The St. Cloud State hockey team has landed a verbal commitment from Minnetonka senior defenseman Andrew Prochno. He is expected to play a season in the USHL with Waterloo before joining the Huskies in 2011-12.
Full disclosure: Prochno is a cousin of the Star Tribune's Minnesota Wild beat writer, Michael Russo.
Michael Rand is the Star Tribune's Digital Sports Senior Writer. In 20 years covering Minnesota sports at the Star Tribune, he has seen just about everything.
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