The Calumet-Houghton Chiefs were a minor pro

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team based in

Calumet, Michigan Calumet ( or ) is a village in Calumet Township, Houghton County, in the U.S. state of Michigan's Upper Peninsula, that was once at the center of the mining industry of the Upper Peninsula. Also known as Red Jacket, the village includes the C ...

. They played in the

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during the 1972-73 season. The team was renamed the Copper Country Islanders for the 1973-74 season, and operated as the Copper Country Chiefs for two seasons from 1974 to 1976.

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