Duluth, Minnesota

A view of Duluth, Minnesota.

Duluth is a city in northern Minnesota on Lake Superior.

It has a population of about 85,000 and a metro area of about 275,000 people.

Duluth hosted the 1968 and 1981 Men's Frozen Four and 2003 and 2008 Women's Frozen Four

Teams

• Duluth Clydesdales (Superior International Junior Hockey League, 2010-2013) suspended from league January 20, 2013 for multiple cancelled games
• Duluth Coolerators

1. (International Amateur Hockey League, 1946-1947) joined Northern Amateur League
2. (Northern Amateur League, 1947-1951) withdrew during season

• Duluth Hornets

1. (United States Amateur Hockey Association, 1920-1925) join Central Hockey League
2. (Central Hockey League, 1925-1926) league renamed American Hockey Association
3. (American Hockey Association, 1926-1933) became Wichita Blue Jays mid-season
4. Central Hockey League, (1933-1934) folded

• Duluth Natives (CHL, 1932-1933) replaced by Hornets in league
• Duluth Port Stars (USHL, 1968-December 30, 1968) folded
• Duluth Zephyrs (IAHL, 1936-1938) folded

Collegiate

Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs (WCHA, 1966-2013) will be joining National Collegiate Hockey Conference as a charter member

High School

• East High School

Arenas

• Duluth Entertainment Center (1966-Present) originally called Duluth Arena Auditorium
• Mars Lakeview Arena
• Peterson Arena (opened in 1971; arena destroyed by fire December 19, 2004)
• UMD Sports & Health Center
• Essentia Health Duluth Heritage Sports Center (Sill and Seitz Arenas) (opened 2008)
• Fryberger Ice Arena
• Duluth Ampitheater
• Curling Club Arena

University Teams

• Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs

Players

• Tony Anderson
• Ashley Birdsall
• Rob Bordson
• Jack Connolly
• Gary DeGrio
• Cade Fairchild
• Derek Forbort
• Stan Gilbertson
• Mark Heaslip
• Rick Mrozik
• Brett Olson
• Emma Stauber
• Phil Verchota
• Butch Williams

External Links

• Duluth, Minnesota on Wikipedia