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First-Generation Hockey Player Overcomes Obstacles
June 2, 2023
“Because in the end, the game is fun and the support of all my teammates and coaches helped me overcome.” Like almost everyone else, Jackie Houston began playing organized hockey with a team of toddling 8-year-olds. The only difference is that she was 13. And she’s black. A Boston native raised in foster care, Houston […]
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How Two Iowa Prep Stars Showed their Championship Mettle Even in Defeat
June 2, 2023
By wrestling each other, Brody Teske and Alex Thomsen proved they weren’t concerned with records or high school legacies
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Increased Development Focus Lifting Montana Hockey
June 2, 2023
Many-splendored Montana, with its big skies, tall peaks and mad grizzlies, ranked among the faster-growing American states by population in 2017. Hockey participation in the Treasure State is also on the rise, with strong gains in every category. But it’s not merely a surge in transplants driving the growth, and that’s great news for the […]
The Impact of Lacrosse on a Local Community Through Grants
June 2, 2023
“Connecting people that are traditionally outside the lacrosse community is a primary focus for our diversity and inclusion efforts.” South Carolina is known for many things: pristine beaches, golf courses, college football, and the palmetto tree, among others. If transplanted New Yorker Edward Dougherty has his way, one day lacrosse could also be included on […]
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Former NHL Player Making Girls Hockey a Force in Carolina
June 2, 2023
“Women’s hockey in the Olympics this year will be a big draw,” he said. “I think that will help our numbers jump again going into next year.” Shane Willis played 141 games with the Hurricanes, and now is helping grow the Junior Hurricanes. In parts of five seasons with the Carolina Hurricanes and Tampa Bay […]
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Hockey Coach Excels at Finding His Niche
June 2, 2023
Chris Anderson embraces role as White Bear Lake's defensive guru
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Seven Minutes with North Carolina State’s Pete Renda
June 2, 2023
The North Carolina State senior is ranked third nationally at 184 pounds
California Youth Hockey Participation at Record Levels
June 2, 2023
With continued success of the professional teams, and aggressive marketing at the grassroots level, California has plenty of reasons to be optimistic about its youth hockey future. Young boys and girls in California have plenty of choices when it comes to sports: soccer, baseball, softball, basketball, football, dance, martial arts… and that’s just scratching the […]
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Seven Minutes with Nebraska’s Tyler Berger
June 2, 2023
The junior is ranked fourth nationally at 157 pounds
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The History of Girls Hockey in Minnesota
June 2, 2023
In 1918 approximately 30 women tried out for the first-ever University of Minnesota women’s hockey team
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