Stoa could have played at Minnesota as a fifth- year senior but opted to turn pro when the Avs offered him a contract. He missed all but two games of the 2007-08 season because of a knee injury.

The team behind Stoa, an upcoming new bar in the Lower Haight, is all about diverging from expectations.As four industry vets who helped grow San Francisco’s Nopalito, they understand the ...

STOA arrives with backing from four partners: industry vets Allyson Jossel, Gonzalo Guzmán, Joji Sumi, and Yanni Kehagiaras, all of whom helped grow San Francisco favorite Nopalito, as well as a ...

Stoa, a 6-foot-3 center who led the University of Minnesota in scoring last season, gave the Avs a 2-1 lead midway through the second period with a veteran-type scorer’s play.