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Lucas Heyer is headed to Stanford and taking the title of Minnesota's top recruit with him

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By David La Vaque

December 16, 2021 at 1:36PM

(Brian Peterson, Star Tribune/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

about the writer

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 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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