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Andover pounces in the final two minutes, becomes an undefeated state champion

The Huskies scored with 1:40 left, defeating Minnetonka and winning their second Class 2A title in three seasons.

By David La Vaque

February 27, 2022 at 3:27PM
Andover forward Sara Kaiser (3) scores the game winning goal on Minnetonka goalkeeper Sophia Johnson (30) in the third period of the MSHSL state tournament Class 2A girls' hockey championship Saturday, Feb. 26, 2022 at Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, Minn. ]
Andover forward Sara Kaiser sneaked the winning goal past Minnetonka goaltender Sophia Johnson with 1:40 left in the Class 2A final. (Alex Kormann, Star Tribune/The Minnesota Star Tribune)
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David La Vaque

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David La Vaque is a high school sports reporter who has been the lead high school hockey writer for the Minnesota Star Tribune since 2010. He is co-author of “Tourney Time,” a book about the history of Minnesota’s boys hockey state tournament published in 2020 and updated in 2024.

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