The Danville Wings were a Tier I

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team that played the

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from 1994 until 2003 when they moved to the

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for the 2003–04 season. After that season, the team was relocated to

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and renamed the

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. The Wings played their home games at the

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in Danville, Illinois.

History

The Western Michigan Wolves first started play in Kalamazoo in the 1988–89

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season. The team rebranded themselves as the Kalamazoo Jr. Wings that next season. The Jr. Wings won the

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in the 1990–91 and 1992–93 seasons. The franchise was purchased by rock promoter Jay Goldberg and then relocated to Danville, Illinois after the 1993–94 season. The Danville Wings would play in the NAHL for nine seasons, winning the Robertson Cup in 2000. After the 2002–03 season, the Wings would move to the

. They only played for one season there before the team was bought as a replacement for the Indianapolis Ice of the pro

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, who were moved to

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after the 2003–04 season.

Season records

References

External links

North American Hockey League, HockeyDB.com

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