Memphis South Stars
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The Memphis South Stars were a minor professional ice hockey
team in Memphis, Tennessee
. They played in the Central Hockey League for two seasons (1967-68 & 1968-69) and were a farm team of the Minnesota North Stars
of the National Hockey League
.
They replaced the Memphis Wings
in the city. In 1969 the team was moved to become the Iowa Stars (1969-70) in Waterloo, Iowa
.
1967-68 70 24 34 12 60 206 249 3rd North Lost Quarter Final
1968-69 72 14 41 17 45 208 304 4th North out of playoffs
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
team in Memphis, Tennessee
Memphis, Tennessee
Memphis is a city in the southwestern corner of the U.S. state of Tennessee, and the county seat of Shelby County. The city is located on the 4th Chickasaw Bluff, south of the confluence of the Wolf and Mississippi rivers....
. They played in the Central Hockey League for two seasons (1967-68 & 1968-69) and were a farm team of the Minnesota North Stars
Minnesota North Stars
The Minnesota North Stars were a professional ice hockey team in the National Hockey League for 26 seasons, from 1967 to 1993. The North Stars played their home games at the Met Center in Bloomington, and the team's colors for most of its history were green, yellow, gold and white...
of the National Hockey League
National Hockey League
The National Hockey League is an unincorporated not-for-profit association which operates a major professional ice hockey league of 30 franchised member clubs, of which 7 are currently located in Canada and 23 in the United States...
.
They replaced the Memphis Wings
Memphis Wings
The Memphis Wings were a professional ice hockey team in Memphis, Tennessee. They played from 1964-67 in the Central Professional Hockey League. As their name suggested, they were a farm team of the NHL's Detroit Red Wings....
in the city. In 1969 the team was moved to become the Iowa Stars (1969-70) in Waterloo, Iowa
Waterloo, Iowa
Waterloo is a city in and the county seat of Black Hawk County, Iowa, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census the population decreased by 0.5% to 68,406. Waterloo is part of the Waterloo – Cedar Falls Metropolitan Statistical Area, and is the more populous of the two...
.
Central Hockey League
Season Games Won Lost Tied Points GoalsFor GoalsAgainst Standing Playoffs1967-68 70 24 34 12 60 206 249 3rd North Lost Quarter Final
1968-69 72 14 41 17 45 208 304 4th North out of playoffs
Memphis South Stars who played in the NHL
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- Brian Smith
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- Carl WetzelCarl WetzelCarl David Wetzel is a retired professional ice hockey goaltender who made 7 game appearances in the National Hockey League for the Detroit Red Wings and Minnesota North Stars between 1964 and 1968...