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December 2015

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DECEMBER.2015 // MINNESOTAHOCKEYJOURNAL.COM 07 Last year the association launched the Little Lady Lumberjacks pro- gram. The program saw 74 girls sign up between the ages of 4 and 10 who had not previously played hockey. Local volunteers from the high school girls' team and the BSU women's team served as coaches. The program was so successful it won a USA Hockey Grow-the-Game Award. Their efforts don't end there. This season, the association partnered with the Minnesota Wild, Minnesota Hockey and Total Hockey to host a Little Wild Learn-to-Play program. Sixty new players from around the community and neighboring towns signed up to participate, and half of those have registered with BYHA for the 2015-16 season. BYHA's programs get kids on the ice. And once they play, usually they want to stay. "It really makes it nice to encourage people to try it and play," Rupp said. "It's such a great game, once you try it, you love it." A BRIGHT FUTURE Last season, the Bemidji High School boys' team returned to the state tournament for the first time in 29 years. That success has generated excitement throughout the community for the 2015-16 season at all levels of play. "It was pretty special," Rupp said. "It's cool because that group of parents and kids has really done a lot for the program and are really involved in the youth program. "We're excited for the future of Bemidji hockey as a whole." "Just being able to have that level of hockey played in our community, right here in Bemidji for all of our kids to be able to watch and see, it's so cool" APRIL 37, 2016 PERFECT GIFT FOR THE HOCKEY ENTHUSIAST #1 STEVE JANASZAK #3 KEN MORROW #5 MIKE RAMSEY #8 DAVE SILK #9 NEAL BROTEN #10 MARK JOHNSON #15 MARK WELLS #21 MIKE ERUZIONE #23 DAVE CHRISTIAN #25 BUZZ SCHNEIDER #28 JOHN HARRINGTON 1980 USA HOCKEY PLAYERS ATTENDING (subject to change)

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