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The Official Scorecard of Moorhead Youth Hockey Volume XV Issue 10 June, 2018 MYHA BOARD OF DIRECTORS 2018-2019 Mike Simonich President Executive Committee Chad Marsden Vice President Executive

Executive Committee Rachel Alderson Fundraising Sara Selzler Fundraising Bob Bartelt Membership Ben Hammer Membership - Equipment Co-Chair Tim Kolehmainen Tournament Co-Director Evan Marty Tournament

m. Monday-Thursday Phone: 218.233.5021 Positive Coaching Alliance We are excited to be working with the Positive Coaching Alliance again this upcoming year!

1 The Official Scorecard of Moorhead Youth Hockey Volume XV Issue 10 June, 2018 MYHA BOARD OF DIRECTORS Mike Simonich President Executive Committee Chad Marsden Vice President Executive Committee Equipment-Facilities Anne Norris Gaming Manager Rob Gramer Executive Director Elli Laurila Board Secretary, Office Manager Dennis Bushy Arena Manager, Scheduler Robby Lundbohm Treasurer Executive Committee Rachel Alderson Fundraising Sara Selzler Fundraising Bob Bartelt Membership Ben Hammer Membership - Equipment Co-Chair Tim Kolehmainen Tournament Co-Director Evan Marty Tournament Co-Director Equipment Co-Chair Jeremy Gregoire Hockey Director Sean Bertie In House Hockey Director Jon Ammerman Hockey Committee Whitney Restemayer Hockey Committee Summer Office Hours 8:00 a.m. 1:00 p.m. Monday-Thursday Phone: Positive Coaching Alliance We are excited to be working with the Positive Coaching Alliance again this upcoming year! Last year we had great participation from our parents and coaches during the training workshops, which triggered ongoing discussion and awareness in our arena throughout the year. The PCA s mission directly aligns with MYHA s goal to continue to develop a positive culture for our kids! Here are a few highlights from a New York Times article written about PCA: Many advocates dream of reforming youth sports, but P.C.A. is distinctive for its approach. Through its messaging, it reassures coaches that it s O.K. to win that, in fact, a relentlessly positive coach will usually be more successful on the scoreboard. The core of P.C.A. s approach is to train double goal coaches: coaches who balance the goal of winning, with the second, and more important, goal of teaching life lessons. Coaches are taught to help children focus on improving their own game, helping their teammates improve their game, and improving the game as a whole. (In life, this translates to improving yourself, being a leader who helps others flourish, and working to make society better.) P.C.A. encourages parents to let go of winning and concentrate on life lessons. There are only two groups of people whose job is to win games, says Thompson. Coaches and players. Parents have a much more important job: to guide their child s character development. The ELM Tree of Mastery helps coaches remember that the feedback that most helps young athletes develop their potential is not praise for good performance or criticism for bad performance. What works best is helping children understand that they control three key variables: their level of Effort, whether they Learn from experiences, and how they respond to Mistakes. Rob Gramer MYHA Executive Director

Cullen Hockey Center Project Update Construction The new refrigeration unit has arrived and many of the renovations are progressing to final stages.

Look for an official announcement of a groundbreaking ceremony to take place in August!

2 Cullen Hockey Center Project Update Construction The new refrigeration unit has arrived and many of the renovations are progressing to final stages. Phase 2 has started and you will notice changes happening to the site where the 3 rd sheet of ice will be constructed! Look for an official announcement of a groundbreaking ceremony to take place in August! Funding Phase 1 ($3M) is being funded by the City of Moorhead and MYHA through a bond issuance which has been approved by the City of Moorhead! Phase 2 ($5M) will be funded by money raised by MYHA. Of the $5M needed we currently have nearly $3.1M pledged and are working closely with other interested corporate partners, grant opportunities, and individual donors to get the remaining funds needed to complete the project. We will need the support of alumni and members to help get to our goal. If you are interested in contributing to this project contact Rob Gramer at or rob@moorheadyouthhockey.com Thank You This project is not possible without the support of community partners and supporters of MYHA. Thank you to all of the following for their contributions to this project and their commitment to the future of our community and our kids! City of Moorhead Terry & Matt Cullen Fargo-Moorhead Convention & Visitors Bureau Scheels Sanford Health 2018 Mom s Spring Event Valley Mortgage Inc. First International Bank and Trust Kovash Marine K & L Construction Showcase Masonry Northern Improvement Fox Underground Ledgestone Ellenson Caulking House of Glass Red River Glazing Cullen Insulation Advanced Garage Door Stephanson Drywall Floor to Ceiling Store Nova Fire Protection Tom & Rachel Alderson Family Dale & Karen Bucholz Mark & Jayme Cullen Family Gregg & Stephanie Gess Family Bob & Kathy Gramer Brian & Jamie Gramer Family Rob & Laurie Gramer Family Jeremy & Heidi Gregoire Family Bryan and Amanda Kutter Family Brian Lee Chad & Jenny Marsden Family Danny & Sara Selzler Family Mike & Heather Simonich Family Brian & Alissa Stavenger Family Jeff & Marcia Stavenger Thank You For Your Support Mike Simonich - President Robby Lundbohm - Treasurer Rob Gramer - Executive Director MYHA Board of Directors Look for monthly project updates in future MYHA newsletters.

