{"id":153183,"date":"2025-04-09T12:11:45","date_gmt":"2025-04-09T17:11:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wwwproxy.uscho.com\/?p=153183"},"modified":"2025-04-09T13:23:47","modified_gmt":"2025-04-09T18:23:47","slug":"watch-western-michigan-practices-in-st-louis-before-its-first-frozen-four","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wwwproxy.uscho.com\/2025\/04\/09\/watch-western-michigan-practices-in-st-louis-before-its-first-frozen-four\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch: Western Michigan practices in St. Louis before its first Frozen Four"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>ST. 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