Hockey Day Minnesota 2012 was a success despite weather issues moving some games indoors. High school, college, and Minnesota Wild games were played. A telethon raised over $134,000 for the Jack Jablonski Trust Fund. The event was dedicated to the Jablonski family and their support was expressed. Outdoor games are planned again for next year in Grand Rapids.

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Hockey Day Minnesota 2012
Despite weather obstacles, Hockey Day Minnesota 2012 was a HUGE success with
over 16 consecutive hours of hockey-related events and programming. Three high
school games, a 2-1 Minnesota Golden Gopher win over Colorado College, a 5-2
Wild win over Dallas, and an exclusive feature with Jack Jablonski all took place in
celebration of the State of Hockey.
The three outdoor games that were scheduled to take place in Excelsior Bay on
Lake Minnetonka were moved indoors to Pagel Activity Center in Minnetonka due
to warm weather. Grand Rapids boys defeated White Bear Lake 4-3, Minnetonka
boys took down Duluth East 9-3 resulting in Duluth’s first loss of the season and
the Minnetonka girls beat Hopkins 5-1.
Unique to this year, the Minnesota Wild, FOX Sports North and Wells Fargo
teamed up to host an all-day telethon and an online auction, raising $134,045.13
dollars for the Jack Jablonski Trust Fund set up by Wells Fargo. Volunteers spent
their Hockey Day at Xcel Energy Center answering phone calls and collecting
donations.
Along with the all day telethon and online auction, Hockey day Minnesota 2012
was dedicated to the Jablonski Family, who expressed their thanks to everyone
involved in Hockey Day Minnesota through a caring bridge post. “We are
overwhelmed by the response to yesterday's Hockey Day Minnesota. Thank you to
each and every one of you who made a donation to the Jack Jablonski Fund and to
those who donated time, talent and resources to help with the cause.”
The Seventh Annual Hockey Day Minnesota outdoor games are planned to take
place at Pokegama Lake in Grand Rapids next year.
To learn more about Jack Jablonski, visit www.jabby13.com. To donate to the Jack
Jablonski Trust Fund, mail to Wells Fargo Bank, Jack Jablonski Trust Fund, PO Box
16387, St. Louis Park, MN, 55416, or go to any Wells Fargo location.
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Download the NEW
MN WILD App!
The Minnesota Wild partnered with AT&T to create the brand
new Minnesota Wild App for the iPhone. The purpose of this App
is to enhance the fan experience, delivering a variety of unique
features including the opportunity to order food, watch live in-
January 10th marked Matt Cullen’s 1000th NHL hockey game played, becoming the first stadium instant replays, a fan zone, arena guide information,
Minnesotan to accomplish this in a Wild jersey. social media site links, event calendars, and access to
MyWildNet. The Wild are the first team in the NHL to offer fans
Cullen was honored before the January 21st game with the presentation of a silver hockey the opportunity to order food right from their seats!
stick from owner Craig Leipold and General Manager Chuck Fletcher accompanied by his
wife and 3 boys. Throughout the game, ex-teammates including Ray Whitney, Rod With this app, fans can now search vendors throughout the
Brind’Amour, Eric Staal, Teemu Selanne, Doug Weight, and many others sent their arena and even order food from their seats through the arena's
congratulations to Cullen on the Jumbotron. Wi-Fi! Fans will have access to live in-stadium instant replays
that weren't shown on the scoreboard and can blog and chat
During this game Cullen had an assist and the team set a record of 3 goals in 59 with other Wild fans.
seconds, beating the current record of 1:14 set back in March of 2001 against Chicago.
For more information regarding the new app click here. The
"I cannot get over how fast it's gone," Cullen said to the Star Tribune. "Unbelievable. It Minnesota Wild App is available for free at the App Store on the
just makes you realize you have to enjoy it. I guess the only way to say it is that playing iphone or at www.itunes.com/appstore.
hockey is the only thing I ever wanted to do," Cullen said. "To be able to do it this long?
It's something I'm proud of. There have been ups and downs. It's funny, all you
remember are the ups.“
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3. Dairy Queen Mini Mascot
January 31st marked the first game where our very own Nordy received
some assistance. Along side him was Mini Nordy, a new promotion
sponsored by Dairy Queen.
