The St. Cloud Norsemen is a Tier II junior

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team in the

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's (NAHL) Central Division. The Norsemen play out of the St. Cloud Municipal Athletic Complex in

St. Cloud, Minnesota St. Cloud is a city in the U.S. state of Minnesota and the largest population center in the state's central region. The population was 68,881 at the 2020 census, making it Minnesota's 12th-largest city. St. Cloud is the county seat of Stear ...

. The team consists of players ranging in age from 16–20 years old who relocate from anywhere in the United States, with a limited number of international players. The team plays a 60-game schedule from September to March. The team began in the 2003–04 season as the Minnesota Blizzard based in

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. In 2006, the team was re-branded as the Alexandria Blizzard and played at the Runestone Community Center. From 2012 to 2019 , the organization played at the Larson Ice Center in

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, as the Brookings Blizzard. On May 6, 2020, the Blizzard announced their rebrand to Norsemen.

Season-by-season records

College commitments

About one third of the NAHL roster end up committing to an NCAA school. Below are Brookings Blizzard players that have made

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commitments.

References

External links

Official site
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