This article is about the junior team playing in the United States Premier Hockey League. For the former professional team, please see Detroit Dragons
| Motor City Gamblers | |
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| City: | Fraser, Michigan |
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| League: | Midwest Junior Hockey League (2012-2015); United States Premier Hockey League (2015-Present) |
| Division: | USPHL |
| Founded: | 2014 |
| Home Arena: | Big Boy Arena |
| Colors: | Black, Orange, White |
| Owner(s): | Jason McCrimmon |
| Head Coach: | Jason McCrimmon |
| Franchise history | |
| 2014-2015: | MC Monarchs |
| 2015-2018: | Motor City Hawks |
| 2018-2022: | Motor City Hockey Club |
| 2022-present: | Motor City Gamblers |
The Motor City Gamblers formerly the Motor City Hockey Club, Motor City Hawks and MC Monarchs are a USA Hockey-sanctioned ice hockey team from Fraser, Michigan based out of Big Boy Arena. The team was founded in 2014 as the MC Monarchs. The team was renamed after the 2014-15 season prior to joining the United States Premier Hockey League along with the rest of the Midwest Junior Hockey League membership for the 2015-16 season.
On March 20, 2018 the organization announced that the team would be renamed the Motor City Hockey Club and would be relocating to the Troy Sports Center in Troy, Michigan. The organization also announced they would shed the Chicago Blackhawks-esque logo. The announcement also included the addition of several staff members with ties to the Detroit Red Wings.
The team would be renamed the Motor City Gamblers prior to the 2022-23 season and move to Big Boy Arena in Fraser, Michigan.[1]
Season-by-season results[]
| Regular Season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| Season | G | W | L | OL | SL | Pts | GF | GA | Finish | 1st round |
2nd round |
Semfinals | Finals | |
| Midwest Junior Hockey League | ||||||||||||||
| 2014–15 | 46 | 33 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 221 | 147 | 2nd of 7 | - | W 2-0 (Michigan Ice Dogs) | W 2-1 (Detroit Fighting Irish) | L 0-2 (Traverse City Hounds) | |
| USPHL Midwest Division | ||||||||||||||
| 2015-16 | 48 | 15 | 29 | 4 | - | 34 | 157 | 247 | 6th of 8 Eastern, 13th of 17 overall | L 0-2 (Detroit Fighting Irish) | - | - | - | |
| United States Premier 3 Hockey League | ||||||||||||||
| 2016-17 | 41 | 22 | 15 | 4 | - | 48 | 155 | 164 | 3rd of 7 Midwest | W, 2-0 (Kalkaska Rhinos) | L, 1-2 (Decatur Blaze) | - | - | |
| United States Premier Hockey League Premier | ||||||||||||||
| 2017-18 | 44 | 20 | 22 | 2 | - | 42 | 166 | 208 | 2nd of 6 Midwest-East | Bye | W, 2-1 (Detroit Fighting Irish) | Eliminated in Round Robin | - | |
| 2018-19 | 44 | 26 | 18 | 0 | - | 36 | 139 | 178 | 2nd of 6 Midwest-East | Bye | W, 2-1 (Midwest Blackbirds) | Eliminated in Round Robin | - | |
| 2019-20 | 44 | 4 | 39 | 1 | - | 9 | 78 | 311 | 7th of 7 Midwest-East | L, 0-2 (Decatur Blaze) | - | - | - | |
| 2020-21 | 41 | 1 | 38 | 2 | - | 4 | 72 | 354 | 7th of 7 Midwest-East | L, 0-2 (Chicago Cougars) | - | - | - | |
| 2021-22 | 44 | 36 | 4 | 4 | - | 10 | 79 | 299 | 7th of 7 Midwest-East | L, 0-2 (Fort Wayne Spacemen) | - | - | - | |
| 2022-23 | 43 | 26 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 56 | 199 | 162 | 3rd of 7 Midwest-East | W, 2-1 (Battle Creek Kernels) | L, 1-2 MJDP | - | - | |
References[]
Current logo as Motor City Gamblers (2022-Present)
Former logo as Motor City Monarchs (2014-2015)
Former logo as Motor City Hawks (2015-2018)
Former logo as Motor City Hockey Club (2018-2022)