Friday, September 22, 2006

The South and North Team schedules are available, South now has an arena!

The North and South schedules are now available on Our USA Hockey site.

The South Team will meet each week at the Minnesota Made Ice Center. This site is so new it doesn’t appear in arena listings, Google, or online phone directories!  The Minnesota Curling Club uses this site and they’ve provided a drawing of it. It’s at 7300 Bush Lake Road, Edina, MN 55439, north of 494 and west of Normandale in an industrial park area.

The South Team start times are most often noon, occasionally 12:30, and once at 1:00 pm. The first three are at noon. The North team starts at 6 pm with one 5:50 exception.

Monday, September 18, 2006

MN Special Hockey at ARC Fall Fun Fest

MN Special Hockey will exhibit at the ARC Greater Twin Cities Fun Fest:
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Put more fun in your life with ideas and information from Arc Greater Twin Cities Fall Fun Fest. Enjoy live music and visit exhibits by recreation providers to get the lowdown on leisure activities throughout the Twin Cities. Wednesday, September 27, 6:30-8:30pm at St.Louis Park Senior High School, 6425 W. 33rd St., St Louis Park. The event is Free. For more information call, 952-920-0855 or www.arcgreatertwincities.org
The booth is titled "MN Special Hockey Association/MN Sled Hockey Association". Look for it and join the Fun!

PS. Oddly enough, the ARC website doesn't have any information on this. I suspect they're running into the common problem of a 'content management system' that requires costly specialty services to use and update.

Sunday, September 17, 2006

Season kickoff: open skate on 10/22 4:30-5:30

Our main web site has a flyer on the season Kickoff.pdf (this PDF is displaying a bit oddly, but the information is below):
Show up with or without your skates we will have some spares. This is a time for you to hit the ice and either prepare for our season or just test the “frozen” waters to see if you are interested!

Who: Individuals with Developmental Disabilities and their family and friends.

(Skater with a disability plus one guest is free, others are just $5/ person or $10 for the whole family)

What: Open Skate, Raffles, Snacks and Fun!
When: Sunday, October 22, 4:30—5:30 p.m.

Where: Mariucci Arena
(yes, where the gophers play)

We are looking for brand new and experienced skaters.

Questions, and to RSVP please call 612-325-3392
Or log on to: www.mnspecialhockey.org
Parking information is on this UMN Page. Parking is across Oak street, directions to the Huron lot are:
  • 35W to University Ave. East on University to Huron Blvd. North on Huron Blvd.
  • I94 to Huron Blvd. Follow Huron Blvd North.
  • East on Washington Ave SE to Huron Blvd. North on Huron Blvd.
  • Enter from south side (Huron Blvd/4th St) or from north side (5th St)