tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-228769522024-03-04T22:10:44.796-06:00Minnesota Special Hockey EaglesThis site is now used for Eagles news. For general news see <a href="http://www.mnspecialhockey.org/news?id=196813-all-mnsh-news">our official news page</a>.JGFhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14580785981874040314noreply@blogger.comBlogger241125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22876952.post-80814155843352582112014-11-27T09:51:00.001-06:002014-11-28T20:21:03.127-06:00MNSH Eagles: Photo day Saturday Dec 6 at 2pm, Game Dec 7 Plymouth, Jamboree Reservations, Fund Raiser volunteers Dec 5-7<p>Hello Eagles and Fans:</p><p><strong>There is no game or practice Thanksgiving weekend. </strong>Have an excellent holiday and be sure to get some skating in too :-).</p><p>We have our <strong>photo day</strong> on Saturday Dec 6 at 2pm at the <strong>Woodbury Elementary School</strong> gym (not Bielenberg). Enter in the front entrance and we will have signs. From our calendar:</p><blockquote><p>Team Photo Day - photos start at 2pm. (NOT BEILENBERG)<br />1:45pm CST - 2:15pm CST, December 6th, 2014 Ical_event_icon<br />Woodbury Elementary School, 1251 School Dr Woodbury, MN 55125<br />Maps: http://goo.gl/maps/DhpcU</p><p>Wear all your gear and bring sticks BUT NO SKATES. Please have Team Jersey (we have some extras).</p></blockquote><p>We have to be lining up around 1:45pm, pictures taken at 2:00 pm. </p><p>On our <strong>January 11th</strong> practice John F will take FREE (amateur) team and individual photos. We are just finalizing time for that shared practice (I’ll do our co-practice colleagues too :-). (This will be on calendar and I’ll send out reminders.)</p><p>We have a <strong>GAME Sunday Dec 7 against the Plymouth Moose at 3:30pm</strong>. The game will be at the Plymouth Ice Center, Rink B:</p><blockquote><p>The Plymouth Ice Center is connected with Life Time Fitness at 36th Avenue and Plymouth Boulevard. <br />Plymouth Ice Center | 3650 Plymouth Blvd. | Plymouth, MN 55446-3201<br />http://plymouthmn.gov/index.aspx?page=120<br />maps: http://goo.gl/maps/94M8X</p></blockquote><p>Our Alexandria Muskies hosted hockey jamboree is coming up FAST. It’s on our calendar <strong>Saturday December 27 and 28</strong>:</p><blockquote><p>For a number of years running we have had an excellent post-holiday 2-day hockey event in Alexandria. Our friends with the Muskies host a 2-day jamboree-style festival. What that means is we <strong>divide our athletes up into levels</strong> that allow them to skate to their ability and have an appropriate amount of puck touches while getting to know other players from across the league.</p><p>The hockey blocks are 12:00 to 2:15 on Saturday, and 12:45 to 2:45 on Sunday, which gets everyone home at a decent hour. We block the time so no one gets too tired or loses interest. It is a blast, both at the arena, and at the Holiday Inn Alexandria where everyone swims, hangs out, and enjoys good bonding time.</p><p>We've arranged a block of rooms at the Holiday Inn at the following prices:<br /><br />Standard Rooms = $109.99 plus tax<br />King Rooms = $119.99 plus tax<br />Recreation Area Rooms = $129.99 plus tax</p><p>Holiday Inn, Alexandria, MN<br />5637 State Highway 29, Alexandria, MN 56308<br />(320) 763-6577</p><p>If you plan on attending, get your room <strong>booked ASAP</strong>. There are a limited number of rooms. <strong>The block is reserved under MN Special Hockey.</strong></p><p>Players... we would like an idea of how many players are attending, this will help us better organize the event. Please <strong>RSVP to Jane Cashin </strong>at jocashin@comcast.net if you are planning on attending.</p><p>Coaches/<strong>Volunteers... if you are attending and want to help, please contact Dana to let him know (dthiede@kare.gannett.com).</strong></p></blockquote><p>Jane Cashin is looking for volunteers to staff a table Saturday, Dec. 6th from 10:00 until 2:00 at a Minneapolis Convention Center gymnastics event - we can raise money. Contact Jane if you can help - jocashin@comcast.net.</p><blockquote><p>We are invited to promote our program and raise money at a huge gymnastics meet at the Minneapolis Convention Center. The Hendrickson Foundation is setting up a table at the event and want us to staff the table on <strong>Saturday, Dec. 6th from 10:00 until 2:00</strong>. We may also be involved in the award ceremonies!</p><p>Please let me know if you are willing to attend this event and the timeframe you can attend. Email jocashin@comcast.net for attendance and questions.</p><p><strong>We will reimburse you for your parking expense</strong>, just hang on to your receipt (if possible).<br /><br />http://www.tctmeets.com/PeppermintTwist.html</p></blockquote><p>I know some players are waiting for new Jerseys, I’ve sent an email to Greg Facho asking for an expected delivery date.</p><p><strong>Here’s our current coach/volunteer list:</strong></p><table style="table-layout: fixed; font-size: 13px; font-family: arial,sans,sans-serif; border-collapse: collapse; border: 1px solid #ccc;" dir="ltr" border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><colgroup><col width="129" /><col width="83" /></colgroup><tbody><tr style="height: 17px;"><td style="padding: 0px 3px; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: top; direction: ltr;"><div class="waffle-autofilter-header-cell">Name</div></td><td style="padding: 0px 3px; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: top; direction: ltr;"><div class="waffle-autofilter-header-cell">Position</div></td></tr><tr style="height: 17px;"><td style="padding: 0px 3px; vertical-align: top; direction: ltr;">Blomquist, Joe</td><td style="padding: 0px 3px; vertical-align: top; direction: ltr;">volunteer</td></tr><tr style="height: 17px;"><td style="padding: 0px 3px; vertical-align: top; direction: ltr;">Boerger, Andy</td><td style="padding: 0px 3px; vertical-align: top; direction: ltr;">volunteer</td></tr><tr style="height: 17px;"><td style="padding: 0px 3px; vertical-align: top; direction: ltr;">Bretzman, Pete</td><td style="padding: 0px 3px; vertical-align: top; direction: ltr;">volunteer</td></tr><tr style="height: 17px;"><td style="padding: 0px 3px; vertical-align: top; direction: ltr;">Faughnan, John</td><td style="padding: 0px 3px; vertical-align: top; direction: ltr;">manager</td></tr><tr style="height: 17px;"><td style="padding: 0px 3px; vertical-align: top; direction: ltr;">Johnson, Hannah</td><td style="padding: 0px 3px; vertical-align: top; direction: ltr;">volunteer</td></tr><tr style="height: 17px;"><td style="padding: 0px 3px; vertical-align: top; direction: ltr;">Kleckner, Ken</td><td style="padding: 0px 3px; vertical-align: bottom; direction: ltr;">volunteer</td></tr><tr style="height: 17px;"><td style="padding: 0px 3px; vertical-align: top; direction: ltr;">Laurents, Erin</td><td style="padding: 0px 3px; vertical-align: top; direction: ltr;">Head Coach</td></tr><tr style="height: 17px;"><td style="padding: 0px 3px; vertical-align: top; direction: ltr;">Lindeberg, Mark</td><td style="padding: 0px 3px; vertical-align: top; direction: ltr;">coach</td></tr><tr style="height: 17px;"><td style="padding: 0px 3px; vertical-align: top; direction: ltr;">Long, Andrew</td><td style="padding: 0px 3px; vertical-align: top; direction: ltr;">volunteer</td></tr><tr style="height: 17px;"><td style="padding: 0px 3px; vertical-align: top; direction: ltr;">Longendyke, Lindsey</td><td style="padding: 0px 3px; vertical-align: bottom; direction: ltr;">volunteer</td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong>Volunteers</strong>: Please do the SAFESPORT training module (not required, but Jane asked: http://www.usahockey.com/safesporttraining. - look for USA HOCKEY in drop down)</p><p><strong>Coaches</strong> - please do two modules:</p><ul><li>USA disabled hockey: https://usahcepmodules.flexxcoach.com/registration.aspx (Costs $10, I’ve asked Colleen what policy is for this.)</li><li>SAFESPORT: http://www.usahockey.com/safesporttraining</li></ul><p><strong>Please spread the word</strong> at school, work and among friends that the Eagles welcome new players at every level and age. If you have ideas for attracting new players please let Coach Erin or John F (me) know.</p><div>Lastly — I have everyone’s medical paperwork. Thank you!!</div><div> </div><div>Please email if you'd like changes to your email address (add, remove, etc) - <a href="mailto:jfaughnan@gmail.com">jfaughnan@gmail.com</a>.</div><div> </div><div>See you Sunday!