The Yellowstone Quake is a USA Hockey-sanctioned Tier III junior ice hockey team playing in the North American 3 Hockey League (NA3HL). The team plays their home games at Victor Riley Arena in Cody, Wyoming. The franchise is a non-profit corporation operated by the Park County Junior A Hockey Program.
History The franchise was previously located in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, originally known as the Kootenai Colts and then the Coeur d'Alene Colts as part of the Northern Pacific Hockey League (NorPac). While in Coeur d'Alene, the franchise won the NorPac's 2001–02 Cascade Cup Championship.
In 2012, the Quake joined the American West Hockey League (AWHL) for the league's second season.
In March 2014, the AWHL joined the North American 3 Hockey League as the new Frontier Division for the 2014–15 season.
During the 2023-24 season, the Yellowstone Quake achieved an achievement that no team wants to achieve: a winless season. During the 2023-24 season, the Yellowstone Quake went 0-44-3, also getting outscored 60 goals to 328. They've been beat 16-0 at home before. And in a 47 game season, they got beat by 5 or more in 26 games. The season started with a close 5-4 loss on the road to the Great Falls Americans and ended with losing 10-0 on the road to the Sheridan Hawks. In the last 5 games of the season, the Yellowstone Quake were kept off the scoreboard. Including that, they were shutout 12 times that season.
Season-by-season records Season GP W L OTL Pts GF GA PIM Regular season finish PlayoffsNorth American 3 Hockey League 2014–15 47 9 34 4 22 100 222 772 7 of 7, Frontier Div.29 of 31, NA3HLDid not qualify 2015–16 47 35 9 3 73 225 121 899 1st of 7, Frontier Div.4th of 31, NA3HL Won Div. Semifinals, 2–1 vs. Gillete WildLost Div. Finals, 0–2 vs. Great Falls Americans0–3–0 in Silver Cup round-robin (as wild card)(L, 2–6 vs. Bulls; L, 0–3 vs. Ducks; L, 1–8 vs. Americans) 2016–17 47 40 4 3 83 291 100 752 1st of 8, Frontier Div.3rd of 48, NA3HL Won Div. Semifinals, 2–0 vs. Bozeman IcedogsWon Div. Finals, 2–1 vs. Great Falls AmericansLost Silver Cup Semifinal game, 1–6 vs. Metro Jets 2017–18 47 35 7 5 75 263 104 618 1st of 6, Frontier Div.6th of 42, NA3HL Won Div. Semifinals, 2–0 vs. Gillette WildWon Div. Finals, 2–0 vs. Helena Bighorns2–1–0 in Fraser Cup round-robin Pool A(L, 0–4 vs. Jr. Blues; W, 4–3 vs. Jr. Senators; OTW, 2–1 vs. Lumberjacks) 2018–19 47 5 40 2 12 121 286 989 7th of 7, Frontier Div.33rd of 36, NA3HL Did not qualify 2019–20 47 19 25 3 41 140 190 916 4th of 8, Frontier Div.22nd of 34, NA3HL Won Div. Quarterfinals, 2–0 vs. Gillette WildPlayoffs cancelled 2020–21 40 12 25 3 27 116 220 1047 7th of 8, Frontier Div.23rd of 31, NA3HL Did not qualify 2021–22 47 13 31 3 29 128 246 1049 7th of 8, Frontier Div.26th of 34, NA3HL Did not qualify 2022–23 47 13 28 6 32 106 170 1034 7th of 8, Frontier Div.27th of 34, NA3HL Did not qualify 2023–24 47 0 44 3 3 60 328 1034 8th of 8, Frontier Div.34th of 34, NA3HL Did not qualify 2024–25 47 1 45 1 3 65 380 972 8th of 8, Frontier Div.35th of 35, NA3HL Did not qualify 2025–26 47 11 33 3 25 117 227 681 7th of 8, Frontier Div.33rd of 38, NA3HL Did not qualify
Alumni The Quake have had a number of alumni move on to collegiate programs, higher levels of junior ice hockey in the United States and Canada. In 2013, former Quake player Jacob Doty signed a three-year deal with the St. Louis Blues of the National Hockey League.
References
External links Quake Website NA3HL Website