Coming off another successful season, the Brainerd Lumberjacks have decided that it is time for an update. This is the first time the Lumberjacks have adjusted their identity. The Jacks updated their logo, sharpening the edges of the axe. They also decided to retire the "Lumber-Jacks" script in favor of a new "Jacks" script with an axe making the top of the J.


The uniforms keep the same general idea of their classic jerseys, but make some changes. The new "Jacks" script is on the front of the sweaters with the new Axe on the shoulders. The number font has been updated and added to the sleeves. The striping is also changed on the sleeves with the bottom stripe extending all the way to the end of the sleeve.

Soudan is back from the dead! The second oldest team in MAHL history is being revived for the 1972/73 season. Combining with their neighbors from Tower, the Tower-Soudan Miners are set to rejoin the Iron Range Hockey League and are adopting the history of the first Soudan Miners. The Miners will play their home games at 750 seat Tower Civic Arena, the same arena they played in from 1956-1963.

The Miners introduced a new logo based heavily off their old oval S. The new logo retains the oval shape and colors of the old logo but is now an intersecting TS with Tower-Soudan on the bottom.


The Miners decided to retain their classic stripe style with a few adjustments to the stripe thicknesses. The new uniforms have numbers on the chest, laces under the collar, and black shoulders on the away jersey.


The Miners also introduced a mascot by the name of Ol' Willie


With the Miners returning, the Miners Hard Hat Trophy is coming out of retirement.

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Coleraine is a small town of just over 1,000 bordering Grand Rapids. Despite its size, Coleraine is hockey crazy with the local high school Greenway reaching the State High School hockey tournament 6 times. The Trout will be joining the Iron Range Hockey League where a natural rivalry with the Moose is almost certain. They will call Hodgins-Berardo Arena home, a rink that actually seats 2,200, a larger capacity than there are people in Coleraine.

They will be called the "Trout" referring to Brook Trout which are plentiful in the area. The team is being referred to by some locals as the "Brookies". Their logo is a roundel with a Trout tail cutting in, forming a C for Coleraine with "Trout" vertically in the left side of the C. Their colors are Forest Green, "Itasca Blue", and Gold.

The final expansion team in the Iron Range comes from Mountain Iron. Mountain Iron is a town in the heart of the Iron Range, bordering Virginia and Eveleth. The Cougars will play their home games at the 2,000 seat Miners Memorial Arena, sharing a home with Virginia.

They will be called the "Cougars" named after the species of big cat native to the area, as well as playing on the towns name of Mountain Iron with Cougars being another name for Mountain Lions. Their colors are black and gold and their logo is an intersected MI the towns initials.

Steelman wrote:

Ooooh shoot! Welcome back Soudan!

Huge improvement for the Bulldogs adding black. It's a much fiercer look for them.

The Lumberjacks new duds look amazing. I love the new Jacks wordmark, as I always felt the old one looked like it said "Lumberdacks". Really a big fan of this update!

Thank you, glad you like them!