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Heather Rule

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As seen in: Minnesota Hockey Magazine, The Athletic, The New York Times, Northbrook Star, The Minnesota Star Tribune, USA Hockey, Zone Coverage
Covers:  Sports, high school sports, hockey, baseball, Minnesota Wild
Sports Journalist/Writer/Author NHL.com Bylines: @mnwild @stribsports @usahockey Written Rule of Sports writtenruleofsports.substack.com Socials: @hlrule

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Heather Rule’s Biography

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I love writing, sports and social media. If I'm able to do something that's any combination of those things, I'm happy. In 2015, I became one of six in-game social media coordinators in Major League Baseball, updating Twitter for the Minnesota Twins.

I'm a reporter, with a background in a variety of areas, including city government, education, crime, features and general assignments. Though I love sports, I'm much more of a spectator than an athlete, which goes along well with reporting because…

Heather Rule’s Journalist Portfolio

Rink Rat: Winny Brodt Brown

Rink Rat: Winny Brodt Brown

Winny Brodt Brown, a defenseman, scored her first professional hockey league goal for the Minnesota Whitecaps…

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Sara McClanahan follows in father Rob's footsteps while carving her own hockey path

Sara McClanahan follows in father Rob's footsteps while carving her own hockey path

She wanted to be just like dad. When your dad is Rob McClanahan - part of the 1980 "Miracle on Ice," who play…

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'It gave me chills': Vignettes from the Whitecaps' first weekend in the NWHL

'It gave me chills': Vignettes from the Whitecaps' first weekend in the NWHL

Before the clock started Saturday to signal the Minnesota Whitecaps' official entrance into the National Wome…

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Minnesota hockey legend Krissy Wendell skating up the broadcast ranks

Minnesota hockey legend Krissy Wendell skating up the broadcast ranks

Don Lucia and his Gopher men's hockey team occupy one bench inside 3M Arena at Mariucci, with the visiting te…

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Glenbrook North swimmer learns to walk again after beach accident

Glenbrook North swimmer learns to walk again after beach accident

Glenbrook North senior Tural Erel remembers his first thoughts in the emergency room last summer following a …

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Articles

Josh Pauls had a Blast Playing at the Chelsea Challenge

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By Heather Rule Verified
| USA Hockey
Back in March, Josh Pauls captained the U.S. National Sled Hockey Team to its fifth straight Paralympic gold medal. Though Pauls enjoyed winning the fifth Paralympic gold of his career, competing in the Paralympics wasn’t the most fun he’s had the ice so far in 2026. That experience came at the Chelsea Challenge near the end of May in New York. “They’re never going to be able to get rid of me, because I had so much fun. So, joke’s on them,” Pauls said.
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2026 All-Minnesota Boys Golf Player of the Year: Elk River’s William Roiland

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By Heather Rule Verified
| The Minnesota Star Tribune Verified
For the Minnesota Star Tribune June 17, 2026 at 10:00 AM Everything a high school golfer strives for in Minnesota is to win a state championship, and Elk River junior William Roiland had been dreaming of it for about a decade. “Ever since getting babysat by the high school kids that were on the team when I was 5 or 6 years old, and they were dreaming of it,” Roiland said. “Just since then, man.
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Minnetonka sweeps Class 3A girls golf tournament with Reding’s individual title and team title

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By Heather Rule Verified, Joe Gunther
| The Minnesota Star Tribune Verified
By Heather Rule and Joe Gunther For the Minnesota Star Tribune Minnetonka senior Ruby Reding had one final putt to cap off her high school career with a pair of state championships. She sank the putt and tossed her head back as a symbolic weight lifted from her shoulders. “Even before that … I took a moment to just think about everything,” Reding said. “I’ve been on this team for six years.
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Have you ever used a typewriter?

Yes. I used my mom's typewriter that she received as a graduation present.

How is social media changing news?

Everything is so immediate, which creates more conversations than in the past. The first information isn't in news stories but in Tweets.

What tools and software do you use to do your job?

Microsoft Word, a digital recorder, notebook/pen, headphones, program/roster/scoresheet.

Awards

Society of Professional Journalists Award

2018 - Page One Award: First place for Sports News Story [newspaper - 50,000+ circulation]

Sports News Story: A single news story or feature focusing on sports-related news. A game story about the University of Minnesota Gophers men's hockey team beating Harvard. Judge’s comment: “This one stood apart from the rest because, simply, it was a news story. This story has detail, quotations from multiple sources, and gets to the point from the get-go.”

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Society of Professional Journalists Award

2014 - Third place for Arts and Entertainment story [newspaper]

Arts & Entertainment Story: A single news story or feature focusing on arts & entertainment-related news. Holocaust survivors share their stories for Fergus Falls Daily Journal Joni Sussman and her siblings didn’t have many extended family members when they were growing up in Minneapolis. So, the young children began to ask their mom and dad questions. “My parents would just say, ‘there was a war, and we lost much of our family,’” Sussman said. “As we became older… they gave us more information about their experiences.” The main piece of information? Her parents were both Holocaust survivors.

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