Minnesota Moose

Minnesota Moose
Founded	1994
Home ice	Saint Paul Civic Center Target Center
Based in	Minneapolis-Saint Paul, Minnesota
Colors	Black, Dark Purple, Forest Green, Dark Copper, Copper, Yellow, White
League	International Hockey League

The Minnesota Moose was an ice hockey team in the International Hockey League. They played in Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA, at the Saint Paul Civic Center. The team also played some home games at the Target Center in Minneapolis. The Moose were a representative of professional hockey in Minnesota at a time when the hopes of the state for recovering an NHL team had all but vanished. In 1996, after two years in the Twin Cities, the team moved to Winnipeg, Manitoba to become the Manitoba Moose.

Seasons: 1994-1996

Arena: St. Paul Civic Center

Uniform colors: Green, purple, black and white

Logo design: A cartoonish moose

Division titles won: none

Regular season titles won: none

League championships won: none

History

The market was previously served by: The Minnesota Fighting Saints of the WHA (1972-6, 1976-7) and the Minnesota North Stars of the NHL (1967–1993)

The franchise became known as: Manitoba Moose (1996-2011)

The franchuse exists today as the St. John's IceCaps (2011-present)

The franchise was replaced by: Minnesota Wild of the NHL (2000-present)

Year-by-year record

Year	GP	W	L	T	OL	GF	GA	PTS	Finish	Playoffs
1995–96	82	30	45	-	7	254	322	67	Last, Midwest	Out of playoffs
1994–95	81	34	35	-	12	271	336	80	4th, Central	Lost in round 1

Team records

Goals: 38 Dave Christian (1994–95)

Assists: 81 Stephane Morin (1994–95)

Points: 114 Stephane Morin (1994–95)

Penalty minutes: 181 Brad Miller (1994–95)

GAA: 3.31 Parris Duffus (1995–96)

SV%: .895 Parris Duffus (1995–96)

Career goals: 60 Stephane Morin

Career assists: 132 Stephane Morin

Career points: 192 Stephane Morin

Career penalty minutes: 351 Brad Miller

Career goaltending wins: 25 Tom Draper

Career shutouts: 1 Tom Draper , Parris Duffus

Career games: 161 Stephane Morin

Head Coaches

• Frank Serratore (1994-1996)

External links

• The Internet Hockey Database - Minnesota Moose