FOX SPORTS NORTH and the MINNESOTA WILD announce

4th Annual "Hockey Day Minnesota"

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Fox Sports North, in conjunction with the National Hockey League’s Minnesota Wild, announced today a cooperative effort to celebrate the Fourth Annual Hockey Day Minnesota with a full day of hockey programming, including five telecasts of games taking place at three separate locations on Saturday, January 23, 2010. The announcement was made this morning at Hermantown High School.

Hockey Day Minnesota 2010 on Fox Sports North will include over 16 hours of local hockey-related programming designed as a celebration of the game from peewees to pros. The city of Hermantown will serve as the background for the three high school games featured in the Hockey Day Minnesota 2010 line up.

Hockey Day Minnesota coverage will also include a Minnesota Wild game from Xcel Energy Center, as well as the University of Minnesota Golden Gophers against the St. Cloud State Huskies. A complete list of games and programming schedule will be released at a later date.

Outdoor Games at Hermantown High School Football Field

10:00 a.m.         Hopkins/Duluth-Marshall (boys)

1:30 p.m.          Eden Prairie/Hermantown (boys)

4:30 p.m.          Duluth/Hermantown (girls)

According to Nielsen Media Research, FOX Sports North received top ratings for their coverage of Hockey Day Minnesota 2009, including record-breaking ratings during the first hour of Hockey Day programming and their highest-rated high school hockey and Gopher game of the season. The day-long event included over 20 hours of hockey-related programming, seven games from five locations and required over 100 FOX Sports North employees. The regional network balanced three production trucks stationed at Phalen Park, Xcel Energy Center and the National Hockey Center in St. Cloud, a total of 20 cameras, seven on-air reporters and ten play-by-play/game analyst duos throughout the day.

FOX Sports North reaches more than 2 million homes throughout Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa and North and South Dakota and telecasts nearly 2,600 hours of locally produced programming per year. The Emmy Award-winning regional sports network provides comprehensive coverage of the NBA’s Minnesota Timberwolves, MLB’s Minnesota Twins, the NHL’s Minnesota Wild, the NFL’s Minnesota Vikings, the WNBA’s Minnesota Lynx as well as the University of Minnesota athletic events.

The Minnesota Wild is in its ninth NHL season after bringing hockey at its highest-level back to Minnesota for the 2000-01 campaign. The Wild claimed its first-ever Northwest Division title in 2007-08 and has sold out all 365 games played at Xcel Energy Center in franchise history.

Please check this link to see if your player is wearing a helmet affected by this recall.

December 4, 2008 (Montreal, QC) - On December 2, the Consumer Product Safety Commission released a recall notice, in the United States, on a number of RBK and CCM hockey helmets.  The recall pertains to an issue that first came to our attention during the summer.  In July, we alerted all affected retailers of the possibility they had received some helmets that did not fully comply with a relevant chin strap standard. We discovered in our internal testing that a helmet component that did not fully meet our internal quality control standards had made it into a small quantity of finished goods.  We knew that the potentially affected helmets shipped from our distribution center between the limited period of June 1, 2008, and July 16, 2008.  Therefore, we initially only contacted those retailers that received shipments during that period.  At that time we asked the retailers that were possibly affected to check their inventory and return to us any helmets that matched the serial number pattern described in the recall notice.  This process enabled us to retrieve and repair a large percentage of the affected helmets.

Any consumer that has a helmet described by the CPSC recall notice should return to the store where they purchased the helmet.  If the store had not been contacted by Reebok-CCM over the summer, it means that they did not receive any of the potentially affected helmets.  If the retailer was part of the initial recall effort over the summer and the helmet has a serial number that matches those described by the recall notice, the helmet will be replaced free of charge. 

We apologize for any inconvenience this recall may cause.  The safety of our customers is our highest priority.  Should you have any questions or need assistance, please contact our Customer Service Department at 1-800-451-4600.  http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml09/09058.html

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Applications for the 2008 Boys Thanksgiving Tournament are now being accepted.   See our ad from Let's Play Hockey.  The Application Form is available on the Tournaments Page or by clicking here.

Space is filling up fast....

• Bantam A:   Full
• Bantam B1:  Full
• Bantam B2:  Full
• Peewee A:   Full 
• Peewee B1:  Full
• Peewee B2:  Full 
• Squirt A:     Full
• Squirt B1:    Full
• Squirt B2:    Full

Applications for the 2008 Girls Thanksgiving Tournament are now being accepted.   See our ad from Let's Play Hockey.  The Application Form is available on the Tournaments Page or by clicking here.

Space is filling up fast....

• Girls 12U A:   Full
• Girls 12U B:   Full
• Girls 10U B:   Full

Take a look at the Coaches Corner page for coaching information (Registration forms, CEP Certifications, CEP Clinics, etc.) and other helpful links.

The HHS Boys Hockey Booster Club will be holding its' 3rd Annual Golf Tourney fundraiser on Monday, August 18th at Meadowbrook Golf Course.  This has proven to be a fun day and fun way to support the boys HS hockey program.  The proceeds from this event will be used to cover travel costs for the team's two-game trip to Hermantown and Virginia in December.  Please see the attached flyer for details and RSVP by Friday, August 1st.  Any questions can be directed to Jerome Fons (612-618-8838) or Trent Seashore (952-239-9376).

The 33rd HYHA Thanksgiving Tournament has been put to bed!  Congratulations to all of the teams for continuing to deliver great hockey at all levels year over year.

Thank you to all of the parents, volunteers, and friends of HYHA!  Without you, this tournament does not happen.

A very, very, very special thank you goes out to Angie Quale for coordinating this Tournament and keeping it one of the best in the State of Hockey.  On behalf of all of the parents and players...THANK YOU Angie!

On a related note, this is Angie's last year as Tournament Coordinator and the Board is actively looking for her replacement.  If you are interested, please reach out to Angie at arquale@msn.com or any Board member.  It is the volunteer efforts of parents that keeps HYHA the quality organization that it is and keeps it running year over year.

It has been a fantastic start to the outdoor ice season - cold temps have made for great ice making conditions.  HYHA has committed to providing excellent outdoor ice on the Central Park rink (located behind the Pavilion and now called the "Ba-Pav") this winter.  Skating outdoors is an excellent way to supplement your indoor practices and, most importantly, is fun for the kids.  Specific information on the "Ba-Pav" rink follows:

• Generally speaking, a good way to use the outdoor rink this winter is to have your team skate outside immediately after your practice inside the Pavilion - especially after weekend practices.  It provides your team additional ice time while focusing on pick-up hockey and getting them to try things they may not attempt during a regular practice or game.  This time does not have to be reserved specifically for your team.  Make it informal.  Other kids/players may be on the ice but it shouldn't matter.
• After team events on the rink outside please leave the ice in good condition.  There are shovels located behind the Pavilion for our teams to use.
• The Ba-Pav warming house is open during regularly scheduled hours according to the City of Hopkins schedule.  When the warming house is not open you can still use the ice.  Changing inside the Pavilion is an option.
• There are a limited number of hours that can be reserved during weekday nights.  If you wish to inquire on reserving the ice for your team or have questions please call Tim Sweeney at  952-797-6550 .
• Lastly, HAVE FUN!