Columbia Heights Hockey Club
The Columbia Heights Hockey Club is based in Columbia Heights, MN. Columbia Heights is a city exploding in population over the past couple years, going from 590 residents to over 2,000 just 4 years later and growing. The city borders Minneapolis to the south and sits on the east bank of the Mississippi. It is home to a foundry and smelting plant but remains primarily an agricultural community. That has begun to change though with streetcars connecting the city to Minneapolis.

The team picked scarlet and gray striped duds with a CH monogram for Columbia Heights sewn large on the front in black. They will play their home games at McKenna Park which has bench seating for up to 250 spectators.

Heading to the West Metro Hockey Association we have our final three expansion clubs.

Bloomington Hockey Club
The Bloomington Hockey Club is based in Bloomington, MN. Bloomington is a city of about 1,200 on the north bank of the Minnesota River above its confluence with the Mississippi. A village called Titanka Tannina existed in what is now Bloomington. 'Titanka Tannina' is Dakota for 'the Old Village', leading some to believe it was the first Dakota community on the Minnesota River. Settlers arrived after the Treaty of Traverse des Sioux in 1851, forcing Dakota villages such as Titanka Tannina to be abandoned. The new settlers renamed the community “Bloomington”, taking the name from their hometown Bloomington, Illinois. The economy of the city revolves primarily around farming, blacksmithing, & flour milling with the community still holding onto its agricultural roots.

Their uniforms are white with thin blue stripes throughout as well as a thicker blue chest stripe containing an old english B for Bloomington. Their home games will be played at the 250 seat Penn Lake Rink.

Orono Hockey Club
The Orono Hockey Club is based in Orono, MN but also draws from nearby Long Lake and Minnetonka Beach. Orono is a town of about 1,200 located on the north shore of Lake Minnetonka about 16 miles west of Minneapolis. The city’s economy has historically been split between agriculture and fishing but dairy and berry farming have grown in prominence in recent years.

Their uniforms are orange with black shoulders and sleeve cuffs. The front of their sweaters features a large black O for Orono and their socks are striped black and orange. Home games will be played at the Orono Town Rink which can seat up to 250 spectators.




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Over in the North Shore Hockey Association we had ⅓ of the league make adjustments.

Duluth Hornets
The second club to adopt an official nickname is the former Duluth Hockey Club. The name “Hornets” was picked by the team captain who said it “represents the speed, teamwork, & relentless spirit of our club.” The team’s most recent old english D has been retired after just two years in favor of a return to “Duluth” text, this time in a block font.




The Hornets new sweaters return to navy as the primary color, but green sticks around between a pair of white stripes on the sleeves and socks. The team's new Duluth wordmark is sewn across the chest in white.


Real Life Inspiration

Old Jerseys

Heading to the South Region we’ll start in the Driftless Area Hockey Association where one team made a slight tweak.

Wabasha Hockey Club
The club kept things simple, keeping the white jersey and red socks look while changing some things here and there. The shoulders are changed to white while red is added to the sleeve cuffs and a white stripe is added to the socks. The team's Red Leaf logo is also moved to the center of the chest and slightly enlarged.


Old Jerseys

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