Las Vegas Wranglers 2014 Logo

The Wranglers were supposed to begin play as an expansion team in the West Coast Hockey League (WCHL) in 1999. However, lack of a suitable arena delayed their debut. By the time they had settled into the Orleans Arena in 2003, the East Coast Hockey League (ECHL) had acquired the WCHL. The Wranglers hit the ice for the first time in fall 2003 as members of the ECHL Western Conference's Pacific Division. In 2014, arena woes beset the team again as the Orleans gave them the boot. Unable to find a new arena, the team folded.