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Minnetonka knocks Edina out of the way in pursuit of the Class 2A state championship

The Skippers cleared a semifinal barrier that had stopped them the past three seasons.

By David La Vaque

February 26, 2022 at 4:58AM
Minnetonka players celebrate after defeating Edina 2-1 in the MSHSL state tournament class 2A girl's hockey semi-finals Friday, Feb. 25, 2022 at Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, Minn. ]
Minnetonka players kept their jubilation tight after they defeated Edina 2-1 in the Class 2A semifinals. (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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