Colt
A junior hockey team based in Cody, Wyoming, competing in the NA3HL.
The Yellowstone Quake is a USA Hockey-sanctioned Tier III junior ice hockey team playing in the North American 3 Hockey League (NA3HL). The team plays their home games at Victor Riley Arena in Cody, Wyoming. The franchise is a non-profit corporation operated by the Park County Junior A Hockey Program.
- Character Name
- Colt
- Canon Status
- Non-Existent / Minor Confusion
- Affiliation
- N/A (No Major Role)
- First Appears
- Not Applicable
- Status
- N/A
Verified Timeline
Lore & Background
The franchise began in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, originally known as the Kootenai Colts and then the Coeur d'Alene Colts as part of the Northern Pacific Hockey League (NorPac). While in Coeur d'Alene, the franchise won the NorPac's 2001–02 Cascade Cup Championship. In 2012, the Quake joined the American West Hockey League (AWHL) for the league's second season. In March 2014, the AWHL joined the North American 3 Hockey League as the new Frontier Division for the 2014–15 season.
In Their Own Story
During the 2023-24 season, the Yellowstone Quake achieved an achievement that no team wants to achieve: a winless season. They went 0-44-3, getting outscored 60 goals to 328. They were beaten 16-0 at home. In a 47 game season, they lost by 5 or more in 26 games. The season started with a close 5-4 loss on the road to the Great Falls Americans and ended with losing 10-0 on the road to the Sheridan Hawks. In the last 5 games of the season, the Quake were kept off the scoreboard. Including that, they were shutout 12 times that season.
Reader's Guide
The Quake have had a number of alumni move on to collegiate programs, higher levels of junior ice hockey in the United States and Canada. In 2013, former Quake player Jacob Doty signed a three-year deal with the St. Louis Blues of the National Hockey League. The team's home games are played at Victor Riley Arena in Cody, Wyoming. The franchise is a non-profit corporation operated by the Park County Junior A Hockey Program.
Did You Know?
- The franchise was originally known as the Kootenai Colts and then the Coeur d'Alene Colts in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho.
- While in Coeur d'Alene, the franchise won the NorPac's 2001–02 Cascade Cup Championship.
- In 2012, the Quake joined the American West Hockey League (AWHL) for the league's second season.
- During the 2023-24 season, the Quake went 0-44-3, getting outscored 60 goals to 328.
- In 2013, former Quake player Jacob Doty signed a three-year deal with the St. Louis Blues of the National Hockey League.
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