Joel Coppin

Milnor-NDSU-Delano

[mnhshockeytalk @mnhshockeytalk]

That is a nice goal by #12 Adam Pinoniemi for Delano Bantam A! A few weeks ago I walked into the rink at Orono vs. Delano, didn't have a roster, and after 1 shift said #12 and #34 were my favorite players! That's Pinoniemi and Rylan Coppin. Great players.

[D3 Walleye Hockey @D3Walleye]

The Boys 13 Tier 1 & Boys 14U Tier 1 and Prospects teams

[mnhshockeytalk @mnhshockeytalk]

Congrats to the Top 40 kids from MN HP 14s who made the final 2 Teams for Team Minnesota that will compete in the USHL Fall Classic in September 2025!

[Brian Allen @allenanalysis]

BREAKING: A Florida meteorologist just went on air and said he can’t accurately report the weather anymore, because Trump’s DOGE cuts gutted the satellite data he relies on.

We’re not just defunding science, we’re sabotaging public safety.

And for what? So a billionaire surveillance firm can get another contract while Americans can’t even get a hurricane warning on time?

[MH High Performance @MinnHockeyHP]

The Boys 14 High Performance Summer Camp players have been selected to compete at St. Cloud State University on June 8 - 12. Follow the link to see the players: https://t.co/PW5G0Nnv2N

[Open Source North @OpenSourceNorth]

Thank you to @GovDocs for sponsoring #osn2025!

[Joel Coppin @jcoppin]

@KaneVanGate38 Please reply sone and congratulations

[Joel Coppin @jcoppin]

@KaneVanGate38 I am using my dad’s account

[Punkrock History @PunkRockStory]

35 years ago
13 Songs is a compilation album by the hardcore punk band Fugazi, released on October 1989 by Dischord Records, and consists of all the songs from the band's first two EPs, Fugazi and Margin Walker.

#punkrock #hardcorepunk #hardcore #fugazi #history #punkrockhistory

[BucciOT.Com @Buccigross]

The definitive Johnny Gaudreau forever young hockey moment. 12 years ago. He's 18 years old. Ices the 2012 NCAA Championship game. Comically quick feet, hands, and brain. His comp for me was always Allen Iverson--I covered both in college. Impossibly small and skinny (JG MIGHT be 140 pounds here) yet dominated the game and had GIGANTIC respect from his peers. Gaudreau was looked at as a freak and a savant who thought and played the game quicker than everyone else because he had to. Look at his face here--pure joy. A unique Christmas decoration who lit up the game whenever he hit the ice. With Johnny Gaudreau, there was always the possibility of a moment like this. An electric star who made the sport better by his art yet was grounded in his foundational principle: a big, loving family and countless friends is more important than anything. Humility and humanity personified. A son, brother, husband, father, and friend. For life.

[Joel Coppin @jcoppin]

@pdouglasweather Oil fields.

[Hunter Sáenz @Hunt_Saenz]

Read this.

This is the obituary for Alden Elliott, one of the officers who was shot and killed in the line of duty on Monday.

His 12-year-old son, Theo, wrote it.

Please pray for this boy, his mother, their family and friends. 💔🙏🏼

[NDSU Football @NDSUfootball]

Yep.

[Da Beauty League @DaBeautyLeague]

In honor of the MN State Tournament starting today, it only makes sense that we bring back this video of Jon Bell falling during team intros 😂

[mnhshockeytalk @mnhshockeytalk]

The 2024 Top Prospects Game brought to you by @kowalskismarket is all set! Stop by tonight at Breck Anderson Ice Arena in Golden Valley, MN to watch these Top Prospects!
Game is 8:15 to 9:15 p.m.
Live stream link:
https://t.co/mHF50wYO3W

Announcing will be @BMortensonPXP

[MN Hockey Magazine @MNHockeyMag]

Down Goes Delano:
Three-time consolation champion Delano squads have struggled to get past major hurdles at past state tournaments
https://t.co/MkLliz6HVz via @MatthewJoeDavis

[DelanoTigerPeeweeA @TigerDelano]

Delano is ready for regions to begin. Puck drop at 8pm against the moose of Monticello! These faces are ready to get down to business! @AreaDayha @YouthHockeyHub @MinnHockey #Drive2State

[Barstool Sports @barstoolsports]

The environment at Minnesota high school hockey games is pure electricity @spittinchiclets

[Todd George @TNGsixer]

Hypothetically, If Minnetonka wins the 2024 MSHSL Boy’s hockey tournament, do the players get to bring the trophy back to their hometowns like the Stanley Cup?

[Sahil Bloom @SahilBloom]

What I'm thankful for...

In 1998, Kurt Vonnegut gave the commencement speech at Rice University.

One passage that I'll never forget:

Up to this point this speech has been new stuff, written for this place and this occasion. But every graduation address I've delivered has ended, and this one will, too, with old stuff about my Uncle Alex, my father's kid brother.​

A Harvard graduate, Alex Vonnegut was locally useful in Indianapolis as an honest insurance agent. He was also well-read and wise. One thing which Uncle Alex found objectionable about human beings was that they seldom took time out to notice when they were happy.

He himself did his best to acknowledge it when times were sweet. We could be drinking lemonade in the shade of an apple tree in the summertime, and he would interrupt the conversation to say, "If this isn't nice, what is?"

So, I hope that you Adams and Eves in front of me will do the same for the rest of your lives. When things are going sweetly and peacefully, please pause a moment, and then say out loud:

"If this isn't nice, what is?"

There are a lot of tiny beauties in life that are easy to miss if you’re moving too fast to appreciate them.

When we lean into gratitude for these moments, feelings, and people, we find new joy and happiness in our lives.

In the spirit of Thanksgiving, my hope is that we can all slow down and embrace those tiny beauties, today and all days.

I'll start:

As I look at my growing little family, and see the bond that my wife and son have, I constantly feel it.

If this isn't nice, what is?

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What are you feeling especially thankful for today?

Share it below and spread the positivity.

Because if this isn't nice, what is?