WHICH CITY IS CAPITAL OF THE STATE OF HOCKEY?
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THE TALE OF THE TAPE
| MINNEAPOLIS |
STATISTICS | THIEF RIVER FALLS |
| 368,400 | Population | 8,000 |
| Seven | Ice Arenas |
Two |
| Boys': Minneapolis Southwest, 1970 Girls': Blake School, A2003, A2007 |
High School Championships | Boys' 1954, 1956 |
| University of Minnesota Men's Championships AAU: 1940, NCAA: 1974, 1976, 1979, 2002, 2003. Women's Championships: 2004, 2005 |
Collegiate Accolades | None |
| Russ Anderson, Earl Bartholome, Walter Bush, Carl “Cully” Dahlstrom, Joe Dziedzic, Peter Hayek, Tom Hirsch, Dave Jensen, Virgil Johnson, Reed Larson, Bill Moe, Hubert "Hub" Nelson, Lance Pitlick, Mike Ramsey, Shaun Sabol, Matt Smaby, John Taft, Cliff Thompson, Hal Trumble, Jim Warner, Mike Wong and Burton “Burr” Williams |
NHL Players or US Hockey Hall of Famers |
Tim Bergland, Wyatt Smith |
| Bob Boeser, Charles Brown, Gene Campbell, Tom Hirsch, Bob Johnson, Phil LaBatte, Bob Lundeen, Tom McCoy, Dick Meredith, Wayne Meredith, Ron Naslund, Allan Opsahl, Arnie Oss, Mike Ramsey, John Taft, and Jim Westby |
Olympians |
Bob Baker |
| 1,112 |
Registered Players | 249 |
| minneapolispark.pucksystems2.com |
Youth Hockey Web Site |
trfhockey.com |
| AHA Champion Minneapolis Millers, 1927-28, 1936-37, 1949-50; CHL Champion Minneapolis Millers, 1931-32, 1933-34 (minor pro) |
Other |
Senior team Thief River Falls Thieves was active in the late 1940s-50s. |
