The Lapeer Loggers were a professional

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team based in

Lapeer, Michigan Lapeer ( ') is a City (Michigan), city in the U.S. state of Michigan and is the county seat of Lapeer County, Michigan, Lapeer County. As of the United States Census, 2010, 2010 census, the city population was 8,841. Most of the city was incorporat ...

. The Loggers played the 2010–11 season as a member of the All American Hockey League and played their home games at Polar Palace Arena in

Lapeer, MI Lapeer ( ') is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan and is the county seat of Lapeer County. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 8,841. Most of the city was incorporated from land that was formerly in Lapeer Township, though portions w ...

Team history

The Loggers were approved for membership in the AAHL in August 2010. On January 3, the AAHL took over the operations of the Lapeer Loggers and very soon thereafter, due to league wide difficulties, both the

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and the

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folded. The AAHL assimilated players from Lapeer, Queen City, and Troy, into the newly christened Michigan Moose. After just a few games, the AAHL called an early end to the regular season and played the AAHL's final playoffs (won by the

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) before disbanding the league.

Affiliates

On September 14, 2010, the Lapeer Loggers announced that they had signed an affiliation agreement with the

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of the

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References

External links

Official Lapeer Loggers website
Defunct ice hockey teams in Michigan Lapeer County, Michigan Sports in Metro Detroit