Southern Oregon Spartans

The Southern Oregon Spartans were a hockey team that played in the United States Premier Hockey League's Premier Division. The were formerly members of the Northern Pacific Hockey League (NORPAC) and Western States Hockey League (WSHL). The 2007-08 season was the inaugural season for the Wranglers who play their home games at The RRRink in Medford, Oregon. The organization would join the United States Premier Hockey League's Premier Division for the 2020-21 season.



History
On May 25, 2007 it was announced by the Northern Pacific Hockey League (NorPac) that two expansion teams would begin play during the 2007–08 season, the Missoula Maulers and the Rogue Valley Wranglers. When the Wranglers franchise was announced, the NorPac was a Tier III Junior B hockey league; however, on July 17, 2007 it was announced that the league and all its teams would be granted Tier III Junior A status. Also on July 17, the team announced the signing of their first player, Robert Reiber, who was later traded to the Eugene Generals.

After three seasons as the Wranglers, it was announced on February 20, 2010 that the team had been purchased by new ownership and would be re-established as the Southern Oregon Spartans. The new ownership confirmed that Steve Chelios would be hired on as the general manager and head coach of the team. The team played that evening for the first time as the Spartans and revealed the new team and logo to a crowd of over 900 fans from throughout Southern Oregon.

Starting in the 2012–13 season, the Spartans joined the AAU-sanctioned Western States Hockey League (WSHL) and played out of the Northwest Division.

In 2020, the Spartans left the WSHL and joined the United States Premier Hockey League (USPHL), in the Premier Division. Due to local capacity restrictions on indoor events amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, the Spartans began their 2020–21 season playing in outdoor rinks and at their home rink with limited attendance. As restrictions increased, the team withdrew from the 2020–21 season after six games played on November 18, 2020. The team also opted out from the 2021–22 season. Their home arena, The RRRink, then opted to not renew their lease with the Spartans in May 2021 and begin seeking a new junior hockey tenant. In July 2021, the arena announced that another WSHL team would operate out of the rink in the 2021–22 season, the relocated Barrhead Bombers.

Western States Hockey League
Glossary: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses,, OW = Overtime Wins, OL = Overtime Losses, Pts = Points, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against, PIM = Penalty Minutes