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About this episode

Heather Rule discusses the Minnesota Frost's recent victory and parallels with the Minnesota Wild.

Heather Rule is an award-winning freelance sports journalist who covers the Minnesota Frost and Minnesota Wild. She joins Steve today to break down the Minnesota Frost’s victory over the New York Sirens at Grand Casino Arena earlier today. They start their discussion with a gem of a game that Maddie Rooney had in between the pipes, she was rewarded as the first star of the game. Heather says that Frost's defensive effort was welcomed after a few games with inflated goal totals. Steve is ready to skip to the playoffs, Heather points out all of the similarities the Frost have with the Wild these days. Find Heather’s work at https://writtenruleofsports.substack.com/

People in this episode

Guest: Heather Rule

Topics covered

• sports journalism
• women's sports
• hockey
• Minnesota sports
• playoffs

Keywords

• Minnesota Frost
• New York Sirens
• Grand Casino Arena
• Maddie Rooney
• defensive effort
• playoffs
• inflated goal totals

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Minnesota Frost, Minnesota Wild

Places: Anoka

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