In the latest Talking Preps podcast, Star Tribune prep reporter David LaVaque is joined by Logan Anderson, play by play voice for all things Lakeville North.
The Warroad High School star was an Olympic medal winner who played professionally and became a Minnesota hockey icon. He remained involved in hockey and Native American activism in recent years.
Gardens Arena is where Warroad high school hockey teams play, where Henry Boucha's No. 16 hangs and where banners commemorate the school's state hockey titles.
He was different, meaning special, by any measure. Henry Boucha of Warroard earned the "legend" label in Minnesota, rising above all the others who made his hometown a hockey hotbed.
Henry Boucha, a legend of Minnesota hockey from high schools to the Olympics, died Monday at 72. His daughter said he was in the Twin Cities to see a doctor.
From the Star Tribune archives: A 1987 profile of Henry Boucha as he returned to Warroad years after a disgusting fight in an NHL game ended his hockey career at 24.
For the second week in a row, two of the top three teams in Class 6A will clash. Can No. 3 Shakopee knock Eden Prairie out of the No. 1 spot in the poll?
Coverage of high school sports in the Twin Cities and around Minnesota, from the regular season through the tournaments, with discussion forums and stats.