Kayla Hagen faced a dilemma in the summer of 2000.
She was entering eighth grade and hoped to
play varsity hockey, but Pequot Lakes (Minn.) High
School had no girls team. So
Hagen and her family looked to the east, toward Hibbing.
They were familiar with the
Hibbing-Chisholm High School girls team after Kayla
played that summer in Hibbing's Community Olympic
Development Program. The
Hagens decided to buy a small house in Hibbing, and
Kayla began eighth grade there.
"If I stayed (in Pequot Lakes), I'd probably still be
playing against the guys," Kayla said. [So
"playing against the guys" is how she got started.]
From article by Jon Nowacki,
Duluth Tribune,
January 28, 2004 |
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Year |
All-State Team |
GP |
G |
A |
Pts |
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2000-01 |
- - - |
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12 |
23 |
35 |
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2001-02 |
Honorable Mention |
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28 |
29 |
57 |
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2002-03 |
Honorable Mention |
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48 |
58 |
106 |
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2003-04 |
First Team |
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57 |
32 |
89 |
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2004-05 |
First Team |
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67 |
36 |
103 |
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Totals |
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212 |
178 |
390 |
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Kayla faces off in the 2004
Class A championship game. |
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Kayla accepts
the Herb Brooks Award at the
2005 State
Tournament. |
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A Final Tribute |
2005 Herb Brooks Award winner
Characteristics, values and traits
he/she should possess:
*
Truly loves the sport of hockey
* Commitment and
Loyalty to the school, to the team, and
to
the community
* Willing to
make sacrifices for themselves as well as for
the team
* Integrity — A
person of character
* Stands up for
what he/she believes
* Goal-oriented
* Focused, very
competitive, very hungry player
* Hard worker
* Willing to
take on a challenge
* Mentally tough
* A skilled
player |
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2004 First
Team All-State.
2005 First
Team All-State.
All-Tournament
Team in 2002, 2003, 2004, and 2005.
No.11
all-time career scorer with 390 points.
Member
of the Girls All-Time Top Players listing
because of
twice "First Team All-State".
2005
Herb Brooks Award winner. |
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