Roseau memorial arena is an old, woodceiling building erected in 1949 with pinepaneling in the lobby dinged from numerous kids playing ball hockey. Rams hockey history roseau has a storied hockey tradition that dates back to 1908 which was the first season of organized high school hockey. The crookston pirates have participated in 2 section. Roseau is a city in and the county seat of roseau county, minnesota, united states. Lavishly illustrated, beautifully designed, impeccably researched, and wonderfully written, hockey. The total population of roseau county is 16,025, with 7,537 living within a 10mile radius of the city of roseau. With more than 300 photos, this coffeetable book features complete histories of minnesotas amazing state high school hockey tournament, the north stars, fighting saints, warroad lakers, duluth hornets, all of the states di and diii college and universitys, womens. Olympic hockey team and the miracle on ice, which sports illustrated called the greatest moment in sports historywith a new afterword by ken morrow for the fortieth anniversary of the miracle on ice an unvarnished and captivating read. Roseau high school is a public high school in roseau, minnesota, united states serving students from grades 7 through 12. The roseau county fair is considered one of the top five county fairs in minnesota. Some of the items available at the local library include adult and childrens books, periodicals, newspapers, books on tapecd, and movies. The championship game drew 15,063 in 1969, which was 6,000 more fans than the attendance in 1968 8,428. The roseau public library provides a wide variety of reading and resource material for the community. In warroad and roseau, two towns in minnesota, high school hockey.
The drama was only heightened when edina recorded a 54 overtime victory over warroad in the championship game. Parade once upon a time, they taught us to believe. That made bemidji the new coldest hockey day on record. Founded in 2009, the hockey writers is a premier destination for news and information on everything hockey. The roseau pioneer farm and village was established in 1975 and is an agricultural museum. Roseaus holds the record for their 34 state tournament appearances.
A peoples history, like the tenpart cbc series it accompanies, tells the story of this breathtakingly fast game from its hotly contested origins, and the surge in its popularity after 1875, when it was first taken inside, through the rise and fall and rise again of womens hockey, the sagas of longlost leagues, such as the. Roseau now in aa participated in 3 section 8a finals in 1995, 1996 and 1997. Carson erickson, jim peterson, chip ammerman, jim vacura, mark huglen, stuart weston, andy odegaard, lonnie vatnsdal, richard larson, mark vatnsdal, larry row, coach mike baumgartner. Feb 02, 2016 2014, march 6th lakeville north 2, roseau 1 ot state hockey tournament quarterfinals duration. Three new hockey books have been released in the past few months, offering some enjoyable history and a welcome way to pass some time until skates are tearing up freshlyresurfaced ice sheets once. This website is powered by the sportsengine platform, but is owned by and subject to the roseau youth hockey privacy policy. With hockey on hiatus, three books to help pass the time. After his performance saturday, it will now be etched into the state record books. Hockey is not just canadas national game, it is part of every canadians psyche, whether we like it or not.
Check out the state tournament rosters, results and alltournament teams for 20002009. New listing vintage 2011 hockey gods at summit 1972 nhl hockey book by frank cosentino rare. Roseau high school has a strong hockey tradition and has competed in the minnesota state hockey boys tournament more than any other team in the state most recently in 2014 and has won the second most state titles behind edina. Roseau county historical society and museum roseau. With such a rich history and contribution to hockey, and a passion to continue growing the sport, warroad is sure to continue as one of americas greatest hockey towns.
Roseau rams hockey coach jared gustafson is honored. Publisher of outstanding books on the history, art, and culture of the upper. Minnesota state hockey tournament book captures the stories that define the event. Minnesota state hockey tournament book captures the stories that. A wonderful book for those who love the game of hockey and want to understand its history as canadas national game. Murals depicting the seven roseau rams state championship teams were placed in the locker room hallway, as well as a third mural of current and former rams players and a roseau rams hockey logo. Check out the state tournament rosters, results and alltournament teams for 19451949. L to r james oveson, ray baumgartner, ken wellen, maurice schille, ed mellstrom. The roseau county historical society and museum is dedicated to preserving, conserving, and exhibiting the history and heritage of roseau county minnesota.
Referee adds second chapter to hockey day history books former roseau ram tyler landman played on previous coldest hockey day in 2008. Roseau mn girls hockey hub high school girls hockey. Minnesota state highways 11 and 3 are two of the main routes in the community. Check out the state tournament rosters, results and alltournament teams for 2020present. Historic places to see in northern minnesota l roseau. However, it wasnt until 1945 that the minnesota high school league officially sanctioned the game as we know it today. Feb 19, 2017 with such a rich history and contribution to hockey, and a passion to continue growing the sport, warroad is sure to continue as one of americas greatest hockey towns. Roseau county historical society and museum roseau, minnesota. Submitted by lisa mack the old saying goes you cant read a book by its cover. Check out the state tournament rosters, results and alltournament teams for 19501959. The information contained within this site is gathered and assembled solely by myself, tracy bobcat ostby, and is in no way affiliated with roseau high school or the roseau rams hockey program. Section 8a boys hockey history news crookston times. The cemetery history has been viewed with a walk thru, read and documented by myself, sherry l. Roseau is home to the roseau rams who are seventime state high school hockey champions a state record.
Mar 12, 2007 in the hockey frenzied town of roseau, minn. Memorabilia collector unearths holy grail of high school. Warroad mn boys hockey hub high school boys hockey. Activities at the fair include excellent exhibits, entertainment, and food.
