Minnesota Junior Hockey League
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The Minnesota Junior Hockey League (MNJHL) is a junior ice hockey league operated out of the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and Saint Paul in Minnesota. The league currently has nine member teams in Minnesota and Wisconsin. It is a USA Hockey Tier III sanctioned junior hockey league.
2008-09 TEAMS: Granite City Lumberjacks (St. Cloud, Minnesota), Hudson Crusaders (Hudson, Wisconsin), Minnesota Flying Aces (Little Falls, Minnesota), Minnesota Ice Hawks (Rochester, Minnesota), Minnesota Owls (Cambridge-Isanti, Minnesota), Minnesota Wildcats (Maple Grove, Minnesota),St. Paul Lakers (Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota), Twin Cities Northern Lights (Bloomington, Minnesota), Wisconsin Mustangs (Spooner, Wisconsin)
The goals of Junior Hockey as a program of USA Hockey are: 1) Skill Development 2) Quality Coaching 3) Social Maturity 4) Educational Advancement 5) Recruiting Exposure 6) Advanced Competition 7) Protection of Amateur Status
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[edit] Teams qualifying for National Tournament (League Champion listed first)
- 2007-08: Minnesota Ice Hawks (Minnesota Owls)
- 2006-07: Minnesota Ice Hawks (Minnesota Owls)
- 2005-06: Minnesota Ice Hawks (Twin Cities Northern Lights)
- 2004-05: Minnesota Ice Hawks (Dubuque Thunderbirds)
- 2003-04: Dubuque Thunderbirds (Minnesota Ice Hawks)
- 2002-03: Twin Cities Northern Lights (Dubuque Thunderbirds)
- 2001-02: Iron Range Yellow Jackets
- 2000-01: Iron Range Yellow Jackets
- 1999-00: Iron Range Yellow Jackets
- 1998-99: East Metro Lakers
[edit] Playoff champions
- 2007-08: Minnesota Ice Hawks
- 2006-07: Minnesota Ice Hawks
- 2005-06: Minnesota Ice Hawks
- 2004-05: Minnesota Ice Hawks
- 2003-04: Dubuque Thunderbirds
- 2002-03: Twin Cities Northern Lights
- 2001-02: Iron Range Yellow Jackets
- 2000-01: Iron Range Yellow Jackets
- 1999-00: Iron Range Yellow Jackets
- 1998-99: East Metro Lakers (USA Hockey National Champions)
- 1997-98: North Metro Owls
- 1996-97: Jr. Kodiaks (USA Hockey National Champions)
- 1995-96: Minneapolis Kodiaks
- 1994-95: Minneapolis Kodiaks (USA Hockey National Champions)
- 1993-94: North Metro Owls
- 1992-93: West Suburban Kodiaks (USA Hockey National Champions)
- 1991-92: Northland Voyageurs (USA Hockey National Champions)
- 1990-91: Tri-Metro Whalers
- 1989-90: West Suburban Kodiaks
- 1989-90: Runner Up - Northland Voyageurs (USA Hockey National Champions)
- 1988-89: North Suburban Hawks
- 1987-88: Tri-Metro Whalers
- 1986-87: Tri-Metro Whalers
