http://wcha.collegesports.com/sports/m-hockey/spec-rel/101305aaa.html

At LEAST it has something to do with ice... (they 
could have named it the 3M cup or the General 
Mills cup.


Of course I am bitter since I had this idea years 
ago...and the idea of a trophy made of taconite 
(looks like deer droppings) would have made it 
THE most coveted trophy in all of sports :-)

Matt Evans     
Minnesota '89
UMD '92  How 'bout 'dem 'dogs
UW-Milwaukee '98  (Almost Wisconsin)
Minnesota '99
UWEC '00  Demoted to the minors


From March 16th, 2000

The now well established "mythical" Taconite 
Trophy goes to St. Cloud AGAIN this year. The 
winner is determined by the best won lost record 
among the four D1 teams in Minnesota.  It looks 
like UMD was AGAIN the whipping boy of it's 
instate rivals finishing last in the 4 team league

Taconite Trophy Standings 2000
St. Cloud  7-2-1
UM         5-4-1
MSUM       2-4
UMD        3-7
(BSU 0-6-0  Bemidji State University)




>Too bad they left Bemidji State out of the mix.....
>
>Troy D. Mills
>"Millsy"
>
>CHA Website Director
>www.collegehockeyamerica.com
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: - Hockey-L - The College Hockey Discussion List
>[mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Doug Peterson
>Sent: Thursday, October 20, 2005 7:50 PM
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: DQ Cup
>
>Here's a little blurb I found on the Sports Illustrated web site:
>
>"It might not have the history Boston's Beanpot tournament, but The DQ
>Cup is about to take collegiate hockey in Minnesota by storm. The
>tournament lasts throughout the season and pits Minnesota State, St.
>Cloud State, Minnesota Duluth and Minnesota in a dozen head-to-head
>games to determine a winner. No offense to Boston, but we'd take a DQ
>Blizzard over a pot of beans any day of the week."
>
>I then found a mention of it on the University of Minnesota web site:
>
>http://www.gophersports.com/sportsNews/press_release.asp?news_id=1
>1299&sport_id=mhock
>
>The cup will be based on regularly scheduled games throughout the
>season.  It is not all the games that each team plays against each other.
>
>Doug Peterson


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Matt Evans     
Minnesota '89
UMD '92  How 'bout 'dem 'dogs
UW-Milwaukee '98  (Almost Wisconsin)
Minnesota '99
UWEC '00  Demoted to the minors