[1] While the Kodiaks ended operations in 1990, a new Junior A team was proposed in 2006 by Global Spectrum, the contracted management company responsible for operating the city's new South Peace Community Multiplex which included the EnCana Events Centre, capable of hosting ice hockey events with a seating capacity of 4,500 people.

[2] The objective was to create an anchor tenant which could help fill the Multiplex's schedule with several dozen home games per year.

[2] To add credibility to their application, Dawson Creek resident Rob Bremner, who was the head coach of the Junior A-level Vernon Vipers when they won the 1996 Royal Bank Cup, was appointed the General Manager of the team and tasked with recruiting potential players.

[2] At the same time, the group pursued entry into the Alberta Junior Hockey League, which had a $250,000 franchise fee, [6] even though AJHL communicated they had no intention of expanding until at least 2011.

[7] As the BCHL also communicated they were not interested in expansion at that time, the group additionally pursued relocation of an existing team to Dawson Creek.

On appeal, the BCHL reversed this decision two months later and actively considered both Dawson Creek and Wenatchee, Washington, as possible sites for a requested relocation[8] of the Williams Lake TimberWolves.

[6][8] To address these concerns, the Society attempted to initiate a Fort St. John team, as well, who would be a rival to Dawson Creek and enable a northern division within the BCHL.

[13][14] The local government, the City of Dawson Creek, agreed to contribute $675,000 over 3 years to help establish the team as a reliable tenant for the Multiplex which was operating at a loss due to the lack of events.

[16] With the roster filled, the team debuted at a late-August 2010 exhibition tournament, Face Off Fever 2, where Dawson Creek hosted the Prince George Spruce Kings and Quesnel Millionaires of the BCHL and the Grande Prairie Storm of the AJHL.

Back in Dawson Creek in November, the Rage split a three-game series against the Monsters, 1-1-1, and won both games against the Chicago Hitmen.

[20] Following another 6-game road trip to Alaska, the Rage continued into December winning approximately one-in-three games, with an 11–22–2 record near the mid-season break,[21] when they traded their 20-year-old captain, Blaine Bokenfohr, to the Merritt Centennials in exchange for future considerations.

[26] The team gave Scott Fellnermayr their most valuable player award and named goalie Edward Dyson their rookie of the year.

They acquired defenceman Zach Ovics from the Nanaimo Clippers[43] and goalie Paul Bourbeau from the Kenai River Brown Bears.

The Rage ended their season with a road trip, losing both three-game series 2–1 in Kenai River[50] and then Wenatchee.

[51] Three players were sent to the NAHL's Top Prospects Showcase: Scott Fellnermayr, Luke Ripley and Josh Hartley.

They obtained over $200,000 each year in financial support from the City of Dawson Creek who wanted the team to help fill the schedule of their new 6,500-seat arena.

[60][61] In August 2011, the team took over hosting duties (from the city's minor hockey association) of Dawson Creek's annual week-long hockey camp in which 95 players attended,[62] as well, in the same month, they hosted an open house for Dawson Creek community members meet the team.

Designed by a Dawson Creek resident, it featured predominately orange, black, and silver colours stylized as a warrior helmet.