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Taking Minnesota
Hockey to the Next Level
Officials and Coaches Events Kick Off the Season
p This past September, Minnesota
Hockey partnered with the Minnesota
Wild, The Coaches Site, Minnesota
Boys and Girls High School Coaches
Associations, Minnesota Hockey Officials
Association and USA Hockey to host two
grassroots events aimed at growing and
elevating community hockey.
FUTURE STARS IN STRIPES
The 2025 Level 1 Hockey Referee
Seminar and Clinic provided new
officials the opportunity to complete
their USA Hockey Level 1 Seminar.
Participants also had the opportunity
to skate at TRIA Rink, hear from NHL
Officials and attend the Minnesota
Wild preseason game against the
Chicago Blackhawks.
ELITE COACHING CONFERENCE
HITS SAINT PAUL
Over 200 youth and high school coaches
from across the state of Minnesota
attended The Coaches Site Live confer-
ence in Saint Paul. TCS Live was a two-
day, on- and off-ice immersive experi-
ence featuring a lineup of heavy hitters,
including the Wild's John Hynes and Bill
Guerin. All profits were donated to the
Wild's Skate It Forward initiative.
Photo / The Coaches Site, Minnesota Wild
Left: Aaron Wilbur
of The Coaches Site
with Wild GM Bill Guerin.
Right: Gopher women's
Associate Coach
Greg May.
Lake City's
Taylor Heise
Recruiting and retaining youth
hockey officials is critical to
Minnesota's success.
