The Michigan Warriors are a Tier II Junior A

Junior ice hockey

Junior hockey is a catch-all term used to describe various levels of ice hockey competition for players generally between 16 and 20 years of age...

 ice hockey

Ice hockey

Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...

 team based in Flint, Michigan

Flint, Michigan

Flint is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan and is located along the Flint River, northwest of Detroit. The U.S. Census Bureau reports the 2010 population to be placed at 102,434, making Flint the seventh largest city in Michigan. It is the county seat of Genesee County which lies in the...

. The Warriors play in the North American Hockey League's

North American Hockey League

The North American Hockey League is one of the top junior hockey leagues in the United States and is enterting its 36th season in 2011-12. It is currently the only Junior A Tier II league, sanctioned by USA Hockey. The NAHL currently acts as an alternative to the United States Hockey League...

 North Division. Previously known as the Marquette Rangers, the Warriors will play their home games at Perani Arena and Event Center.

Even as a junior club, the Warriors represent a continuation of Flint's rich hockey tradition. Perani Arena decided to go with a lease agreement with the new Michigan Warriors instead of the Flint Generals

Flint Generals

The Flint Generals were a professional ice hockey team based in Flint, Michigan.They were a member of the International Hockey League and played their home games at Perani Arena and Event Center in Flint, Michigan....

, leaving only junior hockey in a town that once held professional championships with a pro team. Had the Generals returned for 2010-11, the Warriors would still remain, making sure their home schedule had no conflict with the Generals'.

Franchise History

The Warriors were previously known as the Marquette Rangers. The team played out of the 3,100-seat Lakeview Arena

Lakeview Arena

Lakeview Arena is a 3,100-seat multi-purpose arena, located in Marquette, Michigan. It was opened in 1974, during the Marquette Iron Rangers hockey season. The team had previously played in the historic Palestra, a building that had moved from Laurium, Michigan in 1921 and was torn down shortly...

 in Marquette, Michigan

Marquette, Michigan

Marquette is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan and the county seat of Marquette County. The population was 21,355 at the 2010 census, making it the most populated city of the Upper Peninsula. Marquette is a major port on Lake Superior, primarily for shipping iron ore and is the home of Northern...

. Their inaugural season was the 2006-2007 year in which they were able to make the playoffs, but fell to the Mahoning Valley Phantoms in the first round. The Rangers missed the playoffs for the 2007-2008 season.

Regular Season Records

Season	GP	W	L	OTL	PTS	GF	GA	PIM	Finish
Marquette Rangers
2006–2007	62	25	32	5	55	189	227	1,832	4th in North
2007–2008	58	26	29	3	55	186	216	995	6th in North
2008–2009	58	26	24	8	60	165	170	1,024	5th in North
2009–2010	58	35	22	1	71	186	154	1,043	North Division Champs
Michigan Warriors
2010–2011	58	35	17	6	76	202	141	899	3rd in North

Playoff Records

Season	GP	W	L	OTL	GF	GA	PIM	Finish
Marquette Rangers
2007	3	0	3	0	5	16	38	Lost in 1st Round
2008	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Did Not Qualify
2009	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Did Not Qualify
2010	3	0	3	0	6	11	42	Lost in 1st Round
Michigan Warriors
2011	16	10	6	0	48	39	174	Runner-Up