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Boys' hockey: Darby Halonen

By Tim Kolehmainen, Breakdown Sports Media, 07/03/20, 11:00AM CDT

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Litchfield's last line of defense

The Darby Halonen file

  • Name: Darby Halonen
  • School: Litchfield/Dassel-Cokato
  • Class: Junior
  • Coach comment: "The backbone of our team. We always feel that we have a chance to win when his in the net. A vocal leader who can steal games. Has started all but three games since his freshman year." — Litchfield/Dassel-Cokato coach Bryce Berggren

Q and A

Give me a short scouting report on yourself as a player. What are your strengths?

  • I'm a smaller goalie with quick hands and solid edges, my speed in the crease makes up for my height. I also love to compete and will never give up on a puck.

Can you tell us one unusual thing about yourself that others may not know?

  • Something unusual about me is that I recently started playing pickle ball and it's awesome.

What's the best part of playing high school hockey and why?

  • The best part about playing high school hockey is the atmosphere and the fact that I get to play with my friends nearly every day during the season, nothing compares to that.

Tell me about the outlook for your team this year. What are the strengths of your team?

  • I think that we will have a solid squad next year with the boys, we have many Bantams with talent moving up that will fill in the holes left by last year's seniors and yet we still have plenty of players with experience to build around. It's going to be a fun year.

What type of training do you do in the offseason?

  • In the offseason I typically lift weights on most days but on days that I don't lift I like to run sprints, do agility work, plyometrics, bike and go for runs. I skate several times a week also.

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