Of course, fans in the State of Hockey didn't have to wait long for the league to return, as Minnesota was given an expansion team by the NHL in June of 1997 and began play in 2000 at the renovated St. Paul Civic Center.
"The Trail is open year-round for bicycling, in-line skating, skateboarding, similar wheeled recreational devices, hiking, walking and cross country skiing."
Shaffer took to social media yesterday to share his blunder, while also thanking the kind stranger who bailed him out by getting him some gas, to get where he needed to go.