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In celebration of Hockey Day in Minnesota The MN Whitecaps play Team USA January 17 at 3 PM at Aldrich Arena at 3 PM. Come support the best Women in Hockey Today!

There is no gate fee for the event but all will be encouraged to give a tax deductible donation to support the Whitecaps ($5/person is suggested). This is a fundraiser for the Whitecaps so anyone who wants to see great hockey and thank the Whitecaps for all they do in coaching youth and for doing youth hockey fund raisers. The ice and announcers were donated by Hill Murray and they are providing game day volunteers.

The Whitecaps are inviting all fans of girls hockey to attend and are sending details to HS Coaches, Youth and Girl Scout Troops to attend. The Whitecaps want to support efforts to get more girls in the game and there will be a Girls Hockey Expo in conjunction with the game top girls training programs (OS, CODP, FHIT, Total Hockey), manufacturers/hockey stores, MN Hockey (to supply info about programs and NDP), Leagues (Showcase, OS, Two Nations Female Hockey League). If you are a HS program consider attending, bring your local youth organization - ask every youth player to bring a friend who might want to play hockey next year. There will be special offers and door prizes. The movie Pond Hockey will be available at the game.

Kim McCullough of Total Female Hockey who writes for Lets Play Hockey is coming to town from Toronto to support this event. Kim played at Dartmouth and was a member of the Canadian National Teams she has committed her career to "helping girls achieve thier dreams in hockey" and is an expert trainer of players on and off the ice in areas of skill, strength, quickness, nutrition and achieving goals. She will be doing seminars over the weekend to friends of the Whitecaps and will speak to fans at the game and be available to meet with coaches, youth and HS players during the game.
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For more information and to reserve tickets for your group contact Kristie Minkoff, Business Manager, Minnesota Whitecaps Hockey Club 763.498.8085 or kminkoff@qwestoffice.net or Kip Pendleton pend5@msn.com

This was sent out to HS teams

Celebrate Hockey Day in Minnesota!

Hi we are players from the MN Whitecaps the only US Professional Women’s Hockey Team. We know first-hand that High School Hockey is great and want to invite your High School Varsity and Junior Varsity Team to join the Whitecaps in the celebration of Hockey Day in Minnesota. The MN Whitecaps play Team USA January 17 at 3 PM at Aldrich Arena in Maplewood, MN at 3 PM. Come support the best Women in Hockey Today!

Each year the Whitecaps do camps and game fundraisers to support Girls HS and youth Hockey programs. January 17th is the Whitecaps one fundraiser game to support our players who are coaches and involved in taking girls hockey to the next level. There is no gate fee for the event but we hope those attending all will contribute a tax deductible donation to support the Whitecaps ($5/person is suggested). The ice and announcers were donated by Hill Murray HS and they are providing game day volunteers.

The Whitecaps have invited all fans of girls hockey to attend and are sending details to HS Coaches, Youth and Girl Scout Troops. We want to support efforts to grow girls hockey and there will be a Girls Hockey Expo in conjunction with the game top girls training programs (OS, CODP, FHIT, Total Hockey, Karns Skating, Diane Ness Skating, National Sports Center and the Super Rink), manufacturers/hockey stores, MN Hockey (to supply info about programs and NDP), Leagues (Showcase, OS, Two Nations Female Hockey League).

We know the kids in your community look up to you as HS players - please consider attending, bring or encourage your local youth organization and ask every youth player to bring a friend who might want to play hockey next year. We promise this will be great hockey, fun and a great introduction to the game.

Kim McCullough of Total Female Hockey who writes for Lets Play Hockey is coming to town from Toronto to support this event. Kim played at Dartmouth and was a member of the Canadian National Teams she has committed her career to "helping girls achieve their dreams in hockey" and is an expert trainer of players on and off the ice in areas of skill, strength, quickness, nutrition and achieving goals. She will be doing seminars over the weekend to friends of the Whitecaps and will speak to fans at the game and be available to meet with coaches, youth and HS players during the game.
http://totalfemalehockeyclub.com/blog/c ... -recovery/

For more information and to reserve tickets for your group contact Kristie Minkoff, Business Manager, Minnesota Whitecaps Hockey Club 763.498.8085 or kminkoff@qwestoffice.net or Kip Pendleton pend5@msn.com

Winny Brodt Brown
Minnesota Whitecaps

Brooke White-Lancette
Minnesota Whitecaps

Jenny Potter
Minnesota Whitecaps & US Select Team

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It looks like Kim McCullough of Total Female Hockey is also doing some full development seminars - here is a link to some on the 17th but I have heard there may be others on the 18th.

http://totalfemalehockeyclub.com/Minnesota-Seminar.php

The Whitecaps vs. Team USA are playing Saturday Januray 17th at Aldrich Arena at 3 PM the game will be a great backdrop to Celebrate the Game of Girls Hockey. The Whitecaps do fundraisers and training all year for Youth and HS - this is the one fundraiser game fro their players.

