List of United States national ice hockey team rosters
Men 's Olympics -- 1968 Winter Olympics
Table:
Name

Height (cm)

Weight (kg)

Birthdate

Birthplace

1967–1968 team

Herb Brooks

186

98

August 5, 1937

Saint Paul, Minnesota

Rochester Mustangs (USHL)

John Cunniff

186

89

July 9, 1944

Boston, Massachusetts

Boston College

Jack Dale

175

73

December 19, 1945

Saint Paul, Minnesota

University of Minnesota

Craig Falkman

180

95

August 1, 1943

Saint Paul, Minnesota

Rochester Mustangs (USHL)

Robert Gaudreau, Sr.

186

82

March 8, 1944

Providence, Rhode Island

Brown University

Paul Hurley

183

86

July 12, 1945

Everett, Massachusetts

Boston College

Thomas Hurley

186

91

August 29, 1944

Massena, New York

Clarkson University

Leonard Lilyholm

183

82

April 1, 1941

Minneapolis, Minnesota

Rochester Mustangs (USHL)

James Logue

183

89

25, March 1941

Melrose, Massachusetts

Concord Eastern Olympics (NEnHL)

John Morrison

180

84

April 6, 1945

Minneapolis, Minnesota

Yale University

Lou Nanne

173

75

June 2, 1941

Sault Sainte Marie, Ontario

Rochester Mustangs (USHL)

Bob Paradise

176

80

22, April 1944

Saint Paul, Minnesota

Minnesota Nationals (USHL)

Larry Pleau

180

84

June 29, 1947

Boston, Massachusetts

Montreal Junior Canadiens (OHL)

Bruce Riutta

191

89

October 14, 1944

Hancock, Michigan

Michigan Tech

Donald Ross

180

83

October 11, 1942

Roseau, Minnesota

None

Pat Rupp

175

81

August 12, 1942

Detroit, Michigan

Dayton Gems (IHL)

Larry Stordahl

175

77

October 23, 1942

Thief River Falls, Minnesota

Rochester Mustangs (USHL)

