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Hockey becomes the official state sport of
Minnesota Wednesday.


      Two hockey fans in the Legislature, Sens. Gen Olson,
R-Minnetrista, and David Tomassoni, DFL-Chisholm, put the proposal
in an economic development bill signed into law last month.


      Fifth-graders from Groveland Elemnetary School in Minnetonka
originated the idea two years ago when they visited the Capitol.
They told Olson Minnesota should have a state sport and two of them
pushed for hockey.


      The senators agreed. They cited many reasons, from the extensive
boys and girls hockey programs, to the state's five NCAA Division I
college teams to its NHL team the Minnesota Wild.


      Olson said it took work to get a hearing on the proposal, and
once they did, they didn't waste time getting it passed. "We did
it for the kids," she said.


      Information from: St. Paul Pioneer Press,
http://www.twincities.com
      

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Hockey becomes the official state sport of
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