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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9 Minnesotans make U-18 roster to compete in 2026 Hlinka Gretzky Cup

Team will compete Aug. 3-9 in Edmonton COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – USA Hockey announced today the 23-player roster for the 2026 U.S. Under-18 Men’s Select Team that will compete at the 2026 Hlinka Gretzky Cup in Edmonton, Alberta, from Aug. 3-8. The team, which includes 13 forwards, seven defensemen and [...]

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Da Beauty League’s Farewell Season Celebrates Hockey, Community and Charity

Da Beauty League’s Farewell Season Celebrates Hockey, Community and Charity The beloved summer league returns for its farewell season, combining elite talent, family-friendly hockey and support for local charities. By Robert Brent Since 2015, Da Beauty League has featured a summer slate of hockey games featuring professional, junior and collegiate [...]

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LPH Q&A: Pete Carlson retires from Super Rink after 29 years

The longtime manager reflects on his time at Minnesota’s largest hockey facility If you’ve been around hockey in Minnesota the past three decades, you have probably stepped foot inside the Super Rink in Blaine. And if you’ve stepped foot in the Super Rink, you’ve probably seen or met Pete Carlson. [...]

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Timing: The Hardest Thing to Teach in Hockey

Really good players don’t just see the game, they feel the timing of it by Michael Schwartz When I was in second grade, I started taking piano lessons. I stayed with it until about fourth grade when I had to make a choice. Piano lessons were at the same time [...]

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13 Minnesotans invited to Hlinka Gretzky Cup camp

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Thirty-six players – including 20 forwards, 12 defensemen and four goaltenders – have been invited by USA Hockey to attend the Hlinka Gretzky Cup Selection Camp, set to take place July 23-27 in St. Paul, Minn., at TRIA Rink. Thirteen Minnesotans were amongst the 36 invitees. [...]

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Minnesota leads way with six named to U.S. U-17 Select Team

2026 U.S. Under-17 Men’s Select Team Roster & Staff Revealed Team to represent U.S. at Under-17 Four Nations Tournament, Aug. 15-19 COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – USA Hockey announced today the 20 players who will compete as the U.S. Under-17 Men’s Select Team at the 2026 Under-17 Four Nations Tournament in [...]

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