We seem to live in a different dream world today “I don’t want any youngsters to stop dreaming, but I do wish parents would stop believing they are the determining factor in making that dream a reality. If the premium priced path was the key to the D1 dream, then any player who followed it […]
Pete Carlson receives Herb Brooks Foundation Youth Hockey Hall of Fame Award by Bryan Zollman, Let’s Play Hockey There aren’t many people in the state of Minnesota who have provided as many hockey opportunites for youth hockey players than Pete Carlson. Carlson may not have ever won a big trophy as a player. He never […]
The Patrick Schoonover Heart Foundation announced today a statewide effort to make Minnesota hockey arenas Heart Safe by donating FREE Lifepak CR2 WiFi enabled automated external defibrillators (AEDs) and three years of service and maintenance to rinks that do not currently have a working or up to date device. This initiative, part of the Play […]
12 State Tournament sites announced; Region Tournament locations released St. Paul, MN – August 13, 2026 – Minnesota Hockey today announced the host sites for the 2027 Minnesota Hockey State and Region Tournaments. The 2027 State Tournament host sites include locations from the Iron Range and southern Minnesota to the Twin Cities metro and Red […]
Minnesota’s top 10-year-olds win North America’s most prestigious youth tournament by Bryan Zollman, Let’s Play Hockey (Photos Courtesy of Team Minnesota) There are a lot of tournaments in Minnesota. And then there is The Tournament.That would be the Minnesota State High School Hockey Tournament. In Edmonton and throughout North American youth hockey there are a […]
“If you make life for your kids a never-ending rainbow of delight, without rules or expectations and without trial and failure, life on their own will be a thunderstorm of challenges they are unprepared to handle. Life will soak them, because you didn’t allow them to create their own umbrella.” by Dan Bauer Why do […]
Fundraising Gala scheduled for Feb. 6 by Josh Levine Can hockey be a sport for all Minnesotans or is the sport destined to slowly fade in terms of numbers and participation, as costs and barriers to entry seemingly rise? Part of the answer to this question is being answered inside the Richfield Ice Arena every […]
Funk Family has been a pillar of community-driven hockey for more than 70 years by Robert Brent, Let’s Play Hockey For the past 20 years, the Herb Brooks Foundation has honored those deeply committed to youth hockey by inducting them into its prestigious Youth Hockey Hall of Fame. At this year’s Herb Brooks Golf Classic […]
Building up confidence is tough, destroying it is easy by Jack Blatherwick In sixty years of coaching I’ve heard that competitive grit is the most important factor in success; or rink sense, stick skills, or skating. And I can’t disagree with any of those viewpoints. However, there is no improvement – no FUN – in […]
Games to take place at Xcel Energy Center SAINT PAUL, Minn. – The Minnesota Wild, in partnership with Minnesota Hockey, today announced it will host the eighth annual Mite Holiday Jamboree on December 27 and 30 at Xcel Energy Center. Boys and girls across the State of Hockey are invited to participate. The 2024 Mite Holiday Jamboree is open to 64 teams: 32 Youth […]
