Minnesota Hockey Explained

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Sport:	Ice hockey
Founded:	1947
Founder:	Robert Ridder
Teams:	119 (approx.)
Website:	www.minnesotahockey.org

Minnesota Hockey is the statewide governing body of amateur hockey in Minnesota and an affiliate of USA Hockey. Since 1947, Minnesota Hockey (formerly known as the Minnesota Amateur Hockey Association or MAHA) has been providing volunteer services for the development and promotion of all youth hockey in Minnesota. Robert Ridder was the founding president of the MAHA, and affiliated the state group with the Amateur Hockey Association of the United States.^{[1] [2]}

Districts

• District 1
  • Dino Mights
  • Edgcumbe Hockey Association
  • City of Lakes Youth Hockey Association
  • Langford Park Hockey
• District 2
  • Forest Lake
  • Highland/Central Hockey Association
  • Mahtomedi
  • Mounds View
  • North St. Paul
  • Roseville
  • Stillwater
  • Tartan
  • White Bear Lake
• District 3
  • Armstrong/Cooper Youth Hockey New Hope
  • Crow River
  • Hopkins
  • Minneapolis Storm
  • Mound/Westonka
  • North Metro Youth Hockey
  • Orono
  • Osseo/Maple Grove Hockey Association
  • St. Louis Park
  • Wayzata
• District 4
  • Fairmont
  • Luverne
  • Marshall
  • Redwood Falls, Minnesota
  • Sleepy Eye, Minnesota
  • Windom
  • Worthington
• District 5
  • Becker/Big Lake
  • Buffalo
  • Hutchinson
  • Litchfield/Dassel/Cokato
  • Richmond
  • Sartell
  • Sauk Rapids
  • St. Cloud
  • St. Michael/Albertville
  • Monticello/Annandale/ Maple Lake
  • Willmar
• District 6
  • Bloomington Jefferson
  • Bloomington Kennedy
  • Burnsville
  • Chaska
  • Eastview
  • Eden Prairie
  • Edina
  • Minnetonka
  • Prior Lake/Savage
  • Richfield
  • Shakopee
  • Waconia
• District 8
  • Apple Valley
  • Cottage Grove
  • Dodge County
  • Eagan
  • Eastview Hockey Association
  • Farmington
  • Hastings
  • Inver Grove Heights
  • Johnson/Como HOckey Association
  • Lakeville
  • Rosemount
  • Sibley Area Youth Hockey
  • South St. Paul
  • Woodbury
• District 9
  • Albert Lea
  • Austin
  • Dodge County Youth Hockey
  • Faribault
  • La Crescent
  • Mankato
  • Montgomery
  • New Ulm
  • Northfield
  • Owatonna
  • Red Wing
  • Rochester
  • St. Peter
  • Waseca
  • Winona
• District 10
  • Andover
  • Anoka
  • Blaine
  • Cambridge/Isanti
  • Circle Pines
  • Champlin Park
  • Chisago Lakes
  • Coon Rapids
  • Elk River
  • Hinckley
  • Mora
  • North Branch
  • Pine City
  • Princeton
  • Rogers
  • Spring Lake Park
  • St. Francis
• District 11
  • Carlton
  • Cook County
  • Duluth
  • Carlton
  • Hermantown
  • Moose Lake
  • Proctor
  • Silver Bay
  • Saginaw
  • Two Harbors
• District 12
  • Ely
  • Eveleth
  • Grand Rapids
  • Coleraine
  • Hibbing/Chisholm
  • International Falls
  • Hoyt Lakes
  • Virginia
• District 15
  • Alexandria
  • Benson
  • Brainerd
  • Crosby/Ironton/Aitkin
  • Detroit Lakes
  • Fergus Falls
  • Walker
  • Little Falls
  • Long Prairie
  • Moorhead
  • Morris
  • Park Rapids
  • Pequot Lakes
  • Perham
  • Sauk Centre
  • Wadena
• District 16
  • Bagley
  • Bemidji
  • Blackduck
  • Crookston
  • East Grand Forks
  • Hallock
  • Baudette
  • Red Lake Falls
  • Roseau
  • Thief River Falls
  • Warroad

Disabled Hockey

Minnesota Hockey also governs Disabled Hockey.

• Sled Hockey
• Special Hockey
• Amputee Hockey

External links

• Minnesota Hockey Official Site
• Hockey Fundraising Hockey Fundraising Site

Notes and References

1. Web site: Minnesota Amateur Hockey Association: The Early Years. Vintage Minnesota Hockey. 2018-10-08.
2. Book: Allen, Kevin. Kevin Allen (journalist). Star-Spangled Hockey: Celebrating 75 Years of USA Hockey. Triumph Books. 2011. Chicago, Illinois. 9781633190870.