Rochester Mustangs

The Rochester Mustangs were a hockey team in Rochester, Minnesota. From 1947 to 1970 they were a senior team in various leagues. From 1985 to 2002 they were a Junior "A" team in the United States Hockey League.

Senior team[edit | edit source]

The senior team played as follows:

1947-1952 American Amateur Hockey League (1947-1952)
1952-1953 Central Hockey League (1952-1953)
1953-1955 Minnesota Hockey League (1953-1955)
1955-1961 United States Central Hockey League
1961-1970 United States Hockey League

They played in the Mayo Civic Auditorium.

Season-by-season results[edit | edit source]

American Amateur Hockey League[edit | edit source]

Season	GP	W	L	T	Pts	GF	GA	Standing	Playoffs
1947-48	20	4	15	1	9			5th
1948-49	15	7	7	1	15			3rd
1949-50	16	13	2	1	27	97	49	1st
1950-51	23	19	4	0	38	152	93	1st
1951-52	40	15	21	4	34			5th	Did not qualify

Central Hockey League[edit | edit source]

Season	GP	W	L	T	Pts	GF	GA	Standing	Playoffs
1952-53	32	21	9	2	44	169	113	1st	Won Championship

Minnesota Hockey League[edit | edit source]

Season	GP	W	L	T	Pts	GF	GA	Standing	Playoffs
1953-54	12	3	9	0	6			3rd
1954-55	17	15	1	1	31	127	73	1st

United States Central Hockey League[edit | edit source]

Season	GP	W	L	T	Pts	GF	GA	Standing
1955-56
1956-57	13	10	3	0	20			T-1st
1957-58	21	15	6	0	30	158	99	1st
1958-59	20	19	1	0	38	191	81	1st
1959-60	24	18	6	0	36	176	104	2nd
1960-61	21	19	2	0	38			1st

Note: some games in 1957-58 appear to have been worth more than two points

Senior Mustangs who played in the NHL[edit | edit source]

Junior team[edit | edit source]

The junior team moved to Rochester in 1985. They had been the Austin Mavericks from 1974.

They played in the Rochester Recreation Center, which had a capacity of 2500.

These Mustangs lasted until 2002 when an old arena and declining attendance spelled the end of the team. They won the American National Junior "A" championship in 1987, 1988, and 1998.