</div><div> </div><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><div><div class="gmail_extra"><div class="gmail_extra"><strong>About the Eagles:</strong> <a href="http://goo.gl/wnhR2">http://goo.gl/wnhR2</a> (About the team, coaches and volunteers)</div></div></div><div><div class="gmail_extra"><div class="gmail_extra"><strong>Calendar</strong>: <a href="http://www.mnspecialhockey.org/page/show/1456233-eagles-2014-2015-?subseason=191927">http://www.mnspecialhockey.org/page/show/1456233-eagles-2014-2015-?subseason=191927</a></div></div></div><div><div class="gmail_extra"><strong>News archives</strong>: <a href="http://news.mnspecialhockey.org/">http://news.mnspecialhockey.org</a></div></div><div> </div></blockquote>JGFhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14580785981874040314noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22876952.post-70635585764328612312014-11-21T22:15:00.001-06:002014-11-21T22:15:21.853-06:00Eagles News: Nov 21, 2014<p><span>Hello Eagles and Fans:</span></p><p><span>We had a great game this Sunday with the Stingers. All of the Eagles turned in top performances, and we all looked pretty pleased at the end.</span></p><p><span>This Sunday we have a practice:</span></p><blockquote><p>Eagles Practice<br />12:50pm CST - 1:50pm CST, November 23rd, 2014 Ical_event_icon<br />Location: Bielenberg East<br />http://www.mnspecialhockey.org/event/show/109007675 </p></blockquote><p>Now that bowling is done and winter is settling in we’re expecting to see more of our veteran players. We could still use some growth though. <strong>Please spread the word</strong> at school, work and among friends that the Eagles welcome new players at every level and age. If you have ideas for attracting new players please let Coach Erin or John F (me) know.</p><div>We are doing official TEAM PHOTOS on <strong>Saturday, Dec 6 at Bielenberg</strong>. John F will take less formal photos at another time (free).</div><div> </div><div><span>The Roseville Oval is open if you'd like to get some extra skating in.</span></div><div> </div><div><span>Please email if you'd like changes to your email address (add, remove, etc) - <a href="mailto:jfaughnan@gmail.com">jfaughnan@gmail.com</a>.</span></div><div> </div><div><span>See you Sunday!</span></div><div> </div><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><div><div class="gmail_extra"><div class="gmail_extra"><span><span><strong>About the Eagles:</strong> </span><a href="http://goo.gl/wnhR2">http://goo.gl/wnhR2</a> (About the team, coaches and volunteers)</span></div></div></div><div><div class="gmail_extra"><div class="gmail_extra"><span><strong>Calendar</strong>: <a href="http://www.mnspecialhockey.org/page/show/1456233-eagles-2014-2015-?subseason=191927">http://www.mnspecialhockey.org/page/show/1456233-eagles-2014-2015-?subseason=191927</a></span></div></div></div><div><div class="gmail_extra"><span><strong>News archives</strong>: <a href="http://news.mnspecialhockey.org/">http://news.mnspecialhockey.org</a></span></div></div><div> </div></blockquote>JGFhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14580785981874040314noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22876952.post-48096685196132416682014-11-12T22:16:00.001-06:002014-11-12T22:16:26.948-06:00MNSH Eagles: Game this Sunday<div dir="ltr">
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JGFhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14580785981874040314noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22876952.post-34841902125242030902014-10-02T21:25:00.001-05:002014-11-12T21:47:37.863-06:00General MN Special Hockey news posts have moved to our web siteNews posting is now happening on our mnspecialhockey.org site.<br />
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http://www.mnspecialhockey.org/news_rss_feed?tags=196799%252C990919%252C990923%252C990930%252C990931%252C990932%252C990937%252C990938%252C990940%252C990942%252C223152.JGFhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14580785981874040314noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22876952.post-25645228522260006042014-09-22T20:38:00.001-05:002014-09-22T20:38:36.657-05:00Special Hockey Registration for the 2014-2015 season is now open.<p><span style="color: #222222; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', verdana, geneva, helvetica, arial, sans; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16.799999237060547px;">Special Hockey Registration for the 2014-2015 season is now open. Players may register by going to our website </span><a style="color: #1155cc; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', verdana, geneva, helvetica, arial, sans; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16.799999237060547px;" href="http://www.mnspecialhockey.org/" target="_blank">www.mnspecialhockey.org</a><span style="color: #222222; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', verdana, geneva, helvetica, arial, sans; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16.799999237060547px;">, clicking on the player registration tab and following the instructions outlined there.</span></p>
<p><strong><span style="color: #222222; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', verdana, geneva, helvetica, arial, sans; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16.799999237060547px;">All players participating in the </span><span class="aBn" style="border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-color: #cccccc; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0; color: #222222; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', verdana, geneva, helvetica, arial, sans; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16.799999237060547px;" data-term="goog_135127856"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">Oct. 5th</span></span></strong><span style="color: #222222; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', verdana, geneva, helvetica, arial, sans; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16.799999237060547px;"><strong> Season Kick-off event at Mariucci Arena should be registered prior to that date</strong>. Any player not registered must provide a USA Hockey Waiver of Liability form to be allowed on the ice. If needed, this form can be found on the MN Special Hockey website under the forms section. Don't miss out on the fun. </span></p>
<p><span style="color: #222222; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', verdana, geneva, helvetica, arial, sans; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16.799999237060547px;">NEW THIS YEAR There is a new team in town! The <strong>Moose</strong> team joins the league this season and will call the Plymouth Ice Center home. Also new this season is our online registration for all coaches and volunteers. The link and instructions are located on our website under the Coaches/Volunteer tab on the right hand side of the screen. We appreciate all our coaches and volunteers do to make this such a great experience for our players. </span></p>
<p><span style="color: #222222; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', verdana, geneva, helvetica, arial, sans; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16.799999237060547px;">If you have any questions on the registration process, you can contact me at</span><a style="color: #1155cc; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', verdana, geneva, helvetica, arial, sans; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16.799999237060547px;" href="mailto:colleen@mnspecialhockey.org" target="_blank">colleen@mnspecialhockey.org</a><span style="color: #222222; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', verdana, geneva, helvetica, arial, sans; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16.799999237060547px;"> Colleen Simcoe MN Special Hockey Registrar.