Editing Eveleth, Minnesota (section)

===Hockey===
[[File:Worlds Second Largest Hockey Stick.jpg|thumb|World's largest authentic hockey stick in Eveleth]]
[[File:Eveleth Rangers 1920–1921.jpg|thumb|Eveleth's [[United States Amateur Hockey Association|USAHA]] team in 1920–21, [[Ching Johnson|Ivan "Ching" Johnson]] seated second from right in the front row.]]

The [[United States Hockey Hall of Fame]] (not to be confused with the [[Hockey Hall of Fame]], in [[Toronto]]) is in Eveleth. The city has long been noted as a powerhouse of [[ice hockey|hockey]] talent. It has won several state championships, most recently in 1998. During the 1950s the Eveleth Golden Bears dominated high school hockey in Minnesota, garnering a number of state records, including most consecutive state championships (4: 1948–51), most consecutive championship games (5: 1948–52) and most consecutive tournament appearances (12: 1945–56), despite the district's tiny population.

Eveleth has the "world's largest authentic hockey stick", standing at 107 feet and weighing 3 tons. A few blocks away from the stick is the Eveleth Hippodrome, Minnesota's oldest hockey arena still in use. The [[Rock Ridge Public Schools|Rock Ridge Wolverines]] Boys & Girls hockey teams play there as one out of two of their home rinks, the other being the [[Iron Trail Motors Event Center]] in Virginia.

The [[Eveleth Rangers|Eveleth Reds]] played in the [[United States Amateur Hockey Association]] between 1920 and 1925, and in the inaugural season of 1920–21 finished as runner-ups to the [[Cleveland Athletic Club (ice hockey)|Cleveland Indians]] after losing a closely contested four-game series 12 goals to 14 in April 1921.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/104575357/ohioans-carry-off-title-on-scoring-basis/|title=Ohioans Carry Off Title On Scoring Basis|newspaper=The Gazette Times|location=Pittsburgh|date=April 8, 1921|page=9|access-date=2022-06-28}}</ref> Eveleth's biggest star player was defenseman [[Ching Johnson|Ivan "Ching" Johnson]], who played three seasons for the club between 1920 and 1923, and was inducted into the [[Hockey Hall of Fame]] in 1958.