Rochester Mustangs
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The Rochester Mustangs were a senior ice hockey
team from Rochester that played in the United States Hockey League
from 1961 until the senior Mustangs ceased operations after the 1969-70 season.
Senior ice hockey
Senior hockey refers to amateur or semi-professional ice hockey competition for players too old to play junior ice hockey. The top senior amateur teams in Canadian leagues compete annually for the Allan Cup....
team from Rochester that played in the United States Hockey League
United States Hockey League
The United States Hockey League is the top junior ice hockey league in the United States. The USHL has 16 member teams located in the Midwestern United States, consisting of players who are 20 years of age and younger...
from 1961 until the senior Mustangs ceased operations after the 1969-70 season.
Notable players
- Herb BrooksHerb BrooksHerbert Paul Brooks, Jr. was an American ice hockey player and coach. He notably coached the United States' men's hockey team to a 4-3 upset of the heavily favored Soviet Union in the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, New York on February 22, 1980...
, NHLNational Hockey LeagueThe 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...
head coach and coach of the U.S. "Miracle on IceMiracle on IceThe "Miracle on Ice" is the name in American popular culture for a medal-round men's ice hockey game during the 1980 Winter Olympics at Lake Placid, New York, on Friday, February 22...
" gold medal team at the 1980 Winter Olympics1980 Winter OlympicsThe 1980 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XIII Olympic Winter Games, was a multi-sport event which was celebrated from 13 February through 24 February 1980 in Lake Placid, New York, United States of America. This was the second time the Upstate New York village hosted the Games, after 1932... - Craig FalkmanCraig FalkmanCraig Dean Falkman 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...
, played in the WHAWorld Hockey AssociationThe World Hockey Association was a professional ice hockey league that operated in North America from 1972 to 1979. It was the first major competition for the National Hockey League since the collapse of the Western Hockey League in 1926...
with the Minnesota Fighting SaintsMinnesota Fighting SaintsThe Minnesota Fighting Saints was the name of two professional ice hockey teams based in Saint Paul, Minnesota that played in the World Hockey Association. The first team was one of the WHA's original twelve franchises, playing from 1972–76. The second team was relocated from Cleveland, Ohio, and... - Gary GambucciGary GambucciGary Allan "Gubbio" Gambucci is a retired American ice hockey forward who appeared in a total of 51 National Hockey League regular season games with the Minnesota North Stars in 1971–74...
, NHL and WHA player - George KonikGeorge KonikGeorge Samuel Konik is a retired professional ice hockey player. Konik was a star on the University of Denver hockey team which won the NCAA hockey championship in 1960 and 1961...
, NHL and WHA player - Leonard LilyholmLeonard LilyholmLeonard Paul "Len" Lilyholm is an American retired professional ice hockey player who played 77 regular season in the World Hockey Association for the Minnesota Fighting Saints in 1972-73....
, U.S. Olympian and player with the WHA's Minnesota Fighting Saints - Lou NanneLou NanneLouis Vincent Nanne is a retired ice hockey defenceman and general manager who has made significant contributions to hockey in the United States.- Early life :...
, player, coach and general manager of the Minnesota North StarsMinnesota North StarsThe 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... - Art StrobelArt StrobelArthur George Strobel was a professional ice hockey player who played seven games in the National Hockey League. He played with the New York Rangers. Strobel's son, Eric Strobel, won a gold medal playing for the 1980 US Olympic Hockey Team.- References :...
, played in the NHL with the New York RangersNew York RangersThe New York Rangers are a professional ice hockey team based in the borough of Manhattan in New York, New York, USA. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . Playing their home games at Madison Square Garden, the Rangers are one of the...
External links
- http://www.rochestermustangs.com/history.html