</span></p>JGFhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14580785981874040314noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22876952.post-71882746646338982352014-09-09T21:12:00.001-05:002014-09-09T21:12:14.141-05:00MN Disabled Hockey Night at a Wild game in St. Paul - RSVP by Sunday, September 21st,<p><span style="color: #222222; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', verdana, geneva, helvetica, arial, sans; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16.799999237060547px;">Minnesota Special Hockey Players and Families: As summer ends, the Hockey Season is getting geared up! One of the highlights of our year is the ability for MN Special Hockey players and families to participate in the MN Disabled Hockey Night at a Wild game in St. Paul. In addition, this night is also a GREAT fund raising opportunity for MN Special Hockey via our support of program sales. We have a couple opportunities for MN Special Hockey players and families to participate and volunteer. All people participating will also get free tickets to this game! PLEASE NOTE that this year the event is on a </span><span class="aBn" style="border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-color: #cccccc; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0; color: #222222; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', verdana, geneva, helvetica, arial, sans; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16.799999237060547px;" data-term="goog_1074618563"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">SATURDAY</span></span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', verdana, geneva, helvetica, arial, sans; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16.799999237060547px;">!</span><br /><br style="color: #222222; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', verdana, geneva, helvetica, arial, sans; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16.799999237060547px;" /><span style="color: #222222; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', verdana, geneva, helvetica, arial, sans; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16.799999237060547px;">Event Details:</span><br style="color: #222222; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', verdana, geneva, helvetica, arial, sans; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16.799999237060547px;" /><br style="color: #222222; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', verdana, geneva, helvetica, arial, sans; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16.799999237060547px;" /><span style="color: #222222; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', verdana, geneva, helvetica, arial, sans; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16.799999237060547px;">Date: </span><span class="aBn" style="border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-color: #cccccc; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0; color: #222222; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', verdana, geneva, helvetica, arial, sans; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16.799999237060547px;" data-term="goog_1074618564"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">Saturday, September 27th before 5:00</span></span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', verdana, geneva, helvetica, arial, sans; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16.799999237060547px;">. This time is when everyone must arrive to get into the arena. Late arrivals may miss the opportunity. The game starts at </span><span class="aBn" style="border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-color: #cccccc; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0; color: #222222; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', verdana, geneva, helvetica, arial, sans; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16.799999237060547px;" data-term="goog_1074618565"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">7:00</span></span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', verdana, geneva, helvetica, arial, sans; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16.799999237060547px;">.</span><br style="color: #222222; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', verdana, geneva, helvetica, arial, sans; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16.799999237060547px;" /><br style="color: #222222; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', verdana, geneva, helvetica, arial, sans; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16.799999237060547px;" /><span style="color: #222222; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', verdana, geneva, helvetica, arial, sans; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16.799999237060547px;">Where: Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul, MN.</span><br style="color: #222222; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', verdana, geneva, helvetica, arial, sans; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16.799999237060547px;" /><br style="color: #222222; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', verdana, geneva, helvetica, arial, sans; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16.799999237060547px;" /><span style="color: #222222; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', verdana, geneva, helvetica, arial, sans; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16.799999237060547px;">What: MN Wild vs. The Winnipeg Jets </span><br style="color: #222222; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', verdana, geneva, helvetica, arial, sans; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16.799999237060547px;" /><br style="color: #222222; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', verdana, geneva, helvetica, arial, sans; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16.799999237060547px;" /><span style="color: #222222; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', verdana, geneva, helvetica, arial, sans; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16.799999237060547px;">What we need:</span><br style="color: #222222; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', verdana, geneva, helvetica, arial, sans; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16.799999237060547px;" /><br style="color: #222222; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', verdana, geneva, helvetica, arial, sans; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16.799999237060547px;" /><span style="color: #222222; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', verdana, geneva, helvetica, arial, sans; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16.799999237060547px;">1. We are in need of approx. 25 volunteers to sell programs at this event. We need a combination of players and non-players (including adults!) Selling programs is a lot of fun. Once completed (around the end of the 1st period), you get to sit down and enjoy the rest of the game!</span><br style="color: #222222; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', verdana, geneva, helvetica, arial, sans; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16.799999237060547px;" /><br style="color: #222222; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', verdana, geneva, helvetica, arial, sans; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16.799999237060547px;" /><span style="color: #222222; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', verdana, geneva, helvetica, arial, sans; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16.799999237060547px;">2. Once again, MN Special Hockey will be showcased via a short exhibition game to be played in between periods (not sure which one). For this we will need 12 players and 3 coaches.</span><br style="color: #222222; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', verdana, geneva, helvetica, arial, sans; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16.799999237060547px;" /><br style="color: #222222; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', verdana, geneva, helvetica, arial, sans; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16.799999237060547px;" /><span style="color: #222222; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', verdana, geneva, helvetica, arial, sans; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16.799999237060547px;">Next Steps: Please respond back to me if you are interested in volunteering / participating in this GREAT event:</span><br style="color: #222222; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', verdana, geneva, helvetica, arial, sans; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16.799999237060547px;" /><br style="color: #222222; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', verdana, geneva, helvetica, arial, sans; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16.799999237060547px;" /><span style="color: #222222; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', verdana, geneva, helvetica, arial, sans; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16.799999237060547px;">Specifically, I need to know if you are interested in volunteering to sell programs at this event and also if you are interested in skating (Players and Coaches) between periods. Once all volunteers have been gathered, we will be putting together a list of those that will be skating and those who will be selling programs. In the event we have more than 12 players wanting to skate, the criteria we will use to select the skaters will be as follows:</span><br style="color: #222222; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', verdana, geneva, helvetica, arial, sans; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16.799999237060547px;" /><br style="color: #222222; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', verdana, geneva, helvetica, arial, sans; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16.799999237060547px;" /><span style="color: #222222; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', verdana, geneva, helvetica, arial, sans; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16.799999237060547px;">1. If they did not skate at this event last year.