Good afternoon from beautiful Toronto, where the top prospects in the 2011 NHL Draft are about to be ushered in front of the media contingent.
Back in Minnesota, the Wild, Fox Sports North and Minnesota Hockey announced details for the 2012 Hockey Day Minnesota, which is scheduled for January 21. The host city is Excelsior and will feature, among other things, three outdoor high school games on Lake Minnetonka:
Minnetonka vs. Duluth East boys
Minnetonka vs. Hopkins girls
White Bear Lake vs. Grand Rapids boys
The daylong hockey extravaganza will also feature the Gophers playing Colorado College and a Wild game (opponent announced when the NHL schedule is released).
It'll be an awesome, awesome day with some very exhilarated athletes.
"We are all really excited to play an outdoor game on FSN," said Michael Prochno, who will be a senior defenseman for the Skippers next January. "We play pond hockey all of the time but not real games, so this will be really fun. It will be a great experience and a moment we will never forget."
