Is Minnesota really the "State of Hockey"?
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SiouxRecruit
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The funny thing about that last post is I couldn't sleep so I decided to put in the mighty ducks then i read the post and it gave me a pretty good chuckle...
Back to the question of whether Minnesota is the state of hockey...
The thing this guy doesn't get is being labled as the state of hockey isn't all about producing the most D1 hockey players. It about all the kids that play the game and love it. I go to school in Duluth and was looking to play some out door hockey last week. I ended up at the Hermantown rinks. What I was most amazed about is that they have four out door hockey rinks that are zambonied and have practices from 4-10:00. In the short time that I was in the warming house there were atleast 10 kids that came in after finishing practice and called to tell there parents that they were going to stay and "rink rat around". I remember thinking at the time that is what makes hockey in Minnesota so special.
Quack quack Mr. Duckworth!
Back to the question of whether Minnesota is the state of hockey...
The thing this guy doesn't get is being labled as the state of hockey isn't all about producing the most D1 hockey players. It about all the kids that play the game and love it. I go to school in Duluth and was looking to play some out door hockey last week. I ended up at the Hermantown rinks. What I was most amazed about is that they have four out door hockey rinks that are zambonied and have practices from 4-10:00. In the short time that I was in the warming house there were atleast 10 kids that came in after finishing practice and called to tell there parents that they were going to stay and "rink rat around". I remember thinking at the time that is what makes hockey in Minnesota so special.
Quack quack Mr. Duckworth!
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The Hammer
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The current Sports Illustrated has a good article on who can call itself
"Hockeytown USA". Their conclusion is that St Paul is "Hockeytown USA"
But the article is about much more than just "St Paul". It is essentially about "The state of Hockey" (Minnesota) and why Minnesota is the hockey capital of the USA. Worth reading.
"Hockeytown USA". Their conclusion is that St Paul is "Hockeytown USA"
But the article is about much more than just "St Paul". It is essentially about "The state of Hockey" (Minnesota) and why Minnesota is the hockey capital of the USA. Worth reading.
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24Boarding
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Thanks for posting. Twas a fun little read. It’s good to see folks take pride in their hockey no matter where they are. After reading Donny Dunlap’s musings, I couldn’t help but think that even our governor plays the game and that alone should put us over the top. Then I read the “comments” section. There, one responder pointed out what has to be the ultimate reason why Minnesota is the undisputed State of Hockey. He wrote; (In Minnesota) “even the guys that are ugly as hell, if they can play hockey, get laid steady”.
Nuff said.
Nuff said.
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WBJG-4-life
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I will agree with the previous posts. Why MN may not create the most D1 players we definitely have a better culture for hockey. Our hockey culture comes from over the years back to the time of the Eveleth dynasties building a high school tournament that brings Minnesotans from all over to one city for the weekend, probably similar to football in Texas. The fact that our high schoolers stay in MN, most of time at their own schools, really can show something versus out East where players play for private schools. This really set the building block for the youth hockey programs and echoes through college and professional hockey in MN. Speaking of professional hockey we still have consecutive sell outs for the Wild.
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