Brock Faber
helped Osseo-Maple
Grove capture the
2018 Bantam AA State
Championship.
O N T H E C O V E R :
Brock Faber has quickly
emerged as one of the
NHL's best defensemen.
Photo by John Russell,
Getty Images
For Maple Grove's Brock Faber, dreams do
come true.
04 / GOALS & ASSISTS
Snapshots from around the
State of Hockey.
12 / THE SWEET SPOT
Minnesota's Apple Capital is cultivating a
hockey hotbed.
15 / MHJ'S 2024
CAMP GUIDE
Take your game to the next level at these
summer hockey camps.
16 / STATE OF
HOCKEY SPOTLIGHT:
MINNEAPOLIS TITANS
Get to know one of the coolest hockey
programs in the state.
18 / TIPS: THE MODERN
DEFENSEMAN
Three-time Olympian Paul Martin's tips
for young blue-liners.
26 / THE GOOD GUYS
Goons 4 Good gives adult hockey players
a chance to give back.
IN THIS ISSUE
FACEOFF
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MINNESOTA HOCKEY JOURNAL
FEVER
BROCK
INSIDE THE
MAPLE GROVE
NATIVE'S
MONSTER
ROOKIE
SEASON
+ PAUL
MARTIN'S
TIPS FOR
DEFENSEMEN
+ MEET THE
ROEDS: WHITE
BEAR'S FAMILY
OF RINK RATS
+ SCORING
SPREE IN THE
APPLE CAPITAL
FEVER
BROCK
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RUSSO'S RANTS: BROCK FEVER
EDITOR: Aaron Paitich
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Shane Frederick, Steve Mann, Jessi Pierce,
Michael Russo
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Volume 25, Number 4
Hockey is a way of life for this
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