Minnesota Hockey would like to recognize Abigail Ziehl of Bloomington Girls Hockey for being a 2017 HEP Essay finalist. Abigail was selected as a finalist for her response to “Playing in the State of Hockey is special because…”. As a finalist, Abigail’s essay (below) was featured by Fox Sports North during their 2017 Hockey Day Minnesota broadcast, and she had the opportunity to attend a Minnesota Wild game this season.