Fargo, North Dakota

A photo of Fargo.

Fargo is the capital and largest city in North Dakota, United States. The city has a population of 486,484 a metro area of almost 2,200,000.

It forms a twin cities with neighbouring Moorhead, Minnesota.

Fargo hosted 2009 IIHF World U18 Championships hockey tournament at the Urban Plains Center along with the Moorhead Sports Center in nearby Moorhead.

Teams

• Fargo Force (USHL, 2008-Present)
• Fargo-Moorhead Bears (USHL, 1995-1996) folded
• Fargo-Moorhead Express (AHA, 1992-1993)
• Fargo-Moorhead Ice Sharks (USHL, 1996-2000) became Chicago Steel based in Bensenville, IL
• Fargo-Moorhead Jets (NAHL, 2003-2008) went dormant
• Fargo-Moorhead Sugar Kings (Midwest Junior Hockey League, 1973-1975)

Arenas

• John E. Carlson Coliseum (1968-Present)
• Urban Plains Center (2008-Present) now known as Scheels Arena
• Washington Park Rink
• Roosevelt Park Rink
• McKinley Park Rink
• Madison Park Rink
• Longfellow Park Rink
• Lincoln Park Rink
• Bennett Park Rink
• Brunsdale Park Rink
• Village West Park Rink
• Westgate Park Rink
• Rabanus Park Rink
• Lewis & Clark Park Rink
• Jefferson Park Rink
• Clara Barton Park Rink
• Centennial Park Rink
• Horrace Mann Park Rink
• Fargo Sports Arena
• Fargodome
• Teamsters Ice Arena
• Southwest Youth Ice Arena
• Sunmart Centennial Arena

Players

• Paul Gaustad
• Danny Irmen
• Nicole Nelson

External Links

• Fargo, North Dakota on Wikipedia