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Longtime boys' hockey coach Mike Randolph takes over St. Thomas Academy program

After a 32-year stay and two state championships at Duluth East, he is taking on a new challenge. "It's humbling," he said.

By David La Vaque

May 3, 2022 at 8:53PM
Former Duluth East hockey coach Mike Randolph took no questions but told supporters and media members, "We all know what's going on here." coach Mike Randolph spoke at a Friday news conference.
Mike Randolph became the St. Thomas Academy boys’ hockey coach less than a year after he left Duluth East, where he had coached for 32 years. (JANA HOLLINGSWORTH, 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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