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The Minnesota Moose were an American professional
ice hockey Ice hockey (or simply hockey in North America) is a team sport played on ice skates, usually on an Ice rink, ice skating rink with Ice hockey rink, lines and markings specific to the sport. It belongs to a family of sports called hockey. Tw ...
team based out of
Saint Paul, Minnesota Saint Paul (often abbreviated St. Paul) is the List of capitals in the United States, capital city of the U.S. state of Minnesota and the county seat of Ramsey County, Minnesota, Ramsey County. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, ...
that played in the International Hockey League from 1994 to 1996.


History

Following the departure of the National Hockey League's
Minnesota North Stars The Minnesota North Stars were a professional ice hockey team in the National Hockey League (NHL) for 26 seasons, from 1967 to 1993. The North Stars played their home games at the Met Center in Bloomington, Minnesota, and the team's colors for ...
in 1993, the state of
Minnesota Minnesota ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Upper Midwestern region of the United States. It is bordered by the Canadian provinces of Manitoba and Ontario to the north and east and by the U.S. states of Wisconsin to the east, Iowa to the so ...
was left without a professional hockey team. To fill that void, the Minnesota Moose were founded the following year. The team began play in the IHL for the 1994–1995 season, using the Saint Paul Civic Center at its home arena, with some games in Minneapolis's
Target Center Target Center is a multi-purpose arena located in Minneapolis that opened in 1990. It hosts major family shows, concerts, sporting events, graduations and private events. Target Corporation, founded and headquartered in Minneapolis since 1902, h ...
. After two years in the
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, the team was sold to a group of
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businessmen including Mark Chipman, who relocated the team to
Winnipeg Winnipeg () is the capital and largest city of the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Manitoba. It is centred on the confluence of the Red River of the North, Red and Assiniboine River, Assiniboine rivers. , Winnipeg h ...
,
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, and renamed them the
Manitoba Moose The Manitoba Moose are a professional ice hockey team based in Winnipeg. They are the American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate of the Winnipeg Jets of the National Hockey League (NHL). The team plays its home games at Canada Life Centre. The fran ...
. The franchise has played in the
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since the demise of the IHL in 2001 and is now the top minor league affiliate of the
Winnipeg Jets The Winnipeg Jets are a professional ice hockey team based in Winnipeg. The Jets compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Central Division (NHL), Central Division in the Western Conference (NHL), Western Conference. The te ...
, sharing the Canada Life Centre. The state of Minnesota welcomed a new NHL team, the
Minnesota Wild The Minnesota Wild are a professional ice hockey team based in Saint Paul, Minnesota. The Wild compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Central Division (NHL), Central Division in the Western Conference (NHL), Western Confer ...
, in 2000. The Wild play at the
Xcel Energy Center Xcel Energy Center is a multipurpose arena in Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States. Completed in 2000 and often called "The X" by fans, it is named for its locally based corporate sponsor Xcel Energy. With an official capacity of 17,954, the arena ...
, located on the site of the old Civic Center in St. Paul.


Season-by-season results


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 Parris Bryan Duffus (born January 27, 1970) is an American former professional ice hockey goaltender. Playing career Duffus was drafted 180th overall by the St. Louis Blues in the 1990 NHL Entry Draft and played one NHL game for the Phoenix Coyo ...
(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


Head coaches

* Frank Serratore (1994–1996)


References


External links


Minnesota Moose season statistics and records
at The Internet Hockey Database {{IHL (1945–2001) International Hockey League (1945–2001) teams Sports in Minneapolis–Saint Paul Ice hockey clubs established in 1994 Ice hockey clubs disestablished in 1996 Defunct ice hockey teams in Minnesota 1994 establishments in Minnesota 1996 disestablishments in Minnesota