Hockey becomes official sport of MN

[doubleOHseven]

We all knew this before, but the MN government is actually recognizing hockey as the state's official sport:

http://www.startribune.com/politics/state/18788084.html

Excerpt: "The DFL-led House voted 82-49 to send Gov. Tim Pawlenty the education bill, which, in addition to pushing up the dropout age, also would declare hockey to be the official state sport. The Senate passed the bill earlier."

[Can't Never Tried]

We all knew this before, but the MN government is actually recognizing hockey as the state's official sport:

http://www.startribune.com/politics/state/18788084.html

Excerpt: "The DFL-led House voted 82-49 to send Gov. Tim Pawlenty the education bill, which, in addition to pushing up the dropout age, also would declare hockey to be the official state sport. The Senate passed the bill earlier."

Thanks to the Metro area !!!

[OGEE OGELTHORPE]

I'm sure the good people of Badger/Greenbush/Middle River are just thrilled with this exciting news!

[DannyNoonan]

I'm glad our political leaders work so hard to pass important legislation like this.

[Govs93]

I'm glad our political leaders work so hard to pass important legislation like this.

An education bill? Based on some of the posts I've seen on the bored, I'd say that is important.

[Can't Never Tried]

I'm glad our political leaders work so hard to pass important legislation like this.

An education bill? Based on some of the posts I've seen on the bored, I'd say that is important.

That's our Govs, always seeing the sun, not the clouds. except in the b-ball threads !!

[hockeydad]

Maybe it's the cynic in me, but maybe the Dem's put it in the bill thinking that if Pawlenty vetoed the bill, they can tell everyone the gov vetoed a bill making hockey the official state sport?

[Sparlimb]

Maybe it's the cynic in me, but maybe the Dem's put it in the bill thinking that if Pawlenty vetoed the bill, they can tell everyone the gov vetoed a bill making hockey the official state sport?

Or if he signed it into law they can say they wrote the bill. And that sort of stupid politics happens both ways...

[hockeyxprt1]

Someone tell the Star Tribune! Perhaps they will give hockey as much press as women's basketball after this declaration.

[packerboy]

I'm glad our political leaders work so hard to pass important legislation like this.

An education bill? Based on some of the posts I've seen on the bored, I'd say that is important.

Sure its important to all of the ultra liberal face in the public trough crowd who see government as the cure to all evil so long as its somebody else's taxes that pay for it.

But to some good folks, making hockey the official state sport is important. We dont have to spend every dollar ever printed and every waking hour on public education before we do anything else.