By Kevin Kurtt
Let’s Play Hockey Editor

Pick up nearly any issue of Let’s Play Hockey and you’ll see various lists of Minnesotans in various levels of hockey.  Upon compiling those lists, it became incredibly clear the sheer volume of hockey players that Minnesota produces on an annual basis to numerous hockey leagues is staggering.  Without taking into account the thousands upon thousands of youth, high school, club and recreational hockey players that exist throughout the state, Minnesota develops an amazing number of elite hockey players.

From our calculations, there are 1,520 Minnesotans currently playing hockey at the pro, college and junior level in North America and Europe.  The Minnesota Wild got it right – this state really is the State of Hockey. The impact that Minnesota has on hockey throughout the nation is staggering. One look at the numbers proves it.

The state of Minnesota continues to produce a huge number of hockey players at the pro, college and professional levels.  The Let's Play Hockey article highlights the numbers and shows Lakeville as #1!

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