</span><br style="color: #222222; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', verdana, geneva, helvetica, arial, sans; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16.799999237060547px;" /><span style="color: #222222; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', verdana, geneva, helvetica, arial, sans; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16.799999237060547px;">2. If they have never skated at this event in prior years.</span><br style="color: #222222; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', verdana, geneva, helvetica, arial, sans; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16.799999237060547px;" /><span style="color: #222222; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', verdana, geneva, helvetica, arial, sans; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16.799999237060547px;">3. Draw names from a hat.</span><br style="color: #222222; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', verdana, geneva, helvetica, arial, sans; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16.799999237060547px;" /><br style="color: #222222; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', verdana, geneva, helvetica, arial, sans; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16.799999237060547px;" /><span style="color: #222222; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', verdana, geneva, helvetica, arial, sans; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16.799999237060547px;">Each volunteer that participates as a program seller at this event will receive one free ticket to the game. Each MSHA Player / Coach that skates in this event will receive one free ticket plus one ticket for an additional family member. As with prior years, we MAY have the opportunity to receive additional tickets. Please also include how many tickets you would ideally like to have for your family. This is a </span><span class="aBn" style="border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-color: #cccccc; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0; color: #222222; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', verdana, geneva, helvetica, arial, sans; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16.799999237060547px;" data-term="goog_1074618566"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">Saturday</span></span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', verdana, geneva, helvetica, arial, sans; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16.799999237060547px;"> game, extra tickets might be hard to get for family members. Once we have all of the info, we will communicate tickets details.</span><br style="color: #222222; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', verdana, geneva, helvetica, arial, sans; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16.799999237060547px;" /><br style="color: #222222; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', verdana, geneva, helvetica, arial, sans; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16.799999237060547px;" /><span style="color: #222222; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', verdana, geneva, helvetica, arial, sans; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16.799999237060547px;">Please let me know by email before </span><span class="aBn" style="border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-color: #cccccc; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0; color: #222222; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', verdana, geneva, helvetica, arial, sans; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16.799999237060547px;" data-term="goog_1074618567"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">Sunday, September 21st</span></span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', verdana, geneva, helvetica, arial, sans; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16.799999237060547px;">, if you can join us for this fun night at the MN Wild!</span><br style="color: #222222; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', verdana, geneva, helvetica, arial, sans; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16.799999237060547px;" /><br style="color: #222222; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', verdana, geneva, helvetica, arial, sans; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16.799999237060547px;" /><span style="color: #222222; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', verdana, geneva, helvetica, arial, sans; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16.799999237060547px;">Thanks!</span><br style="color: #222222; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', verdana, geneva, helvetica, arial, sans; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16.799999237060547px;" /><span style="color: #222222; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', verdana, geneva, helvetica, arial, sans; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16.799999237060547px;">Tom Schuneman</span><br style="color: #222222; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', verdana, geneva, helvetica, arial, sans; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16.799999237060547px;" /><span style="color: #222222; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', verdana, geneva, helvetica, arial, sans; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16.799999237060547px;">Thomas.Schuneman@Michaelfoods.</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', verdana, geneva, helvetica, arial, sans; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16.799999237060547px;">com</span></p>JGFhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14580785981874040314noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22876952.post-82498626498466157542014-08-01T20:34:00.001-05:002014-08-01T20:34:26.265-05:00Amazon just donated $250 to Minnesota Special Hockey - in my name<p>All I did was use <a href="http://news.mnspecialhockey.org/2014/05/shop-at-smileamazoncom-and-get-free.html">smile.amazon.com when shopping on Amazon</a>. Once I’d set it up (see link) Amazon even reminded me to change URLs when I went to buy something.</p><p>We could all do this.</p>JGFhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14580785981874040314noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22876952.post-71774618943496449412014-07-27T22:02:00.001-05:002014-07-27T22:02:17.945-05:00Please help our August 23rd 2014 Eagle Street Grille and Section 108 Fundraiser<p>From Susie Miller:</p>
<p><br />Do you know we will be entering our 9th season of play this fall? Yes, 9th season! When we started our registration fee was $150. $110 for MN Special Hockey and $40 for USA Hockey. This year registration is $160. $110 for MN Special Hockey and $50 USA Hockey. Our registration fee has only increased $10 since 2006. The main reason is our golf tournament. Eagle Street Grille and Section 108 season ticket holders team up to help us put on a very successful event. This year the tournament will take place on <strong>Saturday, August 23 at 1pm</strong>. In order for the event to be successful we need your help.</p>
<p>1. <strong>Volunteer</strong> - we need helpers from 8am - 8pm! Please email Me, Susie Miller(mnspecialhockey@gmail.com), your availability that day. We will then confirm your schedule. Please do so <strong>prior to August 13th</strong> as I need to move my daughter to college leaving on the 17th and would like to have this covered ahead of time.<br />2. Help recruit raffle prizes and auction items. If you have items you are able to donate please mail them or drop them off to Braemar Arena, 7501 Ikola Way, Edina 55439; Attn: Susie Miller<br />3. Spread the word! We need foursomes to make this successful! Forward on an email like this:</p>
