Minnesota Fighting Saints
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The Minnesota Fighting Saints were a professional ice hockey team based in St. Paul that played in the World Hockey Association during the 1970s, known for their entertaining, hard-nosed style and passionate local following.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Minnesota Fighting Saints canonical | 9 |
| Minnesota Fighting Saints (WHA, briefly) | 1 |
| St. Paul Civic Center Fighting Saints (WHA) | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
defunct ice hockey team
ⓘ
professional ice hockey team ⓘ |
| attendance | strong local fan support ⓘ |
| basedInMetropolitanArea | Minneapolis–Saint Paul ⓘ |
| competitionLevel | rival to NHL Minnesota North Stars in local market ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dissolved | 1976 ⓘ |
| division |
WHA Midwest Division
ⓘ
Western Division (WHA) ⓘ
surface form:
WHA Western Division
|
| era | 1970s ⓘ |
| founded | 1972 ⓘ |
| hadRivalryWith |
Houston Aeros (WHA)
ⓘ
Quebec Nordiques ⓘ
surface form:
Quebec Nordiques (WHA)
Winnipeg Jets (WHA) ⓘ |
| homeArena | St. Paul Civic Center ⓘ |
| homeCity |
City of Saint Paul
ⓘ
surface form:
St. Paul
|
| inspired | fictional Hanson Brothers characters in the film Slap Shot ⓘ |
| league | World Hockey Association ⓘ |
| levelOfPlay | major professional ⓘ |
| location |
Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
St. Paul, Minnesota
|
| logoFeature | haloed letter S ⓘ |
| notableFor |
entertaining style of play
ⓘ
hard-nosed style of play ⓘ passionate local following ⓘ |
| notablePlayer |
Dave Keon
ⓘ
Gord Gallant ⓘ Jack Carlson ⓘ Jeff Carlson ⓘ John McKenzie ⓘ Mike Walton ⓘ Steve Carlson ⓘ |
| playedInSeason |
1972–73 WHA season
ⓘ
1973–74 WHA season ⓘ 1974–75 WHA season ⓘ 1975–76 WHA season ⓘ |
| reasonForDemise | financial difficulties ⓘ |
| region |
Upper Midwest of the United States
ⓘ
surface form:
Upper Midwest
|
| shortName | Fighting Saints ⓘ |
| sport | ice hockey ⓘ |
| styleOfPlay |
offensive-minded
ⓘ
physical ⓘ |
| successorTeam | Cleveland Crusaders relocation to Minnesota (second Fighting Saints franchise) ⓘ |
| teamColors |
blue
ⓘ
gold ⓘ white ⓘ |
Referenced by (11)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Minnesota Fighting Saints (WHA, briefly)
this entity surface form:
St. Paul Civic Center Fighting Saints (WHA)