Edina Lakers
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The Edina Lakers is a Tier III Jr. A
ice hockey
team located in Edina, Minnesota
, a Southern suburb of Minneapolis-Saint Paul. The Edina Lakers play in the Minnesota Junior Hockey League
(MnJHL). The Team plays a 48 game regular season games, in addition to showcase and post season tournament games.
college programs, and professional hockey.
Junior ice hockey
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ice hockey
Ice hockey
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team located in Edina, Minnesota
Edina, Minnesota
Edina is a city in Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States, and a first-ring suburb situated immediately southwest of Minneapolis. Edina began as a small farming and milling community in the 1860s. The population was 47,941 at the 2010 census.-Geography:...
, a Southern suburb of Minneapolis-Saint Paul. The Edina Lakers play in the Minnesota Junior Hockey League
Minnesota Junior Hockey League
The Minnesota Junior Hockey League is a USA Hockey Tier III sanctioned junior ice hockey league operated out of the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and Saint Paul in Minnesota. The league currently has eight member teams in Minnesota and Wisconsin...
(MnJHL). The Team plays a 48 game regular season games, in addition to showcase and post season tournament games.
Alumni
The Lakers have produced a number of alumni playing in higher levels of junior hockey, NCAA Division I and Division III, and ACHAAcha
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college programs, and professional hockey.
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