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Sunday, March 10, 2013
Thursday, February 21, 2013
STORIFY: Social Media Fuels Fandom for Eagan Girls Hockey Team
The Wildcats take on third-ranked Hill-Murray at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul on Thursday. Fans and spectators took to Twitter and Facebook to share their thoughts.
The Wildcats, with an 18-9-1 record, challenge third-rank Hill-Murray, 19-5-4, in the opening round of the state hockey tournament at 1 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 23, at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul. Check back here throughout the afternoon, as Patch posts live updates from the state hockey tournament. Having trouble viewing the Storify feed above? Refresh the page or click here to check it out at Storify.com.
Wednesday, March 28, 2012
VIDEO: Eagan Author Pens Hockey Tournament Trivia Book
Eagan author Jim Hoey waited until retirement to write "Puck Heaven"—a trivia tribute to the state high school hockey tournament, according to Eagan TV.
Eagan author Jim Hoey waited until retirement to write "Puck Heaven"—a trivia tribute to the state high school hockey tournament, according to Eagan-TV. Hoey, a fan of hockey and sports statistics, spent four days at the Xcel Energy Center promoting the book, which is a collection of trivia questions and a wealth of information on the history and highlights of the state tournament in Minnesota. Watch Eagan-TV's video feature on Hoey for more information.
Friday, March 9, 2012
UPDATED: Moorhead Upsets Eagan 4-0 in State Hockey Tournament
Eagan High School squared off against the Spuds on Thursday at the Xcel Energy Center in the first round of the state hockey tournament.
The Eagan High School boys hockey team couldn't push through the determined goalkeeping of Moorhead's Michael Bitzer in the quarter final round of the state boys hockey tournament on Thursday afternoon. The Wildcats tallied 35 shots to Moorhead's 23 over the course of the game, but failed to score a single goal, falling 4-0 to the Spuds in the class AA state tournament. The game started well for the third-ranked Wildcats, who entered the state tournament with a 24-3-1 record. The team put early and persistent pressure on the Spuds' defense through the beginning of the second period. But the tide began to turn when Moorhead’s Jesse Doschadis scored off a rebound with 7:31 left in the second period. Moorhead senior Logan Ness scored two more…
David Henke
9:12 pm on Thursday, March 8, 2012
Thanks, Kairos! A typo on my part that has since been corrected. more ›
Friday, February 24, 2012
Eagan Boys Hockey Looks to 'Get Dirty' for Sections
After being dominant for most of the year, Wildcats look to regain balance after a couple of late-season stumbles to return to the state tournament.
If Eagan boys hockey Head Coach Mike Taylor has his way, the Wildcats will be getting a little dirty during their defense of their Section 3AA crown. The fifth-ranked Wildcats finished their regular season last week with a 21-3-1 record en route to winning the South Suburban Conference and hope to improve on their third-place state finish of last season. With a bevy of veteran players returning from last year’s roster, Taylor had high hopes for this year’s squad heading into the season. “I thought we’d be a pretty good team, possibly an elite team,” said Taylor. “We’re at where I thought we’d be at this point, but we’ve gone through our ups and downs.” Taylor was speaking after a particularly disappointing 3-2 loss to Burnsville last week …
calvin
11:13 am on Wednesday, March 28, 2012
We met the author at the 2012 State High School Hockey Tournament. We bought 2 copies of the book. It has been fun reading about past hockey tournaments! The author's passion and knowledge is incredible! What a great tribute to the extraordinary history of this tournament. Minnesota really is "state of hockey"! more ›