Posted by Section30  6/13/2025 9:14 am | #111 |
Updated Maps
Let me know what you think, comments are always appreciated!
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Posted by QCS 6/13/2025 12:53 pm | #112 |
I really like Chisholm's look, but West St. Paul is beautiful. As their first fan I'm taking it upon myself to nickname them the Wasps because of their black and yellow stripes. Go Wasps!
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Posted by Dan O'Mac 6/13/2025 1:17 pm | #113 |
Hudson and Superior? I'm on board with the Wisconsin representation.
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Posted by Steelman 6/15/2025 2:50 pm | #114 |
The black and blue for Hudson really does it for me.
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Posted by Section30 6/16/2025 8:58 am | #115 |
QCS wrote:
I really like Chisholm's look, but West St. Paul is beautiful. As their first fan I'm taking it upon myself to nickname them the Wasps because of their black and yellow stripes. Go Wasps!
Glad you like them! Now that you mention it... West St. Paul Wasps has a good ring to it ;)
Hudson and Superior? I'm on board with the Wisconsin representation.
I thought you might be happy for a second WI team already lol
The black and blue for Hudson really does it for me.
Thanks, I'm glad you like them!
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Posted by Section30 6/16/2025 9:04 am | #116 |
1902 Standings
Arrowhead Hockey Association
Although they fell short of perfection, the Eveleth Hockey Club remained one of the best teams in the country on their way to a third consecutive Miners Memorial Cup. Duluth and Grand Rapids finished second and third, boasting very good hockey teams in their own right. The majority of the Arrowhead was up for grabs with any team capable of winning on any given day. Cloquet and Zenith City finished with winning seasons while Soudan Mine and Queen City both ended the season with .500 records. Two Harbors, Ely, & Hibbing were all solid teams that just wound up on the losing side more often than not. Finally we have Chisholm who really struggled in their first season of play, winning just two times.
Central Minnesota Hockey League
We have a first time champion in Central Minnesota with Brainerd taking home the Lake Bowl with a 12-4-2 record. Aitkin came out of nowhere, led by a young stud with top notch skating abilities who turned the team from a 4 win team to an 11 win team in just one year. There was a stark link between the top five and the rest of the league with St. Cloud, Fergus Falls, & Detroit all in contention for the Lake Bowl. Just like there wasn’t much separating the top five, the bottom five were about equal as well, all finishing within 2 wins of one another. Those bottom five being Park Rapids, Little Falls, Bemidji, Wadena, & Alexandria. In an odd first, not one, but two teams finished above teams with more wins than them due to ties (Fergus Falls ahead of Detroit & Little Falls ahead of Bemidji).
Red River Hockey League
It didn’t take long for a “big three” to emerge this season in the RRHL with Kittson County, Crookston, & Thief River Falls playing a step above the rest of the league and establishing themselves as the only real contenders after just a month or two. At the end of the season it was the boys from Kittson County who took home the Red River Cup. This was their second time winning the RRHL, their first coming back in 1898. Moorhead & Grand Forks finished at .500 on the year, but to be honest there really wasn't much difference between anyone outside the big three who were in a league of their own this year. Pembina County, Fargo, Red Lake Falls, East Grand Forks, & Warren round out the table as our teams with losing records.
Twin Cities Hockey Association
The Mill City Hockey Club went back to back in the TCHA, taking home the Washburn Cup for a record 4th time in team history. The story of the Twin Cities League was parity with every team capable of getting a win against anyone on any given night. Unlike last year when they went undefeated, Mill City finished with 7 losses on their way to the league title. The worst team in the league at the end of the season had 7 wins as well, so there was really nobody way better or way worse than anyone else. White Bear Lake, East Side, Lake Shore, St. Paul Athletic, South St. Paul, West St. Paul, & Minneapolis all ended the season with winning records. Powderhorn and Como Park also had good seasons but they both fell to under .500 by the end of the season. Phoenix Athletic, Rose, Anoka, & the newcomers from Hudson bring up the rear, as close to “bad” as this league got.
That concludes the 1901/02 season. Let me know what you think, comments are always appreciated!
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Posted by Section30 6/17/2025 4:03 pm | #117 |
1902/03
The sport of ice hockey continued to grow in Minnesota with three more teams forming in the Central Minnesota Hockey League.
There were also four clubs that built new ice rinks to play on. Duluth moves just offshore of Lake Superior into 500 seat Bayfront Park. Eveleth is moving from Fayal Pond into the newly built Eveleth Indoor Rink which can seat about 250. Stillwater joins Duluth in moving just offshore, going from Lily Lake to Lily Lake Park with bleacher capacity for 250. And finally Thief River Falls will now play their home games at the Pennington County Fairgrounds which has a capacity of about 250, citing the multiple instances of players falling through the ice with the Red Lake River flowing underfoot keeping the ice relatively thin.
Blackduck Hockey Club
The Blackduck Hockey Club is based in Blackduck, MN but also draws from the nearby towns of Tenstrike, Northome, Mizpah & Kelliher. Blackduck is a city of less than 1,000 just 24 miles northeast of Bemidji, making it the smallest community to have a hockey team in Minnesota. It is a logging town and the hockey club primarily consists of local lumberjacks. They wear green sweaters with a gold stripe across the chest containing a black duck logo on the front. Their home ice is 250 seat Castle Park in downtown Blackduck.
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Posted by Section30 6/17/2025 4:04 pm | #118 |
Pelican Rapids Hockey Club
The Pelican Rapids Hockey Club is based in Pelican Rapids, MN but also represents nearby Erhard & Norwegian Grove. Pelican Rapids is a city of just over 1,000 located on the rapids of the Pelican River. The town is mainly tied to agriculture with the population taking off with the railroad coming to town in 1882. The hockey team will wear all white with PR in black on the front in an old english style for Pelican Rapids. They will play their home games at 250 seat E.L. Peterson Park, built on the north bank of the Pelican River.
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Posted by Section30 6/17/2025 4:05 pm | #119 |
Sauk Rapids Hockey Club
The Sauk Rapids Hockey Club is based in Sauk Rapids, MN. Sauk Rapids is a city of about 1,400 located across the Mississippi from St. Cloud. It is a historic town and was once one of the most important cities in the entire state before a tornado destroyed the town in April 1886, killing 72 and injuring at least 324 people in what would become the single deadliest tornado in Minnesota history. The town would never get back to its previous status and St. Cloud grew into the most influential city in Central Minnesota instead. Sauk Rapids is still a sizable town though and with its close relation to St. Cloud is only going to get larger. The team opted to wear violet and white striped sweaters and they play their home games at the Sauk Rapids Municipal Park which can seat up to 500 spectators.
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Posted by Section30 6/17/2025 4:07 pm | #120 |
We had five teams make identity changes prior to the 1903 season, three in the AHA and one in both the CMHL & TCHA.
Duluth Hockey Club
As previously mentioned, Duluth is moving into Bayfront Park, no longer playing their home matches out on Lake Superior. With the move the team decided to switch things up a bit, inverting their previous uniforms. The team will now wear all navy with “DULUTH” spelt out in white across the chest instead of white with navy text. This is the first time Duluth has worn a primary color besides white.
Old Jersey
