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wHere were tHey tHen?
Zach Parise was just a junior at Shattuck-St. Mary's in 2000. The
Minnesota superstar amassed 340 points in his two years at the
Faribault private school.
Jordan Leopold was in his junior season at the University of
Minnesota. The Golden Valley native stayed in Maroon and Gold
all four years.
Exactly half of the Minnesota Wild's current roster was under the
age of 10 in 2000. The Wild's youngest player, Matt Dumba, was 6.
mHJ faSt factS
• First issue: October
2000. The first
issue covered a his-
tory of hockey rinks in
Minnesota, an exten-
sive look at the (then)
brand-new Xcel Energy
Center and a complete
rink directory for the state of Minnesota.
• Number of NHLers on the cover: 31
(including 7 before they were actually in the professional ranks).
• Number of U.S. Olympians on the cover: 12.
• Number of Featured Writers: 18, ranging from NHL and col-
lege players, to ESPN personalities and local broadcasters.
2000 vS. 2015
On TV:
Big Brother is
now in its 17th
season enter-
ing 2015.
Big Brother pre-
miered in 2000
to underwhelming
ratings.
533,172 439,140
Number of registered
players in the United
States:
55,450 43,173
Number of registered
players in Minnesota:
236 149
Number of Americans
in the NHL:
Can't Feel
My Face
– The Weeknd
Come on Over
Baby – Christina
Aguilera
#1 Song on the
Billboards:
Straight Outta
Compton
Mission:
Impossible II
#1 Movie in
Theaters:
2015 2000