Follow the mn girls hockey hub for complete star tribune coverage of girls high school hockey and the minnesota state high school tournament, including scores, schedules, rankings, statistics and more. Five hundred men spent thousands of man hours building the 216 x 120 ft. The roseau rams hockey association is a nonprofit group dedicated to preserving the traditions of roseau rams hockey. Hockey roseau county historical society and museum. Minnesota state hockey tournament book captures the stories. Roseau memorial arena vintage minnesota hockey history.
Inside the historic memorial arena visitors can take in the beginnings of hockey in minnesota. Minnesota state hockey tournament book captures the. Unfollow vintage hockey books to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. This website is powered by the sportsengine platform, but is owned by and subject to the roseau rams boys hockey privacy policy. Courtesy of the minnesota historical society press. Basketball team nearing the end of regular season with a 196 record.
Roseau memorial arena is an old, woodceiling building erected in 1949 with pinepaneling in the lobby dinged from numerous kids playing ballhockey. Celebrating a century of minnesota hockey chronicles everything hockey minnesota over the past 100 years. If you are among the countless masses missing hockey, but blessed with time to kill, there is some rare good news. Not perfect, since this book was finished in 1998 so its missing the 2002 wings and his time as an executive with the blackhawks, but it does a flawless job of presenting a balanced account of the greatest coach in hockey history. State of hockey presented by total hockey episode 6. Three new hockey books have been released in the past few months, offering some enjoyable history and a welcome way to pass some time until skates are. The schools hockey program has matriculated several nhl and olympic. Referee adds second chapter to hockey day history books. While the contributions of the us to the game are not diminished in any way, the focus of the text is clearly canadian which makes sense as the book was created to accompany the cbc series of the same name.
From roseau to rochester, and from warroad to white bear lake, its all here. Mar 22, 2002 in 1977 when they lost to roseau to go to the mshsl sponsored state tournament in the section 8 championship game, they had a total of 39 boys in the whole school grades 912. This web site is intended to provide uptodate information, stats, history and entertainment of the roseau rams boys hockey program. Warroad had its own newspaper before it was incorporated in 1901 minnesota state highways 11 and 3 are two of the main routes in the community. Roseau high school has a strong hockey tradition, having competed in the minnesota state hockey. Referee adds second chapter to hockey day history books former roseau ram tyler landman played on previous coldest hockey day in 2008 and officiated saturdays new recordlowtemperature. Warroad had its own newspaper before it was incorporated in 1901. Established in 1927 to collect, preserve and disseminate roseau county history, the society continues to educate the public on roseau county history through appealing museum exhibits, an extensive research center, and with educational programs. Warroad is a city in roseau county, minnesota, united states, at the southwest corner of lake of the woods, 7. Roseaus first championship dates back to 1946 when they were unoffiically known as the. Nelson is an author and freelance journalist who is the founder and president of. Roseau public library the roseau public library provides a wide variety of reading and resource material for the community. Roseau, the north star city, is an energetic, progressive community located just ten minutes from the canadian border.
The fund derives its legal status through nmf which owns and manages the assets. A new skate sharpener was also purchased for the 20162017 team. Navigate to the roseau hockey website by going to the roseau school website. Roseau high school has a strong hockey tradition, having competed in the minnesota state hockey boys tournament more than any other team in the state most recently in 2014 and won the secondmost state titles, behind edina.
Updated daily with news and features from over writers worldwide. Mshsl boys year by year vintage minnesota hockey history. Dancing figure skaters, a marching bandonice and multitiered awards podium. It is part of roseau community schools, minnesota isd 682. Residents of roseau are still dealing with the aftermath of a devastating flood last year, which damaged more than 90 percent of the properties in the city. In 1977 when they lost to roseau to go to the mshsl sponsored state tournament in the section 8 championship game, they had a total of 39 boys in. How it began roseau, mn history, facts, information. The rams succumbed to the warroad warriors on each of those three finals before moving to class aa in 1999. Minnesota boys high school hockey roseau history record vs. L to r oscar almquist, bob harris, george peterson, al sonsteng, lowell ulvin, vern buddy johnson, tom buran, manager. Roseau youth hockey would like to thank lifecare medical center for donating hand sanitizers throughout the north rink.
A peoples history is the altogether irresistible companion book to the cbctelevision series of the same name, airing in fall 06. The cover of a new book, tourney time, about the 75year history of the minnesota state high school hockey tournament features the wayzata trojans rushing to celebrate in front of their fans. Roseau, minnesota project gutenberg selfpublishing. The tales of john mayasichs wizardry, roseaus masked marvel rube bjorkman. Minnesotas wonderful hockey history comes to life in frozen memories, which includes more than 300 photos. The roseau public library is a branch of the nw library system and can usually supply almost any book through the aid of inter. And the community of predominately second and thirdgeneration scandinavians created its own history.
But those worries will be cast aside for the night, as hockey takes center. Young and old alike enjoy the various activities and large midway. Moose lake forward josh cisars name has sat atop the state scoring list all season. When the high school hockey teams of roseau and warroad, two minnesota towns, play each other, fans turn out by the thousands for a rivalry that goes back six decades. The roseau area hockey association fund is a sub fund of the roseau area community fund, a component of the northwest minnesota foundation, serving as a regional community foundation. Overall attendance skyrocketed to 79,868, smashing the record set the year before of 45,369.
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