David La Vaque is a high school sports reporter who has been the lead high school hockey writer for the Minnesota Star ...

But he leaves a legacy behind as one of the true titans of Minnesota high school hockey. The coach morphed Edina into a statewide power. In 33 years at the helm, Ikola guided the Hornets to 616 ...

David La Vaque is a high school sports reporter who has been the lead high school hockey writer for the Minnesota Star Tribune since 2010. He is co-author of “Tourney Time,” a book about the h ...

The Minnetonka and Edina High School Girls Basketball teams joined forces to raise money to support two of their coaches on Friday night. Minnetonka's Director of Girls Basketball Operations Barry ...

Steve Carroll remembers the silence of bus rides to Edina boys hockey road games ... behind the bench and knew he was helping these high school kids go on to play college hockey and get in ...

Edina’s down payment assistance program has ... on the assumption that people will buy and later sell homes. But now, high interest rates coupled with low supply of homes are keeping people ...

As a high school goalie, Ikola won three state championships with the fabled Eveleth Golden Bears. After playing college hockey at Michigan, he eventually returned to Minnesota and coached Edina ...

Minnesota hockey legend Willard Ikola is seen in an undated photo — wearing his trademark houndstooth hat — while coaching the Edina High School boys hockey team. Ikola died Monday at the age ...

Ikola is best known in more recent years for his record eight state high school hockey champions with the Edina Hornets, a fixture behind the bench in his houndstooth hat. However, his legend ...

Minnesota hockey legend Willard Ikola is seen in an undated photo — wearing his trademark houndstooth hat — while coaching the Edina High School boys hockey team. Ikola died on Monday at the ...