Doug Volmar

181

80

January 9, 1945

Cleveland, Ohio

Michigan State University

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Herbert Paul Brooks Jr. ( August 5 , 1937 - August 11 , 2003 ) was an American ice hockey player and coach . His most notable achievement came in 1980 as head coach of the gold medal-winning U.S. Olympic hockey team at Lake Placid . At the Games , Brooks ' American team upset the heavily-favored Soviet team in a match that came to be known as the Miracle on Ice . Brooks would go on to coach multiple National Hockey League ( NHL ) teams , as well as the French team at the 1998 Winter Olympics . He ultimately returned to coach the U.S. men 's team to a silver medal at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City . Brooks was killed in a 2003 car accident . At the time of his death , he was the director of player personnel for the NHL 's Pittsburgh Penguins .
Saint Paul ( abbreviated St. Paul ) is the capital and second-most populous city of the U.S. state of Minnesota . As of 2018 , the city 's estimated population was 307,695 . Saint Paul is the county seat of Ramsey County , the smallest and most densely populated county in Minnesota . The city lies mostly on the east bank of the Mississippi River in the area surrounding its point of confluence with the Minnesota River , and adjoins Minneapolis , the state 's largest city . Known as the Twin Cities , the two form the core of Minneapolis-Saint Paul , the 16th-largest metropolitan area in the United States , with about 3.6 million residents . Founded near historic Native American settlements as a trading and transportation center , the city rose to prominence when it was named the capital of the Minnesota Territory in 1849 . The Dakota name for Saint Paul is Imnizaska . Regionally , the city is known for the Xcel Energy Center , home of the Minnesota Wild , and for the Science Museum of Minnesota . As a business hub of the Upper Midwest , it is the headquarters of companies such as Ecolab . Saint Paul , along with its twin city , Minneapolis , is known for its high literacy rate . The settlement originally began at present-day Lambert 's Landing , but was known as Pig 's Eye after Pierre Pig 's Eye Parrant established a popular tavern there . When Lucien Galtier , the first Catholic pastor of the region , established the Log Chapel of Saint Paul ( shortly thereafter to become the first location of the Cathedral of Saint Paul ) , he made it known that the settlement was now to be called by that name , as Saint Paul as applied to a town or city was well appropriated , this monosyllable is short , sounds good , it is understood by all Christian denominations .
The United States Hockey League ( USHL ) is the top junior ice hockey league sanctioned by USA Hockey . The USHL has 16 member teams located in the Midwestern United States , consisting of players who are 16-21 years of age . The USHL is strictly amateur , allowing former players to compete in NCAA college hockey . The 2019 Clark Cup Championship was won by the Sioux Falls Stampede , their third league championship . The Tri-City Storm won the Anderson Cup as the 2018-19 regular season champions , their second in franchise history .
John Paul Cunniff ( July 9 , 1944 - May 10 , 2002 ) was an American NHL hockey coach and former professional player who appeared in 65 World Hockey Association regular season games between 1972 and 1976 . Cunniff was inducted into the United States Hockey Hall of Fame in 2003 .
Boston ( UK : /ˈbɒstən/ , US : /ˈbɔːstən/ ) is the capital and most populous city of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in the United States , and the 21st most populous city in the United States . The city proper covers 49 square miles ( 127 km2 ) with an estimated population of 694,583 in 2018 , also making it the most populous city in New England . Boston is the seat of Suffolk County as well , although the county government was disbanded on July 1 , 1999 . The city is the economic and cultural anchor of a substantially larger metropolitan area known as Greater Boston , a metropolitan statistical area ( MSA ) home to a census-estimated 4.8 million people in 2016 and ranking as the tenth-largest such area in the country . As a combined statistical area ( CSA ) , this wider commuting region is home to some 8.2 million people , making it the sixth most populous in the United States . Boston is one of the oldest municipalities in the United States , founded on the Shawmut Peninsula in 1630 by Puritan settlers from the English town of the same name . It was the scene of several key events of the American Revolution , such as the Boston Massacre , the Boston Tea Party , the Battle of Bunker Hill , and the Siege of Boston . Upon gaining U.S. independence from Great Britain , it continued to be an important port and manufacturing hub as well as a center for education and culture . The city has expanded beyond the original peninsula through land reclamation and municipal annexation . Its rich history attracts many tourists , with Faneuil Hall alone drawing more than 20 million visitors per year . Boston 's many firsts include the United States ' first public park ( Boston Common , 1634 ) , first public or state school ( Boston Latin School , 1635 ) and first subway system ( Tremont Street Subway , 1897 ) . Today , Boston is a thriving center of scientific research as well as port of entry for commerce and international immigration .
