Reno Raiders

The Reno Raiders are a planned minor league professional ice hockey team in the ECHL to be based in Reno, Nevada. The team's entry into the league has been repeatedly postponed due to difficulties in locating a suitable home arena.
The team is the successor organization of a West Coast Hockey League team based in Reno in the 1990s. The team was founded in 1995 as a charter member of the WCHL as the Reno Renegades, but was renamed the Reno Rage for the 1997-98 season, the last in which it played. The Renegades/Rage organization is perhaps best known for signing female goaltender Manon Rhéaume, who appeared in 11 regular season games for the team in 1996-97.
The defunct team was purchased by businessman Larry Leasure of Boise, Idaho, in 2000. When the WCHL was absorbed the ECHL in 2003 Leasure announced his intention to base the team in that league. Although Leasure hoped to have the team operational by the 2007-08 season, he has been unable to secure an interest in a suitable arena in the Reno area. Leasure has said he would reassess his progress after the season.
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