04
GOALS & ASSISTS
Snapshots from around the State
of Hockey.
06
STATE OF HOCKEY
SPOTLIGHT
Get to know one of Minnesota's rising
hockey communities.
08
AMAZI NG GRACE
Minnesota Hockey Journal goes
1-on-1 with former Hopkins superstar
Grace Bizal.
12
HELP WANTED
Finding a career in hockey—that doesn't
include being a player.
17
MEET THE COMMISSIONERS
Minnesota natives are calling the shots for
two of college hockey's major conferences.
25
MINNESOTA HOCKEY
NEWS & NOTES
26
TALK THE TALK
Five tips to better communication with
Bemidji State head coach Tom Serratore.
28
RUSSO'S RANTS
The Star Tribune's Michael Russo shares
his top five NHL road trips.
30
FINAL BUZZER
It's sweater season and the Minnesota
Hockey Journal staff ranks its 10 favorite
college hockey jerseys.
GO ONLINE! MinnesotaHockeyJournal.com
• News
• Features
• The latest news from
the rinks
ON THE COVER
Lakeville's Nate Arentz
looks to build off a
career year at BSU.
IN THIS ISSUE
J O U R N A L
EDITOR: Aaron Paitich
ASSOCIATE EDITOR: Jessi Pierce
CONTRIBUTORS:
Mike Doyle, Kelly Erickson, Shane Frederick,
Roger Godin, 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
Volume 17, Number 2
DECEMBER.2015 // MINNESOTAHOCKEYJOURNAL.COM
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