Minneapolis Bruins
Appearance
Minneapolis Bruins | |
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City | Central Professional Hockey League |
Operated | 1963 to 1965 |
Home arena | Minneapolis Arena |
Colors | Black and yellow |
Affiliate | Boston Bruins |
The Minneapolis Bruins were a
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
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 Gordon Ritz.[1]
Minneapolis Bruins all-time roster
- Don Awrey — 1963/64
- Ed Bartoli — 1963/65
- Ron Boehm — 1964/65
- Ron Buchanan — 1964/65
- Gord Butterworth — 1963/64
- Bob Champoux — 1964/65
- Ray Clearwater — 1964/65
- Bill Cooper — 1963/65
- Terry Crisp — 1963/65
- Wayne Doll — 1964/65
- Gary Dornhoefer — 1963/64
- John Favell — 1964/65
- George Gardner — 1963/64
- Jeannot Gilbert — 1963/64
- Stan Gilbertson — 1964/65
- Andre Gill — 1963/64
- John Gravel — 1964/65
- Gary Harmer — 1963/65
- Bob Heaney — 1964/65
- Ted Hodgson — 1964/65
- Brenton Hughes — 1964/65
- Ted Irvine — 1963/65
- Bill Knibbs — 1963/65
- Skip Krake — 1964/65
- Bruce Lea — 1964/65
- Ross Lonsberry — 1964/65
- Larry Lund — 1964/65
- Duncan MacDonald — 1964/65
- Mike Mahoney — 1963/64
- Cesare Maniago — 1964/65
- Wayne Maxner — 1963/65
- Dennis Morin — 1963/64
- Jack Norris — 1963/64
- Gerry Ouellette — 1963/65
- Claude Ouimet — 1963/64
- Pete Panagabko — 1963/65
- Jean-Paul Parise— 1963/65
- Dunc Rousseau — 1964/65
- Wayne Schultz — 1963/65
- Ron Schock — 1963/64
- Harry Sinden — 1963/65
- Ken Stephanson — 1963/65
- Joe Watson — 1963/65
- Allen Willis — 1963/64
- Ron Willy — 1963/64
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