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A tournament team of its own brightens moods, brings inspiration in Minneapolis

Players on the co-op boys' hockey program aim to be one of the city's "pockets of joy" after ending a state drought.

By David La Vaque

March 9, 2022 at 4:52PM
Minneapolis defenseman Leo Warner (20) tossed his stick in the air as he celebrated Minneapolis defeating Delano 3 - 1 to win the MSHSL Section 2A Boys Hockey Tournament Championship Wednesday night, March 2, 2022 at the St. Louis Park Rec Center and advance to the State Tournament. ] JEFF WHEELER • Jeff.Wheeler@startribune.com
Minneapolis defenseman Leo Warner celebrated when his team won its section and secured a spot in the Class 1A boys’ hockey tournament. (Jeff Wheeler, 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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