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Volume 14, Number 3
J O U R N A L
EDITOR: Greg Anzelc
Associate EDITOR: Aaron Paitich
CONTRIBUTORS:
Greg Anzelc, Aaron Paitich, Derek Ricke
PHOTOGRAPHY: Jim Rosvold
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Jenna Akre, Mike DeArmond, Karli Seman
Wild Season
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Will all the new
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contention? Read MHJ's bold
predictions on the season,
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with head coach Mike Yeo.
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in this issue
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Hot shots
18
MN Hockey News & Notes
08
High Performance,
High Reward
20
Q&A
Snapshots from around
the State of Hockey.
Learn more about Gear Up Minnesota!,
SafeSport safety policies and the Total
Hockey Volunteer of the Month.
USHL leading scorers Justin Kloos, Zach
Stepan and Taylor Cammarata prove
the Reebok Minnesota Hockey High
Performance Programs are the real deal.
Gopher women's defenseman Rachel
Ramsey talks about her family, Minnetonka
and the Maroon and Gold's incredible
winning streak.
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Road to state
22
Open Ice
New classes sending more kids to state,
developing better hockey players.
Fresh Air: Pond hockey still producing
creativity in players and products.
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• News & Features
• The latest news from
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the rinks
On the Cover
Road To State "A & AA"
Burnsville boys' celebration
Photo by jim Rosvold
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