Bloomington, Minnesota

Bloomington City Hall in 2006.

Bloomington is a city of about 80,000 people. It is a part of the Minneapolis-Saint Paul urban area.

It was the home of the Minnesota North Stars.

Bloomington hosted the 25th National Hockey League All-Star Game in 1972.

It also hosted the 1989 NHL Entry Draft

Teams

• Bloomington Jr. Stars

1. (Midwest Junior Hockey League, 1975-1977) join USHL when league disbands
2. (USHL, 1977-1984) renamed Minneapolis Stars

• Minnesota Jr. Stars (Midwest Junior Hockey League, 1973-1975) renamedBloomington Jr. Stars
• Minnesota North Stars (NHL, 1967-1993) became Dallas Stars
• Twin Cities Northern Lights (Minnesota Junior Hockey League, 2002-2014) on leave of absence for 2014-15 season
• Twin Cities Steers (Minnesota Junior Hockey League, 1993-2002) merge with Iron Range Yellow Jackets and are renamed Twin Cities Northern Lights
• Bloomington Blaze (CHL 2011-2013)

Players

• Brian Connelly
• Mike Crowley
• Tom Gilbert
• Tim Harrer
• Tom Pederson
• Ryan Stoa

Arenas

• Bloomington Ice Garden (1970-Present) smaller arena home to the junior teams that have played in Bloomington
• Met Center (1967-1994) known as Metropolitan Sports Center (1967-1982)
• Oak Grove Park Rink
• Poplar Bridge Park Rink
• Brye Park Rink
• Haeg Park Rink
• Gene C. Kelly Park Rink
• Southglen Park Rink
• Southwood Park Rink
• Tarnhill Park Rink
• Brookside Park Rink
• Bryant Park Rink
• Ridgeview Park Rink
• Westwood Park Rink
• Sunrise Park Rink
• Running Park Rink

External Links

• Bloomington, Minnesota on Wikipedia