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Sophie's Squad Raising Mental Health Awareness For Youth Athletes In Minnesota

Friday was opening night of the high school hockey season. But it was about so much more than hockey.

November 26, 2021

A nonprofit is raising mental health awareness for youth athletes here in Minnesota, inspired by a young hockey player gone too soon.

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Friday was opening night of the high school hockey season. But it was about so much more than hockey.

“We’ve been working with many organizations and trying to put this all together to raise awareness for something that’s very important to all of us,” said Olivia Wlasching, a Centennial High School hockey player and member of Sophie’s Squad.

Find out what's happening in Across Minnesotafor free with the latest updates from Patch.



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