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Jake Guentzel took the
2017 Stanley Cup playoffs
by storm. Photo courtesy of
Pittsburgh Penguins
How the Hastings Hockey
Association is trying to maximize development
and membership at the Squirt level.
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EDITOR: Aaron Paitich
ASSOCIATE EDITOR: Jessi Pierce
CONTRIBUTORS:
Shane Frederick, Aaron Paitich, Jessi Pierce,
Derek Ricke, Michael Russo, Ryan Williamson
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Volume 19, Number 1
MHJ
M I N N E S O TA H O C K E Y J O U R N A L
06 / GOALS &
ASSISTS
Snapshots from around
the State of Hockey.
08 / STATE
OF HOCKEY
SPOTLIGHT
Get to know one of Minnesota's
budding hockey communities.
10 / DREAMING
WITH DYLAN
Hermantown's Dylan Samberg
can't believe he's actually a
UMD Bulldog.
12 / TIPS: MENTAL
MASTERY
Minnesota State assistant
coach Shari (Vogt) Dickerman's
advice for young goaltenders.
13 / SEASON
PRIMER
Your guide to the 2017-18
Minnesota Hockey season.
21 / JAKE & BAKE
Jake Guentzel's rise to
Stanley Cup stardom.
26 / RUSSO'S
RANTS
Michael Russo's back with
MHJ to share his 2017-18
NHL season preview.
30 / FINAL BUZZER
Matt Cullen talks about his
decision to come home.
HASTINGS' SQUIRT EXPERIMENT
IN THIS ISSUE
FACEOFF
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OCTOBER
MINNESOTA HOCKEY JOURNAL
Jake Guentzel's
rise to Stanley
Cup stardom
INSIDE HASTINGS'
SQUIRT EXPERIMENT
HERMANTOWN'S
DYLAN SAMBERG
IS LIVING IN A
DREAM WORLD
RUSSO'S 2017-18
NHL PREDICTIONS
JAKE
& BAKE
THE
2017-18
MINNESOTA
HOCKEY
SEASON
PRIMER
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Blues defenseman
Nate Prosser
(Elk River) and
Predators prospect
Jack Dougherty
(Cottage Grove)
participated in Da
Beauty League this
past summer.
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