Portfolio - Freelance work - Minnesota Hockey Magazine - 2025-26 season
Below are feature stories Heather wrote during the 2025-26 hockey season for Minnesota Hockey Magazine. The coverage includes features on the World Junior Championship, Minnesota Wild, Hockey Day Minnesota and the girls high school state hockey tournament. PDFs of each story below are available to view/download via the corresponding images.
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WJC Alumni: From WJC to NHL
Dec. 9, 2025 Wild players Boldy, Buium and Faber recall playing in recent World Juniors. |
Hockey Mom of the Year: A Juggling Act
Dec. 16, 2025 Jacqueline Nowakowski balances hockey, a mom to three, and breast cancer. |
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Home-Ice Production
Dec. 31, 2025 Will Zellers and other Minnesota-connected players shine in the preliminary round of the WJC. |
Swede Shootout Win
Jan. 5, 2026 ‘Not the result we wanted,’ says Finland captain, and Minnesota Wild prospect, Aron Kiviharju. |
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Skilled Sweden Wins Gold
Jan. 7, 2026 Sweden finished off its dominant World Junior Championship with a gold medal. |
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Girls Class 2A: Pioneers Go 2-for-2
March 2, 2026 Hill-Murray weathered a late flurry from Centennial/SLP for back-to-back titles, p. 56-58. |
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Girls Class 1A: Breck is Back
March 2, 2026
Mustangs returned to state after five yeras and beat another powerhouse, p. 60-62.
March 2, 2026
Mustangs returned to state after five yeras and beat another powerhouse, p. 60-62.
