Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Minnesota Thoroughbreds


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The result was Delete. Tikiwont (talk) 08:51, 1 April 2008 (UTC)

Minnesota Thoroughbreds

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Per WP:ATHLETE, team and its members are not at a sufficiently notable level to be included in Wikipedia. - CobaltBlueTony™ talk 16:27, 26 March 2008 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Hockey-related deletion discussions.   —Djsasso (talk) 15:19, 27 March 2008 (UTC)


 * Delete As per WP:ATHLETE. --Eastlygod (talk) 16:37, 26 March 2008 (UTC)
 * Delete per WP:ATHLETE. The introduction itself reveals that the articles fails to meet this notability criteria.  Wisdom89  ( T |undefined /  C ) 16:38, 26 March 2008 (UTC)
 * Keep The Thoroughbreds have a history of sending many players to play in Division I college hockey. As far as "highest level" for players, they had three ex-players named to the National Olympic Teams:  Jenny Potter (USA), Molly Engstrom (USA), Nikola Holmes (Sweden).   Limasbravo (talk) 17:26, 26 March 2008 (UTC)
 * Also for thirteen years, with the excpetion of two of those years, ex-Thoroughbreds have been selected to their country's national teams. They've also had players on NCAA Division I national championship teams:  http://www.mnthoroughbreds.com/history Limasbravo (talk) 17:42, 26 March 2008 (UTC)
 * Reply What ex-Thoroughbred players have gone on to do since leaving the team have noting to do with the notability of the team in general. My school Athletic squad for example had two ex competitors go on to be Olympic athletes, but the school team still does not warrant an article. The team itself has to be notable, not the players on it. --Eastlygod (talk) 20:38, 26 March 2008 (UTC)
 * Delete Sorry, but WP:ATHLETE puts strict limits on which amateur teams are considered notable, and the main thing, besides having "competed at the highest level of amateur sports" is that secondary sources are required. I can see where this particular team would like to recruit additional talented players, but Wikipedia is not the place to do it.  Mandsford (talk) 20:57, 26 March 2008 (UTC)
 * Reply Not sure why you would think this is a recruiting ploy, other than you're making a wild guess. I'm not affiliated with them at all.  I've known no one who has played, worked, or been part of the club at all.  This was to add them to the list of Minnesota sports teams.  Limasbravo (talk) 15:54, 27 March 2008 (UTC)


 * Delete (per WP:ATHLETE) and Suggestion. I do think the content is notable, but not in a team way. The team definitely has some notable content. It may be suitable to put the content into other articles. Is there a 'Sport in Minnesota' or 'Hockey in Minnesota' article, or another that is suitable? Alaney2k (talk) 14:36, 27 March 2008 (UTC)
 * 'Reply** There is a Sports in Minnesota page. Limasbravo (talk) 16:05, 27 March 2008 (UTC)
 * Delete The team itself is not notable. Just because players from the team have gone on to play for notable teams does not make the team itself notable. Notability is not inheirited. -Djsasso (talk) 15:17, 27 March 2008 (UTC)
 * Delete ccwaters (talk) 16:15, 27 March 2008 (UTC)
 * Delete per lack of notability. Flibirigit (talk) 17:10, 27 March 2008 (UTC)


 * The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.