| Green Bay Gamblers | |
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| City | Green Bay, Wisconsin |
| League | USHL |
| Conference | Eastern |
| Founded | 1994 |
| Home arena | Resch Center |
| Colors | Black, yellow, white |
| Owner | PMI Entertainment Group |
| General manager | Patrick McCadden |
| Head coach | Patrick McCadden |
| Franchise history | |
| 1994–present | Green Bay Gamblers |
| Championships | |
| Regular season titles | 5Anderson Cups (1995–96, 1996–97,2008–09,2009–10, and2011–12) |
| Playoff championships | 4Clark Cups (1996, 2000,2010, and2012) |
TheGreen Bay Gamblers are aTier I juniorice hockey team in the Eastern Conference of theUnited States Hockey League (USHL). They play inGreen Bay, Wisconsin, at theResch Center.
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The first professional hockey team to be based in Green Bay was the Green Bay Bobcats who started playing in 1958 when theBrown County Veterans Memorial Arena was built. There is some confusion over what league the team played in during its early years or if the team played in multiple leagues. Some sources cite that the Bobcats played in the U.S. Central Hockey League, a predecessor to the currentUnited States Hockey League (USHL). Other sources claim that the Bobcats did not start playing in the USCHL until 1961. The Green Bay Bobcats franchise folded after the 1980-1981 season and 23 years of play. However, since the 2008-2009 season, the Green Bay Gamblers have used a yellowbobcat prominently in the team's logo as well as having a bobcat by the name of "Ace" as the team's mascot.
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Since their inception into the United States Hockey League in 1994, the Green Bay Gamblers have been one of the premiere junior "A" hockey franchises in all of North America. To their credit the Gamblers have won two Junior A, Tier 2 National Championships (Gold Cups in 1996 and 1997), five Anderson Cups (1996, 1997, 2009, 2010, and 2012), four Clark Cups (1996, 2000, 2010, and 2012), four USHL Eastern Division titles, and one USHL Northern Division title. Since the USHL became Tier 1 in 2002, the Clark Cup also represents that level's national championship.
From when the Gamblers entered the league at the start of the 1994-1995 season through the 2001-2002 season, the team's primary venue was at theBrown County Veterans Memorial Arena. For the start of the 2002-2003 season, the Gamblers moved into theResch Center, an 8,800 seat arena which was built on the opposite side of Shopko Hall. The team played at the Memorial Arena a few times each season due to scheduling conflicts with the Resch Center until the arena was scheduled for demolition in 2019.[citation needed]
During the years at the Arena, other venues were sometimes used due to scheduling conflicts. These include the De Pere Ice & Recreation Center, the Brown County Youth Hockey Arena, the Cornerstone Community Center, Fond du Lac's Blue Line Ice Center, Beaver Dam Ice Arena, Greenheck Ice Center in Schofield.[citation needed]
Since 1994 the average attendance of a Gamblers Game is 3,353 people,[1] which is among the top in the USHL. In 2010, the Green Bay Gamblers set a USHL record for the highest attended playoff game when 8,487 fans showed up to see game five of the USHL Playoff championship, a game the Gamblers won resulting in franchise's thirdClark Cup. The record has since been broken multiple times.[2]
Reference[3]
Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OTL = Overtime losses, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against, PIM = Penalties in minutes
| Season | GP | W | L | T | OTL | SOL | PTS | GF | GA | PIM | Finish | Playoffs |
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| 1994–95 | 48 | 9 | 34 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 23 | 147 | 264 | — | 11th of 11 | did not qualify |
| 1995–96 | 46 | 32 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 219 | 137 | — | 1st of 11 | Won Clark Cup |
| 1996–97 | 54 | 41 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 84 | 260 | 187 | 1882 | 1st of 6, North | Won quarterfinals, 4–2 vs.Fargo-Moorhead Ice Sharks Won semifinals, 4–3 vs.North Iowa Huskies Lost championship, 0-4 vs.Lincoln Stars |
| 1997–98 | 56 | 31 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 51 | 157 | 183 | 1576 | 3rd of 6, North | Lost quarterfinals, 0-4 vs.Des Moines Buccaneers |
| 1998–99 | 56 | 41 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 86 | 213 | 143 | 1568 | 1st of 4, East | Won quarterfinals, 3–0 vs.Thunder Bay Flyers Lost semifinals, 0-3 vs.Omaha Lancers |