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<p>Dear XXXX,<br />I am writing today to ask you to help support my ice hockey team. I have played hockey for XX years. My favorite position is XXX. I can not play with my local association, so I have joined MN Special Hockey. MN Special Hockey is for people with disabilities. Every year MN Special Hockey hosts the Section 108 Golf Tournament.</p>
<p>Eagle Street Grille, Section 108 season ticket holders and MN Special Hockey team up to put on a very successful event. This year the tournament will take place on Saturday, August 23 at 1pm. In order for the event to be successful we need your help.<br />1. Volunteer - we need helpers from 8am - 8pm! Please email Susie Miller (mnspecia lhockey@gmail.com), your availability that day. We will then confirm your schedule. Please do so prior to August 13th so we know we have enough volunteers. <br />2. Help us recruit raffle prizes and auction items. If you have items you are able to donate please mail them or drop them off to Braemar Arena, 7501 Ikola Way, Edina 55439; Attn: Susie Miller<br />3. Sign up for our event! We are adding a new special hockey team this year and we need MONEY! Log on to: http://www.section108golf.com/index.html to register today!</p>
<p>Thank you for supporting me while I get to play hockey in the STATE of HOCKEY!<br />Thank you,<br />Sincerely,<br />XXX</p>
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<p>We look forward to seeing you!!!<br />Thank you!<br />Susie Miller</p>
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<p>Incidentally, if you know some golfers, The entry fee is $108/golfer - 18 holes of Golf, Cart, Lunch and PRIZES.</p>JGFhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14580785981874040314noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22876952.post-76343945645629885422014-06-09T15:26:00.001-05:002014-06-09T15:27:10.159-05:00Summer gathering is July 27, 2014 at Rosland Park (Edina aquatics center)<a href="http://www.mnspecialhockey.org/page/show/990919-eagles-2013-2014-">Eagles | Teams | Minnesota Special Hockey</a>:<br />
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Summer Gathering<br />
4:00pm- 7:00pm (CDT) <a href="http://legacy.ci.edina.mn.us/content/facilities/aquatic_center/index.htm">Rosland Park</a><br />
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The exact time and details have not been determined, this is time could change.<br />
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Families are encouraged to hang out at the Edina Aquatic Center, then join the party.John Gordonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04498750165598537302noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22876952.post-17197300393461162372014-05-08T22:30:00.001-05:002014-05-08T22:30:31.659-05:00Shop at smile.amazon.com and get free money for Minnesota Special Hockey<p>Amazon.com is launching a charitable program — somewhat similar to what Target does.</p><blockquote><p>Amazon donates 0.5% of the price of your eligible AmazonSmile purchases to the charitable organization of your choice.<br />AmazonSmile is the same Amazon you know. Same products, same prices, same Amazon Prime benefits.<br />Support your charitable organization by starting your shopping at smile.amazon.com.</p></blockquote><p>They say it doesn’t affect prices at all, but if you use the URL <a href="http://smile.amazon.com/">smile.amazon.com</a> you will be asked to choose a charitable org. They search the federal listings, so Minnesota Special Hockey is an option: </p><p><img title="Screen Shot 2014-05-08 at 10.24.23 PM.png" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqkpBWJ96zjT5T_TCgpHv1IxYN76O-TIN7dFFulVj5YD5MQT-1j_-H4LSucXz4DUvKaqNoY50Lmjedfscl489wBhB2i9c-3IjEKNr6vjOYjcNHczdDwFz32QZB8WpbJxo_RjcGFw/?imgmax=800" alt="Screen Shot 2014 05 08 at 10 24 23 PM" width="600" height="412" border="0" /></p><p><a href="http://smile.amazon.com/about/ref=smi_ge_rl_lm_raas">More details </a></p><blockquote><p>To shop at AmazonSmile simply go to smile.amazon.com from the web browser on your computer or mobile device. You may also want to add a bookmark to AmazonSmile to make it even easier to return and start your shopping at AmazonSmile.</p><p>Tens of millions of products on AmazonSmile are eligible for donations. You will see eligible products marked “Eligible for AmazonSmile donation” on their product detail pages. Recurring Subscribe-and-Save purchases and subscription renewals are not currently eligible.</p><p>On your first visit to AmazonSmile, you need to select a charitable organization to receive donations from eligible purchases before you begin shopping. We will remember your selection, and then every eligible purchase you make on AmazonSmile will result in a donation.<br /><br />Yes, you can change your charity any time. Your AmazonSmile purchases after the change count towards your newly selected charity. To change your charity, sign in to smile.amazon.com on your desktop or mobile phone browser and simply select “Change your Charity” in “Your Account.”<br /><br />If I represent a charitable organization, how can I learn more about registering my organization for AmazonSmile?<br />Go to org.amazon.com to learn how to register your organization to receive donations.</p></blockquote><p>The trick will be remembering to always use the URL smile.amazon.com. That’s going to take some work…</p>JGFhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14580785981874040314noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22876952.post-11448856804615246792014-02-20T20:59:00.001-06:002014-02-20T20:59:23.199-06:00Madison Special Hockey Tournament: March 15 and 16, RSVP by Feb 28<p>We now have official notice of the tournament!</p><p>Tournament dates are Saturday, March 15th and Sunday, March 16th.</p><p><strong>Hotel Info</strong>: Homewood Suites, 608-271-0600. Ask for the Hockey Festival block of rooms Rate $99/per night - unfortunately this rate expires Feb 21st so it probably won't be active when you see this (we just heard). Ask anyway, sometimes you get the rate. This is for a King Studio Suite which has one King bed and a full-size pull out.</p><p>Players will be assigned a team grouped by ability level. We are not participating as Minnesota Special Hockey.</p><p>Instead of a group dinner (as in years past) they are planning on a group lunch on Saturday.</p><p>We'll get more details, but tentatively ...</p><ul><li>Organizer is shooting for the first game Saturday to start somewhere around noon Saturday (based on our request to save on a night of hotel cost). The last games Sunday should end mid afternoon to allow time to drive home.</li><li>Organizer is trying to organize a group outing which may be something like going to the Women’s NCAA Tournament hockey game at the Kohl Center in Madison.</li></ul><p>If you plan on attending here’s what you need to do right now:</p><ul><li>E-mail <strong>jkelly@schererbros.com</strong> and give your players name and home team. I need this by <strong>Friday, February 28th </strong>please. The Madison tournament organizer needs to know the player count so they can organize.</li><li>Book your room!</li></ul>JGFhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14580785981874040314noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22876952.post-57611378809140822442014-02-06T20:15:00.001-06:002014-02-06T20:15:06.385-06:00MNSH scholarship opportunity, and Sam Cashin is first Hendrickson Foundation Athlete of the Month<p>Toni Gillen (our representative at MN Hockey/USA Hockey) forwarded a scholarship opportunity: Minnesota Hockey is happy to announce they will be awarding a $1000 scholarship to a player to either further their education or to continue/improve their opportunities for their health and wellness (i.e. adaptive equipment, program fees, etc.). Deadline for applications is March 10th and will be awarded at the April Minnesota Hockey annual meeting. A link to the information is at: http://www.minnesotahockey.org/page/show/872455-disabled-hockey-scholarship.</p>
