Minnesota Wilderness

Minnesota Wilderness
City	Cloquet, Minnesota, United States
League	NAHL
Division	Central
Founded	2003
Home arena	Northwoods Credit Union Arena
Colors	Green, Black, and White
General manager	David Boitz (2013–14)
Head coach	Tim Madsen (2016–17)
Franchise history
Junior A/Tier III franchise
2000–2004	Northwest Wisconsin Knights
2004–2010	Wisconsin Mustangs
2010–2012	Wisconsin Wilderness
2012–2013	Minnesota Wilderness
Tier II NAHL franchise
2003–2006	Texarkana Bandits
2006–2012	St. Louis Bandits
2013–present	Minnesota Wilderness

The Minnesota Wilderness are an American Tier II junior ice hockey team based in Cloquet, Minnesota and play in the North American Hockey League (NAHL). The organization formerly fielded teams in the Canadian-based Junior A Superior International Junior Hockey League for three seasons and in the American-based Tier III Minnesota Junior Hockey League.

Prior to the 2013–14 season, the Wilderness' owners bought the franchise rights to the St. Louis Bandits of the Tier II North American Hockey League and began play for that season.

The organization was founded in 2000 as the Northwest Wisconsin Knights as a Junior B team in the Minnesota Junior Hockey League (MnJHL). In 2004, the Knights changed their name to the Wisconsin Mustangs. In 2006, their league was promoted to Tier III Junior A status by USA Hockey.

From 2001 until 2003, the Knights had an interleague relationship with the Canadian Superior International Junior Hockey League (SIJHL). The 2009–10 season saw them back in an interlock with the SIJHL.

On May 17, 2010, the Mustangs announced they were officially leaving the MnJHL, their players were released to a dispersal draft. Soon after they applied for entry into the SIJHL. After a couple months, they were allowed entry. The team dropped the Mustangs logo, colors, and name as the organization entered the new league and became the Wisconsin Wilderness.

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