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Edina's Lucy Bowlby prepared to shoot against Burnsville goalie Maria Widen during Thursday night's Class 2A quarterfinal at Xcel Energy Center. Edina

At Girls' Hockey State Tournament, Edina is front and center

A day after an ESPN.com article named Edina the center of the American hockey universe, differing opinions and corroborating evidence were on display at Xcel Energy Center.

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U approaching Big Ten hockey title -- if it can finally solve Penn State

February 21

Red-hot Minnesota plays this weekend at Penn State, where the Gophers have lost six straight by a lopsided, with a chance to clinch the Big Ten title.

Bemidji State, along with Minnesota State, will join the new CCHA in 2021-22.

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College hockey teams leaving WCHA pick old name for their new league

February 18

Minnesota will be represented by Bemidji State and Minnesota State Mankato in a revived Central Collegiate Hockey Association, which will begin play in the 2021-22 season.

Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs forward Riley Tufte (27) and Minnesota Golden Gophers forward Darian Romanko (26) tussled during the third period of a game

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College hockey guide: Conference schedules, updates and more

July 25, 2019

Here's where to go for information about men's and women's college hockey conferences around the United States. Tap here for schedules, statistics and more.

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It's (ESPN) official: Edina is the 'center of American hockey universe'

February 19

Based on youth participation, overall success and famous alums — without even mentioning the Nanne family! — Edina has been declared the true hockey hotbed of the nation.

The Gophers and Bemidji State, who met in the Mariucci Classic semifinals in December, are among the hottest teams in men's college hockey in the seco

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Second-half surges have Gophers, Bemidji in NCAA hockey tournament talk

February 19

The Beavers are on a 10-1-1 roll, while Minnesota, 9-2-1 in is past 12, is tied for the Big Ten lead. Both could join Minnesota State and UMD as NCAA men's tournament qualifiers.

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What we said: How the Minneapolis Tribune covered the Miracle on Ice

February 21

How do you put the biggest upset in sports into words? Reporters in Lake Placid - and in Minnesota - did their best.

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1 day, 2 miracles: How our 'Miracle on Ice' photos were made in a shuttered hospital's bathroom

February 20

Photographer Tom Sweeney developed and transmitted his photos from the U.S. hockey team's stunning 1980 victory over the Soviet Union from a 1920s-era building that once house tuberculosis patients. Here's his story.

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1980 U.S. Olympic hockey team took long, tiring road to Lake Placid

February 5

Before the start of the 1980 Olympic Games in Lake Placid, N.Y., Team USA played a 60-game build-up at arenas from Madison Square Garden to Minnesota's Iron Range.

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