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The Duluth Clydesdales were an
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team based in
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,
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. They are former members of the
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.


History

The Duluth Clydesdales applied for entry into the
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in the Summer of 2010 along with the
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of the
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. Both teams were summarily rejected by the
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Junior Hockey Council, but after an appeal to the USA Hockey Appeals Council, the decision was overturned. The Clydesdales became official members of the SIJHL on July 12, 2010. On September 16, 2010, the Clydesdales played their first ever regular season game, on the road, against the
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. Sioux Lookout won the game 6-1. On September 24, 2010, the Clydesdales won their first ever game, while on the road, defeating the
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4-1. On October 3, 2010, the Clydesdales played their first ever home game. They dropped the game 5-4 in a shootout to the
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. The game also marked the first regulation game in the SIJHL where both the home and away teams were American. Their first home win came on October 10, 2010, a 4-3 win over the
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. The 2012-13 season began with much controversy. The defending champion
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decided to relocate from
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to
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. Cloquet is within Duluth's metropolitan area. The move was approved by both the league and
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, leaving the weaker Clydesdales organization fighting for local talent, fans, and player personnel against the tuition-free league champions. The Clydesdales barely had enough players to start the season and only put up two wins in thirty-six league games. After having to cancel a road trip for the second time that season due to player injuries and the movement of players to the
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's
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, the league voted to remove them as league members on January 19, 2013 and confirmed that vote on January 20, 2013. The team claims to have had enough players to field a team and was still expecting to stay financially afloat, but the league feared the opposite.


Season-by-Season Results


Playoffs

*2011 ''Lost quarter-final'' :
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defeated Duluth Clydesdales ''4-games-to-none'' *2012 ''Lost quarter-final'' :Duluth Clydesdales defeated Iron Range Ironheads ''2-games-to-none'' :
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defeated Duluth Clydesdales ''4-games-to-none''


References


External links


Clydesdales WebpageSuperior International JHL Webpage
{{SIJHL Defunct Superior International Junior Hockey League teams Defunct ice hockey teams in Minnesota Ice hockey clubs established in 2010 Ice hockey clubs disestablished in 2013 2010 establishments in Minnesota 2013 disestablishments in Minnesota