The parent
"They just dragged their feet. It didn't seem like a high priority. ... We finally heard [the request was denied] during the girls' state tournament. By that time, the season was over anyway."
Tim Sweet, father of Champlin Park girls' hockey player Alyssa Sweet, who was declared ineligible for two years.
The legislator
"Sometimes, the league takes a one-size-fits-all approach, and not everyone fits into that. I think there's a need to take a look at individual situations more kindly for the sons and daughters of the people we represent."
Rep. Bob Dettmer of Forest Lake, who requested the legislative audit.
The league
"We've become a target for people who point fingers because they don't understand this whole process. Legislators don't understand the process. There's misinformation that's presented that becomes fact."
