| Decatur Blaze | |
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| City: | Decatur, Illinois |
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| League: | Midwest Junior Hockey League (2012-2015); United States Premier Hockey League (2015-Present) |
| Division: | United States Premier 3 Hockey League |
| Founded: | 2012 |
| Home Arena: | Decatur Civic Center |
| Colors: | Red, Black, Orange |
| Franchise history | |
| 2012-2014: | Bloomington Jr. Blaze |
| 2014-Present: | Decatur Blaze |
The Decatur Blaze are a USA Hockey-sanctioned ice hockey team from Decatur, Illinois based out of the Decatur Civic Center. The team was founded in 2012 as the Bloomington Jr. Blaze based out of Bloomington, Illinois . The team relocated to Decatur after the 2013-14 season when the United States Hockey League added a team in Bloomington. The team joined the United States Premier Hockey League along with the rest of the Midwest Junior Hockey League membership for the 2015-16 season. The team moved to the United States Premier 3 Hockey League for 2016-17 when the USPHL reorganized the USPHL Midwest league.
Season-by-season results[]
| Regular Season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| Season | GP | W | L | OL | SL | Pts | GF | GA | Finish | 1st round |
2nd round |
Semfinals | Finals | |
| Midwest Junior Hockey League | ||||||||||||||
| 2012–13 | 48 | 28 | 16 | 4 | - | 60 | 201 | 182 | 4th overall | - | - | L 0-2 Hartland Hounds | - | |
| 2013-14 | 42 | 15 | 26 | 1 | - | 31 | 147 | 207 | 5th overall | - | - | - | - | |
| 2014–15 | 46 | 29 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 61 | 149 | 136 | 3rd overall | L 0-2 Soo Firehawks | - | - | - | |
| USPHL Midwest Division | ||||||||||||||
| 2015-16 | 47 | 13 | 34 | 0 | - | 26 | 145 | 236 | 8th, West 15th, overall |
L 0-2, Forest Lake Lakers | - | - | - | |
| United States Premier 3 Hockey League | ||||||||||||||
| 2016-17 | 44 | 26 | 11 | 7 | - | 59 | 204 | 161 | 2nd Midwest | W 2-0, Tri-City Ice Hawks | W, 2-1 Motor City Hawks | finished 1-2 in Round Robin L, SF 7-2 Traverse City North Stars |
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| United States Premier Hockey League Premier Division | ||||||||||||||
| 2017-18 | 44 | 26 | 11 | 7 | - | 59 | 204 | 161 | 5th Midwest-East | W 2-0, Tri-City Ice Hawks | L, 0-2 Chicago Cougars | - | - | |
| 2018-19 | 44 | 17 | 26 | 1 | - | 35 | 153 | 167 | 4th Midwest-East | W 2-0, Detroit Fighting Irish | L, 1-2 Chicago Cougars | - | - | |
| 2019-20 | 44 | 17 | 26 | 1 | - | 35 | 153 | 167 | 4th Midwest-East | W 2-0, Motor City Hockey Club | W, 2-0 MJDP | Tournament Cancelled | - | |
| 2020-21 | 43 | 18 | 22 | 3 | - | 39 | 188 | 207 | 5th Midwest-East | Did not participate | - | - | - | |
| 2021-22 | 44 | 13 | 30 | 1 | - | 27 | 131 | 234 | 6th Midwest-East | L, 1-2 (MJDP) | - | - | - | |
| 2022-23 | 44 | 0 | 40 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 74 | 292 | 7th Midwest-East | L, 0-2 (MJDP) | - | - | - | |
| 2023-24 | 44 | 7 | 35 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 90 | 290 | 7th Midwest-East | Did not qualify | - | - | - | |
| USPHL Elite Division | ||||||||||||||
| 2023-24 | 44 | 1 | 41 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 59 | 371 | 6th Midwest | Lost Division Semifinals | ||||