Ice hockey team in Cody, Wyoming
Yellowstone Quake City Cody, Wyoming League NA3HL Division Frontier Founded 2001 Home arena Victor Riley Arena Colors Blue, gold, gray Owner(s) 501c3 Park County Junior A Hockey ProgramHead coach Dajon Mingo [ 1] Website Yellowstone Quake Website 2001–2005 Kootenai Colts 2005–2006 Coeur d'Alene Colts 2006–present Yellowstone Quake
The Yellowstone Quake is a USA Hockey -sanctioned Tier III junior ice hockey team playing in the North American 3 Hockey League (NA3HL). The team plays their home games at Victor Riley Arena in Cody, Wyoming . The franchise is a non-profit corporation operated by the Park County Junior A Hockey Program.
History
The franchise was previously located in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho , originally known as the Kootenai Colts and then the Coeur d'Alene Colts as part of the Northern Pacific Hockey League (NorPac). While in Coeur d'Alene, the franchise won the NorPac's 2001–02 Cascade Cup Championship.[ 2]
In 2012, the Quake joined the American West Hockey League (AWHL) for the league's second season.[ 3]
In March 2014, the AWHL joined the North American 3 Hockey League as the new Frontier Division for the 2014–15 season.[ 4]
During the 2023-24 season, the Yellowstone Quake achieved an achievement that no team wants to achieve: a winless season. During the 2023-24 season, the Yellowstone Quake went 0-44-3, also getting outscored 60 goals to 328 . They've been beat 16-0 at home before. And in a 47 game season, they got beat by 5 or more in 26 games. The season started with a close 5-4 loss on the road to the Great Falls Americans and ended with losing 10-0 on the road to the Sheridan Hawks. In the last 5 games of the season, the Yellowstone Quake were kept off the scoreboard. Including that, they were shutout 12 times that season.
Season-by-season records
Season
GP
W
L
OTL
Pts
GF
GA
PIM
Regular Season Finish
Playoffs
North American 3 Hockey League
2014–15
47
9
34
4
22
100
222
772
7 of 7, Frontier Div. Did not qualify
2015–16
47
35
9
3
73
225
121
899
1st of 7, Frontier Div. Won Div. Semifinals, 2–1 vs. Gillete Wild Great Falls Americans Bulls ; L, 0–3 vs. Ducks ; L, 1–8 vs. Americans )
2016–17
47
40
4
3
83
291
100
752
1st of 8, Frontier Div. Won Div. Semifinals, 2–0 vs. Bozeman Icedogs Great Falls Americans 2–1–0, 2nd of 4 in Silver Cup round-robin Pool B (W, 4–2 vs. Bulls ; W, 5–2 vs. Sharks ; L, 2–3 vs. Jr. Senators ) Metro Jets
2017–18
47
35
7
5
75
263
104
618
1st of 6, Frontier Div. Won Div. Semifinals, 2–0 vs. Gillette Wild Helena Bighorns Jr. Blues ; W, 4–3 vs. Jr. Senators ; OTW, 2–1 vs. Lumberjacks )
2018–19
47
5
40
2
12
121
286
989
7th of 7, Frontier Div. Did not qualify
2019–20
47
19
25
3
41
140
190
916
4th of 8, Frontier Div. Won Div. Quarterfinals, 2–0 vs. Gillette Wild
2020–21
40
12
25
3
27
116
220
1047
7th of 8, Frontier Div. Did not qualify
2021–22
47
13
31
3
29
128
246
1049
7th of 8, Frontier Div. Did not qualify
2022–23
47
13
28
6
32
106
170
1034
7th of 8, Frontier Div. Did not qualify
2023–24
47
0
44
3
3
60
328
1034
8th of 8, Frontier Div. Did not qualify
Alumni
The Quake have had a number of alumni move on to collegiate programs , higher levels of junior ice hockey in the United States and Canada . In 2013, former Quake player Jacob Doty signed a three-year deal with the St. Louis Blues of the National Hockey League .[ 5]
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