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___MASK19___ is a city in Saint Louis County , Minnesota , United States . The population was 3 , 718 at the 2010 census . Ice is water frozen into a solid state . Depending on the presence ___MASK77___ impurities such as particles ___MASK77___ soil or bubbles ___MASK77___ air , it can appear transparent or a more or less opaque bluish - white color . A team sport includes any sport which involves two or more players working together towards a shared objective . A team sport is an activity in which individuals are organized into opposing teams which compete to win . Examples are basketball , volleyball , water ___MASK58___ , handball , lacrosse , cricket , baseball , and the various forms ___MASK77___ football and hockey . The ___MASK85___ Fighting Saints was the name ___MASK77___ two professional ice hockey teams based in ___MASK2___ , ___MASK85___ that played in the World Hockey Association . The first team was one ___MASK77___ the WHA ' s original twelve franchises , playing from 1972  76 . The second team was relocated from Cleveland , Ohio , and played for part ___MASK77___ the 1976  77 season . Neither edition ___MASK77___ the franchise completed its final season ___MASK77___ play . The United States Hockey Hall ___MASK77___ Fame was established in 1973 with the goal ___MASK77___ preserving the rich history ___MASK77___ ice hockey in the United States while recognizing the extraordinary contributions ___MASK77___ select players , coaches , administrators , officials and teams . It is located in Eveleth , Minnesota , an iron mining town in northern Minnesota . ___MASK85___ ( locally ) is a state in the midwestern and northern regions ___MASK77___ the United States . ___MASK85___ was admitted as the 32nd U . S . state on May 11 , 1858 , created from the eastern half ___MASK77___ the ___MASK85___ Territory . The state has a large number ___MASK77___ lakes , and is known by the slogan " Land ___MASK77___ 10 , 000 Lakes ". Its official motto is " L ' Étoile du Nord " ( French : " Star ___MASK77___ the North "). ___MASK85___ is the 12th largest in area and the 21st most populous ___MASK77___ the U . S . states ; nearly 60 percent ___MASK77___ its residents live in the ___MASK22___  ___MASK2___ metropolitan area ( known as the " Twin Cities "), the center ___MASK77___ transportation , business , industry , education , and government and home to an internationally known arts community . The remainder ___MASK77___ the state consists ___MASK77___ western prairies now given over to intensive agriculture ; deciduous forests in the southeast , now partially cleared , farmed and settled ; and the less populated North Woods , used for mining , forestry , and recreation . ___MASK85___ is known for its progressive political orientation and its high rate ___MASK77___ civic participation and voter turnout . Until European settlement , ___MASK85___ was inhabited by the Dakota and Ojibwe / Anishinaabe . During the 19th and early 20th centuries , the large majority ___MASK77___ the European settlers emigrated from Scandinavia and Germany , and the state remains a center ___MASK77___ Scandinavian American and German American culture . In recent decades , immigration from Asia , the Horn ___MASK77___ Africa , and Latin America has broadened its historic demographic and cultural composition . ___MASK85___ ' s standard ___MASK77___ living index is among the highest in the United States , and the state is also among the best - educated and wealthiest in the nation . Franklyn Bonn Sanders ( ___MASK75___ 8 , 1949 -- February 17 , 2012 ) was a professional ice hockey player who made 76 regular season game appearances for the WHA ___MASK85___ Fighting Saints in 1972 -- 73 . Born in Oakdale , ___MASK85___ , he is perhaps best known for being a member ___MASK77___ the United States hockey team that won a silver medal in the 1972 Olympic Winter Games in Sapporo , Japan . Sanders also played on the 1969 WCHA champion ___MASK85___ Gophers hockey team and was captain ___MASK77___ the 1970 -- 71 team . He was awarded the John Mariucci Most Valuable Player Award that year . After turning down an offer by the Boston Bruins in order to play for the Olympics , Sanders was later signed by his hometown team , the ___MASK85___ Fighting Saints . The Saints were a charter member ___MASK77___ the upstart World Hockey Association , a professional league that was challenging the NHL hockey empire . Sanders was a big ( 6 ' 3 230 lbs ) , intimidating defenseman and was known for his tough play and fighting ability . At the end ___MASK77___ his first season he unexpectedly quit playing hockey to pursue life in the ministry . Until his death he was pastor at Spirit ___MASK77___ Life Bible Church in Woodbury , ___MASK85___ . In November 2011 , he published his autobiography titled From Silver to Gold in which he tells ___MASK77___ about his experiences playing hockey and his sudden decision to walk away from his pro career . He died in Woodbury , ___MASK85___ in February 2012 . The Hockey Hall ___MASK77___ Fame is located in ___MASK18___ , Ontario , Canada . Dedicated to the history ___MASK77___ ice hockey , it is a museum and a hall ___MASK77___ fame . It holds exhibits about players , teams , National Hockey League ( NHL ) records , memorabilia and NHL trophies , including the Stanley Cup . Founded in Kingston , Ontario , the Hockey Hall ___MASK77___ Fame was established in 1943 under the leadership ___MASK77___ James T . Sutherland . The first class ___MASK77___ honoured members