MINNESOTA FROST RE-SIGN CAPTAIN KENDALL COYNE SCHOFIELD

Frost captain one of three PWHL players to average a point a game last season ST. PAUL, MN (August 31, 2026) – The Minnesota Frost today announced that forward Kendall Coyne Schofield has been re-signed to a two-year Professional Women’s Hockey League (PWHL) Standard Player Agreement through the 2027-28 season. [...]

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Maddie’s Magic Skates Hockey Camp Raises $1,485 for Children’s Minnesota

College hockey players host camp for Cancer Kids Fund at Children’s Minnesota ANDOVER, Minn. (August 27, 2026) – On August 21, Maddie Brown and her college teammates from the University of St. Thomas hosted the inaugural Maddie’s Magic Skates hockey camp at the Andover Community Center. The event raised awareness [...]

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College Hockey: St. Thomas’ Maggie Malecha Recipient of 2026 CHI Scholarship

Former Goalie of the Year in Minnesota Founded Youth Hockey Summer Camp, Will Pursue Teaching Career Former University of St. Thomas goaltender Maggie Malecha has been named the 2026 recipient of the annual College Hockey Inc. Scholarship, presented by JLG Architects. Malecha will receive the $2,500 postgraduate scholarship given annually [...]

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Remembering a State Tournament Hero

Scott Bloom became a state tournament legend in ’85 and ’86 By Bryan Zollman, Let’s Play Hockey (COVER PHOTO COURTESY OF JOE SANDERS) Many great players play in the state high school hockey tournament. Few become heroes. Even fewer become icons. Scott Bloom was certainly the former, and now, with [...]

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Working behind the scenes: Pete Carlson recognized for lasting impact on youth hockey

Pete Carlson receives Herb Brooks Foundation Youth Hockey Hall of Fame Award by Bryan Zollman, Let’s Play Hockey There aren’t many people in the state of Minnesota who have provided as many hockey opportunites for youth hockey players than Pete Carlson. Carlson may not have ever won a big trophy [...]

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U.S. wins U17 Four Nations Tournament in 5-4 shootout over Czechia

Team USA finishes undefeated; wins 10th all-time championship CHOMUTOV, Czechia – The U.S. Under-17 Men’s Select Team erased a 3-0 deficit, defeating Czechia in a shootout, 5-4, in the 2026 Under-17 Four Nations Tournament championship game today at Rocknet Arena. Team USA claimed its 10th all-time championship at the Under-17 [...]

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Patrick Schoonover Heart Foundation Launches “Play For Patrick HeartSafe Arenas” Initiative Donating Lifesaving AEDs to Minnesota Hockey Rinks

 The Patrick Schoonover Heart Foundation announced today a statewide effort to make Minnesota hockey arenas Heart Safe by donating FREE Lifepak CR2 WiFi enabled automated external defibrillators (AEDs) and three years of service and maintenance to rinks that do not currently have a working or up to date device. This [...]

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Minnesota Hockey Announces 2027 State Tournament Locations

12 State Tournament sites announced; Region Tournament locations released St. Paul, MN – August 13, 2026 – Minnesota Hockey today announced the host sites for the 2027 Minnesota Hockey State and Region Tournaments. The 2027 State Tournament host sites include locations from the Iron Range and southern Minnesota to the [...]

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Bringing Home The Brick

Minnesota’s top 10-year-olds win North America’s most prestigious youth tournament by Bryan Zollman, Let’s Play Hockey (Photos Courtesy of Team Minnesota) There are a lot of tournaments in Minnesota. And then there is The Tournament.That would be the Minnesota State High School Hockey Tournament. In Edmonton and throughout North American [...]

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Minnesota’s next talent wave is on display at 2026 Hlinka/Gretzky Cup

Team USA off to hot start with pair of victories by T.R. Holler Team USA defeated Czechia 6-4 in the opener of the 2026 Hlinka Gretzky Cup in Edmonton on August. 3. The team’s youngest player and the first underager to make a Hlinka/Gretzky Cup roster, Joey Cullen, scored the [...]

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WITH AUGUST LOOMING, WHAT’S THE NHL VIBE?

NHL SUMMER BREEZE MAKES SOME FEEL NOT SO FINE by T.R. Holler We all know the business of the NHL is changing fast, but this 2026 offseason shook the core of GMs to their very core. No, it wasn’t so much evolution as it was revolution – some call it [...]

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University of Minnesota Women’s Hockey Adds Two High School Prospects

University of Minnesota Women’s Hockey Adds Two High School Prospects University of Minnesota Women’s Hockey added elite in-state talent with the commitments of Mackenna Schlieman and Mia Sutch. By Robert Brent For the first time since the 2006-2007 season, the University of Minnesota Women’s hockey team will be led by [...]

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