Title

2023 Upper Midwest Regional Emmy Award

Creation Date

2023

Description

2023 Upper Midwest Regional Emmy Award Historical/Cultural/Nostalgia - for “Let's Play Hockey” awarded to KARE reporter Boyd Huppert.  Huppert was honored for his story about Bloomington resident Robert “Bob” Utecht and how he coined the well-known phrase of “Let's Play Hockey” repeated at the start of each Minnesota North Stars, and later MN Wild hockey games.  Award, presentation box, presentation bag, certificate of authenticity.  Huppert gave the award to the family of Bob Utecht, and the family donated it to the Bloomington Historical Society in 2025.