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Youth Hockey Legend: Wally Chapman
December 22, 2011 By Leave a Comment
We catch up with former Edina and Minnesota Golden Gopher, Wally Chapman. Wally starred for the Hornets on their state championship team in 1982. In addition to playing in the state tournament, Chapman also coached Breck to 2 state titles in 2000 and 2004. Chapman has a unique distinction only few can claim, he and [...]
The 3 Amigos: Leddy, McDonagh, and Gardiner
December 6, 2011 By 4 Comments
Ryan McDonagh, Jake Gardiner, and Nick Leddy – names you now know if you follow the NHL. Names very well known by astute Minnesota hockey fans – they have been Mr. Hockey (McDonagh, Leddy), played in the state tournament, played in the WCHA and all have been first round draft choices in the NHL. In [...]
Youth Hockey Legend: Tom Sagissor
November 17, 2011 By 1 Comment
Tom Sagissor was an outstanding high school player at Hastings High School and went onto play 4 years for the Wisconsin Badgers (National Champs in 1990) and 2 years in the Montreal Canadiens organization. Where did you grow up playing hockey? I grew up in Hastings, MN where my father was one of the founders [...]
Youth Hockey Legend: Tom Chorske
November 6, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Youth Hockey Legend: Tom Chorske Stanley Cup champion, Former Mr. Hockey and Minnesota Golden Gopher, Tom Chorske answers a few questions about his memories of his youth career growing up in Minneapolis. Where did you grow up playing hockey? Mostly a combination of outside at Lake of the Isles famous/nostalgic rink as well as inside [...]
Youth Hockey Legend: Shjon Podein
November 6, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Where did you grow up playing hockey? I grew up in Rochester, MN. Moved up every year with my buddies and played three different sports year round. Did you have a favorite pond or park you and your buddies played? We had a few, but Churchill School had an outdoor park half a block from [...]
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