Las Vegas Wranglers



2000-2003 (unused)	2003-2010	2010-2012	2012-2014

WCHL team[]

2000-2003 (unused)[]

The Wranglers were founded in 2000, but were unable to join the West Coast Hockey League as planned due to arena issues. By the time they were ready to start in 2003, the WCHL had merged with the East Coast Hockey League, who would soon rebrand to the simpler ECHL, reflecting their now-wider geographical reach. The Wranglers, meanwhile, would themselves rebrand before actually taking to the ice.

ECHL team[]

2003-2010[]

2010-2012[]

From the 2010 season, Las Vegas made the alternate logo their primary one and used the 2003 primary as an alternate logo.

2012-2014[]

On New Year's Eve 2013, the Wranglers' management were informed by arena owners The Orleans that their lease at Orleans Arena would be allowed to lapse.[1] Following a failed attempt to move to the Plaza Hotel & Casino,[2] the team voluntarily suspended operations, sitting out the 2014-15 season.

The arena issues that had plagued the Las Vegas Valley team for virtually their entire existence would see them fold in 2015, one year before the National Hockey League announced their first expansion team since 2000: the Vegas Golden Knights.