Warriors Came Out to Play

About this episode

The episode discusses the unique hockey culture in Warroad and relives the excitement of the State Championship run with insights from Jay Hardwick.

Hockey cuts differently in Warroad, and today, we relive all the excitement of a State Championship run. Jay Hardwick was a part of the 1996 Warroad Championship team as a player, and 30 years later, he does it again as their head coach. Thanks to Minnesota Masonic Charities ( mnmasoniccharities.org/ ) & OnX Maps ( onxmaps.com/ ) See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

People in this episode

Host: Kevin Gorg

Guest: Jay Hardwick

Topics covered

• hockey
• State Championship
• Warroad
• coaching
• sports history

Keywords

• Warroad
• hockey
• State Championship
• Jay Hardwick
• 1996 Championship
• coaching
• Minnesota hockey

Sponsors

Minnesota Masonic Charities, OnX Maps

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Warroad

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