A Slap Shot in Time: The Wild but True History of the Minnesota Fighting Saints
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A Slap Shot in Time: The Wild but True History of the Minnesota Fighting Saints

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The Minnesota Fighting Saints were one of the WHA’s original franchises, playing their games downtown St. Paul at the newly built Civic Center. They were the first major professional sports team to be based in St. Paul, at a time when Minnesota’s other major professional sports teams were based across town in Minneapolis.
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In the early 1970’s an upstart professional hockey league known as the World Hockey Association was formed to challenge the well-established and long-standing National Hockey League. The WHA set its sights on competing with the NHL for players, fans and dollars.

The Minnesota Fighting Saints were one of the WHA’s original franchises, playing their games downtown St. Paul at the newly built Civic Center. They were the first major professional sports team to be based in St. Paul, at a time when Minnesota’s other major professional sports teams were based across town in Minneapolis.

Competing in parts of five seasons, the Fighting Saints, along with their minor league team, the Johnstown Jets, were notorious for wild antics both on the ice, and off. Some of those events were the inspiration for a major Hollywood film. Over time, that film became a cult classic and is still today considered one of the greatest sports movies of all time.

This book is about the real stories. The wild but true history of the Minnesota Fighting Saints.

About the Author

Dan Whenesota is a lifelong Minnesotan and a lifelong sports fan. Some of his earliest sports memories are collecting baseball cards and memorabilia with his father. His favorite team is the Vikings, but growing up, he attended all sorts of sporting events: Twins, North Stars, Strikers, Timberwolves, Saints—and now the Wild, Lynx and Loons, as well. He attended North Dakota State University and the University of Minnesota (and Macalester, Hamline, and Inver Hills). Dan is a teacher, coach, husband, father, computer nerd, and filmmaker, as well as a movie and TV junkie.

Details

  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Independently published (July 17, 2022)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 172 pages
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 979-8430931971
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 9.1 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 0.41 x 9 inches

Additional information

Weight 0.7 lbs
Dimensions 9 × 6 × 0.41 in

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