The Lansing Wolves were a

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team a member of the

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(USPHL) as part of the Premier Division. The team played its home games at the Summit Sports and Ice Complex in

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, a suburb of

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. The franchise was previously a member of the

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(NA3HL) from 2010 to 2018 as the Battle Creek Jr. Revolution and the West Michigan Wolves.

History

The team began as the Battle Creek Jr. Revolution in 2010 joining the independent

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(NJHL) for the 2010–11 season. In August 2010, with rumors of the league folding, the Jr. Revolution left the NJHL and joined the

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-sanctioned Tier III

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. The Jr. Revolution replaced the

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, who suspended operations, as the 12th team in the

. In November 2010, the CSHL changed its name to the

after the Tier II

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took over operations of the CSHL. The team ownership was initially the Revolution Advertising LLC. until acquired by Dr. Joseph Burkhardt in 2014. On April 1, 2014, the team re-branded itself as the West Michigan Wolves. In 2017, the franchise relocated the Lansing suburb of

, and were renamed Lansing Wolves. In 2018, the Wolves left the NA3HL for

's Premier Division, a non-sanctioned league. During the

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, the Wolves were not listed as members of the USPHL prior to the 2020–21 season. In February 2021, their home arena in Dimondale, Summit Sports and Ice Complex, closed.

Season-by-season records

References

External links

Lansing Wolves Website
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