As Nathan says, "Iron Rangers" would be an inappropriate team name for
Minnesota because, unlike the smaller schools, it represents the entire state.

 > There is more college hockey in this state than the Gophers. The "Iron Range
 > team" is the University of Minnesota, Duluth (UM-D) team which goes by the
 > name of the Bulldogs. They have had three Hobey Baker winners, Brett Hull is
 > an ex-Bulldog, Mike Sertich (now at Mich. Tech) was the long time coach, and
 > the current coach is Scott Sandelin. If anyone was to change their name to
 > the Rangers, it would be them.
 >
 > Besides UM-D and the Gophers, the other Division 1 schools in the state are
 > the St. Cloud Huskies, Mankato Mavericks, and Bemidji Beavers (why they
 > aren't the Lumberjacks is anyone's guess). But the reason the Gophers are a
 > fitting mascot for the U of M is that those furry little bastards are all
 > over the state and getting rid of those pests is nearly impossible. Do you
 > think that Huskie fans go out of their way to throw dead gophers on the ice
 > at Huskie vs Gopher games? Heck no, dead gophers are easy to come by (and
 > besides, the only good gopher is a dead gopher).

And you can't spell SUCKS without SCSU.

-- Erik