<p>In other news <a href="http://www.hendricksonfoundation.com/news_article/show/327748?referrer_id=81960">Sam Cashin was awarded the very first Hendrickson Foundation Athlete of the Month</a>. MN Special Hockey would love to hear and publish stories about all our athletes. If you wish to have your story shared, send an email to Jane Cashin at jocashin@comcast.net with information similar to one published on the Hendrickson Foundation site. Please send a picture too. Sharing your hockey story will also help us promote our program and make sure everyone knows that "Hockey is for EveryBody"!</p>JGFhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14580785981874040314noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22876952.post-75910037789010596042014-01-17T20:14:00.001-06:002014-01-17T20:14:25.103-06:00Fun skating opportunity with Minnetonka Bantam A team<p>Last year we had a great time skating with the Minnetonka PeeWee AA team. Those players are a year older and are playing Bantam A. They have invited us to skate with them again!</p><p>Ice time is on Saturday, February 1st at 11:30 -1:00 at <a href="http://www.ci.victoria.mn.us/index.aspx?NID=182">Victoria Recreation Center (west rink)</a>. This is SuperBowl Sunday weekend, we do not have events scheduled. Come and skate on Saturday and watch football on Sunday!</p><p>The Minnetonka families are also planning a lunch and socializing after. It will be a real "typical" hockey event!</p><p>Wewant to make sure we have enough skaters for this event. Please let Jane Cashin know if you can make it: jocashin@comcast.net.</p>JGFhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14580785981874040314noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22876952.post-77180100024548940642014-01-08T21:17:00.003-06:002014-01-08T21:18:01.910-06:00Hockey Day Minnesota - Elk River and Lake Nokomis January 18th<a href="https://www.blogger.com/Saturday%20January%2018th%20is%20an%20exciting%20day%20for%20hockey%20in%20Minnesota.%20MN%20Special%20Hockey%20is%20going%20to%20participate%20in%20the%20excitement!%20We%20have%202%20opportunities%20for%20our%20players.%20%20%20The%20first%20one%20is%20in%20Elk%20River%20at%20the%20main%20site%20for%20Hockey%20Day%20Minnesota%20(http://poweredbyhockey.com/).%20We%20will%20have%20players%20represent%20on%20the%20ice%20at%20this%20site!%20Players%20would%20need%20to%20be%20in%20Elk%20River%20around%2011:00%20for%20an%20exhibition%20scrimmage%20around%2012:00%20or%2012:30.%20We%20hope%20to%20get%2030%20minutes%20of%20ice%20time.%20Players%20will%20need%20to%20come%20to%20the%20event%20fully%20dressed%20in%20their%20gear%20and%20just%20put%20skates%20on%20when%20arriving.%20All%20of%20these%20times%20might%20have%20to%20change,%20but%20hopefully%20they%20remain%20around%20this%20same%20time.%20%20The%20second%20event%20is%20at%20Lake%20Nokomis%20for%20the%20U.S.%20Pond%20Hockey%20Championships%20(http://www.uspondhockey.com/).%20Again%20we%20will%20have%20players%20represent%20on%20the%20ice%20for%20an%20exhibition%20scrimmage!%20This%20time%20is%20still%20a%20bit%20in%20flux,%20but%20the%20ice%20time%20will%20likely%20be%20around%2012:00%20(give%20or%20take%20an%20hour).%20For%20this%20event%20our%20players%20are%20not%20required%20to%20wear%20their%20full%20gear,%20just%20helmets.%20But%20I%20highly%20recommend%20wearing%20shin%20guards%20and%20elbow%20pads%20too.%20Goalies%20are%20not%20allowed%20in%20pond%20hockey,%20so%20everyone%20must%20skate%20out.%20%20Hopefully%20the%20weather%20for%20these%20events%20is%2030%20degrees%20and%20sunny.%20That%20is%20not%20likely,%20so%20please%20plan%20on%20cold%20weather!%20Both%20of%20these%20events%20will%20really%20promote%20our%20program,%20there%20is%20likely%20TV%20time%20involved!%20%20If%20you%20are%20interested%20in%20skating%20in%20one%20of%20these%20events,%20contact%20me%20at%20jocashin@comcast.net.%20Send%20an%20email%20with%20any%20questions,%20hopefully%20I%20can%20answer%20them.">Hockey Day Minnesota 2014 will be January 18th in Elk River</a>.<br />
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Minnesota Special Hockey will participate in two events. If you are interested in either or both email Jane Cashin at jocashin@comcast.net.<br />
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The first one is in <b>Elk River at the main site for Hockey Day Minnesota.</b> We will have players represent on the ice at this site! Players will need to come to the event fully dressed in their gear and just put skates on when arriving. The time details have not been determined yet. There has been a bit of confusion, but it is getting worked out.<br />
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Please respond with your interest in skating at this event by <b>Sunday the 12th</b>. No one will be allowed to skate unless they responded in time. Passes for a player and guardian will be handed out at the event, your name must be on the list for access. Coach Dale Veer of the Wildcats has volunteered to help organize this event. Let's all help make this go smoothly!<br />
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The second event is at <b>Lake Nokomis for the <a href="http://www.uspondhockey.com/">U.S. Pond Hockey Championships</a></b>. Again we will have players represent on the ice for an exhibition scrimmage!<br />
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Special Hockey will be skating from 1:30-2:30 at the Championship Rink. Parking here will be a challenge, but players can be dropped off at the tent (east side of the lake). Please respond with your interest in skating at this event by <b>Tuesday the 14th. </b>For this event our players are not required to wear their full gear, just helmets. But I highly recommend wearing shin guards and elbow pads too. Goalies are not allowed in pond hockey, so everyone must skate out.<br />
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We are looking for some volunteers to work at the Famous Dave's Tent. They need help handing out food to the players. If you can help from either 10:00-1:00 or 1:00-4:00 on the 18th, please let me know. Your <b>volunteer time would be greatly appreciated</b>.<br />
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Please plan on cold weather! Both of these events will really promote our program, there is likely TV time involved!JGFhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14580785981874040314noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22876952.post-29724852377201001972013-12-10T19:52:00.001-06:002013-12-10T19:52:28.350-06:00Hockey Jersey orders: we can only do replacements as part of pre-season signup<p>Many of us had thought it was possible to order replacement hockey jerseys during the season. It turns out that this is quite expensive -- our supplier charges a different rate for a small number of jerseys than for a standard order.</p><p>So we can't order replacement jerseys other than during initial registration.</p><p>We are looking into recycling some older jerseys (changing names), but those are mostly smaller sizes.</p>JGFhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14580785981874040314noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22876952.post-17427945241208418012013-12-06T22:09:00.001-06:002014-02-01T10:37:34.397-06:00Spring Tournaments - We have two choices in 2014. RSVP by 12/27 (MA) or 2/1 (MI)<p>It is time to start thinking about the end of season tournaments. MN Special Hockey is going to participate in 2 tournaments this Spring.</p><p>The <a href="http://www.usahockey.com/page/show/903981-disabled-hockey-festival">USA Hockey Disabled Festival is April 11th through April 13th in Marlborough Massachusetts</a> (3 game tournament). MN Special Hockey will NOT be providing transportation to this event. But, will be offering $200 to each player that attends to help cover the transportation cost. If we have enough players that are interested in attending, we will form a team. If we do not have enough players to form a team, we will help the players find a team to play with. A few players have played with other teams over the years and made some lifelong friends.</p><p>The early registration deadline for this tournament is coming close, because of that <strong>we need a response from all players interested in attending by Friday, Dec. 27th</strong>. In order to receive the $200, you must respond by this deadline. </p><p>The <a href="http://shidetroit2014.com/">Special Hockey International (SHI) Tournament is May 1st through May 4th in Fraser Michiga</a>n (4 game tournament). MN Special Hockey will be providing a bus to this event. <strong>Each player and one parent/guardian/guest can ride the bus at no cost</strong>. Additional riders will be charged $150 each. Players that choose to fly to this event can send their hockey bags on the bus and ride the bus at no cost. We anticipate that we will have enough players for at least one team.