North Stars’ Voice Al Shaver Dies
One of the most iconic voices in Minnesota broadcasting history has died. Al Shaver, who was the play-by-play voice of the Minnesota North Stars, died Monday. He was 96. From the North Stars’ arrival as a National Hockey League expansion team in 1967…to their departure to Dallas in 1993, Shaver was behind the microphone calling…
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2nd Annual Guns N’ Hoses Charity game won by team Law Enforcement!
Tuesday night, March 5th, was the 2nd annual Guns N’ Hoses charity hockey game between the Law Enforcement team and the Fire & Ambulance team. Team Law Enforcement made up of members of the International Falls Police Department, Koochiching County Sheriff Office, Minnesota State Patrol/Department of Natural Resources, and the Border Patrol. The game was…
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A Slap Shot in Time: The Wild but True History of the Minnesota Fighting Saints
In the early 1970’s an upstart professional hockey league known as the World Hockey Association was formed to challenge the well-established and long-standing National Hockey League. The WHA set its sights on competing with the NHL for players, fans and dollars. The Minnesota Fighting Saints were one of the WHA’s original franchises, playing their games…
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