Team profile:
The Minnesota Stars are the first organized electric wheelchair
[PowerHockey™] team in the United States. In 1993,
the Minnesota Stars became the first North American team
to compete in Europe, traveling to Erlangen, Germany for
a tournament featuring teams from Germany, Italy, Switzerland,
the Netherlands, and Slovenia.
In 1995, the Stars, as an exhibition team, competed in
the Canadian Electric Wheelchair
Hockey Association National Championships, held in Toronto.
The following year the Stars were invited to the CEWHA National
Championships, held in Calgary, and again in 1998 in London,
Ontario.
The Minnesota Stars friendly association with the CEWHA,
continued in 2000, as the team traveled to Toronto for the
CEWHA National Championships. The Stars had their most successful
tournament to date, as they brought home the North American
Cup. The Stars also won the U.S. Invitational Cup, by defeating
the Michigan All-Stars. The trip was capped when the Stars
own Chris Kram was named Tournament Most Valuable Player,
the first time a U.S. player was eligible to win the award.
The Stars look forward to competing for the PowerHockey
Cup, and being able to play a tournament in their home state.
The founding members of the Stars are also the creators
of the U.S. Electric
Wheelchair Hockey Association (U.S. EWHA).