</p><p>Because this tournament starts on a Thursday, the bus may have to leave on Tuesday evening (April 29th), it will be will leaving from one of our local rinks. It will likely return the morning of May 5th (after the last game on Sunday). Because of the organization effort for the bus and hotel, <strong>we need a response from all players interested in attending by Saturday, February 1st</strong>. If you do not respond by this deadline, there may not be room for you on the team, or on the bus. </p><p>If you are interested in attending either or both of these tournaments, please respond to Jane Cashin (jocashin@comcast.net) with the following information: Which tournament? If Michigan, traveling by bus or flying? If bus, how many people will be riding?</p><p><strong>Update on SHI in Michigan - Feb 1, 2014</strong></p><p>The Special Hockey International (SHI) Tournament is May 1st through May 4th in Fraser Michigan (4 game tournament). We will play 4 games in 3 days, just don't know which 3 days (starting on Thursday or Friday). MN Special Hockey will be providing a bus to this event. Each player and one parent/guardian/guest can ride the bus at no cost. Additional riders will be charged $150 each. Players that choose to fly to this event can send their hockey bags on the bus and ride the bus at no cost. Because this tournament potentially starts on a Thursday, the bus may have to leave on Tuesday evening (April 29th), it will be will leaving from one of our local rinks. It will be returning after our last game.</p><p><strong>Right now we do not have enough players to form a team. Without more players attending we may have to cancel the event, it would be the first time since we started traveling to a national tournament.</strong></p><p>The registration, bus and hotels need to coordinated as soon as possible. Because of this, we need a response from all players interested in attending by <strong>Saturday, February 8th</strong>. If you do not respond by this deadline, there may not be room for you on the team, or on the bus. http://shidetroit2014.com/</p><p>Expect that the hotel costs will be around $400. Staying at the hotel for a total of 4 nights (Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday). Players can share rooms to split the costs if they want. More hotel information will follow, we need to know how many will be attending before selecting the hotel.</p><p>If you are interested in attending this tournament, please respond to Jane Cashin (jocashin@comcast.net) with the following information: Traveling by bus or flying? If bus, how many people will be riding?</p>JGFhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14580785981874040314noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22876952.post-79632242856282333542013-11-29T20:29:00.001-06:002013-12-27T11:35:00.249-06:00Alexandria Tournament: Dec 28 and 29 2013Coach Joe Kelly invites all MN Special Hockey teams to the 2nd Annual Alexandria Tournament taking place Saturday, December 28th and Sunday December 29th.<br />
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I highly recommend coming as I can personally say this event was the highlight for me last season. If you decide to come here’s what you need to know: </blockquote>
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• Location is Runestone Community Center and Ice Arena located at 802 3rd Ave W, Alexandria, MN 56308. Phone: 320-763-4466.<br />
• We have two hours of ice reserved both days from 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM.<br />
• The play will be “Jamboree” style which means players will be grouped by ability level and not by their home teams.<br />
• For those who want to spend the night we have reserved a block of 20 rooms at the Holiday Inn in Alexandria. Call the hotel at 320-763-6577 and ask for the “MN Special Hockey” block. You will then receive the discounted rate. Very important... the <strong>reservation deadline is Friday, December 6th</strong>. Any unclaimed rooms will go back to general inventory after that date. Rates are 109.99 standard rooms with poolside costing an addition $20.00.<br />
• We will not be providing transportation (a bus) to this event.<br />
• Please let Joe Kelly know if you will be attending this event at jkelly@schererbros.com. Joe will also be able to answer any questions you might have.</blockquote>
<b>Update 12/27/2013</b><br />
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<li>Please be dressed and ready to go at least 15 minutes before the 12:00 PM game time so we can assign players to the teams and put on the penny jerseys.</li>
<li>We are expecting to have two levels (so four teams) playing, rotating every 20 minutes for three games at each level over 2 hours -- so six games Saturday and six Sunday. We may mix things up as needed depending on who shows up.</li>
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JGFhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14580785981874040314noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22876952.post-36331851934441269862013-11-03T22:35:00.001-06:002013-11-03T22:35:08.644-06:00Shock Doctor to donate mouth guards (first practice)<p><br />Message from Tom Schuneman (dad/board member/volunteer):</p><blockquote><p>... Shock Doctor, the leading company in protection products for athletes and the manufacture of the #1 mouthguard in the world, has come forward with a generous offer of sponsorship to MN Special Hockey. They will be providing each of our athletes a Shock Doctor String Backpack gift bag! Each gift bag will include a Shock Doctor Mouthguard and an Anti-Microbial Mouthguard carrying case! I have seen the string backpacks and they are very cool. This is a very generous gift that I am sure our athletes will be excited to get. All thanks to the Shock Doctor company!</p><p>We have a limited number of gift bags, but expect that all of our registered players will be able to receive one at their first practice. Because these bags need to be organized and distributed, all players must be registered by Sunday, Nov. 4th to receive one. MN Special Hockey registrations received after Nov. 4th will not likely receive this cool and generous gift from Shock Doctor.</p></blockquote>JGFhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14580785981874040314noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22876952.post-37528929406463190622013-10-27T10:24:00.001-05:002013-10-27T10:24:01.003-05:00Eagles: First Practice is with Polars (Blaine) Nov 10<p>Our first practice is with Polars on Nov 10, Blaine Super Rink 7 from 4:50pm CST - 5:50pm. [1]</p><p>We are doing pretty well on registration but if you haven't registered yet and are interested please let me know (jfaughnan@gmail.com). This year Nick U will be coaching!</p><p>Our calendar is up to date [2] with our games and practices. We will be playing and practicing out of Bielenberg arena. We've had problems in the past with that arena canceling our practices, John F will call ahead to confirm for each event there.</p><p>The Alexandria tournament is Dec 28/29. Jan 4 is a special event with Minnehaha Boys High School hockey. Our season ends March 2nd. March 15/16 is the Madison Tournament and the USA Disabled Hockey Festival is April 10-13. This year it will be in Marlborough Massachusetts.</p><p><strong>Volunteers</strong>: Please complete the USA Hockey portion of the registration and the MN Background Check Form before the season begins. (thanks!)</p><p>See you all soon!</p><p>[1] <a href="http://www.mnspecialhockey.org/event/show/57891781">http://www.mnspecialhockey.org/event/show/57891781</a></p><p>[2] <a href="http://www.mnspecialhockey.org/page/show/990919-eagles-2013-2014-">http://www.mnspecialhockey.org/page/show/990919-eagles-2013-2014-</a></p>JGFhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14580785981874040314noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22876952.post-11234345745115072862013-10-24T07:48:00.000-05:002013-10-27T10:06:53.077-05:00The 2013-2014 Calendars are online<p>Our team calendars are online -- for example, this is the <a href="http://www.mnspecialhockey.org/page/show/990919-eagles-2013-2014-">Eagles calendar</a>. The first practices are Nov 10 (all day event, more details soon I expect).</p><p>The first Eagles game is Dec 8.