Saturday, July 31, 2010

Saints Game August 15, 2010

Join us on Sunday, August 15, 2010 as we watch our St. Paul Saints take on the Lincoln Salt Dogs. Game time is 1:05pm.

Please RSVP to Joe Kelly if you would like to attend with the number of tickets you will need. Cost for this event will be $8 per person.

We have 50 tickets reserved so it’s first come first served. Hope to see you all there!

For further questions, please contact Joe Kelly at jkelly@schererbros.com or by cell at 612-685-1129.

Section 108 Golf Tournament - Aug 28 Highland National Golf Course

The Section 108 Golf Tournament is right around the corner. This year the tournament has moved to Highland National Golf Course in St. Paul and will be held on Saturday, August 28.

MN Special Hockey is the sole benefactor of this tournament and they have been extremely generous over the past four years. This year we have taken on a more active role for the tournament and we are looking for participation on many levels.
  1. Golfers, please send this link on to everyone and anyone you know. Golfers may still register today as an individual or as a foursome! We need more golfers!!!!!
  2. Volunteers, we will need volunteers for registration, serving lunch, player interaction, raffle sales, etc... we will need lots of help. Please email Susie Miller at mnspecialhockey@gmail.com to volunteer.
Section 108 is a group of guys who are MN Wild Section 108 season ticket holders. They have teamed up with the Eagle Street Grille to put on a great tournament for us.

Thank you in advance for supporting this program. This Tournament isvital to MN Special Hockey as an organization. Without the financial support from this tournament we would be unable to have such a
successful program. The first year they donated $1200 - the exact amount needed for us to be able to upgrade our jerseys to the quality ones we use today. Last year, they donated $10,800.

Second open skating event - Plymouth Ice Center Wed August 4th

We are NOT having a summer clinic due to the lack of participation from the previous years. Instead, we are planning “Open Skating” events at ice rinks around the Metro Area. These will just be very informal get togethers for anyone that wants to show up. The players and parents might want to wear their team colors (jersey, sweatshirt, t-shirt) to identify themselves. The arenas do not allow hockey sticks and pucks in the ice during open skating. It is a place to work on skating skills.

The event SECOND is going to be at Plymouth Ice Center on Wednesday, August 4th from 7:15 – 8:15 pm.

The fee for open skating is $4.00 or $3.00 depending on age.

Please see the following links for more information City of Plymouth : Ice Center.

Saturday, July 17, 2010

Open skating events: first one at Braemar arena July 21

We are NOT having a summer clinic due to the lack of participation from the previous years. Instead, we are planning “Open Skating” events at ice rinks around the Metro Area. These will just be very informal get togethers for anyone that wants to show up. The players and parents might want to wear their team colors (jersey, sweatshirt, t-shirt) to identify themselves. The arenas do not allow hockey sticks and pucks in the ice during open skating. It is a place to work on skating skills.

The first event is going to be at Braemar Arena in Edina on Wednesday, July 21st from 5:00 – 6:00.
The fee for open skating is $4.00.

Please see the following link for more information http://www.ci.edina.mn.us/content/facilities/braemar_arena/PDFs/SummerOS.pdf

Any questions? Contact Jane Cashin at jocashin@comcast.net

Please spread the word to any interested participants!

Also, anyone interested in planning one of these events in their area let me know. I will help get the word out!

Hope to see you on the 21st!

Friday, July 02, 2010

American Special Hockey Association - on Facebook

The ASHA has a Facebook page. It's a good way to keep up with what's new across the nation in special hockey.

USA Hockey Disabled Festival - Blaine, Minn., April 1-3, 2011

The Disabled Hockey Festival is is coming up -- it's less than a year away.

There's a great blog about it, I'll be helping contribute for MN Special Hockey.

You can read more at - USA Hockey Disabled Festival: Everything you need to know about the 7th Annual USA Hockey Disabled Festival in Blaine, Minn., April 1-3, 2011.