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The Wichita Blue Jays did not fare well in the second half of the season and finished in last place. The team was renamed 'Vikings' for the following year but disbanded just 3 games into the season. The Natives, who had helped displace the Hornets, fared even worse and couldn't even last one season
242:, the Hornets won the inaugural league championship and nearly repeated as champions the following season. Carroll left in 1928 and the team was unable to sustain the same level of completion without him. It wasn't until 217:
formed the Duluth Hockey Club. The team played on natural surfaces in the early days but still managed to be competitive. In 1920, Gordon Hegart took over control of the team and helped it secure a place in the
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took over as player / coach in 1932 that the Hornets managed to make another finals appearance. Unfortunately, by that time the team's finances were jeopardizing its future. In the midst of the
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hit the ice for the 1932–33 season. The Hornets were able to survive in the first half of the year but, during the mid-season break, they relocated to
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before suspending operations. The name 'Duluth Hornets' was revived by the two other teams in later years but neither lasted more than a season.
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The CHL was dissolved in 1926 and all but one of the teams banded together to form the
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In 1914, in order to compete against several string amateur teams from
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Duluth Hornets (CHL)
Duluth, Minnesota
United States Amateur Hockey Association
Central Hockey League
American Hockey Association
Duluth Curling and Skating Club
Duluth Amphitheater
The Alaskan Ice Palace
Duluth Hockey Club
Duluth Rangers
Duluth Hornets
Wichita Blue Jays
Wichita Vikings
ice hockey
Duluth, Minnesota
Michigan
Canada
Joe Linder
United States Amateur Hockey Association
Central Hockey League
American Hockey Association
Dick Carroll
Johnny Mitchell
Great Depression
Duluth Natives
Central Hockey League
Wichita, Kansas
Dick Carroll
Dick Carroll
Dick Carroll

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