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Wranglers send Matt Kang to Johnstown Chiefs

The Las Vegas Wranglers have traded forward Matt Kang to the Johnstown Chiefs of the ECHL American Conference. In return, the Wranglers will receive future considerations from the Chiefs. Read full story...

Wranglers struggle on power play, lose 4-2 to Idaho

By Anthony Fenech · February 6, 2010 · 11:38 p.m.

The Las Vegas Wranglers allowed their third hat trick in four games Saturday night, losing 4-2 to the Idaho Steelheads at the Orleans Arena. Steelheads left-winger Matt Derlago scored three goals in the victory, giving him eight points in the three-game series. Read full story...
Wranglers lose to Idaho, 3-2, in shootout on home ice

By Anthony Fenech · February 5, 2010 · 11:45 p.m.

Leave it to Tyler Spurgeon to finish the Wranglers. The Idaho Steelheads forward's second goal of Friday's game - and his seventh in his past three contests against the Las Vegas Wranglers - was the only score of the shootout, giving Idaho a 3-2 victory at the Orleans Arena. Read full story...
Wranglers down Idaho, 5-4, in shootout

By Anthony Fenech · February 5, 2010 · 12:25 a.m.

This was the kind of homecoming the Las Vegas Wranglers had in mind. After a poorly played road trip, the Wranglers returned home and staged a dramatic third-period comeback against the Idaho Steelheads, defeating them, 5-4 in a shootout Thursday at the Orleans Arena. Read full story...
Wranglers end road trip on a familiar note with loss

By Anthony Fenech · February 1, 2010 · 10:02 p.m.

Monday night was a symbolic ending to the longest road trip of the season for the Las Vegas Wranglers. The Wranglers dropped their second straight game — and eighth out of their last 10 road matches — losing 4-1 to the Utah Grizzlies. Read full story...
Las Vegas Wranglers drop road game to Utah Grizzlies, 3-1

By Anthony Fenech · January 30, 2010 · 11:15 p.m.

With just two minutes left to play in Saturday night’s game against the Utah Grizzlies, the Las Vegas Wranglers quest for two straight road wins ended. Lance Galbraith’s goal with 2:01 remaining on the clock sank the Wranglers, 3-1, in front of 7,043 at the E-Center in West Valley City, Utah. Read full story...
Wranglers score 8 goals in victory over Utah

By Anthony Fenech · January 29, 2010 · 10:51 p.m.

The Las Vegas Wranglers weren’t going to be outscored Friday night. Propelled by four straight goals that opened the game, the Wranglers quieted the Utah Grizzlies’ biggest crowd of the season with an 8-5 victory. Read full story...
Another Wranglers player leaves team for Norway

By Anthony Fenech · January 29, 2010 · 2:05 a.m.

Las Vegas Wranglers defenseman Shay Stephenson has chosen to continue his hockey career in Norway. The decision to leave Las Vegas comes halfway through Stephenson’s first year with the Wranglers and just two weeks after former teammate Robbie Bina made the same jump, from the ECHL to Norway. Read full story...
Wranglers left-winger Shay Stephenson off team

By Anthony Fenech · January 26, 2010 · 10:37 p.m.

Las Vegas Wranglers left-winger Shay Stephenson has left the team, head coach Ryan Mougenel said Tuesday night. “We had different philosophies,” Mougenel said. “Sometimes it just works that way.” Read full story...
Wranglers give up 8 goals in loss to Idaho

By Anthony Fenech · January 24, 2010 · 11:36 p.m.

After overcoming an early deficit, the Las Vegas Wranglers couldn’t hold up defensively Sunday night and lost their second straight game to the Idaho Steelheads. Read full story...
Bourret ejected as Wranglers lose, 4-1, to Idaho Steelheads

By Anthony Fenech · January 23, 2010 · 11:29 p.m.

The Las Vegas Wranglers’ road woes continued Saturday night in Boise, Idaho, with a 4-1 loss to the Steelheads. The loss comes on the heels of Friday night's victory, which was the team's first on the road in five games. Las Vegas has not won back-to-back road games since the first trip of the season when they beat the Ontario Reign on Oct. 30 and Nov. 1. Read full story...
Wranglers break losing streak with win against Idaho

By Anthony Fenech · January 22, 2010 · 11:14 p.m.

The Las Vegas Wranglers were ready to break their four-game losing streak Friday, and they didn't waste any time. In their first period of action since a five-day all-star break, the Wranglers scored four goals, jumping out to an early lead over the Idaho Steelheads on the road. Read full story...
Wranglers' Miller scores four points in all-star game

By Anthony Fenech · January 21, 2010 · 2:05 a.m.

ONTARIO, Calif. — Adam Miller was here. He stood on the blue line at Citizens Business Bank Arena, his head resting on his gloves as the butt-end of a hockey stick propped up his 6-foot, 179-pound frame. He wasn’t supposed to be here, and just last week, he wasn’t going to be. Read full story...
Wranglers' Adam Miller proves his speed in hockey skills competition

By Anthony Fenech · January 20, 2010 · 2:05 a.m.

Steve Miller remembers the first time his son Adam put on ice skates. He helped tie the laces. He remembers the early Sunday morning hockey practices, the pond games and watching him play four years at Ferris State. He definitely will remember Tuesday night. Read full story...
Wranglers close road series with 3-0 loss to Alaska

By Anthony Fenech · January 17, 2010 · 12:46 a.m.

The all-star break this week couldn’t come at a better time for the Las Vegas Wranglers. Saturday night, they lost in a 3-0 shutout to the Alaska Aces in front of 5,012 fans at Sullivan Arena in Anchorage. Read full story...