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Jordan McAlpine began playing hockey as a 6-year-old kid in Omaha, NE and has been hooked by the sport ever since. McAlpine graduated from the University of Nebraska-Omaha in the spring of 2022, where he got his start working in hockey, covering the Mavericks and NCHC for the student newspaper from 2019-2022. McAlpine served as the hockey beat writer and sports editor, along with a number of freelance opportunities -- several of which he still writes for today.

McAlpine's resume also includes stops at the Omaha World-Herald, Lincoln Journal Star and, most recently, The Rink Live, where he covered junior and college hockey for two seasons. When McAlpine's not at the rink, he's an avid baseball fan and enjoys spending time outdoors or playing sports. You can follow him on Twitter/X @jordan_mcalpine.

Steve began playing hockey as a squirt in Bloomington, but when his family moved to Dallas, Denver and Des Moines, respectively – all by the time he was a freshman in high school – he adapted, developing an unconventional hockey background. Steve attended the U of M, where he lettered in football, before becoming a sports producer at WCCO TV, as well as writer and director of highlight films and content for the North Stars, Chicago Blackhawks and Pittsburgh Penguins. Nowadays, when he’s not writing for MHM or Eden Prairie Local News, he’s a creative director for StoryTeller Media in the Twin Cities.

Ryan started to enjoy hockey as a kid when he started playing roller hockey with his friends in their respective driveways. However, his enthusiasm started to grow more when the Minnesota Wild had their inaugural season in 2000 and fully blossomed when he was at the University of North Dakota and he started attending Fighting Sioux (now Fighting Hawks) games on a regular basis. He's a former sports writer for three previous newspapers, most recently with the Mining Journal in Marquette, Michigan, where he covered Northern Michigan hockey for seven years. He currently does freelance work as a sports reporter, operates his own hockey blog, http://www.thetripledeke.com, and is on a college hockey podcast called MNCAA. He also continues to watch and follow the Wild, Minnesota Twins, Minnesota Vikings and college hockey. You can follow him on Twitter/X @ryanstieg.

Judd Zulgad is co-host of the Mackey and Judd podcast and also Judd’s Hockey Show for SKOR North. Judd covered the Vikings from 2005 to 2010 for the Star Tribune before joining SKOR North.

Drew has a passion for just about all things hockey. He started covering the Gophers' men's hockey team in 2016 and has been around high schools and the pros ever since. Follow his regular hockey commentary (and other nonsense) on Twitter @covedrew and on the MNCAA podcast covering the Gophers as well as the college hockey scene across Minnesota.