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GOALS & ASSISTS
Minnesota Hockey Journal celebrates
15 years of being your No. 1 source for
Minnesota Hockey news!
06
STATE OF HOCKEY SPOTLIGHT
Get to know St. Michael-Albertville and
North Wright County hockey associations.
09
SEASON
PRIMER
Everything
you need
to know for
the 2015-16
Minnesota
Hockey
season.
18
STORM'S COMING
South St. Paul native and Carolina
Hurricanes defenseman Justin Faulk is
taking the NHL by storm as one of the
game's top young talents.
26
1-ON-1 WITH JORDAN
SCHROEDER
We sat down with the Minnesota Wild
forward to talk fishing, community service
and a little bit of hockey.
28
RUSSO'S RANTS
The Star Tribune's Michael Russo gives us
the Wild's five keys to the Cup.
30
IT'S NOT AS EASY AS IT LOOKS
White Bear Lake dads get a taste of their
own medicine.
GO ONLINE! MinnesotaHockeyJournal.com
• News
• Features
• The latest news from
the rinks
ON THE COVER
Justin Faulk has become a
mainstay on the Hurricanes
blueline with his scoring prowess.
Photos: Carolina Huricanes
IN THIS ISSUE
22
page
Minnesota Hockey
Journal kicks off the
season with 100
players to watch.
J O U R N A L
EDITOR: Aaron Paitich
ASSOCIATE EDITOR: Jessi Pierce
CONTRIBUTORS:
Mike Doyle, John King, Aaron Paitich,
Jessi Pierce, Derek Ricke, Michael Russo
PHOTOGRAPHY: Jim Rosvold
DESIGN & PRODUCTION:
Mike DeArmond, Rob Johnson,
Karli Seman, Julia Taborskaya, Brandon Favre
ADVERTISING: Bryan Nelson
WEBSITE: minnesotahockeyjournal.com
E-MAIL: contactus@minnesotahockeyjournal.com
MHJ'S 100
PLAYERS
TO WATCH
IN 2015-16
Volume 17, Number 1
OCTOBER.2015 // MINNESOTAHOCKEYJOURNAL.COM
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FACEOFF