SCV Magicians
| River Falls Renegades | |
|---|---|
| City | River Falls, Wisconsin |
| League | USPHL–Elite |
| Division | Midwest |
| Founded | 2007 |
| Home arena | River Falls Youth Hockey Rink |
| Colors | Black and Red |
| Owner(s) | Crusader Hockey, Inc. |
| General manager | Jake Hindermann |
| Head coach | Jake Hindermann |
| Affiliates | Minnesota Magicians (NAHL) |
| Franchise history | |
| 2007–2015 | Hudson Crusaders |
| 2015–2016 | SCV Magicians |
| 2016–present | River Falls Renegades |
The River Falls Renegades are a Tier III junior ice hockey team playing in the United States Premier Hockey League (USPHL) Elite Division. They play their home games at the River Falls Youth Hockey Rink, located in River Falls, Wisconsin. The team was not listed among the USPHL membership in 2017–18.
The team was founded in 2007 as part of the Minnesota Junior Hockey League (MnJHL) as the Hudson Crusaders. Their highest achievement was advancing to the 2011 USA Hockey National Tournament where they defeated the Seattle Totems of the Northern Pacific Hockey League becoming the only team to win a game at Nationals with a losing regular season record (the unusual circumstance stemming from the Crusaders winning the Bronze Medal game, the MnJHL Runners Up Rochester Ice Hawks automatically qualified as they were hosting the tournament).
Prior to the 2012–13 season, the team nearly folded one week before the season was to begin when the team president and board of directors resigned. A local group quickly acquired and reorganized the team and staff to save the franchise. In 2013, the new group also acquired the rights to a Tier II North American Hockey League (NAHL) franchise that they relocated to Richfield, Minnesota and named the Minnesota Magicians. This created a direct link for advancement for their players to develop from Tier III to Tier II junior hockey.
In 2015, the MnJHL was dissolved as many of the former members left to join the United States Premier Hockey League as part of a new Midwest Division. To go along with the change in leagues, the Crusaders also changed their name to the St. Croix Valley (SCV) Magicians to reflect their direct relationship with their higher level NAHL team. During the 2015–16 season, the team relocated from Hudson, Wisconsin to the Vadnais Sports Center in Vadnais Heights, Minnesota.
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