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
GOLDEN GIRL
Meet Grace Zumwinkle, the most
dominant player in high school hockey.
18
MAKIN'' WAVES
The Minnesota Whitecaps encourage
female players of all ages to carry on
their love of the game.
21
TIPS FOR GOALIES
Steve Carroll offers his advice for
boys and girls in the crease.
22
THE HOCKEY
EFFECT
Q-and-A with former youth players
now in the professional world.
26
RUSSO'S RANTS
How the man they call Russo
made a career covering hockey.
30
FINAL BUZZER
A letter to my hockey-playing
daughter.
GO ONLINE! MinnesotaHockeyJournal.com
• News
• Features
• The latest news from
the rinks
ON THE COVER
Grace Zumwinkle has become
a go-to player for USA Hockey.
PHOTO BY Getty Images/Vaughn Ridley
IN THIS ISSUE
J O U R N A L
EDITOR: Aaron Paitich
MANAGING EDITOR: Jessi Hinrichs
CONTRIBUTORS:
Elizabeth Boger, Steve Carroll,
Kelly Erickson, Jessi Hinrichs, Derek Ricke,
Will Rottler, Michael Russo
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 3
FEBRUARY.2017 // MINNESOTAHOCKEYJOURNAL.COM
03
FACEOFF
Minnetonka duo
building a program—and a
pipeline—in Hockey Valley
12
page
LINEYS
FOR LIFE
PHOTO:
PENN
STATE
ATHLETICS