Boston College ( BC ) is a private Jesuit research university in the Chestnut Hill and Brighton neighborhoods of Boston , Massachusetts and the city of Newton , Massachusetts . It was founded in 1863 and although it is classified among R1 : Doctoral Universities - Very high research activity its name reflects its historical position as a small liberal arts college . The university has more than 9,300 full-time undergraduates and nearly 5,000 graduate students . It has historical ties to Boston College High School in Dorchester , as both the high school and the college were once on one campus in the South End of Boston . Its main campus is a historic district and features some of the earliest examples of collegiate gothic architecture in North America . Boston College offers bachelor 's degrees , master 's degrees , and doctoral degrees through its nine schools and colleges : Morrissey College of Arts & Sciences , Graduate School of Arts & Sciences , Carroll School of Management , Lynch School of Education and Human Development , Connell School of Nursing , Graduate School of Social Work , Boston College Law School , Boston College School of Theology and Ministry , Woods College of Advancing Studies . Boston College athletic teams are known as the Eagles , their colors are maroon and gold , and mascot is Baldwin the Eagle . The Eagles compete in NCAA Division I as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference in all sports offered by the ACC . The men 's and women 's ice hockey teams compete in Hockey East . Boston College 's men 's ice hockey team has won five national championships . As of January 2020 , alumni and affiliates of the university include governors , ambassadors , senators , House representatives , Hollywood actors , and professional athletes . Boston College has graduated several Rhodes , Fulbright , and Goldwater scholars .
John Byron Dale ( born December 19 , 1945 ) is an American former ice hockey defenseman and Olympian . Dale played with Team USA at the 1968 Winter Olympics held in Grenoble , France . He previously played for the Eastern Hockey League 's Johnstown Jets as well as the University of Minnesota Golden Gophers men 's ice hockey team .
The University of Minnesota , Twin Cities , ( the U of M , UMN , Minnesota , or simply the U ) is a public research university in the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and Saint Paul , Minnesota . The Twin Cities campus comprises locations in Minneapolis and St. Paul approximately 3 miles ( 4.8 km ) apart , and the St. Paul location is in neighboring Falcon Heights . The Twin Cities campus is the oldest and largest in the University of Minnesota system and has the sixth-largest main campus student body in the United States , with 51,327 students in 2019-20 . It is the flagship institution of the University of Minnesota System , and is organized into 19 colleges , schools , and other major academic units . The University of Minnesota is included in a 1985 book describing America 's Public Ivy universities . The Minnesota Territorial Legislature drafted a charter for a territorial university in 1851 , the university took significant time to fully organize and the first college classes were n't held until 1867 . The university is classified among R1 : Doctoral Universities - Very high research activity . Minnesota is a member of the Association of American Universities and is ranked 14th in research activity , with $ 881 million in research and development expenditures in the fiscal year ending June 30 , 2015 . University of Minnesota faculty , alumni , and researchers have won 26 Nobel Prizes and three Pulitzer Prizes . Notable University of Minnesota alumni include two vice presidents of the United States , Hubert Humphrey and Walter Mondale , and Bob Dylan , who received the 2016 Nobel Prize in Literature .
Craig Dean Falkman ( born August 1 , 1943 in Saint Paul , Minnesota ) is a retired professional ice hockey player who played 45 regular season games in the World Hockey Association for the Minnesota Fighting Saints in 1972-73 . As an amateur , he played for the University of Minnesota men 's hockey team as well as the United States national team at the 1968 Winter Olympics and also the 1967 and 1971 Ice Hockey World Championship tournaments . He now resides in Gillette , Wyoming , practicing psychology
Robert René Gaudreau ( born March 8 , 1944 ) is an American former ice hockey defenseman and Olympian . Gaudreau played with Team USA at the 1968 Winter Olympics held in Grenoble , France . He previously played for the Brown Bears at Brown University . He is the father of Rob Gaudreau .
