Erik Thomas Cole (born November 6, 1978) is an American former professional ice hockey left winger.
 Originally drafted by the Hurricanes in the 1998 NHL Entry Draft, Cole played 15 seasons in the NHL for the Carolina Hurricanes, Edmonton Oilers, Montreal Canadiens, Dallas Stars and Detroit Red Wings.
DC Showcase: The Spectre is a 2010 short animated film, directed by Joaquim Dos Santos and written by Steve Niles, Gary Cole played Detective Jim Corrigan, whose suspects are brought to justice by his alter-ego the Spectre.
 The film, which was released on February 23, 2010 as a bonus feature on the "" DVD, was the first of the DC Showcase series and was included on the compilation DVD "DC Showcase Original Shorts Collection" in an extended version.
Uncle Slam was an American crossover thrash band from Los Angeles, California, formed in 1984 under the name The Brood.
 They were influenced by punk rock bands of the 1980s like Suicidal Tendencies (which featured some of the members of Uncle Slam and The Brood), D.R.I., Corrosion of Conformity, Black Flag and the Circle Jerks, as well as heavy metal bands like Black Sabbath, Iron Maiden, Slayer and Motörhead.
 Many of their songs are about politics, rebel themes, death, pain and violence.
 Uncle Slam has released four studio albums (one was recorded under their original name) and four demo tapes (one was also recorded under their original name).
 The band broke up in 1995 but in 2010 they reissued their 1988 album "Say Uncle" on CD for the first time.
The Dallas Stars are a professional ice hockey team based in Dallas, Texas.
 They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League (NHL).
 The team was founded during the 1967 NHL expansion as the Minnesota North Stars, based in Bloomington, Minnesota.
 Before the beginning of the 1978–79 NHL season, the team merged with the Cleveland Barons after the league granted them permission due to each team's respective financial struggles.
 Ultimately, the franchise relocated to Dallas for the 1993–94 NHL season.
 The Stars played out of Reunion Arena from their relocation until 2001, when the team moved less than 1.5 miles into the American Airlines Center.
The Rats were an American garage punk band from Portland, Oregon, formed by Fred Cole previously of the garage rock band, The Lollipop Shoppe.
 Cole played guitar and sang, his wife, "Toody" played bass and sang, and initially Rod Rat played drums.
 Their sound was a raw mix of punk rock with occasional country touches.
 Their self-titled debut album appeared on Cole's Whizeagle label in 1980.
 Soon after, Rod Rat left the band, though he guested on the 1981 follow-up "Intermittent Signals" before his death by suicide.
 (Prior to his suicide Rod Rat (aka Rod Hibbert) also played drums in 1980-81 for Portland power pop band Domino Theory).
 Sam Henry, formerly of the Wipers, played drums on this LP but left to join another Portland band, Napalm Beach.
 Louis Samora was on the drum throne for the 1983 album "In a Desperate Red", still on Whizeagle.
 Samora left in 1984 to concentrate on his rockabilly band, The Jackals.
 The band broke up, but Bill Barker of Profile Studios in Vancouver, British Columbia convinced the band to reunite for a single.
 It appeared under the band name The Desperate Edge later in 1984.
 Soon after, Cole assembled a country band, Western Front, and he and Toody later reunited in Dead Moon.
 The Rats' records have long been out of print and sell for high prices on eBay.
 In 2008, Portland's Mississippi Records reissued the first album on vinyl.
Brian Keith Cole (September 28, 1978 – March 31, 2001) was a professional baseball outfielder.
 Cole played in Minor League Baseball for the New York Mets organization from 1998 to 2000, becoming one of the top prospects in baseball.
 He died in a car accident at the age of 22 in 2001.
The Johnstown Chiefs were a minor league ice hockey team located in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, that played in the ECHL.
 The team was founded in 1987 in the All-American Hockey League, and moved to the East Coast Hockey League (now "ECHL") when that league was formed.
 The Chiefs lasted for 22 years in Johnstown, and was the last of the founding ECHL teams playing under its original name and in its original city.
 The Chiefs relocated to Greenville, South Carolina, following the completion of the 2010 season.
Cole Cubelic (born September 25) is a former college football player for the Auburn Tigers.
 Cole played center for the Tigers from 1996-2001 where he graduated with a bachelor's degree in Communications and Media Studies.
 He joined ESPN in 2011 working as an analyst covering SEC football.
 In addition to the SEC, he also covered the Sun Belt Conference football games.
 Cole is the host of the radio show "The Cube Show," which airs on 730 AM and 103.9 FM-UMP.
 During the 2015 season Cole was honored as one of the many captains in the history of Auburn football.
 Cole was born in Homewood, Alabama.
Stewart Bryan Cole (born February 7, 1966) is a former Major League Baseball player.
 Cole played for the Kansas City Royals in the 1991 season.
 In nine games, Cole had one hit in seven at-bats, with two walks.
 He played second base and shortstop, and batted and threw right-handed.
Fight, Raiders, Fight is the fight song of the Texas Tech Red Raiders.
 It was written for the Matadors, the original name of teams representing the school (known at the time as Texas Technological College).
 In 1936, Texas Tech band members Carroll McMath and James Nevins updated the song to reflect the teams' new name, Red Raiders.

Question: What was the original name of one of the teams Erik Cole played for?
Answer: Minnesota North Stars