St. Croix River Hounds
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44°56′48″N 92°43′32″W / 44.94667°N 92.72556°W
| St. Croix River Hounds | |
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| Information | |
| League | Northwoods League |
| Location | 2200 Carmichael Rd. Hudson, WI 54016[1] |
| Ballpark | New Hudson Ballpark |
| Founded | 2017 |
| Mascot | Hudson, a retired racing greyhound[2] |
| Ownership | Klint Klaas, CEO/Owner; Tom Quinlan, Robb Quinlan, Andy Persby, Steve Fleischhacker, Kevin McMann, Owners |
| Management | Bill Fanning, President/General Manager |
The St. Croix River Hounds was a planned collegiate summer baseball team intended to play in the Northwoods League.[3] The team ownership group included former Major League Baseball players Tom Quinlan and Robb Quinlan.[4]
It was first reported in July 2017 that the team could begin play in the 2018 season.[5] In October 2017, that slipped to 2019;[6] in October 2018, to 2020;[7] and in October 2019, to 2021.[3] As of April 29, 2021[update], ballpark construction had not begun, but the team still expressed "the intention to begin the build this year."[8] In July 2022, a revised development plan was presented that would call for a 1,400 seat facility that could open as soon as June 2023.[9] The River Hounds were still not listed in the Northwoods League schedule for 2023.[10]
In October 2023, the team was removed from the Northwoods League website as a future club, with the team's website linking back to the Northwoods League homepage.[11] In February 2025, a league spokesman said that was due to "a redesign of the site. I think that was more of taking the logo down without knowing exactly when they were hoping to break ground and have a facility. That was the only reason that was taken down." He added that "the intention is for the River Hounds to play in 2026."[12] The team was not included in the 2026 league schedule, with the travel-only Minnesota Mud Puppies returning to balance the Great Plains Division schedule.
