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Lyle Zealand Wright was a Canadian-American ice hockey executive and businessman. He managed the Minneapolis Millers for more than 20 seasons, was president of the Minneapolis Arena, and promoted entertainment events in Minneapolis including the Ice Follies. He was instrumental in growing the game of ice hockey in its early days in Minnesota and was inducted in the United States Hockey Hall of Fame.
Kenneth Johannson was a Canadian-born American ice hockey player, coach and executive. A native of Edmonton, he attended the University of North Dakota on a football scholarship, then played for the Fighting Sioux men's ice hockey team and was its captain for two seasons. After a professional career in England, Scotland and Switzerland, he played for the Rochester Mustangs in the United States Central Hockey League from 1957 to 1968. He served as player-coach of the Mustangs for two seasons and led them to the league's championship in 1959. In the 1961–62 season, Johannson played with Herb Brooks and Bill Reichart on the highest-scoring forward line in league history at the time, and led the league in individual point scoring in three seasons. He played for the United States men's national ice hockey team at two Ice Hockey World Championships, winning a bronze medal in 1962. He was inducted into the University of North Dakota Athletics Hall of Fame in 1977.
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- ↑ "Lyle Z. Wright". United States Hockey Hall of Fame. Retrieved 2018-10-17.