was inducted in 1945 , before the Hall ___MASK77___ Fame had a permanent location . It moved to ___MASK18___ in 1958 after the NHL withdrew its support for the International Hockey Hall ___MASK77___ Fame in Kingston , Ontario . Its first permanent building opened at Exhibition Place in 1961 . In 1993 , the hall was relocated to a former Bank ___MASK77___ Montreal building in Downtown ___MASK18___ , where it is now located . John Mariucci ( May 8 , 1916  ___MASK75___ 23 , 1987 ) was an American ice hockey player , administrator and coach . Mariucci was born in ___MASK19___ , Minnesota . He attended the University ___MASK77___ Minnesota where he played for both the hockey and football teams . He was named an All - American in hockey in 1940 . Mariucci was inducted into the inaugural 1973 class ___MASK77___ the United States Hockey Hall ___MASK77___ Fame and was elected to the Hockey Hall ___MASK77___ Fame as a builder in 1985 . ___MASK27___ is a city in ___MASK95___ County , Minnesota , United States , is a suburb of ___MASK2___ and is on the eastern side of the Twin Cities Metropolitan area . The population was 27 , 378 at the 2010 census . ___MASK27___ is the 32nd largest city in Minnesota , in terms of population . The World Hockey Association was a professional ice hockey major league that operated in North America from 1972 to 1979 . It was the first major league to compete with the National Hockey League ( NHL ) since the collapse ___MASK77___ the Western Hockey League ( 1952  74 ). Although the WHA was not the first league since that time to attempt to challenge the NHL ' s supremacy , it was by far the most successful in the modern era . Ice hockey is a contact team sport played on ice , usually in a rink , in which two teams ___MASK77___ skaters use their sticks to shoot a vulcanized rubber puck into their opponent ' s net to score points . Ice hockey teams usually consist ___MASK77___ six players each : one goaltender , and five players who skate up and down the ice trying to take the puck and score a goal against the opposing team . A census is the procedure ___MASK77___ systematically acquiring and recording information about the members ___MASK77___ a given population . It is a regularly occurring and official count ___MASK77___ a particular population . The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses ; other common censuses include agriculture , business , and traffic censuses . The United Nations defines the essential features ___MASK77___ population and housing censuses as " individual enumeration , universality within a defined territory , simultaneity and defined periodicity ", and recommends that population censuses be taken at least every 10 years . United Nations recommendations also cover census topics to be collected , official definitions , classifications and other useful information to co - ordinate international practice . The University ___MASK77___ Minnesota Twin Cities ( Minnesota ; locally known as the U ___MASK77___ M or simply the U ) is a public research university in ___MASK22___ and ___MASK2___ , Minnesota . The ___MASK22___ and St . Paul campuses are approximately apart , and the ___MASK2___ campus is actually in neighboring Falcon Heights . It is the oldest and largest campus within the University ___MASK77___ Minnesota system and has the sixth - largest main campus student body in the United States , with 51 , 147 students in 2013  14 . The university is organized into 19 colleges and schools , with sister campuses in Crookston , Duluth , Morris , and Rochester . UMN is categorized as an R1 Doctoral University with the highest research activity in the Carnegie Classification ___MASK77___ Institutions ___MASK77___ Higher Education . ___MASK2___ ( abbreviated St . Paul ) is the capital and second - most populous city of the U . S . state of Minnesota . As of 2015 , the city ' s estimated population was 300 , 851 . ___MASK2___ is the county seat of Ramsey County , the smallest and most densely populated county in Minnesota . The city lies mostly on the east bank of the Mississippi River in the area surrounding its point of confluence with the Minnesota River , and adjoins Minneapolis , the state ' s largest city . Known as the " Twin Cities ", the two form the core of Minneapolis  ___MASK2___ , the 16th - largest metropolitan area in the United States , with about 3 . 52 million residents . In ice hockey , the goaltender is the player responsible for preventing the hockey ___MASK5___ from entering their team ' s net , thus preventing the opposing team from scoring . The goaltender usually plays in or near the area in front ___MASK77___ the net called the " goal crease " ( often referred to simply as " the crease " or " the net "). Goaltenders tend to stay at or beyond the top ___MASK77___ the crease to cut down on the angle ___MASK77___ shots . In today ' s age ___MASK77___ goaltending there are two common styles , butterfly and hybrid ( hybrid is a mix ___MASK77___ the traditional stand - up style and butterfly technique ). Because ___MASK77___ the power ___MASK77___ shots , the goaltender wears special equipment designed to protect the body from direct impact . The goalie is one ___MASK77___ the most valuable players on the ice , as their performance can greatly change the outcome or score ___MASK77___ the game . One - on - one situations , such as breakaways and shootouts , have the tendency to highlight a goaltender ' s pure skill , or lack thereof . Only one goaltender is allowed to be on the ice for each team at any given time .