04
GOALS & ASSISTS
Snapshots from around the
State of Hockey.
06
STATE OF HOCKEY
SPOTLIGHT
Get to know one of
Minnesota's historic hockey
communities.
08
BOESER
KNOWS BEST
Burnsville's Brock Boeser is
living up to the hype.
11
MINNESOTA HOCKEY
NEWS & NOTES
12
MAKE IT REIGN
Five college hockey
storylines and 50
Minnesotans to watch
this season.
16
WHEN ONE
DOOR CLOSES
Division III and club hockey
keep the fire burning for
college-bound players.
24
RUSSO'S RANTS
The NCAA route to the
NHL is here to stay.
28
TIPS FOR
DEFENSEMEN
Hall of Fame defenseman
and new Wild assistant
coach Scott Stevens offers
tips for blue liners.
30
FINAL BUZZER
The legendary Lou Nanne
sounds off on the late
Walter Bush, recruiting,
development and more.
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ON THE COVER
Brock Boeser leads the North
Dakota Fighting Hawks.
PHOTO BY Tyler Ingham
IN THIS ISSUE
J O U R N A L
EDITOR: Aaron Paitich
MANAGING EDITOR: Jessi Pierce
CONTRIBUTORS:
Elizabeth Boger, Kelly Erickson, Shane Frederick,
Aaron Paitich, Jessi Pierce, Derek Ricke,
Michael Russo, Nate Wells
PHOTOGRAPHY: Jim Rosvold
DESIGN & PRODUCTION:
Annie Clemency, Mike DeArmond, Brandon Favre,
Rob Johnson, Karli Seman
ADVERTISING: Bryan Nelson
MARKETING COORDINATOR: Elizabeth Boger
WEBSITE: minnesotahockeyjournal.com
E-MAIL: contactus@minnesotahockeyjournal.com
Volume 18, Number 2
DECEMBER.2016 // MINNESOTAHOCKEYJOURNAL.COM
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FACEOFF
St. Cloud is just one of many fun
college hockey road trip destinations
for Minnesota families.
20
page
ROAD TRIP!
PHOTOS:
MADDIE
MACFARLANE
