{"id":259,"name":"Derek Felska","url":"","description":"I am a hockey blogger originally from Elk River, MN. I have been blogging about Minnesota hockey for over 13 years and I like to cover it from the NHL on down to High School hockey. I try to provide honest, objective perspective from a 'non-homer' sort of fan. I hope my work reflects this approach.","link":"https:\/\/thesportsdaily.com\/author\/stateofhckynews\/","slug":"stateofhckynews","avatar_urls":{"24":"https:\/\/thesportsdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/avatar_user_259_1663923098-24x24.jpg","48":"https:\/\/thesportsdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/avatar_user_259_1663923098-48x48.jpg","96":"https:\/\/thesportsdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/avatar_user_259_1663923098-96x96.jpg"},"meta":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n