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Mike Cook spends much of his time writing about politicians and pucks. In addition to his full-time job covering the Minnesota House of Representatives, he does freelance sports writing – including pro and college hockey – for the Associated Press and other entities.

A lifelong resident of the State of Hockey, he grew up a fan of the Minnesota North Stars and still misses Met Center. He looks forward to when his three young children are on skates at 6 a.m. practices.

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The New York Rangers and New Jersey Devils had a spirited regular season series that had many hoping for the same in a postseason match up. While the first three games may have lacked the extra curricular activities of the regular season, Game 4 certainly made up for that. New York Rangers coach...
The New Jersey Devils got shut down in Game 1, then again in a very similar looking Game 3. Following suit, they replicated their Game 2 win, winning 4-1 in impressive fashion. If it’s all the same to Devils’ fans, they would probably not like a repeat performance for Game 5....
Blake Benzel | News/HPT Blogs | Tuesday, May 22 2012 Tags: NHL, hockey, playoffs, hockeyprimetime.com, hpt.com, three stars, Zach Parise, Martin Brodeur, Bryce Salvador, New Jersey, Devils
On the edge of elimination, the Coyotes played what might have been their best game of the postseason, with Mike Smith and Shane Doan putting forth masterful performances. If they are to keep playing, they’ll need more of that in Game 5. 1) Mike Smith, Phoenix Coyotes – Smith...
Blake Benzel | News/HPT Blogs | Monday, May 21 2012 Tags: NHL, hockey, playoffs, hockeyprimetime.com, hpt.com, three stars, Mike Smith, Shane Doan, Antoine Vermette, Phoenix, Coyotes
The Los Angeles Kings have gotten by, so far, in the postseason with a power play conversion rate of lower than ten percent. On Sunday, they lost the special teams battle and the Coyotes lived to play another day. Ask anyone who follows hockey and they’ll tell you that converting 8.6...
There might not be any single player remaining in the postseason more important to their team than Henrik Lundqvist. While that might be open to debate, there’s no question that there was no player more important to his team than Lundqvist on Saturday afternoon. 1) Henrik Lundqvist,...
Blake Benzel | News/HPT Blogs | Sunday, May 20 2012 Tags: NHL, hockey, playoffs, hockeyprimetime.com, hpt.com, three stars, New York, Rangers, Henrik Lundqvist, Dan Girardi, Chris Kreider
The New York Rangers have had a magical season in their 2011-12 campaign, and it's not yet over. They started the season in Sweden, they played in and won the Winter Classic and now they are just two wins away from playing for the Stanley Cup. The biggest reason for their success? Their Vezina...
The New York Rangers have faced various offensive talents when they played the Ottawa Senators and Washington Capitals. They survived those challenges but facing and trying to stop Ilya Kovalchuk, Zach Parise and Travis Zajac has proven difficult so far. So far in their playoff run, the New York...
After another disappointing season in Edmonton, the Oilers have parted ways with head coach Tom Renney and will search for answers to their struggles elsewhere, with their fourth head coach in five seasons. General Manager Steve Tambellini announced Thursday that Tom Renney will not return behind...
Mike Cook | News/Headlines | Friday, May 18 2012 Tags: NHL, hockey, Edmonton, Oilers, hockeyprimetime.com, hpt.com, Tom Renney, Steve Tambellini, Mike Cook
For someone who was intended to be an injury replacement, Dwight King has made a pretty good name for himself during the Kings’ series against the Phoenix Coyotes. With a goal on Thursday night, King now has four goals during the series which is, amazingly, one more than the entire...
Blake Benzel | News/HPT Blogs | Friday, May 18 2012 Tags: NHL, hockey, playoffs, hockeyprimetime.com, hpt.com, three stars, Dwight King, Mike Smith, Jonathan Quick, Los Angeles, Kings, Phoenix, Coyotes
Dwight King was recalled to the Los Angeles Kings on Feb. 27 as an injury replacement to Jarret Stoll. Stoll has long since returned to action, but King has remained with the team and is now an important part of the Kings' playoff success. Just a few months ago, Dwight King was honing his craft...

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