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Shakopee Girls: Teammate Tribute

The girls’ program keeps Mikayla McCarvel’s memory close throughout the season.

The Shakopee girls' program suffered a huge loss in December of 2023 when senior Mikayla McCarvel later died from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. (Photo courtesy of Diana Schuetz)

The girls’ program keeps Mikayla McCarvel’s memory close throughout the season.

Heather Rule writes about the Shakopee girls’ hockey team and its tributes to teammate Mikayla McCarvel.

This story was originally published in the MHM February 2025 HDM Shakopee Recap.

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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 freelance journalist 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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