</p><p>For all calendars: <a href="http://www.mnspecialhockey.org/page/show/196809-calendar">http://www.mnspecialhockey.org/page/show/196809-calendar</a></p>John Gordonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04498750165598537302noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22876952.post-27908628766778907832013-10-22T11:39:00.004-05:002013-10-22T11:39:48.770-05:00Gopher hockey skate drills - Nov 2, Mariucci RSVP by 10/25.<span style="color: #222222; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', verdana, geneva, helvetica, arial, sans; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px;">The Men's Gopher Hockey Team and the Hendrickson Foundation have invited us back! We will again skate drills, skate around, and the Gophers will sign autographs.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: Lucida Grande, verdana, geneva, helvetica, arial, sans;"><span style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px;">The event is Saturday, November 2 from 11-12:30pm at Mariucci.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: Lucida Grande, verdana, geneva, helvetica, arial, sans;"><span style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px;">Please RSVP your interest by Friday, October 25 to jocashin@comcast.net. We will then contact everyone by Sunday October 27 with who is able to participate. </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: Lucida Grande, verdana, geneva, helvetica, arial, sans;"><span style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px;">As usual priority will be given to those who volunteer to help out with other events throughout the year and to those who were not a part of this event last year. However we are able to accommodate many skaters, so please express your interest if you are interested!</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: Lucida Grande, verdana, geneva, helvetica, arial, sans;"><span style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px;">You must be registered for the MN Special Hockey 2013-2014 season to participate.</span></span>JGFhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14580785981874040314noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22876952.post-71998050044748130342013-10-09T08:19:00.002-05:002013-10-09T08:19:14.469-05:00Annual meeting and season kick-off skate is this weekend at Mariucci Arena<br />
The annual meeting and season kick-off skate is this weekend at Mariucci Arena. The meeting will run from 2:00 - 2:30, we will skate from 2:30 - 4:00.<br />
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Everyone that skates must wear a helmet and have a signed Waiver of Liability form.<br />
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Proof of USA Hockey Registration is the same as the Waiver of Liability.<br />
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Remember... no sticks and pucks... just skates and helmets and FUN!JGFhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14580785981874040314noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22876952.post-68159563358311096312013-10-08T13:23:00.001-05:002013-10-08T13:23:21.489-05:00MN Hockey Used Equipment Distribution this Sunday morning, XcelThere's a notice about a MN Hockey Used equipment drive distribution on our calendar today:<br />
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<a href="http://www.mnspecialhockey.org/event/show/56610687">http://www.mnspecialhockey.org/event/show/56610687</a><br />
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It's 9:00am CDT - 12:00pm CDT, October 13th, 2013 at Xcel.<br />
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Sorry for the short notice, I just saw this. Here's a news article:<br />
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<a href="http://www.minnesotahockey.org/news_article/show/293717?referrer_id=80470">http://www.minnesotahockey.org/news_article/show/293717?referrer_id=80470</a><br />
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... <span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;">Sunday, Oct. 13</span><sup style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; word-wrap: break-word;">th</sup><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;"> with a public distribution taking place from 9 a.m. to noon at Xcel Energy Center.... </span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="line-height: 20px;">. The equipment will be available to individuals and hockey associations at no cost.... </span></span>JGFhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14580785981874040314noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22876952.post-912522222521379902013-06-30T19:49:00.002-05:002013-06-30T19:53:21.161-05:00MNSH: Summer news - 7/10 picnic, 8/24 golf, 10/13 kickoff.Announcements will now go to everyone registered at www.mnspecialhockey.org. If you're not registered, please sign up. John F will also post them here.<br />
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There are 3 big events coming up<br />
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<b>Friday, July 19th, 6:00 - 8:00 by <a href="http://edinamn.gov/index.php?section=aquatic-center">Edina Aquatic Center Park</a> (Rosland Park)</b><br />
Information: http://www.mnspecialhockey.org/event/show/48923354<br />
Join us for our Summer Get Together! We will be grilling hamburgers and hot dogs. <br />
<b>Please RSVP to Jane Cashin with the number attending. jocashin@comcast.net</b><br />
The Edina Aquatic Center is located at this at this park. It might be a nice opportunity to spend some time at the pool before you join us for dinner.<br />
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<b>The Section 108 Golf Tournament is coming up, Saturday, August 24th.</b> http://www.section108golf.com/<br />
Ways to participate in this event:<br />
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. They are always looking for more golfers.<br />
2. Volunteers, we will need volunteers for registration, serving lunch, player interaction, raffle sales, video taker at hole-in-one, etc... we will need lots of help.<br />
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Please email Tom Schuneman to volunteer Thomas.Schuneman@MichaelFoods.com.<br />
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What is Section 108? Section 108 is a group of guys who are MN Wild Section 108 season ticket holders. They have teamed up with Eagle Street Grille to put on a great tournament for us.<br />
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Thank you in advance for supporting this program. This tournament is vital to MN Special Hockey as an organization. Without the financial support from this tournament we would be unable to have such a successful program.<br />
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<b>Season Kick-off Event and Annual Meeting</b><br />
http://www.mnspecialhockey.org/event/show/51025362<br />
Sunday, October 13th from <b>2:00 - 4:00 at Mariucci Arena.</b><br />
Annual meeting will run from 2:00 - 2:30, skating will start at 2:30.<br />
As always, everyone must be registered with USA Hockey or have signed a Waiver of Liability form and MUST wear a helmet. No sticks or pucks allowed.John Gordonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04498750165598537302noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22876952.post-68125090035705333472013-02-16T20:27:00.001-06:002013-02-16T20:27:11.315-06:00Volunteers needed: Let's Play Hockey Expo<p>From Antonia O'Brien:</p><blockquote><p>This year at the Let's Play Hockey expo, Minnesota Hockey is giving us designated space at their booth to discuss disabled hockey. </p><p>We need to have people there throughout the expo who can speak to disabled hockey (sled, special and warriors). I can provide people with the talking points if they are not familiar with other programs other than their own. </p><p>We will have disabled hockey flyers and my business cards, but you are also welcome to bring those of your own. In addition, they would like to have a sled and some sticks there as visuals and we will play our DVD and psa.</p><p>Below is the over all time. i would like people to take 2 hour shifts, but feel free to take more. Please e-mail me (tonio@dakcom.org) and let me know what you can commit to.</p><p>The booth hours are 10-6 on Friday, March 8 and 10-5 on Saturday, March 9.<br /><br />Friday shifts:<br />10a-12noon<br />12 noon to 2pm<br />2p-4p<br />4p-6p<br /><br />Saturday Shifts:<br />10a-12 noon<br />12 noon to 2pm<br />2p-5p</p></blockquote>JGFhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14580785981874040314noreply@blogger.com0