This promotion gives children ages 5-7 a chance to be Mini Nordy for a
portion of a Minnesota Wild game . Mini Nordy interacts with fans on the
concourse levels during pregame warm ups through the first period. During
this time Mini Nordy is able to participate in any events Nordy has
scheduled as well as “Let’s Play Hockey” before puck drop.
Interested in having your child participate? Register your child online here.
Outdoor Practice presented
by Dairy Queen
A crowd formed outside the John Rose Oval in Roseville on
January 22nd, as fans awaited the arrival of their Minnesota
Wild. This year, the annual outdoor practice was sponsored
by Dairy Queen and topped off a hockey themed weekend
which started the previous day with Hockey Day Minnesota
and a Wild win against Dallas.
Unlike last year, the weather didn’t cooperate but that didn’t
stop fans from coming early to claim their spots. Prior to
practice, Dairy Queen held an on-ice Blizzard contest where
two lucky fans were able to shoot Dairy Queen Blizzards into
the net for prizes.
The Wild arrived for a relaxed and fun practice, only running
through a few drills. The day ended with players tossing
signed pucks into the stands as well as signing autographs,
posing for pictures and interacting with the crowd.
Needless to say, both the players and fans left the John Rose
Oval grinning from ear to ear.
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4. February Charity of the Month
Community Emergency Assistance Program
CEAP is a community-based charity that partners with other resources to assist people in need in the Twin Cities area
for the past 40 years.
Mission Statement: The mission of CEAP is to stabilize individuals and
families in financial distress and to maximize their ability to live
independently and with dignity.
Vision Statement: Individuals and families in the northern Twin Cites area
will have their basic needs met with dignity and will secure the skills and
resources to achieve self-sufficiency. The community will be stronger,
more stable, and more cohesive as a result of CEAP's leadership and
services.
CEAP was founded by Brooklyn Center native, Madeleine Roche in April
of 1970 in response to the growing need for human services in her
hometown. With the help of other community women and local churches,
they were able to bridge the gap and help those in need of assistance.
Since 1971, when their first Board of Directors was elected, CEAP
has called many cities home: Moving from building to building until
finally being able to call Brooklyn Park its home in February of 1997.
Today, CEAP services the northern Twin Cities area including, East
Champlin, Brooklyn Park, Brooklyn Center, parts of Camden in Minneapolis, all of Anoka County, and Mounds View
and New Brighton in western Ramsey County. CEAP’s
clients usually fall into the categories of low-wage
• February 17th Jason Aldean • Feb. 22-25: MSHSL Girls Hockey families, senior citizens, persons with disabilities, persons
Tournament • March 1-3 MSHSL Wrestling tournament• March 7-10 of color, the working poor, and immigrants and/or
refugees. Growing from distributing 20,000 pounds of
MSHSL Mens Hockey Tournament • March 15-17 WCHA tournament• food in 1971 to over 1,000,000 pounds of food a year
March 24-25 NCAA Dvision 1 mens hockey West Regionals • currently, CEAP has served over 22,000 clients- half of
Hockey Unplugged which were children.
Monday, February 21st 7-9pm
Location TBD For more information regarding CEAP and how to donate click
here.
Click here for more information.
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5. Captured Moments: Minnesota Wild Style 10 Toughest Fan Bases
1. Toronto Maple Leafs
2. Pittsburg Penguins
3. Washington Capitals
4. Ottawa Senators
5. Chicago Blackhawks
6. Vancouver Canucks
7. Minnesota Wild
8. Detroit Red Wings
9. Boston Bruins
10. Philadelphia Flyers
According to columnist Matthew Fairburn
these ten teams have the toughest fans in
the NHL. He defines a “tough” fan base AS one
that travels, is tough on their players and
makes their arena a tough place to play.
To read more of Fairburn’s work, click here.
Quote of the Month
There were fights and hits and guys blocking shots.
It’s an outstanding effort from our guys coming off last game,
especially emotionally, it was not easy. But to see our guys
respond the way they did says a lot about our group.
- Coach Mike Yeo said after a much needed victory
over Colorado on the 2nd. Read the full story here.
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