Providence is the capital and most populous city of the state of Rhode Island and is one of the oldest cities in the United States . It was founded in 1636 by Roger Williams , a Reformed Baptist theologian and religious exile from the Massachusetts Bay Colony . He named the area in honor of God 's merciful Providence which he believed was responsible for revealing such a haven for him and his followers . The city is situated at the mouth of the Providence River at the head of Narragansett Bay . Providence was one of the first cities in the country to industrialize and became noted for its textile manufacturing and subsequent machine tool , jewelry , and silverware industries . Today , the city of Providence is home to eight hospitals and seven institutions of higher learning which have shifted the city 's economy into service industries , though it still retains some manufacturing activity . The city is the third most populous city in New England after Boston and Worcester , Massachusetts .
Brown University is a private Ivy League research university in Providence , Rhode Island . Founded in 1764 as the College in the English Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations , it is the seventh-oldest institution of higher education in the United States and one of the nine colonial colleges chartered before the American Revolution . At its foundation , Brown was the first college in the U.S. to accept students regardless of their religious affiliation . Its engineering program was established in 1847 . It was one of the early doctoral-granting U.S. institutions in the late 19th century , adding masters and doctoral studies in 1887 . In 1969 , Brown adopted a New Curriculum sometimes referred to as the Brown Curriculum after a period of student lobbying . The New Curriculum eliminated mandatory general education distribution requirements , made students the architects of their own syllabus and allowed them to take any course for a grade of satisfactory or unrecorded no-credit . In 1971 , Brown 's coordinate women 's institution , Pembroke College , was fully merged into the university ; Pembroke Campus now includes dormitories and classrooms used by all of Brown . Undergraduate admissions is highly selective , with an acceptance rate of 6.6 percent for the class of 2023 . The university comprises the College , the Graduate School , Alpert Medical School , the School of Engineering , the School of Public Health and the School of Professional Studies ( which includes the IE Brown Executive MBA program ) . Brown 's international programs are organized through the Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs , and the university is academically affiliated with the Marine Biological Laboratory and the Rhode Island School of Design . The Brown/RISD Dual Degree Program , offered in conjunction with the Rhode Island School of Design , is a five-year course that awards degrees from both institutions .
Paul Michael Hurley ( born July 12 , 1946 in Everett , Massachusetts ) is a professional ice hockey player who played 477 games in the World Hockey Association and 1 game in the National Hockey League between 1969 and 1977 .
Everett is a city in Middlesex County , Massachusetts , United States , directly north of Boston , bordering the neighborhood of Charlestown . The population was 41,667 at the time of the 2010 United States Census . Everett was the last city in the United States to have a bicameral legislature , which was composed of a seven-member Board of Aldermen and an eighteen-member Common Council . On November 8 , 2011 , the voters approved a new City Charter that changed the City Council to a unicameral body with eleven members - six ward councilors and five councilors-at-large . The new City Council was elected during the 2013 City Election .
Thomas Francis Hurley ( born August 29 , 1944 ) is an American former ice hockey defenseman and Olympian . Hurley played with Team USA at the 1968 Winter Olympics held in Grenoble , France . He previously played for the Clarkson Golden Knights at Clarkson University .
Massena is a town in St. Lawrence County , New York , United States . Massena is along the county 's northern border , just south of the St. Lawrence River and the Three Nations Crossing of the Canada-United States border . The population was 12,883 at the 2010 census . The town of Massena contains a village also named Massena .
Clarkson University is a private research university with its main campus in Potsdam , New York , and additional graduate program and research facilities in the New York Capital Region and Beacon , New York . It was founded in 1896 and has an enrollment of about 4,300 students studying toward bachelor 's , master 's , and doctoral degrees in each of its schools or institutes : the Institute for a Sustainable Environment , the School of Arts & Sciences , the David D. Reh School of Business and the Wallace H. Coulter School of Engineering . Clarkson University ranks # 8 among Top Salary-Boosting Colleges nationwide . It is classified among R2 : Doctoral Universities - High research activity .
