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MINNESOTA HOCKEY NEWS & NOTES YOUTH COACHES RECOGNIZED FOR EXCELLENCE Minnesota Hockey, in partnership with Park Dental and the Minnesota Wild, hosted nearly 50 coaches for the Coaching Excellence Award program in Saint Paul this season. The coaches were recognized for their dedication to youth hockey and provided with the opportunity to watch a Minnesota Wild practice, meet Wild coach Bruce Boudreau and have lunch at Tom Reid's Hockey City Pub. "These coaches give so much of their family and work time, to work with these kids, so they probably don't get thanked enough," said Minnesota Hockey Executive Director Glen Andresen. "This is a way to recognize them, and they seem to enjoy this day." Players, parents, officials and other coaches can now nominate coaches for the 2018 Coaching Excellence Award. To nominate your coach, go to minnesotahockey.org/programs. CCM HIGH PERFORMANCE PROGRAMS START SOON The CCM Minnesota Hockey High Performance 14, 15, 16 and 17 programs are designed to identify and develop the best players in Minnesota by providing the top players from each district or section a chance to play with and against the best players in the state. At the conclusion of the CCM Minnesota Hockey High Performance programs at the 15, 16 and 17 levels, our top 20-25 players represent Minnesota Hockey at a national festival sponsored by USA Hockey involving the best players from each of the USA Hockey districts. The national festivals are used to identi- fy the top performers in each age group for possible opportunities to represent the U.S.A. at advanced levels of national and international hockey competition. The CCM Minnesota Hockey High Performance programs also include exciting opportunities for boys and girls at the 18 level who still have high school eligibility as well as the Dave Peterson Goalie Camp for our top 15-18 boys and girls goaltenders. MINNESOTA HOCKEY OFFERS SKILL DEVELOPMENT SESSIONS Minnesota Hockey will once again be offering skill development sessions this spring. Each of the affordable skill practices will be led by professional coaches and feature an emphasis on long-term athlete development while maximizing the number of high quality repetitions each player receives. Several body contact and body- checking clinics have been scheduled for this spring, including sessions in Blaine, New Hope and Rochester. Additional skill clinics focused on defensive skills, scoring and more will be added in the coming weeks. For a current schedule of available skill sessions, visit minnesotahockey.org/ playerdevelopment. CHEVY WISHES YOUTH TEAMS GOOD LUCK ON DRIVE TO STATE Chevrolet is excited for their fifth consecutive season as the pre- senting partners of the Minnesota Hockey Region and State Tournaments. With "The Drive to State powered by Chevy," Chevy Dealers play a key role in the signature events of youth hockey in Minnesota. "Like the rest of the hockey players and families in Minnesota, we are very excited for the most thrilling time of the hockey season—State Tournament time," said Patrick Johnson, President of the Select Heartland Chevy Dealers. "We wish all of those teams competing for a spot at a Minnesota Hockey State Tournament the best of luck on their Drive to State!" The Drive to State, powered by Chevy, will be highlighted by 14 State Tournaments hosted by nine communities. Region Tournaments will be played March 2 through 4, followed by State Tournaments being played March 16 through 18. M H J ON L I N E . C O M | F E B R U A R Y 2 0 1 8 08 Goals & Assists PROGRAM