Blaine Energy
CityBlaine, Minnesota
LeagueUSPHL-Elite
DivisionMidwest
Founded2011
Home arenaFogerty Arena
ColorsGold, black, and White
     
Owner(s)Cal Ballard, Jon Liesmaki,
Joe Blum, Phil Diskerud
General managerCal Ballard
Head coachChad Ballard
Franchise history
2011–2015Maple Grove Energy
2015–2017Blaine Energy

The Blaine Energy were a Tier III Junior A ice hockey team playing in the United States Premier Hockey League (USPHL)-Elite Division. The team played their home games at the 1,200-seat Fogerty Arena located in Blaine, Minnesota.

History

Founded in 2011, the Maple Grove Energy replaced the recently folded Minnesota Wildcats in Maple Grove.[1] During the 2015 off-season the Energy relocated to Blaine, Minnesota, and changed their name accordingly.

Prior to the 2015–16 season, the Energy were members of the Minnesota Junior Hockey League (MnJHL). At the conclusion of the 2014–15 season the majority of the MnJHL members joined the United States Premier Hockey League by creating the USPHL-Midwest Division and the MnJHL ceased operations. After one season, the USPHL-Midwest was split into the Elite and USP3 Divisions with the Energy added to the Elite Division for 2016–17.

In February 2017, owner Cal Ballard announced that he had given up management operations of the Energy to the Dibble Group (an management group headed by the Janesville Jets head coach in the North American Hockey League) in October 2016. His reasons were due to the changing landscape of Tier III junior hockey and the difficulties of fielding a team. He assumed the Energy would be ceasing operations at the end of the season.[2]

Season-by-season records

SeasonGPWLOTLPtsGFGARegular Season FinishPlayoffs
Maple Grove Energy
2011–12481443131143848th, MnJHLDid not qualify
2012–135025223531912074th, MnJHL-MNLost Division Quarterfinals, 1–2 vs. Steele County Blades
2013–144631132641792222nd, MnJHL-MNWon Division Quarterfinals, 2–0 vs. Edina Lakers
Lost Division Semifinals, 0–2 vs. Hudson Crusaders
2014–154216242341872466th of 8, Minn. Div.
10th of 14, MnJHL
Lost Division Quarterfinals, 0–2 vs. Hudson Crusaders
Blaine Energy
2015–1648838218993039th of 9, West Conf.
16th of 17, USPHL-Midwest
Did not qualify
2016–1744537212673197th of 8, Midwest Div.
24th of 27, USPHL-Elite
Lost Div. Quarterfinals, 0–2 vs. Dells Ducks

Alumni

The franchise has produced some alumni playing in higher levels of junior hockey, NCAA Division III, and ACHA college programs.

References

  1. "New Junior Hockey Team Coming to Maple Grove". Maple Grove Patch. June 20, 2011.
  2. "February 24, 2017 Blaine Energy Facebook post". Facebook. February 24, 2017.
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