Leonard Paul Len Lilyholm ( born April 1 , 1941 ) is an American retired professional ice hockey player who played 77 regular season games in the World Hockey Association for the Minnesota Fighting Saints in 1972-73 . Lilyholm was born in Minneapolis , Minnesota . As an amateur , he frequently played for the United States national team . Lilyholm was a member of Team USA at the 1968 Winter Olympics and also the 1966 , 1967 and 1970 ( where he was elected to the Pool B qualifying tournament all-star team ) , 1971 and 1974 Ice Hockey World Championships . Outside hockey , Len Lilyholm was an architect and builder who actually participated in the design of the St. Paul Civic Center , the Saints ' new home arena which was completed in January 1973 .
Minneapolis ( /ˌmɪniˈæpəlɪs/ ( listen ) ) is the county seat of Hennepin County and the larger of the Twin Cities , the 16th-largest metropolitan area in the United States . As of 2018 , Minneapolis is the largest city in the state of Minnesota and 46th-largest in the United States , with an estimated population of 425,403 . The Twin Cities metropolitan area consists of Minneapolis , its neighbor Saint Paul and suburbs which altogether contain about 3.63 million people , and is the third-largest economic and population center in the Midwest . Minneapolis lies on both banks of the Mississippi River , just north of the river 's confluence with the Minnesota River , and adjoins Saint Paul , the state 's capital . The city is abundantly rich in water , with 13 lakes , wetlands , the Mississippi River , creeks and waterfalls ; many connected by parkways in the Chain of Lakes and the Grand Rounds National Scenic Byway . It was once the world 's flour milling capital and a hub for timber . The city and surrounding region is the primary business center between Chicago and Seattle . Minneapolis is home to five Fortune 500 companies , and the Twin Cities are the fifth-largest hub of major corporate headquarters in the United States . Minneapolis has one of the highest percentages of LGBT populations in the U.S . Noted for its strong music and performing arts scenes , Minneapolis is home to both the award-winning Guthrie Theater and the historic First Avenue nightclub . Reflecting the region 's status as an epicenter of folk , funk , and alternative rock music , the city served as the launching pad for several of the 20th century 's most influential musicians , including Bob Dylan and Prince . Minneapolis has also become noted for its underground and independent hip-hop and rap scenes , producing artists such as Lizzo , Brother Ali , Atmosphere , and Dessa .
James Brian Logue ( born March 25 , 1939 ) is an American former ice hockey goaltender and Olympian . Logue played with Team USA at the 1968 Winter Olympics held in Grenoble , France . He previously played for the Boston College Eagles .
Melrose is a city located in the Greater Boston metropolitan area in Middlesex County , Massachusetts , United States . Its population as per the 2010 United States Census is 26,983 . It is a suburb located approximately seven miles north of Boston and is situated in the center of the triangle created by Interstates 93 , 95 and U.S. Route 1 . The land that comprises Melrose was first settled in 1628 and was once part of Charlestown and then Malden . It became the Town of Melrose in 1850 and then the City of Melrose in 1900 .
John Lewis Jack Morrison ( born April 6 , 1945 ) is a former American ice hockey Olympic athlete and corporate manager . Morrison was named a first-team All-American at center in 1967 , and then captained the United States men 's national ice hockey team at the 1968 Winter Olympics . Herb Brooks was a teammate . The Olympic team finished sixth in the competition , with Morrison its leading scorer . Morrison was tied for eighth place in scoring with Marshall Johnston . Morrison graduated from Yale University the all-time leading scorer for men 's hockey with 51 goals and 68 assists , 119 points . He led the team in scoring his senior year with 49 points . Morrison 's professional career has included work in finance and manufacturing . Morrison was a member of the Yale College Class of 1967 . Morrison won the William Neely Mallory Award , given to the Yale senior male who , on the field of play and in his life at Yale , best represents the highest ideals of American sportsmanship and Yale tradition . Before Yale Morrison attended Phillips Academy where he captained the hockey and tennis teams . He is a member of the initial class , along with George H.W .
Yale University is a private Ivy League research university in New Haven , Connecticut . Founded in 1701 , it is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States and one of the nine Colonial Colleges chartered before the American Revolution . Chartered by Connecticut Colony , the Collegiate School was established in 1701 by clergy to educate Congregational ministers . It moved to New Haven in 1716 and shortly after was renamed Yale College in recognition of a gift from British East India Company governor Elihu Yale . Originally restricted to theology and sacred languages , the curriculum began to incorporate humanities and sciences by the time of the American Revolution . In the 19th century , the college expanded into graduate and professional instruction , awarding the first Ph.D. in the United States in 1861 