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Hockeytown and Hockey Town are generic words used in common practice throughout the United States and Canada to identify any town, city or community that has a history and reputation of participating in the sport of ice hockey. "Hockeytown" when combined with their "winged wheel" logo are a registered trademark of the Detroit Red Wings. Other North American cities are and have been referred to by the name. Warroad, Minnesota was the first city known to use the designation "Hockeytown". [1] [2] The term has been used to describe the following cities:

The phrase "hockey town" has also been applied to Boston, Massachusetts; [18] Buffalo, New York; [19] Dallas, Texas; [20] Nashville, Tennessee; [21] Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; [19] Saint Paul, Minnesota; [19] Pardubice, Czech Republic; [22] Sarpsborg, Norway; [23] and Skellefteå, Sweden.

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