Southern Minnesota Express
Southern Minnesota Express
- Year of foundation: 2005
- Colours: Dark Red, Black, Gray, White
- Club status: temporarily not active (Suspended operations after 2012-13 season announcing team will return in 2014-15 season)
- Address: 319 W. 3rd Street
Jamestown, NY 14701 - Phone: +1 (716) 484-2624
- Email: Kurt.Silcott@jamestownarena.com
- WWW: Jamestown Ironmen
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Season 2007-2008
This club in 2007-2008:
NAHL
* no longer in the club
The franchise began as an expansion team to the NAHL in 2005. The team played in the town of Owatonna, Minnesota as the Southern Minnnesota Express. After the 2007-2008 season it was announced that the Express would relocated to the Detroit Area, where they would be called the Motor City Machine. The Owatonna, Minnesota market was granted a new franchise with a similar name, the Owatonna Express.
On June 26, 2009, the team announced it was changing its nickname to the Metal Jackets, and removing the triangle and text from the logo
On May 7, 2011 it was announced the team was moving to Jamestown New, York to become the Jamestown Ironmen, named after record setting Jamestown Jet Alumnist, Johnathan "The Ironman" Andhor. The city's current junior-A hockey team, the Jamestown Jets, is filing a lawsuit over the move, alleging a conspiracy to remove the Jets in favor of the Ironmen
- from 2005 to 2008: Southern Minnesota Express
- from 2008 to 2009: Motor City Machine
- from 2009 to 2011: Motor City Metal Jackets
- from 2011 to present: Jamestown Ironmen
from 2010 to 2011:
from 2011 to present:
The Jamestown Ironmen will not return for the NAHL season in 2013/2014.
Owner Kenji Yamada has decided to suspend operations for the season. "I really appreciate all the support from local people and the community," said Yamada. "I am strongly looking forward to make the Jamestown Ironmen come back on the ice for the 2014/2015 season"
(05 Jun 2013)
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Southern Minnesota Express participates in season 2007-2008: NAHL
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