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What kind of parents are we?
Some of you know, and many of you do not know, that I have a brother Michael, also known as “Bones.” Bones is an Army veteran who has lived (and served) on the street for the past 45 years. Homeless. This man has been a fixture on Rice Street in St. Paul. People are always proud to tell me they know him, or saw him, or bought him a sandwich. I appreciate this. Bones is an interesting guy. He has led an unconventional life. Quite an amazing life in many ways.
Boys' Class A All-Tournament Team Announced
St. Paul, MN - The 2018 Class A Minnesota State Boys’’ Hockey All-Tournament team was announced following Orono’s 2-1 win over Alexandria. The team is presented by Wells Fargo and the Minnesota State High School League. Each year the top performers in the tournament are selected by a panel of coaches attending the tournament.
Worth his weight in goals
St. Paul, MN - One of Minnesota’s premier goal-scorers was on display for the second Minnesota State Class AA quarterfinal round game from the Xcel Energy Center. Duluth East’s Garrett Worth netted a hat trick to help his Greyhounds to a 5-0 win over the St. Michael-Albertville Knights and he remains the worst kept secret of senior hockey players that are uncommitted to play college hockey.
Cougars rally past Cadets
St. Paul, MN - The St. Thomas Academy Cadets and Centennial Cougars proved to be as well matched on ice as they were paper. The Cadets were seeded fourth in the Class AA tournament while the Cougars were seeded fifth. A tense defensive struggle was in full display from the Xcel Energy Center on Thursday night as the Cougars rallied for a 3-2 win to prevail and advance to face the Minnetonka Skippers in the semi-final round of the Minnesota State Class AA Boys High School Hockey Championship.
Walker, Hornets fly past Lakeville North
St. Paul, MN - If hockey fans in Minnesota weren’t acclimated to Edina’s Sammy Walker, a Mr. Hockey Finalist and shoe-in to win the award, they were Thursday morning from the Xcel Energy Center as he displayed levels of skill and unselfishness that will be recalled for years. Walker had a goal and 4 assists to complete a 5-point day to lead the Edina Hornets to a 7-1 win over the Lakeville North Panthers.
Skippers navigate to the semi finals; stop Pioneers
St. Paul, MN - For the third straight game, a Mr. Hockey finalist flexed his muscles. This time it was Minnetonka Skipper Luke Loheit’s turn to take the stage and he did by scoring a goal and an assist in the first period to help lead the Skippers to a 6-2 state Class AA quarterfinal win over the Hill-Murray Pioneers. The Skippers (25-2-2) utilized their depth and speed to put the Pioneers (13-12-4) back on their heels.
Orono's depth too much for LDC
St. Paul, MN - The No. 3 seed Orono Spartans faced a familiar foe in the Litchfield/Dassel-Cokato Dragons in the second quarterfinal game of the Minnesota State Class A Tournament. The two Wright County Conference teams played twice in conference play that yielded a 10-0 and 7-1 win for Orono. The Spartans depth prevailed for the third time between the two teams as they skated to a 6-1 win and advanced to the semi-final round to face Mahtomedi.
Biondi's hattrick leads Hawks past Moose
St. Paul, MN - The two-time defending Class A state champion Hermantown Hawks had a rematch with he Monticello Moose from last year’s epic overtime state final to open their 2018 tournament appearance.. Hermantown’s Blake Biondi had a hat trick and an assist to figure in all four Hawks goals and lift them to a 4-2 win over the Moose Wednesday night at the Xcel Energy Center. Biondi opened the scoring with a goal off a pass from Tyler Watkins who feathered a pass from the right boards at 2:47.
Duluth East’s Luke LaMaster wins 2018 Reed Larson Award
Luke LaMaster, a senior defenseman on the Duluth East High School boys’ hockey team has been named the winner of the 2018 Reed Larson Award. The award, presented to the top senior boys’ high school hockey defenseman in Minnesota, is based on the following criteria: academics, community/extracurricular activities, citizenship, coachability and, of course, on-ice performance.
Catching up with Mr. Hockey: Grant Besse
It’s been almost six years since former Benilde-St. Margaret’s star forward Grant Besse lit up the Xcel Energy Center in the boys’ state high school hockey tournament. “I mean, it was pretty cool, “Besse said by phone. “But I don’t really talk about it too much.” He scored a record five goals in the Class AA championship game in 2012, including three shorthanded goals in the Red Knights’ 5-1 win over Hill-Murray to capture the state title.
The Great Outdoors
The winter sun rises to welcome the day, The pond’s finally frozen and ready for play. — From “Ben and Lucy Play Pond Hockey” by Andrew Sherburne It’s that time of year again in the Upper Midwest. The lakes and ponds are frozen solid. The neighborhood parks have flooded their rinks. The warming houses are open. The sounds of pucks hitting wood boards and chain-link goals fill the air. It’s time for hockey in the great outdoors. Hockey players in Minnesota really don’t know how lucky they have it.
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