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The Minnesota Moose were an ice hockey team in the International Hockey League. They played in Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA at the Saint Paul Civic Center. The team also played some home games at the Target Center in Minneapolis. The Moose were never particularly well received (since Minnesota had previously been home to a full-fledged NHL team) and left after only two seasons. Despite this, they were a representative of professional hockey in Minnesota at a time when the hopes of the state for recovering an NHL team had all but vanished.
- Seasons: 1994-1996
- Arena: Saint Paul Civic Center
- Uniform colors: green, purple, black, and white
- Logo design: A cartoonish moose
- Division titles won: none
- Regular season titles won: none
- League championships won: none
[edit] History
- The market was previously served by: Minnesota North Stars of the NHL (1967–1993)
- The franchise became known as: Manitoba Moose (1996-present)
- The franchise was replaced by: Minnesota Wild of the NHL (2000-present)
[edit] Year-by-year record
| Year |
GP |
W |
L |
T |
OL |
GF |
GA |
PTS |
Finish |
Playoffs |
| 1995–96 |
82 |
30 |
45 |
- |
7 |
254 |
322 |
67 |
Last, Midwest |
Out of Playoffs |
| 1994–95 |
81 |
34 |
35 |
- |
12 |
271 |
336 |
80 |
4th, Central |
Lost in round 1 |
[edit] Team records
- Goals: 38 Dave Christian
(1994–95)
- Assists: 81 Stephane Morin
(1994–95)
- Points: 114 Stephane Morin (1994–95)
- Penalty Minutes: 181 Brad Miller (1994–95)
- GAA: 3.31 Parris Duffus (1995–96)
- SV%: .895 Parris Duffus (1995–96)
- Career Goals: 60 Stephane Morin
- Career Assists: 132 Stephane Morin
- Career Points: 192 Stephane Morin
- Career Penalty Minutes: 351 Brad Miller
- Career Goaltending Wins: 25 Tom Draper
- Career Shutouts: 1 Tom Draper , Parris Duffus
- Career Games: 161 Stephane Morin
[edit] Moose Sightings
In the movie "Happy Gilmore" a Minnesota Moose logo can be seen in the background as Happy and Virginia are going to the ice rink.
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