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Top goalies train at 2012 Dave Peterson Goalie Camp

Details: Last Updated on Thursday, 09 August 2012 15:40

By Steve Carroll

Fifty of the state’s top high school goalies participated in the 2012 Minnesota Hockey Dave Peterson Reebok High Performance Goalie Camp, July 26-29, at the Schwan Super Rink in Blaine.

The four-day, invite-only goalie development program, now in its eighth year, is designed to improve the individual skills, techniques and athleticism of goalies in the 15-to 17-year-old age group.

Ron Hermansen named USA Hockey Disabled Athlete of the Year

Details: Last Updated on Thursday, 12 July 2012 15:27

By Dale Veer

Ron Hermansen plays for the Rogers Wildcats, a team that represents Minnesota Special Hockey in the northwest suburbs of the Twin Cities. Ron was recently named the USA Hockey Disabled Athlete of the Year, an award the recognizes the recipient’s outstanding contributions to disabled hockey through sportsmanship, leadership, community and volunteer service, and actions as a role model for other disabled athletes.

Jack Connolly thanks the Minnesota Hockey community

Details: Last Updated on Monday, 09 July 2012 01:03

Dear Minnesota Hockey,

I recently had the honor and privilege of being named the 2012 Hobey Baker Award Recipient as the top men’s college hockey player. Wow! Just typing that sentence and reading it over and over causes all kinds of wonderful emotions and thoughts in my head. But more so than anything, it makes me realize how fortunate I am to be from Minnesota, especially Duluth.

Minnesota Hockey extends penalty pilot program for 2012-13

Details: Last Updated on Thursday, 12 July 2012 15:17

During its summer board meeting on June 24, the Minnesota Hockey Board of Directors adopted a resolution to increase the focus on accountability and education to eliminate illegal play in hockey games. Included is an extension of the penalty pilot program for the 2012-13 season. The penalty pilot program requires a minimum five-minute major penalty for all checking-from-behind and boarding infractions. The penalty pilot program was first implemented on Jan. 25, 2012 in the wake of injuries to two Minnesota high school hockey players, Jack Jablonski and Jenna Privette.

From cancer patient to state champion

Details: Last Updated on Sunday, 27 May 2012 23:31

By Peter Knutson
Let’s Play Hockey

Megan Wegge has spent most of her life around cancer. She grew up in Cummings, N.D., where she had her first encounter with the disease. Her close family friend, Johnny Murphy, battled cancer for many years, but in 2005, cancer won the battle.

After the death, the Wegge family moved to Arlington, Minn., and soon after that they made their permanent home in Moose Lake, Minn. While the place where Johnny had lost his life was gone, the memory of him was not. Johnny’s passing had a profound impact on the young Megan.