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Tap in MN
They are very big on ice hockey here in Hastings. Enthusiasts put their kids on the ice when they can barely walk. By the time they are 5yr they can skate like magic. Check your ancestry Sinkov you and Oleg maybe connected in some remote way. It must be the Scandinavian influence here because 150miles south in Iowa (mainly Scottish/ German) ice hockey is practically non-existent whereas in MN it's a school, college, university sport for both males and females.