Monday, January 10, 2011

Disabled hockey tournament - April 1 to 3. You can still join.

Update 1/15/11: We will have four teams. That means that anyone who would like to join can -- even if you originally said no or didn't respond. Thanks Jane for setting this up!

Please let your team manager know if your or your player will be attending the disabled hockey tournament.  Jane Cashin writes ...

The USA Disabled Festival is fast approaching.  We need to determine how many teams from MN Special Hockey are going to participate in the tournament.  In order to do that, we need an RSVP from ALL of our players.

Please contact your team coach or manager to let them know if you will be participating or not.  If you do not reply we will assume that you are NOT participating.  This reply is necessary by Wednesday, January 13th.

A bit of information:

Where: Blaine Super Rink (most, if not all, games will be on the main 4 sheets of ice).

Dates: Friday, April 1st – Sunday April 3rd.  There will be games during the day on Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

Cost:  None, MN Special Hockey is paying the registration fees.

Teams:  This depends on the RSVPs, we hope to keep teams together while still trying to create ‘A’, ‘B’ and ‘C’ level teams.

Special Event:  MN Special Hockey is hosting a social event after the Open Ceremonies at the rink on Friday night for all of the participants.  There will be food, beverages, pin trading, and a DJ.  This is a great opportunity of make new friends and have fun with your teammates.

Coaches:  They have all committed to spending the weekend up in Blaine and are very excited about it!

The group of us that travelled out to Maryland for this festival last April had a blast.  It created many memories for us, we talk about it all of the time.  The Cashin Family will never miss one of these tournaments again.

Additional information is posted here:

http://www.mnspecialhockey.org/page/show/250640-usa-disabled-festival

Wednesday, December 15, 2010

Matching donations and Minnesota Special Hockey

MNSH is a qualifying non-profit for many corporate matching donations.

If you've made a donation to MNSH and would like your employer to match it you may need our official listing:

EIN: 38-3738341
MINNESOTA SPECIAL HOCKEY ASSOCIATION
12809 CROOKED LAKE BLVD
NWCOON RAPIDS, MN 55448-1130

 

Sunday, December 12, 2010

Eagles unofficial team picture will be January 9th, cancellation Dec 12.

Our Dec 12 practice was canceled due to a  tournament delayed by Saturday's storm.

We have a game next Sunday, then a practice Jan 2nd. Since some will be away that day we'll do our unofficial team picture on January 9th (4:35pm).

Meanwhile, Coach Joe is working to schedule a makeup practice in the field house next to the ice arena.

Thursday, December 02, 2010

Minnesota Special Hockey - Garment Order due by December 7

The Minnesota Special Hockey home page has a link midway down to a garment order form (PDF). Complete it and mail it to Jane Cashin per the address on the form.

The hooded sweatshirt is $52. The one I have is a few years old, it was very well made.

Wednesday, December 01, 2010

Bielenberg Arena scoreboard controller instructions

These pictures show the Bielenberg Arena scoreboard controller and the instructions for operating it. I took these hastily with my phone camera; I might get better pictures later.

Brave volunteers who help with scoreboard control may want to print these out and review them prior to games. Click on the thumbnail for a full-size image.