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Lakeville Thief River Falls Photos / BSU Photo Services, Craig Lassig/Gopher Athletics, BGSU Athletics Baxter I O W A red wing I L L I N O Bemidji State University East Grand Forks Let's Go Bowling Ty Eigner, head men's hockey coach at Bowling Green State University in Ohio, believes it's often a combination of many factors. "Pipelines all manifest themselves differ- ently," said Eigner, who currently has three Lakeville natives on his squad after recruit- ing prominent players from the Brainerd area for six consecutive seasons. "It takes one player to commit and have a great expe- rience and go back home and tell his or her friends that if you go to that school, you'll get everything you want." The fact that Eigner's Falcons have been recently comprised of stars from Baxter makes a lot of sense, as Eigner himself used to live and coach in nearby Brainerd. Three straight seasons Bowling Green has added a new Lakeville player to its roster. The connection there? Eigner's brother Trent, currently at St. Thomas Academy, who led University of Minnesota 16 M H J ON L I N E . C O M | F E B R U A R Y 2 0 2 0 Campus Connectors CAMPUS CONNECTORS TO BEMIDJI STATE East Grand Forks Haley Mack Mak Langei Thief River Falls Emily Bergland Sylvia Marolt Briana Jorde CAMPUS CONNECTORS TO MINNESOTA Red Wing Paige Haley Nicole Schammel Taylor Heise CAMPUS CONNECTORS TO BOWLING GREEN Baxter Mitch McLain Matt Pohlkamp Chris Pohlkamp Lakeville Max Johnson Taylor Schneider Garrett Daly These Minnesota communities have become a reliable source of talent for Division I programs.