and organizing as a university in 1887 . Its faculty and student populations grew after 1890 with rapid expansion of the physical campus and scientific research . Yale is organized into fourteen constituent schools : the original undergraduate college , the Yale Graduate School of Arts and Sciences and twelve professional schools . While the university is governed by the Yale Corporation , each school 's faculty oversees its curriculum and degree programs . In addition to a central campus in downtown New Haven , the university owns athletic facilities in western New Haven , a campus in West Haven , Connecticut and forest and nature preserves throughout New England . The university 's assets include an endowment valued at $ 30.3 billion as of September 2019 , the second largest endowment of any educational institution in North America . The Yale University Library , serving all constituent schools , holds more than 15 million volumes and is the third-largest academic library in the United States .
Louis Vincent Anthony Nanne ( born June 2 , 1941 ) is a Canadian-born American former National Hockey League defenceman and general manager . He is a member of the United States Hockey Hall of Fame and of the International Ice Hockey Federation Hall of Fame .
Sault Ste . Marie ( /ˈsuː seɪnt məˈriː/ Soo Saint Marie ) is a city on the St. Marys River in Ontario , Canada , close to the U.S.-Canada border . It is the seat of the Algoma District and the third largest city in Northern Ontario , after Sudbury and Thunder Bay . The Ojibwe , the indigenous Anishinaabe inhabitants of the area , call this area Baawitigong , meaning place of the rapids . They used this as a regional meeting place during whitefish season in the St. Mary 's Rapids . ( The anglicized form of this name , Bawating , is used in institutional and geographic names in the area . ) To the south , across the river , is the United States and the Michigan city of the same name . These two communities were one city until a new treaty after the War of 1812 established the border between Canada and the United States in this area at the St. Mary 's River . In the 21st century , the two cities are joined by the International Bridge , which connects Interstate 75 on the Michigan side , and Huron Street ( and former Ontario Secondary Highway 550B ) on the Ontario side . Shipping traffic in the Great Lakes system bypasses the Saint Mary 's Rapids via the American Soo Locks , the world 's busiest canal in terms of tonnage that passes through it , while smaller recreational and tour boats use the Canadian Sault Ste . Marie Canal . French colonists referred to the rapids on the river as Les Saults de Ste .
Robert Harvey Bob Paradise ( born April 22 , 1944 in Saint Paul , Minnesota ) is an American former professional ice hockey defenseman who appeared in a total of 368 National Hockey League regular season games in 1971-79 . He is a member of the United States Hockey Hall of Fame .
Lawrence Winslow Pleau ( born January 29 , 1947 ) is a former senior vice president and General Manager of the St. Louis Blues of the National Hockey League ( NHL ) . He is also a former NHL player and head coach .
The Montreal Junior Canadiens were a junior ice hockey team in the Quebec Junior Hockey League from 1933 to 1961 , and the Ontario Hockey Association from 1961 to 1972 . They played out of the Montreal Forum in Montreal , Quebec , Canada .
The Ontario Hockey League ( OHL ) is one of the three major junior ice hockey leagues which constitute the Canadian Hockey League . The league is for players aged 16-21 . There are currently 20 teams in the OHL ; seventeen in Ontario , two in Michigan , and one in Pennsylvania . The league was founded in 1980 when its predecessor , the Ontario Major Junior Hockey League , formally split away from the Ontario Hockey Association , joining the Canadian Major Junior Hockey League and its direct affiliation with Hockey Canada . The OHL traces its history of Junior A hockey back to 1933 with the partition of Junior A and B . In 1970 , the OHA Junior A League was one of five Junior A leagues operating in Ontario . The OHA was promoted to Tier I Junior A for the 1970-71 season and took up the name Ontario Major Junior Hockey League . Since 1980 the league has grown rapidly into a high-profile marketable product , with many games broadcast on television and radio .
Bruce Henry Riutta ( October 14 , 1944 - January 24 , 2012 ) was an American ice hockey player . He competed at the 1968 Winter Olympics . He was also a member of the U.S. national team at the 1969 , 1970 and 1971 ice hockey world championship tournaments .
Hancock is a city in Houghton County in the U.S. state of Michigan . It is located across the Keweenaw Waterway from the city of Houghton on the Keweenaw Peninsula . The population was 4,634 at the 2010 census . The city has been consistently ranked as the third-snowiest city in the United States by The Weather Channel .