| 1999–00 | 58 | 35 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 75 | 232 | 174 | 1318 | 2nd of 7, East | Won quarterfinals, 3–1 vs.Waterloo Black Hawks Won semifinals, 3–2 vs.Des Moines Buccaneers Won championship, 4–1 vs.Twin City Vulcans |
| 2000–01 | 56 | 32 | 13 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 75 | 177 | 153 | 994 | 1st of 6, East | Lost quarterfinals, 1-3 vs.Tri-City Storm |
| 2001–02 | 61 | 35 | 20 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 76 | 184 | 179 | 1257 | 1st of 6, East | Won quarterfinals, 3–0 vs.Des Moines Buccaneers Lost semifinals, 1-3 vs.Sioux City Musketeers |
| 2002–03 | 60 | 16 | 36 | — | 3 | 5 | 40 | 139 | 215 | 1341 | 5th of 5, East | did not qualify |
| 2003–04 | 60 | 27 | 28 | — | 4 | 1 | 59 | 171 | 176 | 1144 | 5th of 6, East | did not qualify |
| 2004–05 | 60 | 21 | 37 | — | 2 | 0 | 44 | 141 | 220 | 971 | 5th of 6, East | did not qualify |
| 2005–06 | 60 | 30 | 26 | — | 1 | 3 | 64 | 182 | 183 | 1127 | 3rd of 6, East | Lost quarterfinals, 0-3 vs.Des Moines Buccaneers |
| 2006–07 | 60 | 24 | 30 | — | 1 | 5 | 54 | 176 | 198 | 1317 | 4th of 6, East | Lost first round, 0-4 vs.Indiana Ice |
| 2007–08 | 60 | 13 | 41 | — | 2 | 4 | 32 | 130 | 224 | 1346 | 6th of 6, East | did not qualify |
| 2008–09 | 60 | 39 | 17 | — | 0 | 4 | 82 | 237 | 165 | 1363 | 1st of 6, East | Won quarterfinals, 3–0 vs.Waterloo Black Hawks Lost semifinals, 1-3 vs.Indiana Ice |
| 2009–10 | 60 | 45 | 10 | — | 2 | 3 | 95 | 212 | 140 | 1394 | 1st of 8, East | Won quarterfinals, 3–0 vs.Waterloo Black Hawks Won semifinals, 3–1 vs.Indiana Ice Won championship, 3–2 vs.Fargo Force |
| 2010–11 | 60 | 41 | 15 | — | 2 | 2 | 86 | 189 | 131 | 790 | 2nd of 8, Eastern | Won quarterfinals, 3–0 vs.Indiana Ice Won semifinals, 3–1 vs.Cedar Rapids RoughRiders Lost championship, 1-3 vs.Dubuque Fighting Saints |
| 2011–12 | 60 | 47 | 9 | — | 2 | 2 | 98 | 250 | 138 | 882 | 1st of 8, Eastern | Won quarterfinals, 3–1 vs.Youngstown Phantoms Won semifinals, 3–0 vs.Indiana Ice Won championship, 3–2 vs.Waterloo Black Hawks |
| 2012–13 | 64 | 37 | 23 | — | 3 | 1 | 78 | 234 | 207 | 1069 | 2nd of 8, Eastern | Lost quarterfinals, 1-3 vs.Youngstown Phantoms |
| 2013–14 | 60 | 30 | 24 | — | 3 | 3 | 66 | 183 | 176 | 887 | 4th of 8, Eastern | Lost quarterfinals, 1-3 vs.Indiana Ice |
| 2014–15 | 60 | 18 | 34 | — | 3 | 5 | 44 | 156 | 213 | 1010 | 9th of 9, Eastern | did not qualify |
| 2015–16 | 60 | 37 | 16 | — | 4 | 3 | 81 | 191 | 135 | 881 | 2nd of 9, Eastern | Lost quarterfinals, 1-3 vs.Dubuque Fighting Saints |
| 2016–17 | 60 | 34 | 22 | — | 2 | 2 | 72 | 173 | 145 | — | 5th of 9, Eastern | did not qualify |
| 2017–18 | 60 | 30 | 24 | — | 4 | 2 | 66 | 172 | 170 | — | 3rd of 9, Eastern | Lost quarterfinals, 0-2 vs.Dubuque Fighting Saints |
| 2018–19 | 62 | 19 | 34 | — | 6 | 3 | 47 | 173 | 250 | 967 | 8th of 9, Eastern | did not qualify |
| 2019–20 | 48 | 24 | 19 | — | 2 | 3 | 53 | 168 | 147 | 840 | 3rd of 8, Eastern | Season cancelled |
| 2020–21 | 51 | 30 | 17 | — | 2 | 2 | 64 | 190 | 182 | 821 | 3rd of 6, Eastern | Lost conference semifinals, 0–2 vs.Muskegon Lumberjacks |
| 2021–22 | 62 | 23 | 34 | — | 3 | 2 | 51 | 195 | 266 | 837 | 8th of 8, Eastern | did not qualify |
| 2022–23 | 62 | 32 | 23 | — | 3 | 4 | 71 | 204 | 204 | 829 | 4th of 8, Eastern | Lost quarterfinals, 1–2 vs.Dubuque Fighting Saints |
| 2023–24 | 62 | 34 | 18 | — | 7 | 3 | 78 | 233 | 214 | 1046 | 3rd of 8, Eastern | Lost quarterfinals 2–3 vs.Muskegon Lumberjacks |
| 2024–25 | 62 | 27 | 31 | — | 2 | 2 | 58 | 202 | 242 | 1119 | 6th of 8, Eastern | Lost quarterfinals 0–2 vs.Madison Capitols |
| Totals | 1808 | 934 | 706 | 4 | 90 | 74 | 2020 | 5890 | 5761 | 30576 | ||
On March 25, 2013, former Gamblers head coachJon Cooper was named the head coach of theTampa Bay Lightning.[6] He is the first USHL coaching alumnus to lead an NHL team. Former Gamblers head coachDerek Lalonde was hired by the Lightning as an assistant coach on July 12, 2018, joining Cooper's staff.[7]
On June 30, 2022, the Detroit Red Wings hired LaLonde as head coach.
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Green Bay Gamblers have had the following players selected in the NHL draft.
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| Year | Player | Country | Finish |
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| 2006 | Māris Ziediņš | Latvia | 12th |
| 2014 | Blake Wheeler | United States | 4th |
| 2022 | Markus Lauridsen | Denmark | 7th |
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Gamblers alumni have played on multiple NCAA men's hockey national champions teams:
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