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Talking Preps podcast: Breaking down the boys hockey state tournament

Andover boys hockey coach Mark Manney dishes on this week’s Class 1 A and 2A state tournament fields.

By David La Vaque

The Minnesota Star Tribune
March 6, 2024 at 8:37PM
New Ulm boy’s hockey players look out at the ice before taking on Warroad in a Class A boy’s hockey quarterfinal game at Xcel Energy Arena. (Alex Kormann/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

The biggest hockey event of the year gets underway at Xcel Energy Center and David La Vaque is joined by Andover coach Matt Manney on the Talking Preps podcast to look at the teams, players and storylines to watch. Tap below to listen.

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about the writer

about the writer

David La Vaque

Reporter

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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