Michigan Technological University ( Michigan Tech , MTU , or simply Tech ) is a public research university in Houghton , Michigan . Its main campus sits on 925 acres ( 374 ha ) on a bluff overlooking Portage Lake . Michigan Tech was founded in 1885 as the first post-secondary institution in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan and was created to train mining engineers to operate the local copper mines . Science , technology , forestry and business have been added to the numerous engineering disciplines , and Michigan Tech now offers more than 130 degree programs through its five colleges and schools . Michigan Tech 's athletic teams are nicknamed the Huskies and compete primarily in the NCAA Division II Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference ( GLIAC ) . The men 's hockey team competes in Division I as a member of the Western Collegiate Hockey Association ( WCHA ) , and has won three national championships . The women 's basketball team were national runners-up in 2011 .
Donald Francis Ross ( born October 11 , 1942 ) is an American former ice hockey player . He played from 1961 to 1965 at the University of North Dakota and is a three-time letterwinner and twice All-American . Ross also played at the 1964 Winter Olympics and 1968 Winter Olympics for the United States National Team for the ice hockey tournament , finishing 5th . He is a member of the University of North Dakota Letterwinners Association Hall of Fame .
Roseau ( /roʊˈzoʊ/ [ citation needed ] ) is a city and county seat of Roseau County , Minnesota , United States . Its population was 2,633 at the 2010 census .
Patrick Lloyd Rupp ( August 12 , 1942 - February 2 , 2006 ) was best known as a goaltender in the US ice hockey team in the 1964 and 1968 Winter Olympics .
Detroit ( /dɪˈtrɔɪt/ , locally also /ˈdiːtrɔɪt/ ; French : Détroit , lit . 'strait ' ) is the largest and most populous city in the U.S. state of Michigan , the largest U.S. city on the United States-Canada border , and the seat of Wayne County . The municipality of Detroit had a 2018 estimated population of 672,662 , making it the 23rd-most populous city in the United States . The metropolitan area , known as Metro Detroit , is home to 4.3 million people , making it the second-largest in the Midwest after the Chicago metropolitan area . Regarded as a major cultural center , Detroit is known for its contributions to music and as a repository for art , architecture and design . Detroit is a major port on the Detroit River , one of the four major straits that connect the Great Lakes system to the Saint Lawrence Seaway . The Detroit Metropolitan Airport is among the most important hubs in the United States . The City of Detroit anchors the second-largest regional economy in the Midwest , behind Chicago and ahead of Minneapolis-Saint Paul , and the 13th-largest in the United States . Detroit and its neighboring Canadian city Windsor are connected through a highway tunnel , railway tunnel , and the Ambassador Bridge , which is the second busiest international crossing in North America , after San Diego-Tijuana . Detroit is best known as the center of the U.S. automobile industry , and the Big Three auto manufacturers General Motors , Ford , and Fiat Chrysler are all headquartered in Metro Detroit . In 1701 , Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac founded Fort Pontchartrain du Détroit , the future city of Detroit . During the 19th century , it became an important industrial hub at the center of the Great Lakes region .
Michigan ( /ˈmɪʃɪɡən/ ( listen ) ) is a state in the Great Lakes and Midwestern regions of the United States . Its name originates from the Ojibwe word mishigamaa , meaning large water or large lake . With a population of just under 10 million , Michigan is the tenth most populous of the 50 United States , with the 11th most extensive total area , and is the largest state by total area east of the Mississippi River . [ b ] Its capital is Lansing , and its largest city is Detroit . Metro Detroit is among the nation 's most populous and largest metropolitan economies . Michigan is the only state to consist of two peninsulas . The Lower Peninsula is often noted as being shaped like a mitten . The Upper Peninsula ( often called the U.P . ) is separated from the Lower Peninsula by the Straits of Mackinac , a five-mile ( 8 km ) channel that joins Lake Huron to Lake Michigan . The Mackinac Bridge connects the peninsulas . The state has the longest freshwater coastline of any political subdivision in the world , being bounded by four of the five Great Lakes , plus Lake Saint Clair . Michigan also has 64,980 inland lakes and ponds .
The Dayton Gems were a minor league ice hockey team based in Dayton , Ohio , and members of the International Hockey League from 1964 to 1977 , and 1979-1980 . In the fall of 1964 the lobby of their new arena , Hara Arena , had a natural gas explosion . The damage was minor and the expansion team was assembled from various cast-offs and young players looking for their first break in minor league hockey . Dayton was the host for several IHL all star games due to the large attendance in their 5,500 seat arena . [ citation needed ] The Gems played exhibition games against the US Olympic team as well as the Oklahoma City Blazers of the Central Hockey League . The team had a few games a season televised locally as well as all games broadcast on the premier AM radio station in town . Other teams in the league copied the uniform styling of the Gems . [ citation needed ] The Dayton Gems were the first adult team in North America to make helmets mandatory , long before the NHL adopted them . [ citation needed ]
