Missoula Maulers
| Missoula Maulers | |
|---|---|
| City | Missoula, Montana |
| League | Northern Pacific Hockey League American West Hockey League Western States Hockey League |
| Founded | 2007 |
| Home arena | Glacier Ice Rink |
| Colors | Dark Blue, black, white, and gray |
| Owner(s) | Michael Burks |
| General manager | Marcus Baxter |
| Head coach | Marcus Baxter |
| Franchise history | |
| 2007–2016 | Missoula Maulers |
The Missoula Maulers were a junior ice hockey team from Missoula, Montana. The team played in the Northern Pacific Hockey League, the American West Hockey League, and the Western States Hockey League, out of Missoula's Glacier Ice Rink.
Michael Burks is the club's principal owner and president of operations. In 2016, Burks and the nonprofit Missoula Area Youth Association (MAYHA), the operator of Glacier Ice Rink, had a lease dispute and Burks decided to shut down the team rather than continue to fight the operators for a better contract. The Maulers were quickly replaced at the Glacier Ice Rink by a North American 3 Hockey League expansion team, named the Missoula Jr. Bruins, owned by Jason and Liz DiMatteo.