Paul Auditorium is their home arena.ġ973: The St. 1970-1980ġ971: The Minnesota Fighting Saints are founded to play in the World Hockey Association (WHA). They play at the Bloomington Met Center.ġ969: The State High School Hockey Tournament moves from St. Paul Rangers (now known as the Minnesota Rangers) move to Omaha, Nebraska.ġ967: Minnesota is awarded its first NHL Franchise, the Minnesota North Stars. The team is the minor league affiliate of the NHL’s New York Rangers and plays at the St.
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Paul Rangers are founded as one of five original teams in the Central Professional Hockey League (CPHL).
Paul Saints join the International Hockey League (IHL). 1950-1960ġ951: The AHA (now known as the United States Hockey League) disbands, leaving no professional hockey in the state.ġ955: Local hero Herb Brooks (back row, far right) helps lead Johnson High School to a state championship title.ġ958: Saint Paul combines with Saskatoon to form a team that competes in the Western Hockey League for one season.ġ959: St. Eveleth claims the first title in a 4-3 win over Thief River Falls.
1930-1950ġ931: The Saint Paul Auditorium (now Roy Wilkins) opens with seating for 7,000 and artificial ice.ġ945: The Minnesota State High School Hockey Tournament is held for the first time at the Saint Paul Auditorium, drawing 8,434 fans over three days. The Saint Paul Saints are Minnesota’s first professional team, joining Minneapolis, Duluth, Winnipeg, and Chicago in the AHA. The CHA reforms into a professional league and changes its name to the American Hockey Association (AHA). Thomas, Hamline, and Macalester begin competing in the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) against schools such as the University of Minnesota and St. They are Tony Conroy, Ed Fitzgerald, Frank “Moose” Goheen and Cy Weidenborner.ġ925: The USAHA changes its name to the Central Hockey Association (CHA) as teams and players begin to leave the league to play professionally in the National Hockey League (NHL).ġ926: St. Paul AC joins the newly formed United States Amateur Hockey Association (USAHA) and four Saint Paul players are named to the first-ever United States’ Olympic hockey team.
The team plays its games at the 1,700 capacity Coliseum Rink located on Lexington Avenue.ġ917: The AAHA disbands due to World War I. Paul AC joins the American Amateur Hockey Association (AAHA). Mechanic Arts, Central, and Humboldt are consistently among the top teams in the conference.ġ915: St. Thomas forms a collegiate team.ġ914: The Twin City League is established as the first official high school league with most games being played on outdoor rinks. It is often considered the most storied building in Minnesota hockey history.ġ913: The University of St.
Photo: Vintage Minnesota Hockey 1900-1920ġ902: The Twin City Hockey League is formed, comprised of five Saint Paul teams and one Minneapolis team.ġ906: The Saint Paul Hippodrome, located at the State Fair Grounds, is touted as the largest sheet of ice in the world at 119 by 270 feet. The teams also competed against schools from Minneapolis. Paul AC and The Virginias are the most competitive teams in the league.ġ899: The first Saint Paul high-school hockey game is played between Mechanic Arts and Central. By the end of the year, several youth and adult teams are operating in Saint Paul.ġ898: The St. Pre-1883: Ice polo, a mix between modern-day field hockey and boot hockey, is played on the first outdoor lighted rink in Saint Paul.ġ883: Ice hockey is introduced in Saint Paul by Ed Murphy, a former ice polo player who had observed hockey games in Canada.ġ886: The first public games are played as a part of the Saint Paul Winter Carnival at the Aurora Arena (located at the intersection of Dale and University). In fact, Saint Paul is known for developing the most extensive hockey program in the nation during the early twentieth century. The location is fitting as Saint Paul was integral in Minnesota’s establishment as the State of Hockey long before the Minnesota Wild started playing at the Xcel Energy Center in 2002. The state high school tournament is our Super Bowl, and we’re proud to host it right here in the Capital City. Welcome to the State of Hockey, where each city has at least one rink and it’s not uncommon to see a toddler in skates before they can walk.
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