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| team = Michigan Soo Indians<br />
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| city = Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan<br />
| league = [[International Professional Hockey League]]<br />
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| founded = 1903–04<br />
| operated = 1904–1907<br />
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[[File:Frank Switzer, Michigan Soo.jpg|175px|thumb|right|Michigan Soo Indians player Frank Switzer.]]<br />
The '''Michigan Soo Indians''', also known as the '''American Soo Indians''', was a professional [[ice hockey]] team from Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, United States. The team played for three seasons in the [[International Professional Hockey League]], the first fully professional hockey league in North America, from 1904 to 1907. The league was formed in November 1904 and consisted of five teams; three from Michigan, one from Pennsylvania and one from [[Ontario]] in Canada.<br />
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Michigan Soo Indians had its best season in the IPHL in its second year, the [[1905–06 IPHL season|1905–06]] season, when the team finished at second place in the standings with 36 points, two points behind the champion team [[Portage Lakes Hockey Club]].<br />
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==Notable players==<br />
Notable players who played for the Michigan Soo Indians were [[Hockey Hall of Fame]] members Didier Pitre and Jack Laviolette.<br />
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==References==<br />
*[http://www.la84foundation.org/SportsLibrary/JSH/JSH1998/JSH2501/jsh2501b.pdf "The International Hockey League and the Professionalization of Ice Hockey, 1904-1907"] Daniel S. Mason, 1998, ''Journal of Sport History'' '''25''' (1): 1–17.<br />
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