The Minnesota Blue Ox were a professional roller hockey team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota,

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that played in

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History

Formed in the wake of the Minnesota Arctic Blast, who played at Target Center in 1994, the Blue Ox joined RHI and were placed in the five-team Central Division ( Buffalo Stampede,

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, Detroit Motor City Mustangs, St. Louis Vipers). After a 13-11-0 regular season (second in the Central), Minnesota was the fourth-seed in the Eastern Conference playoffs. The Blue Ox were quickly eliminated in two games (best-of 3 series) by the fifth-seeded New Jersey Rockin' Rollers.

History

Season-by-season

See also