Retired Numbers


The Eveleth Redbirds decided to honor two team legends in honor of the team's 75th anniversary coming this season. Marco Palazzari is best known as being the first player to get signed to the NHL straight from the MAHL. Marco was a superstar for the Reds, helping them dominate the Iron Range Hockey League, winning 5 league crowns in his 7 years with the team (1947-1953). Palazzari finished his MAHL career with 2 Kellogg Cups (1948 & 1951) as well as winning the Tschida Trophy for League MVP in 1952. Marco was signed by the Detroit Red Wings where he would go on to win back to back cups in his first two seasons in the league. The other number to be retired is Robert Mariucci's number 12. Mariucci was a stand out and leader for the Reds in his time with the team. Robert was captain of the Reds/Redbirds for over a decade before he finally called it quits. Mariucci remains the longest tenured player in Eveleth history, playing from 1945 to 1963.

Mascots

LOVE how you paid tribute to the "Snoopys in St. Paul" of 2000 here...I see players, coaches and fans of EVERY team who enters Highland Arena going forward getting their own picture with Snoopy there (and you will know a lot about the person by their pose)!

The other mascots and trophies are awesome too (BTW, the Silver Horseshoe graphic mistakenly has the Lake Pepin trophy's description)...can't wait to see the new identities today.

Are the Spikes sure about this new "rivalry"? They are aware of their opponent's, let alone their own, recent history, right?

Identity Changes

The defending champs and Warroad both simply added championship stars to the back of their uniforms, leaving the rest untouched.