Las Vegas Wranglers Tickets

The Las Vegas Wranglers are a popular, professional ice hockey team in the ECHL League. They compete in the Western Conference and are members of the Pacific Division. The team formed in 2003, originally as an expansion franchise, after ECHL took over the West Coast Hockey League. The Wranglers win percentage is the highest by any team in ECHL history. They have won the Pacific Division title a couple of times and the Brabham Cup once. They have also managed to reach the final of the Kelly Cup twice, having made their latest final appearance in 2012. Their local popularity is reflected by their name recurring in the Las Vegas Review-Journal as the "Best Local Sports Team". Get Las Vegas Wranglers tickets and watch the spirited Wranglers play their heart out in the ice rink.

The current head coach of the Wranglers is Mike Madill. Madill is also the general manager of the franchise. Madill is a Canadian born, former ice hockey player who used to play as a defenseman for the Wranglers. Glen Gulutzan was the previous coach, before Madill was signed on. Gulutzan was with the Wranglers for six years, after which he left, to avail the offer of assistant coach from the Vancouver Canucks in the NHL.

The Wranglers have a longstanding rivalry with the Alaska Aces, which began in 2005. Both teams have consistently put up competitive shows, to earn a spot in the Kelly Cup. In 2009, during one of their games, the heated atmosphere resulted in a full brawl between the two teams. The brawl ignited after two players from the opposing teams collided and Chris Ferraro of the Wranglers had a broken leg. In their subsequent games, multiple skirmishes have often sparked.

The Las Vegas Wranglers play all their home games in the Orleans Arena, located in Paradise, Nevada. The venue is a multi-purpose arena, which can seat up to nine thousand five hundred people. The arena is also used to host football and basketball games. The Wranglers played their first ever ice hockey game at the arena on the tenth of October in 2003. The Wranglers played against the Bakersfield Condors, and defeated the Condors by a four - two score line.

The initial logo of the Wranglers, after their inclusion in the ECHL, showed a cowboy riding a bull with an ice hockey stick raised over his head. They changed their logo in 2012, which features a cowboy head wearing a, black and gray cowboy hat and a goalie shield to cover his face. Colors which feature on their jerseys are red, black, white and grey. The Wranglers mascot is "The Duke". The Duke is a seven foot green bull and supports a friendly expression. The mascot keeps the audience excited and entertained throughout the duration of the Wrangler's game. Buy Las Vegas Wranglers tickets and see them play live.