The Alexandria Blizzard 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 Runestone Community Center in Alexandria, Minnesota. The franchise is owned by Chris and Mitri Canavati, the owners of the Tier II North American Hockey League's Brookings Blizzard.
History
Established in 2012, the Blizzard replaced the North American Hockey League team that had recently relocated to Brookings, South Dakota. The owners of the NAHL franchise, Chris and Mitri Canavati, relocated their team due to Alexandria being the smallest market in the Tier II league. However, they still wanted to keep Alexandria as a junior hockey market and founded the Tier III level expansion team as a replacement. The Blizzard announced their first head coach was Jeff Crouse, formerly the assistant coach for the NAHL Blizzard.
Season-by-season records Season GP W L OTL SOL Pts GF GA PIM Regular season finish Playoffs 2012–13 48 31 15 0 2 64 194 111 1304 3rd of 6, West Div.5th of 17, NA3HL Lost Div. Semifinals, 1–3 vs. Granite City Lumberjacks 2013–14 48 31 17 0 — 62 228 164 1441 3rd of 6, West Div.7th of 21, NA3HL Lost Div. Semifinals, 1–2 vs. Granite City Lumberjacks 2014–15 47 28 16 3 — 59 188 160 1027 3rd of 6, West Div.14th of 31, NA3HL Lost Div. Semifinals, 1–2 vs. Granite City Lumberjacks 2015–16 47 22 21 4 — 48 184 166 1139 4th of 5, West Div.21st of 34, NA3HL Lost Div. Semifinals, 1–2 vs. Granite City Lumberjacks 2016–17 47 32 12 0 3 67 215 116 1480 2nd of 5, West Div.13th of 48, NA3HL Lost Div. Semifinals, 1–2 vs. New Ulm Steel 2017–18 47 31 14 1 1 64 226 151 855 3rd of 5, West Div.14th of 42, NA3HL Lost Div. Semifinals, 1–2 vs. New Ulm Steel 2018–19 47 29 17 0 1 59 194 134 986 4th of 7, West Div.16th of 36, NA3HL Won Div. Semifinals, 2–1 vs. Lost Div. Finals, 0–2 vs. North Iowa Bulls 2019–20 47 24 18 4 1 53 220 167 884 4th of 6, West Div.14th of 34, NA3HL Playoffs cancelled 2020–21 40 17 20 1 2 37 118 157 661 4th of 5, West Div.18th of 31, NA3HL Lost Div. Semifinals, 1–2 vs. North Iowa Bulls 2021–22 47 25 20 1 1 52 100 169 661 4th of 6, West Div.17th of 34, NA3HL Lost Div. Semifinals, 0–2 vs. Granite City Lumberjacks 2022–23 47 32 12 1 2 67 219 118 1197 2nd of 6, West Div.9th of 34, NA3HL Won Div. Semifinals, 2-1 Mason City TorosWon Div. Finals, 2-0 Granite City LumberjacksFraser Cup - round Robin pool(Won 4-1 Texas Jr. Brahmas & Won 3-1 Granite City Lumberjacks)Won Semifinals, 3–2 Oregon Tradesmen Lost Championship Gm 5-6 Granite City Lumberjacks 2023–24 47 27 16 3 1 58 176 132 743 3rd of 6, West Div.16th of 34, NA3HL Lost Div. Semifinals, 0-2 Rochester Grizzlies 2024–25 47 27 18 2 0 56 174 134 701 2 of 6, West Div.15th of 35, NA3HL Lost Div. Semifinals, 0-2 ([Minnesota Moose) 2025–26 47 28 15 3 1 60 189 148 845 3rd of 6, West Div.14th of 38, NA3HL Won Div. Semifinals, 2-1 (Minnesota Moose)Lost Div Finals 1-2 (Granite City Lumberjacks)
References
External links Blizzard website NA3HL website