1. Shattuck-St. Mary’s Pre-Season Training Camp – Register by October 13th

On Sunday, October 27th, Minnesota Special Hockey, in partnership with Shattuck-St. Mary's School in Faribault, MN, will host the first annual Minnesota Special Hockey Pre-Season Training Camp!

This fantastic one-day event, to be held the week before our regular season begins, will provide our special hockey players an opportunity to participate in an adapted and modified hockey camp in one of the most prestigious hockey settings in the United States. The day will include both on and off-ice sessions, and lunch will be provided in the middle of the day. Skaters and coaches from both the boys and girls Shattuck hockey teams and coaches from Minnesota Special Hockey will be on the ice to provide individualized and small group instruction throughout the day. Players from our teams throughout the state of all ages, ability levels, and years of experience are encouraged to sign up and attend! Groups will be split up based on skill level, and corresponding instruction and activities will be provided to challenge the skaters at their level. Multiple ice rinks will be utilized for the various groups. Small-group goalie instruction will also be made available.

Schedule for the day:
9:30 am Arrive at Shattuck-St. Mary’s
10:00 – 11:15am On-ice skating and skills practice
11:45am – 12:30pm Lunch
12:30 – 1:15pm Off-ice Session #1
1:15 – 2:00pm Off-ice Session #2
2:30 – 3:45pm Scrimmages and Shootout
4:00pm Snacks & Drinks social time

Off-ice sessions include a variety of organized activities: shooting stations, activities in the dome (or outdoor turf if it's nice weather) including soccer, relays, agility, weight training room activities, and basketball/gym games. All activities will be organized and modified to ensure everyone can participate. Please bring appropriate clothing and shoes for this activity.

The afternoon ice time will incorporate Shattuck players skating alongside our Minnesota Special Hockey players in a fun team-building scrimmage. Please try to bring both your green and white jerseys in preparation for this scrimmage.

Following the scrimmage, we will have snacks and drinks to fuel everyone before they hit the road!

Our goal with this camp is to allow our players to experience what it is like to participate in a traditional hockey camp. Partnering with the Shattuck-St. Mary's hockey programs will allow us to provide the individualized and small-group instruction and attention needed to ensure all players are challenged at whatever skating level they may be at. We understand that a day-long activity may be a challenge for some players, and we encourage you to sign up even if you can only make it through part of the day's activities.

Shattuck-St. Mary's has donated all of the ice time and facility rentals at no cost to our program, so our players can participate in this preseason training camp at no cost! Parents and families will have access to a lounge area throughout the day if they wish/need to stay on-site.

To participate in this activity, MN Special Hockey players must have completed the 2024/25 MN Special Hockey registration process. First-year players are also encouraged to attend if they have completed the registration process.
Check out the following video link to see what some of the day's activities will include:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?si=6HEdhCeooeAwuWOh&v=ROXbmMTrsnQ&feature
=youtu.be
The deadline to sign up is Sunday, October 13th.

MSH realizes that this camp conflicts with the last clinic in St. Louis Park and recommends that players choose only one event to attend that day. With all MSH Registrations, look for an email confirmation to confirm completed registration.

Questions?
Colin Thomas : MSHRochester@gmail.com (Rochester Special Hockey Coach)
Steve Coonan : steve@coachcoonan.com (Edina Special Hockey Coach
Register here: https://mnspecialhockey.sportngin.com/register/form/896467879

2. USA Hockey Special Hockey Classic Participants – Deadline
October 1 to complete Season Registration

We are excited for the USA Hockey Special Hockey Classic to be held in Blaine (Super Rink) on November 15-17, 2024 (Friday- Sunday). Registration for the event has closed; however, all players and volunteers must have their season registration completed by October 1.

Player requirements: In order to attend the Classic, players MUST have ALL their 2024-2025 Season registration completed by October 1st. There are NO EXCEPTIONS to this rule. If a player registers for the classic, but fails to complete their MSH registration, their money will not be refunded and they will not be able to participate in any of theevents at the Classic.

Volunteer requirements: In order to attend the Classic, volunteers MUST have ALL their 2024-2025 Season registration completed by October 1st. There are NO EXCEPTIONS to this rule. This includes USA Hockey registration (if necessary), MSH Registration, SafeSport Training completed (if necessary) and Background Check cleared (if necessary). Please see the Volunteer Application page on the MSH website.

3. MSH 2024-25 Season Player and Volunteer Registration

Player and volunteer registration is open for the MN Special Hockey 2024-25 season! Follow all the steps in the registration pages to complete your registration. Please read the registration page carefully, it contains a lot of important information.

Player registration: https://www.mnspecialhockey.org/playerregistration
Volunteer registration: https://www.mnspecialhockey.org/coachesapply

Important items:
- If you are a NEW player, or if you are a RETURNING player and need to order a new jersey, the deadline to register to get your jersey in time for the first game has passed. You can still order new jerseys in your registration but you will receive them after the first game. Replacement jersey costs are $65.
- Replacement sock costs are $14 – includes purchase of a white pair.
- If you are a player born in or before 2007 you must have your SafeSport Training or Accommodation completed by October 15th in order to participate in the first practice!
- All coach and volunteer requirements (including SafeSport training and background checks) must be completed by October 15th in order to participate in the first practice!

4.Fall Clinics – St. Louis Park Fall Clinic ; Late Registration

There is still time to register for the St. Louis Park pre-season (summer) clinic. If you have already signed up to attend either the Lakeville or St. Cloud clinics you do not need to register again. The jerseys are no longer available but can still attend with a $10 fee (to help cover the cost of the ice time). Players will be notified of their St. Louis Park skating time. It is usually the case that the lower-level players skate during the first hour. The dates/times are Sundays October 6th – 27th at 10:30 or 11:30.

With every registration of this type, you will receive a confirmation email once your registration is complete. If you do NOT receive a confirmation email, you did not complete the registration correctly.

Register here: https://mnspecialhockey.sportngin.com/register/form/622051933

5. FYI - MSH 2024-2025 General Season Schedule

The MSH specific dates/times for each team will be published in the middle of October. Below is the general MSH season schedule.

• Sunday, November 3rd – First team practices
• Sunday, November 10th – Practices
• Friday, November 15th – Sunday, November 17th – USA Hockey Special Hockey
• Classic in Blaine – Player and Volunteer registration is required to attend
• (deadline to register has passed)
• Sunday, November 24th – Games
• Sunday, December 1st – Practices
• Sunday, December 8th – Practices
• Sunday, December 15th – Jamborees
• Sunday, December 22nd – Holiday Break
• Sunday, December 29th – Practice
• Sunday, January 5th – Practices
• Sunday, January 12th – Games
• Sunday, January 19th – Practices
• Sunday, January 26th – Games
• Sunday, February 2nd – Practices
• Saturday, February 8th – Sunday, February 9th – Alexandria Jamboree
• Sunday, February 16th – Games
• Sunday, February 23rd – Practices
• Sunday, March 2nd - Jamborees