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St. Cloud State to name arena in honor of Herb Brooks
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- Last Updated on Thursday, 18 April 2013 16:33
St. Cloud State University officials and a representative of the Herb Brooks family announced that the National Hockey and Event Center is renamed the Herb Brooks National Hockey Center.
Renaming the 23-year-old arena honors the late hockey coach’s vision and legacy at St. Cloud State. The university is working with sponsors on commercial naming rights for the arena, as well as naming opportunities within the arena.
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SCSU’s Drew LeBlanc wins Hobey Baker Award
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- Last Updated on Tuesday, 16 April 2013 18:39
Drew LeBlanc from St. Cloud State University was named the winner of the 2013 Hobey Baker Memorial Award as college hockey’s top player. The announcement came during the NCAA Frozen Four championship in a live ceremony held at Consol Energy Center in Pittsburgh, Pa., and aired live on NHL Network.
Becoming the first Hobey Baker Award recipient from St. Cloud State, Drew LeBlanc was a key cog in the Huskies’ first ever appearance in the Frozen Four. St. Cloud State came up short in losing 4-1 to Quinnipiac in the national semifinal game.
Are the Gopher women growing girls’ hockey?
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- Last Updated on Wednesday, 27 March 2013 19:55
By Aaron Paitich
The Gopher women’s hockey team capped off an historic season on Sunday, beating Boston University 6-3 for their second-consecutive NCAA National Championship and extending their NCAA-record winning streak to a stunning 49 games. They completed the perfect 41-0-0 season.
Is their unprecedented success and star talent impacting girls’ youth hockey in Minnesota? Absolutely.
The Invincibles: Gophers complete perfect season
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- Last Updated on Tuesday, 16 April 2013 19:15
Click here for a PDF of this week's cover of Let's Play Hockey.
The University of Minnesota women’s hockey team entered the 2012-13 season as defending NCAA Champions, the unanimous No. 1 team in the nation and the owner of an eight-game winning streak. Expectations were lofty for this group of Golden Gophers ... just not NCAA-record-breaking, undefeated-season, 20-shutouts, a-100-point-scorer, outscoring-opponents-by-more-than-four-goals-per game, three-Patty-Kazmaier-Award-finalists kind of lofty expectations.
CC forward Hunter Fejes’ inspirational story
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- Last Updated on Wednesday, 06 March 2013 16:23
The following is Hunter Fejes’ inspirational senior paper presented at Shattuck-St. Mary’s on March 15, 2012. Today, Fejes is a freshman forward at Colorado College.
By Hunter Fejes
Life. Life is full of ups and downs and many unexpected things along the way. I have always felt that everything happens for a reason. Nobody knows what is going to happen next. But all you can do is live life one day at a time and let it unfold as it goes. One day things could be going great and then within a blink of an eye, it could all change. In my life, things have been like a rollercoaster. I have had great moments and I have had low points as well.
