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The X factor

Details: Last Updated on Wednesday, 27 March 2013 19:36

By Diane Ness

As a skating instructor, my job is to teach skaters young and old the mechanics of all skating skills. Whether it’s a stride, forward crossovers or transition, all skills take a certain awareness and understanding to acquire.

The one area that is always overlooked and hard to understand is what we would call the “natural flow” of skating. This would be the effortless, natural movement that comes with every skating maneuver.

Who’s at fault?

Details: Last Updated on Wednesday, 27 March 2013 19:32

By Chris Pryor

I’m well aware that the rules are ever increasingly trying to protect the puck carrier from dangerous hits, and rightfully so. We need to hold true to our rules and make sure we protect the health of the players and punish the ones that are breaking the rules. Fair enough.

BUT there also is a line between being hit illegally and putting yourself in a compromising situation. The puck carrier needs to be aware of the environment around him and when sensing danger, protect yourself. Human nature, correct?

Checking from behind problem remains

Details: Last Updated on Wednesday, 27 March 2013 19:25

By Scott Pionk

I agree with Chris Pryor’s article concerning checking from behind (LPH March 6, 2013). We are making no significant progress. One specific incident from the recent high school playoffs illuminated this quite brightly.

U of M women’s club team wins national championship

Details: Last Updated on Wednesday, 27 March 2013 19:20

To finish off their successful season, the University of Minnesota women’s club hockey team traveled to the Women’s Division I ACHA National Tournament in Ashburn, Va., and took home the title as national champions for the first time in the club’s history. After a second-place finish in last year’s tournament, the Gophers were eager to come back this season and take home the first place trophy.

The Lake Placid chair

Details: Last Updated on Wednesday, 27 March 2013 19:16

While Minnesota’s young women were fighting to crown new champions at the high school A and AA levels last month perhaps a few fans noted that they were playing in part on Friday, February 22, the exact date that 33 years earlier, the hockey world and for that matter, the world at large, was shocked as a group of American college players took down the mighty Red Machine 4-3.

Spring clinic continues Herb Brooks Foundation’s mission

Details: Last Updated on Wednesday, 27 March 2013 19:14

The 2012-13 hockey season may be winding down across the State of Hockey, but for 97 Minneapolis-area kids, they’re just now getting the best ice of the season.

As part of its mission to “improve the game; improve the players; and increase their opportunities to play” the Herb Brooks Foundation (HBF) is operating the Herb Brooks Spring Hockey Clinic. The four week program, which started March 10 and runs until April 7, is held every Sunday at the Schwan Super Rink on the campus of the National Sports Center in Blaine.