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Former UMD Star Tom Kurvers – MN Wild Executive

(Featured photo: Tom Kurvers, UMD’s 1st Hobey Baker Winner in 1984 / UMD Athletics)

Former UMD Star Tom Kurvers now in Wild Management Role

Heather Rule chronicles the rise of Tom Kurvers from UMD star to NHL executive.

From our December special print/digital issue on Duluth Area Hockey.

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Heather's love for watching hockey started when the Minnesota Wild came to town in 2000. Before that, she caught a few Minnesota Moose games as a youngster, and more recently she's kept up with the Austin Bruins and Fargo Force. She's a writer, freelance journalist and blogger who previously worked as a news reporter in Austin and Fergus Falls, Minn. She enjoys watching sports and closely follows the Wild, Minnesota Twins, IndyCar Series, tennis and prep sports. Heather keeps up her sports blog Thoughts from the Stands. You can follow her on Twitter/X @hlrule or Instagram @hlrule.

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