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06
GOALS & ASSISTS
Snapshots from around the State
of Hockey.
08
FAMILY FACEOFF
Inside Minnesota Hockey's biggest
family rivalry with Jonny and Michael
Brodzinski.
12
THE DEVELOPERS
Minnesota leads the way with coaching
quality and quantity.
16
Q&A: CARTER COMING HOME
Ryan Carter joins the Minnesota Wild
and returns home.
18
BE LIKE BRANDT
Five tips for scoring with Gophers star
Hannah Brandt.
20
MINNESOTA HOCKEY
NEWS AND NOTES
22
FINAL BUZZER
A call to arms for girls' hockey players.
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ON THE COVER
Jonny and Michael Brodzinski embrace
their brotherly bond — and college rivalry.
PHOTOS: ST. CLOUD STATE UNIVERSITY AND
UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA
IN THIS ISSUE
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College hockey is proving to be the
development path of choice.
WHY COLLEGE
HOCKEY IS KING
FACEOFF
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