Minneapolis Bruins Minneapolis BruinsThe Minneapolis Bruins were one of the original five teams to enter the newly formed C.P.H.L.. On July 9, 1963, the Boston Bruins of the National Hockey League announced that they had allied themselves with three Minneapolis business and professional men and together would operate Boston's top farm club in Minneapolis beginning in the 1963/64 season. Minneapolis had been without a professional team for 13 years since the Minneapolis Millers were part of the United States Hockey League in 1950. The Minneapolis franchise will be operated locally by three dedicated hockey fans: Walter Bush Jr., attorney with a long association with amateur hockey which includes manager of the 1964 United States Olympic hockey team. Robert McNulty, a Minneapolis contractor along with Gordon Ritz, Time-Life executive, rounds out the trio. .. The Bruins played two seasons in the league before being moved to Oklahoma City following the 1964/65 season.
| Minneapolis Bruins - Team Records: |
| Regular Season Records | ||||||||||
| Seasons | GP | W | L | T | Pts | GF | GA | PIM | Finish | Playoffs |
| 1963/64 | 72 | 36 | 29 | 7 | 79 | 294 | 270 | 0 | 3rd | Lost Semi-Finals |
| 1964/65 | 70 | 36 | 27 | 7 | 79 | 239 | 193 | 0 | 3rd | Lost Semi-Finals |
| Playoff Records | ||||||
| Seasons | GP | W | L | GF | GA | Finish |
| 1963/64 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 21 | Lost Semi-Finals |
| 1964/65 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 26 | Lost Semi-Finals |
| Adams Cup Playoff Results | |||
| 1963/64 Season | 1964/65 Season | ||
| Semi-Finals | Semi-Finals | ||
| March 24 | Omaha 4 at Minneapolis 3 | March 31 | Minneapolis 3 at St. Paul 0 |
| March 26 | Omaha 6 at Minneapolis 1 | April 3 | Minneapolis 3 at St. Paul 4 |
| March 28 | Omaha 2 at Minneapolis 1 | April 4 | Minneapolis 1 at St. Paul 9 |
| March 29 | Minneapolis 6 at Omaha 4 | April 6 | Minneapolis 2 at St. Paul 9 |
| March 31 | Omaha 5 at Minneapolis 0 | April 8 | Minneapolis 3 at St. Paul 4 |
| Omaha wins series 4 games to 1 | St. Paul wins series 4 games to 1 | ||
| Minneapolis Bruins - Player Records: |
| Minneapolis Bruins - 1963/64 Statistics |
Regular Season Playoffs Name GP G A Pts PIM ~ GP G A Pts PIM Jeannot Gilbert 72 50 50 100 18 5 4 1 5 2 Gerry Ouellette 69 32 47 79 4 5 0 2 2 2 Bill Knibbs 72 29 36 65 12 5 0 3 3 0 Jean-Paul Parise 72 27 36 63 77 5 1 2 3 10 Wayne Maxner 70 27 29 56 44 5 2 1 3 0 Ed Bartoli 49 20 34 54 99 1 1 0 1 0 Gary Dornhoefer 39 21 30 51 67 - - - - - Pete Panagabko 31 20 22 42 34 5 0 5 5 0 Wayne Schultz 59 15 22 37 27 5 1 0 1 4 Terry Crisp 42 15 20 35 22 - - - - - Harry Sinden 57 6 25 31 64 5 0 2 2 0 Mike Mahoney 63 4 25 29 61 5 1 1 2 4 Ken Stephanson 72 3 26 29 175 5 0 1 1 12 Ron Willy 36 7 15 22 25 - - - - - Gary Harmer 27 8 12 20 21 3 0 0 0 0 Joe Watson 71 0 20 20 55 5 0 0 0 2 Don Awrey 54 4 15 19 136 5 0 0 0 9 Ted Irvine 3 1 5 6 0 4 1 1 2 2 Claude Ouimet+ 14 3 2 5 8 - - - - - Allen Willis 11 0 5 5 8 - - - - - Bill Cooper 9 2 2 4 0 - - - - - Andre Gill 6 0 1 1 2 - - - - - Gord Butterworth 2 0 0 0 0 - - - - - Jack Norris 4 0 0 0 0 - - - - - Dennis Morin 5 0 0 0 6 - - - - - George Gardner 62 0 0 0 12 5 Ron Shock - - - - - 2 0 3 3 0 ----------------------------------------------------- Totals 72 294 479 773 977 5 11 22 33 47 + Played on one or more teams |
Regular Season Playoffs Name GP MIN GA ENG GAA SO SS W L T ~GP MIN GA ENG GAA SO SS W L George Gardner 63 235 3.63 1 5 21 4.20 0 151 1 4 Andre Gill 5 16 3.20 0 - - - - - - - - - Jack Norris 4 19 4.75 0 - - - - - - - - - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Totals 72 270 1 36 29 7 5 21 4.20 0 151 1 4 |
| Minneapolis Bruins - 1964/65 Statistics |
