{"product_id":"tourney-time-stories-from-the-minnesota-boys-state-hockey-tournament-paperback","title":"Tourney Time: Stories from the Minnesota Boys State Hockey Tournament - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDavid La Vaque\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eL. R. Nelson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eNeal Broten\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvery spring, the state of Minnesota--from urban metropolises to remote Canadian borderlands--is riveted by the spectacle of the boys' high school hockey tournament. Going back to the inaugural competition in 1945, the state tournament has produced incredible drama on and off the ice, featured legendary players, invigorated communities--and showcased some of the best hockey hair the world has ever seen. The tournament draws thousands to St. Paul, and countless more tune in on television screens around the state. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In \u003cstrong\u003eTourney Time\u003c\/strong\u003e, longtime sports journalists David La Vaque and L. R. Nelson take readers year by year through the tournament, highlighting the key games, the backstories, and the players that made each one shine. Interviews with players, coaches, and fans bring firsthand perspectives and insights to the games and tournaments, while in-depth statistics and results reveal the numbers behind the memories. In addition, the authors share their rankings of the most memorable moments, performances, characters, nicknames, upsets, and more from seventy five years of tournament play. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Combining archival research, personal recollections, and vivid imagery, \u003cstrong\u003eTourney Time\u003c\/strong\u003e offers a detailed and insightful history of the nation's greatest high school sports event and one of Minnesota's most cherished institutions.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDavid La Vaque\u003c\/strong\u003e is a reporter for the \u003cem\u003eStar Tribune\u003c\/em\u003e 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 \u003cem\u003eMinnesota Daily\u003c\/em\u003e and his work has also appeared in such media as \u003cem\u003eAthlon Sports Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eAtlanta Journal-Constitution\u003c\/em\u003e, CSN-Chicago, \u003cem\u003eDuluth News Tribune\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eMiami Herald\u003c\/em\u003e, Cleveland \u003cem\u003ePlain Dealer\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eUSA Junior Hockey Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eUS College Hockey Online Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e, among others. He lives in Woodbury, Minnesota.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eLoren Nelson\u003c\/strong\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 10.9 x 8.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 25, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42109520806023,"sku":"9781681341491","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/4e9a2a13af79aaef11ff5373eb7feac6.webp?v=1732475880","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/tourney-time-stories-from-the-minnesota-boys-state-hockey-tournament-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}