Fargo-Moorhead Bears

The Fargo-Moorhead Bears were a Tier 1 junior ice hockey team that played a single season in the United States Hockey League (USHL) in 1995-96.

Fargo-Moorhead Bears
City	Moorhead, Minnesota
League	United States Hockey League
Founded	1995
Folded	1996
Colours	Black, gray, white
Head coach	Steve Johnson[1]

History

The Bears began play in the 1995–96, following the folding of the Wisconsin Capitols franchise, leaving the USHL with 11 teams for the season.^{[citation needed]} Fargo-Moorhead finished their only season in operation in third place of the 11-team league.^[1]

The Fargo-Moorhead Bears ceased operation after the 1995-96 USHL season, when their team owner failed to pay the league's expansion fee. The Bears were immediately replaced by the Fargo-Moorhead Ice Sharks, an expansion team who retained the Bears' players in the 1996–97 season.^[2][3]