3HL Lost Div Semifinals 0 2 vs North Iowa Bulls2014 15 47 23 22 2 48 161 170 1364 4th of 6 West20th of 31 NA3HL Lost Div Semifinals 0 2 vs North Iowa Bulls2015 16 47 30 13 4 64 219 160 660 2nd of 5 West15th of 34 NA3HL Won Div Semifinals 2 1 vs Breezy Point North StarsWon Div Finals 2 0 vs Granite City Lumberjacks1 2 0 in Silver Cup Round Robin L 3 4 vs Jr Blues L 1 2 vs Jets W 5 2 vs Jr Brahmas Lost Semifinal game 3 4 OT vs North Iowa BullsNew Ulm Steel2016 17 47 26 18 0 3 55 183 163 765 3rd of 5 West19th of 48 NA3HL Won Div Semifinals 2 1 vs Alexandria BlizzardLost Div Finals 1 2 vs Granite City Lumberjacks2017 18 47 30 11 4 2 66 204 133 469 2nd of 5 West13th of 42 NA3HL Won Div Semifinals 2 1 vs Alexandria BlizzardLost Div Finals 0 2 vs Granite City Lumberjacks2018 19 47 25 18 1 3 54 192 178 771 5th of 7 West20th of 36 NA3HL Did not qualify2019 20 47 31 13 2 1 65 195 136 690 3rd of 6 West11th of 34 NA3HL Playoffs cancelled2020 21 40 7 29 4 0 18 86 185 513 5th of 5 West29th of 31 NA3HL Did not qualify2021 22 47 10 36 1 0 21 98 245 737 5th of 6 West29th of 34 NA3HL Did not qualify2022 23 47 15 26 1 5 36 145 205 991 5th of 6 West26th of 34 NA3HL Did not qualifyWisconsin Woodsmen2023 24 42 22 17 1 2 47 150 118 588 4th of 6 Central18 of 34 NA3HL Qualified for Postseason Regluar Season ongoingReferences edit VAILLANCOURT NAMED TO LEAD WOODSMEN woodsmenhockey com May 23 2023 Twin City Steel announce ownership change New Ulm Steel have a new owner The Journal March 9 2021 NA3HL announces new team in Tomah Wisconsin NA3HL April 10 2023 External links editWisconsin Woodsmen North American 3 Hockey League website nbsp This American ice hockey team related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This article about a sports team in Wisconsin is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Wisconsin Woodsmen amp oldid 1208729998, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