Hopefully your HS and local Association recieved information from Lynn Olson and Minnesota Hockey.

The background on this event was twofold:

The goal is to fill Aldrich to capacity with 3400 fans that is the goal in spite of lots of girls tournaments, HS games and a Gopher home game at the same time.

1) Hill Murray donated 2 hours of ice, announcer and all volunteers including Kate Smith 9 year old WBL player for Anthem.
2) The following people are coming to the Expo
Total Female Hockey - Kim McCullough from Toronto
CODP -
OS -
Hill Murray Summer Program - Bill Schafhauser
FHIT & Herb Brooks Foundation - Stacy Anderson, Bill Weller
Total Hockey Hudson - Dean Talafous
Spice on Ice - Colleen Gardner
Competition Programs
USA Hockey - Christy Jeffries
MN Hockey - Phase Program & NDP
Two Nations Female Hockey League/Upper Midwest Elite Girls High School League
Showcase Hockey - Eric Knutsen
Super Rink - Darin Thompson
Skating Training
ProEdge - Diane Ness
Karns Dynamic Skating - Karns
Other
Elite Wave/Eniva table - Bob McEnaney
Crystal Pins - Tori Miller, Kathy McKenzie
Recruiting Videos - Greg Doyle
Shut Out Cancer - Jess Havel - GRG
RV Girl Scouts - Michelle
Letterman Sports - TBD

MSBN the Minnesota Sports Broadcast Network is celebrating Hockey Day Minnesota with half our broadcasts being of the female persuasion. You can listen to both of these games this afternoon starting at 3:00 pm on MnSportsNetwork.com

- 3:00 pm - Women’s Hockey: USA Selects Team vs. Minnesota Whitecaps
· The Top U.S. Women's Hockey Team, the Minnesota Whitecaps, are taking a weekend off from their competition in the Western Women's Hockey League to play an exhibition game versus the USA Selects Team as a part of their Girls Hockey Expo. Check out some of the biggest and best women in the sport like Jenny Potter, Natalie Darwitz, Julie Chu, Angela Ruggiero, and more! This game is scheduled for 3:00 pm and will be LIVE from Aldrich Arena in Maplewood, MN. Join Joe Moore, Sid Thompson, and Alex Calof as they bring you some of the best women's hockey in the country.

- 3:00 pm - Girls HS Hockey: Centennial vs. Blaine
· Last years first and second place teams in the Northwest Suburban Conference battle for the second time this season. In their first meeting of the year the Blaine Bengals (8-8-3) defeated the Centennial Cougars (12-2-3) by the score of 4-3. Currently both teams are ranked in the Let’s Play Hockey Magazine Top-20 for Class AA, with Centennial ranked #7 and Blaine holding down the #18 spot. Centennial is lead by junior forward Jocie Slattery who has 11 goals and 13 assists while the top point scorer for the Bengals is senior forward Lauren Zrust who has 24 goals and 10 assists. The game will be live from Fogerty Ice Arena in Blaine, MN and MSBN’s Nick Walsh, Steve Pesek, and Zach Swanson will bring you the action.

MnSportsNetwork.com

Great game today attended by about 900 fans one side of Aldrich was almost full - not sure but close to $7000 raised to support the Whitecap players fees.

Lots of HS teams had players there - Holy Angels, Hill Murray, N. St. Paul, Roseville, N. Branch, Woodbury, Red Wing, White Bear and lots of youth teams Tartan, Woodbury, White Bear, Edina, Chisago Lakes, Hudson....the Girls Hockey Expo gave the girls alot of information and provided lots of door prizes. Most interesting reaction by many on the - WOW I have to work on my shot! Hats off to the Whitecaps and Team USA this was great hockey - amazing to watch the youth and HS players glued to their seats and focused on the hockey play/game.