Bloomington, Minnesota

Bloomington is a city of about 80,000 people. It is a part of the Minneapolis-Saint Paul urban area.
It was the home of the Minnesota North Stars.
Bloomington hosted the 25th National Hockey League All-Star Game in 1972.
It also hosted the 1989 NHL Entry Draft
==Teams==
*Bloomington Jr. Stars
#(Midwest Junior Hockey League, 1975-1977) join USHL when league disbands
#(USHL, 1977-1984) renamed Minneapolis Stars
*Minnesota Jr. Stars (Midwest Junior Hockey League, 1973-1975) renamed Bloomington Jr. Stars
*Minnesota North Stars (NHL, 1967-1993) became Dallas Stars
*Twin Cities Northern Lights (Minnesota Junior Hockey League, 2002-2014) on leave of absence for 2014-15 season
*Twin Cities Steers (Minnesota Junior Hockey League, 1993-2002) merge with Iron Range Yellow Jackets and are renamed Twin Cities Northern Lights
*Bloomington Blaze (CHL 2011-2013)
==Players==
*Brian Connelly
*Mike Crowley
*Tom Gilbert
*Tim Harrer
*Tom Pederson
*Ryan Stoa
==Arenas==
*Bloomington Ice Garden (1970-Present) smaller arena home to the junior teams that have played in Bloomington
*Met Center (1967-1994) known as Metropolitan Sports Center (1967-1982)
*Oak Grove Park Rink
*Poplar Bridge Park Rink
*Brye Park Rink
*Haeg Park Rink
*Gene C. Kelly Park Rink
*Southglen Park Rink
*Southwood Park Rink
*Tarnhill Park Rink
*Brookside Park Rink
*Bryant Park Rink
*Ridgeview Park Rink
*Westwood Park Rink
*Sunrise Park Rink
*Running Park Rink
==External Links==
* on Wikipedia
Category:Minnesota towns