The International Hockey League ( IHL ) was a minor professional ice hockey league in the United States and Canada that operated from 1945 to 2001 . The IHL served as the National Hockey League 's alternate farm system to the American Hockey League ( AHL ) . After 56 years of operation , financial instability led to the league 's demise . Six of the surviving seven teams merged into the AHL in 2001 .
Larry Delray Stordahl ( born October 23 , 1942 ) is an American former ice hockey defenseman and Olympian . Stordahl played with Team USA at the 1968 Winter Olympics held in Grenoble , France . He previously played for the Rochester Mustangs of the United States Hockey League .
Thief River Falls , also called Thief River or TRF , is a city in Pennington County , Minnesota , United States . The population was 8,573 at the 2010 census . It is the county seat .
Douglas Steven Volmar ( January 9 , 1945 - June 18 , 2017 ) was an American ice hockey forward who appeared in a total of 62 National Hockey League regular season games with the Detroit Red Wings and Los Angeles Kings in 1970-73 . He also played briefly for the WHA San Diego Mariners before retiring in 1975 . Before turning professional , Volmar played for the United States national team at the 1968 Winter Olympics as well as the Michigan State men 's ice hockey team . He died on June 18 , 2017 .
Cleveland ( /ˈkliːvlənd/ KLEEV-lənd ) is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio , and the county seat of Cuyahoga County . The city proper has a population of 385,525 , making it the 52nd-largest city in the United States and the second-largest city in Ohio . Greater Cleveland is ranked as the 33rd-largest metropolitan area in the U.S. , with 2,057,009 people in 2018 . A Gamma + city , Cleveland anchors the Cleveland-Akron-Canton Combined Statistical Area , which had a population of 3,515,646 in 2010 and is ranked 15th in the United States . The city is located on the southern shore of Lake Erie , across the U.S. maritime border with Canada and approximately 60 miles ( 100 kilometers ) west of the Ohio-Pennsylvania state border . It was founded in 1796 near the mouth of the Cuyahoga River by General Moses Cleaveland . It became a manufacturing center due to its location on both the river and the lake shore , as well as being connected to numerous canals and railroad lines . Cleveland 's economy relies on diversified sectors such as manufacturing , financial services , healthcare , biomedicals , and higher education . The city 's major cultural institutions include the Cleveland Museum of Art , the Cleveland Orchestra , Playhouse Square , and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame . Known as The Forest City among many other nicknames , Cleveland serves as the center of the Cleveland Metroparks nature reserve system .
Michigan State University ( MSU ) is a public research university in East Lansing , Michigan . MSU was founded in 1855 and served as a model for land-grant universities later created under the Morrill Act of 1862 . The university was founded as the Agricultural College of the State of Michigan , one of the country 's first institutions of higher education to teach scientific agriculture . After the introduction of the Morrill Act , the college became coeducational and expanded its curriculum beyond agriculture . Today , MSU is one of the largest universities in the United States ( in terms of enrollment ) and has approximately 634,300 living alumni worldwide . U.S. News & World Report ranks its graduate programs the best in the U.S. in elementary teacher 's education , secondary teacher 's education , industrial and organizational psychology , rehabilitation counseling , African history ( tied ) , supply chain logistics and nuclear physics in 2019 . MSU pioneered the studies of packaging , hospitality business , supply chain management , and communication sciences . Michigan State is a member of the Association of American Universities , an organization of 62 leading research universities in North America . The university 's campus houses the National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory , the W. J. Beal Botanical Garden , the Abrams Planetarium , the Wharton Center for Performing Arts , the Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum , the Facility for Rare Isotope Beams , and the country 's largest residence hall system . The Michigan State Spartans compete in the NCAA Division I Big Ten Conference . Michigan State Spartans football won the Rose Bowl Game in 1954 , 1956 , 1988 and 2014 , and a total of six national championships . Spartans men 's basketball won the NCAA National Championship in 1979 and 2000 and has attained the Final Four eight times since the 1998-1999 season , including in 2019 with a victory over Duke .