1 8 ▁season , ▁the ▁franch ise ▁was ▁purchased ▁by ▁ID HL , ▁L LC ., ▁the ▁a ▁subs idi ary ▁of ▁the ▁F HL ▁and ▁an ▁organization ▁that ▁had ▁announced ▁to ▁be ▁operating ▁a ▁development al ▁league ▁as ▁fe eder ▁system ▁for ▁the ▁F HL ▁called ▁the ▁International ▁Development al ▁Hockey ▁League . ▁The ▁ID HL ▁put ▁off ▁launch ing ▁the ▁new ▁league ▁and ▁would ▁instead ▁focus ▁sole ly ▁on ▁operating ▁the ▁Wol ves . ▁The ▁share hold ers ▁in ▁Top ▁Sh elf ▁Hockey ▁eventually ▁left ▁the ▁Wol ves ▁organization ▁out right ▁later ▁in ▁the ▁off season ▁stating ▁they ▁had ▁grown ▁exha usted ▁over ▁the ▁major ▁financial ▁and ▁emot ional ▁invest ments ▁they ▁were ▁making ▁in ▁the ▁franch ise . ▁The ▁new ▁own ers ▁did ▁not ▁retain ▁Esp os ito ▁as ▁coach ▁and ▁instead ▁h ired ▁Tre vor ▁Kar as iew icz . ▁ ▁Kar as iew icz ▁led ▁the ▁team ▁to ▁a ▁league ▁championship ▁in ▁first ▁season . ▁After ▁his ▁second ▁season , ▁he ▁left ▁for ▁the ▁head ▁co aching ▁position ▁with ▁the ▁F res no ▁Mon sters , ▁a ▁junior ▁team ▁in ▁the ▁Western ▁States ▁Hockey ▁League . ▁Form er ▁Dan ville ▁D ash ers ▁coach ▁Paul ▁Mac Le an ▁was ▁brought ▁in ▁as ▁his ▁replacement . ▁ ▁The ▁franch ise ▁was ▁sold ▁again ▁in ▁ 2 0 2 0 ▁with ▁entrepr ene ur ▁Andreas ▁Joh ans son ▁as ▁majority ▁owner ▁and ▁league ▁commission er ▁Don ▁Kir nan ▁stay ing ▁on ▁in ▁a ▁minor ity ▁role . ▁ ▁Season -