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The following article featuring Harvard incoming freshman Alexander Fallstrom appeared in the July 13 issue of the St. Paul Pioneer Press.
By Brian Murphy
Only 51 miles separate Shattuck-St. Mary's School in Faribault
from downtown St. Paul, though it took nine years for the Wild to
mine the boarding school for its renowned hockey talent.
Scouts liked what they saw in 2008-09 so much, the team drafted
two Shattuck players during last month's NHL entry draft.
Linemates Alexander Fallstrom and Erik Haula became the Wild's
first Shattuck players when they were selected in the fourth and
seventh rounds, respectively. Both have been competing this past
week at Wild prospect camp, which wraps up today with a scrimmage
at the Xcel Energy Center.
Complete article can be accessed via the Pioneer Press Web site by clicking here.
