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Seventy-five years of big names and memorable games-chronicling the highs and lows, the memories, and the legends from the Minnesota boys' state high school tournament.
List of contents
TABLE OF CONTENTS:
Foreword,
Introduction,
The Early Years,
1945: Fighting for Every Step,
1946: The Masked Marvel,
1947: Pride of the East Side,
1948: The Iron Throne,
1949: Mean Streak,
1950: 'The Best Goalie We've Ever Had',
1951: Iron Range Idol,
1952: From Fears to Cheers,
1953: A Place Among Northern Stars,
1954: Renaissance Men,
1955: Greater Than Gold,
1956: Walking Wounded,
1957: Larger Than Life,
1958: Border Crossing,
1959: Sleeping Giant,
1960: 'Hounds at the Door,
1961: Forgotten Rams,
1962: Escape Artist,
1963: Fond Farewell,
1964: 'A Real Scrapper',
1965: Internal Combustion,
1966: No Stranger to Danger,
1967: Teammate Turmoil,
1968: Sluggo, Star and Stinky,
The Golden Era:
1969: Collision Course,
1970: Battle of 50th & France,
1971: Promises, Promises,
1972: Living the Dream,
1973: The Graduate,
1974: The Final Countdown,
1975: Chocolate Makes Everything Better,
1976: Unbridled Success,
1977: The Clown Prince,
1978: 'You're Starting, Kid',
1979: Every Day I Need Attention,
1980: Comedy Central,
1981: Sats and the Pylon,
1982: Superteam,
1983: Pursuit of Perfection,
1984: Hurting Hornet,
1985: Fight of Their Lives,
1986: Eye of the Tiger,
1987: Revenge in St. Paul,
1988: Attack of the Clones,
1989: Finishing Touch,
1990: Iron Fist,
1991: Twin Engines,
Modern Day:
1992: Defense Rests,
1993: Single Digit Salute,
1994: From the Mouths of Jags,
1995: Once, Twice, Three Times a Legend,
1996: The Game,
1997: Tradition!,
1998: Ode to the 218,
1999: Chain Gang,
2000: Mind Games,
2001: Team of Destiny,
2002: Angels and Demons,
2003: Band of Brothers,
2004: Mr. Zero,
2005: BOOM!,
2006: Captain Confidence,
2007: Oliver's Twist,
2008: Cliques Finally Click,
2009: All for One,
2010: Horse Manure,
2011: To Stay, Or Not To Stay,
2012: Bel13ve,
2013: 'The Nothing Move',
2014: E-dynasty Reborn,
2015: Vision Quest,
2016: Hammer Time,
2017: Opportunity Lost, And Found,
2018: Glue Guy,
2019: Going the Distance
About the author
David La Vaque is a reporter for the
Star Tribune and has been the newspaper's point person for high school hockey since 2010. He has covered the state tournament in its entirety each year, writing enterprise pieces on the sport and selecting the paper's All-Metro teams and Metro Player of the Year. A graduate of the University of Minnesota, he covered sports for the
Minnesota Daily and his work has also appeared in such media as
Athlon Sports Magazine,
Atlanta Journal-Constitution, CSN-Chicago,
Duluth News Tribune,
Miami Herald, Cleveland
Plain Dealer,
USA Junior Hockey Magazine, and
US College Hockey Online Magazine, among others. He lives in Woodbury, Minnesota.
Loren Nelson is an author, freelance journalist, and photographer and the founder and president of Legacy.Hockey, Minnesota's number one resource for high school hockey's past, present, and future. A recipient of numerous state, regional, and national writing awards, he researched, wrote, and published a series on Minnesota's top 100 high school players as managing editor of the Minnesota Hockey Hub. He covered Stanley Cup runs as a beat writer for the Tampa Bay Lightning and Anaheim Ducks, and he has covered multiple Super Bowls, college football national championship games, golf major championships, and the World Series. Nelson lives in Excelsior, Minnesota.
