Minneapolis Bruins
Minneapolis Bruins | |
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City | Minneapolis, Minnesota |
League | Central Professional Hockey League |
Operated | 1963 to 1965 |
Home arena | Minneapolis Arena |
Colors | Black and yellow |
Affiliates | Boston Bruins |
The Minneapolis Bruins were a minor league professional ice hockey team in the Central Professional Hockey League (CPHL) from 1963 to 1965.
The Bruins were one of the original five teams to enter the newly formed CPHL. Minneapolis operated as a farm team to the National Hockey League's Boston Bruins. The team originated as the Kingston Frontenacs of the Eastern Professional Hockey League, which transferred to the new CPHL essentially intact after the demise of the EPHL in 1963. The Minneapolis Bruins played two season in the league, then in 1965, the team relocated to Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, where it continued as the Oklahoma City Blazers until 1977.
Ownership[]
The Minneapolis franchise was operated locally by three dedicated hockey fans: Walter Bush Jr., an attorney with a long association with amateur hockey which includes manager of the 1964 United States Olympic hockey team; Robert McNulty, a Minneapolis contractor; along with executive .[1]
Minneapolis Bruins all-time roster[]
- Don Awrey — 1963/64
- — 1963/65
- Ron Boehm — 1964/65
- Ron Buchanan — 1964/65
- — 1963/64
- Bob Champoux — 1964/65
- Ray Clearwater — 1964/65
- — 1963/65
- Terry Crisp — 1963/65
- — 1964/65
- Gary Dornhoefer — 1963/64
- — 1964/65
- George Gardner — 1963/64
- Jeannot Gilbert — 1963/64
- Stan Gilbertson — 1964/65
- Andre Gill — 1963/64
- John Gravel — 1964/65
- — 1963/65
- Bob Heaney — 1964/65
- Ted Hodgson — 1964/65
- — 1964/65
- Ted Irvine — 1963/65
- Bill Knibbs — 1963/65
- Skip Krake — 1964/65
- — 1964/65
- Ross Lonsberry — 1964/65
- Larry Lund — 1964/65
- — 1964/65
- — 1963/64
- Cesare Maniago — 1964/65
- Wayne Maxner — 1963/65
- Dennis Morin — 1963/64
- Jack Norris — 1963/64
- Gerry Ouellette — 1963/65
- — 1963/64
- — 1963/65
- Jean-Paul Parise — 1963/65
- Dunc Rousseau — 1964/65
- — 1963/65
- Ron Schock — 1963/64
- Harry Sinden — 1963/65
- Ken Stephanson — 1963/65
- Joe Watson — 1963/65
- Allen Willis — 1963/64
- — 1963/64
References[]
External links[]
- Boston Bruins minor league affiliates
- Sports in Minneapolis
- Central Professional Hockey League teams
- Ice hockey in Minnesota
- Defunct ice hockey teams in Minnesota
- 1963 establishments in Minnesota
- 1965 disestablishments in Minnesota
- United States ice hockey team stubs
- Midwestern United States sports team stubs
- Minnesota sport stubs