Regular Season Playoffs Name GP G A Pts PIM ~ GP G A Pts PIM Pete Panagabko 63 17 57* 74 64 3 1 2 3 5 Jean-Paul Parise 70 17 56 73 106 5 5 1 6 0 Terry Crisp 70 28 34 62 22 5 0 2 2 0 Gerry Ouellette 57 24 36 60 8 5 1 3 4 0 Larry Lund 37 30 17 47 26 - - - - - Skip Krake 69 22 24 46 33 5 1 2 3 11 John Gravel 68 13 25 38 29 5 0 2 2 0 Ted Irvine 68 15 16 31 40 5 0 1 1 6 Ron Boehm 49 12 19 31 42 4 0 1 1 2 Wayne Schultz 64 11 18 29 21 - - - - - Joe Watson 65 3 23 26 38 5 0 1 1 2 Bill Knibbs 16 11 8 19 10 - - - - - Wayne Maxer 16 8 11 19 20 - - - - - Ken Stephanson 70 3 16 19 112 5 0 2 2 23 Brent Hughes 68 2 16 18 79 5 2 0 2 13 Duncan MacDonald+ 18 11 3 14 10 0 0 0 0 0 Harry Sinden 62 5 5 10 42 - - - - - Ed Bartoli 3 0 4 4 0 - - - - - Bruce Lea 5 1 2 3 7 - - - - - Dunc Rousseau 5 1 2 3 8 - - - - - Bill Cooper 2 1 0 1 0 - - - - - Bob Heaney 2 0 1 1 2 2 0 0 0 2 Stan Gilbertson 4 0 1 1 0 - - - - - John Favell 1 0 0 0 0 - - - - - Wayne Doll 1 0 0 0 0 - - - - - Ross Lonsberry 2 0 0 0 0 5 1 0 1 4 Ted Hodgson 2 0 0 0 2 5 0 0 0 0 Ray Clearwater 3 0 0 0 2 - - - - - Cesare Maniago 67 0 0 0 8 5 0 0 0 10 Gary Harmer+ - - - - - Bob Champoux+ - - - - - Ron Buchanan - - - - - 4 0 0 0 0 ------------------------------------------------------ Totals 70 235 394 629 731 5 11 17 28 78 * League Leader + Played on one or more teams |
Regular Season Playoffs Name GP MIN GA ENG GAA SO SS W L T ~GP MIN GA ENG GAA SO SS W L Cesare Maniago 67 184 2.75* 6 5 19 3.80 1 1 4 John Favell 1 3 3.00 0 - - - - - - - - - Wayne Doll 1 6 6.00 0 - - - - - - - - - Bob Champoux - - - - - - - - - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Totals 69 193 6 36 27 7 5 19 3.80 1 1 4 * League Leader |
| Minneapolis Bruins All-Time Roster |
Name Position # Yrs. Played
Don Awrey (D) 1963/64
Ed Bartoli 1963-65
Ron Boehm (RW) 18 1964/65
Ron Buchanan (C) 1964/65
Gord Butterworth (D) 23 1963/64
Bob Champoux (G) 1964/65
Ray Clearwater (D) 1964/65
Bill Cooper 1963-65
Terry Crisp (C) 10 1963-65
Wayne Doll (G) 1964/65
Gary Dornhoefer (RW) 16 1963/64
John Favell (G) 1964/65
George Gardner (G) 1 1963/64
Jeannot Gilbert (C) 7 1963/64
Stan Gilbertson (LW) 1964/65
Andre Gill (G) 1963/64
John Gravel (D) 21 1964/65
Gary Harmer 1963-65
Bob Heaney 1964/65
Ted Hodgson (RW) 1964/65
Brenton Hughes (D) 24 1964/65
Ted Irvine (LW) 22 1963-65
Bill Knibbs (C) 12 1963-65
Skip Krake (C) 17 1964/65
Bruce Lea 1964/65
Ross Lonsberry (LW) 1964/65
Larry Lund (C) 11 1964/65
Duncan MacDonald 1964/65
Mike Mahoney 1963/64
Cesare Maniago (G) 1 1964/65
Wayne Maxner (LW) 11 1963-65
Dennis Morin 1963/64
Jack Norris (G) 1963/64
Gerry Ouellette (LW) 9,17 1963-65
Claude Ouimet (RW) 20 1963/64
Pete Panagabko (RW) 7 1963-65
Jean-Paul Parise (LW) 8 1963-65
Dunc Rousseau (LW) 1964/65
Wayne Schultz (RW) 6 1963-65
Ron Shock 1963/64
Harry Sinden (D) 4 1963-65
Ken Stephanson (D) 19 1963-65
Joe Watson (D) 14 1963-65
Allen Willis (D) 22 1963/64
Ron Willy (RW) 9 1963/64
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| Minneapolis Bruins - Front Office: |
President - Walter L. Bush Jr.
Treasurer - Robert McNulty
Vice President & Secretary - Gordon Ritz
Vice President & Secretary - Robert McNulty
Assistant General Manager - Bill Levins
Vice President
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General ManagerWren Blair
Player Coach Harry Sinden
| Minneapolis Bruins - General Information: |
N.H.L. Parent Club - Boston Bruins
Team Colors - Gold, Black, & White
Home Rink - Minneapolis Arena
Rink Size - 194' x 84'
Seating - 5,000
Ticket Prices - $2.50, $2, $1.50
Home Attendance - 1963/64: 61,004 / 1,694 per game
Home Attendance - 1964/65: 46,406 / 1,325 per game
| Minneapolis Bruins - Trophy Case: |
| 1963/64 Most Valuable Player Award | Jeannot Gilbert |
| 1964/65 All-Star Goaltender 1964/65 Most Valuable Player Award 1964/65 Leading Goaltender Cesare Maniago |
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| Minneapolis Bruins - Memorabilia: |
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