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Reusse: Hockeytown's Henry Boucha was my 'first in-person hockey hero'

February 1969: Henry Boucha after his injury in the state hockey tournament.

He was different, meaning special, by any measure. Henry Boucha of Warroard earned the "legend" label in Minnesota, rising above all the others who made his hometown a hockey hotbed.

  • Boucha died in Twin Cities, where he was being treated for heart issues
  • Henry Boucha, legend of Minnesota hockey from Warroad, dies at 72

Funeral for Boucha will be in Warroad arena Sept. 29

Gardens Arena is where Warroad high school hockey teams play, where Henry Boucha's No. 16 hangs and where banners commemorate the school's state hockey titles.

  • Reusse: Hockeytown’s Henry Boucha was my ‘first in-person hockey hero’
  • Henry Boucha, legend of Minnesota hockey from Warroad, dies at 72

Henry Boucha, legend of Minnesota hockey from Warroad, dies at 72

The Warroad High School star was an Olympic medal winner who played professionally and became a Minnesota hockey icon. He remained involved in hockey and Native American activism in recent years.

  • Patrick Reusse on Henry Boucha, his trip to Harvard, a Vikings mess
  • Boucha’s back: Restless days behind him, Warroad native comes home


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