Mark your Calendar: Check our website for exact practice/game times and more info! July 26..MHS/MYHA Golf Tournament Aug 1-31...Player Registration Re-Opens Aug 20....MYHA Groundbreaking Event Aug 20-21.

com Click on Association Events on the left RECYCLING NOTICE: You are welcome to bring your aluminum cans to Minnkota Recycling and tell them they are for Moorhead Youth Hockey.

MEETING NOTICE The Board of Directors of Moorhead Youth Hockey meets on the third Wednesday of each month.

The next scheduled meeting will be held on Wed- Wednesday July 18th at 6:00 pm at Boulder Tap House.

3 Mark your Calendar: Check our website for exact practice/game times and more info! July 26..MHS/MYHA Golf Tournament Aug Player Registration Re-Opens Aug MYHA Groundbreaking Event Aug On Site Registration Click on Association Events on the left RECYCLING NOTICE: You are welcome to bring your aluminum cans to Minnkota Recycling and tell them they are for Moorhead Youth Hockey. Moorhead Youth Hockey will receive the rebate check back from the cans. Thank you!! (Almost) Famous Denny Quotes: The mirror test always says whose fault it is. MEETING NOTICE The Board of Directors of Moorhead Youth Hockey meets on the third Wednesday of each month. At each meeting the financial records of the association and its gaming subsidiary are available to review by the members of the association. All members are invited to attend. The next scheduled meeting will be held on Wed- Wednesday July 18th at 6:00 pm at Boulder Tap House. If you would like to be added to the agenda please contact Elli Laurila at or at least one week prior to the meeting. Parents! Out for a relaxing evening? Stop by one of the MYHA supporters and have fun playing bingo or pull tabs! Gaming is a vital component to reducing costs of youth hockey for the members of Moorhead Youth Hockey Association. Please consider patronizing one of our MYHA gaming sites: Mainline DON T THROW THOSE DEAD INK CARTRIDGES! Please turn in your used printer ink cartridges to the drop off box in the MYHA lobby. We earn cash for each one we turn in for recycling/refilling so it's an easy way for us to make money for our organization! Accepting small and large cartridges! (sorry, no toner tubes or tanks) Red Hen Tap House Moorhead Billiards

4 Denny s Baby..This beast will keep the ice cold! It will be installed in what was the zamboni room, and weighs almost 2 tons! Office area coming together. New Zamboni ice pit. View of the North Rink View from the south rink!

17th Annual MHS/MYHA 4-person scramble Golf Tournament July 26 th, Meadows Golf Course All proceeds will be divided between the Moorhead Youth Hockey Association and the Moorhead High School Boys

* Registration starting at 11:00 am Noon shotgun start * Entry fee of $400 for a 4-person team-includes 18 holes of golf, cart, a light sandwich lunch and dinner * Game of skill donation -- $150 (6

5 17th Annual MHS/MYHA 4-person scramble Golf Tournament July 26 th, Meadows Golf Course All proceeds will be divided between the Moorhead Youth Hockey Association and the Moorhead High School Boys hockey team. * Registration starting at 11:00 am Noon shotgun start * Entry fee of $400 for a 4-person team-includes 18 holes of golf, cart, a light sandwich lunch and dinner * Game of skill donation -- $150 (6 available) * Monetary donations of any value gratefully accepted! Additional sponsorship opportunities Orange Level Sponsorship -- $550 One foursome in the tournament Golf Tournament Hole Sponsorship Recognition in Spud Boys Game Program Black Level Sponsorship -- $1,000 One Foursome in the Tournament Golf Tournament Hole Sponsorship Half-Page Advertisement in Spud Boys Game Program Spud Level Sponsorship -- $1,500 (limit 2) One Foursome in the Tournament Sponsorship of Spud Boys Team Schedule Poster Girls Try It Night Know a girl that thinks she wants to play hockey...but isn't SURE? Here's their chance to TRY IT FOR FREE! Register Today Moorhead Youth Hockey is happy to present the 2018 Girls Try It Free night. Sign up today for this year's free "try girls hockey" night. The event is 100% free, and we will have equipment and skates available for every player to use for the evening. No prior skating experience necessary! September 11th from 6-8 (2 session choices) Check in at the rink 1 Hour before your session starts. Sign up HERE

2018 MHS BOY S/MYHA GOLF TOURNAMENT ENTRY FORM SPONSORSHIP LEVEL ORANGE: $550 BLACK: $1000 SPUD: $1500 TEAM NAME and/or SPONSOR: SPONSOR ADDRESS: TEAM MEMBERS & HANDICAPS (if known) #1 #2 #3 #4 TYPE

6 2018 MHS BOY S/MYHA GOLF TOURNAMENT ENTRY FORM SPONSORSHIP LEVEL ORANGE: $550 BLACK: $1000 SPUD: $1500 TEAM NAME and/or SPONSOR: SPONSOR ADDRESS: TEAM MEMBERS & HANDICAPS (if known) #1 #2 #3 #4 TYPE OF PAYMENT: CK CASH (If paying by CC) CC# CVV# EXP DATE BILLING ADDRESS Please return this form & your payment by July 12 th to: Moorhead Youth Hockey Attn: Golf Tournament 707 SE Main Ave - Moorhead, MN admin@moorheadyouthhockey.com Call Elli with questions Thank You to everyone listed below who helped with the Annual Gaming Audit. I so appreciate all your help!! Elli Laurilla - Evan Marty - Tara Kennedy Patti Baumann - Tina McMillan Gaming employees Julie Lammer and Amy Heinzen were also a great help and kept things going smoothly. Anne Norris Gaming Manager

7 How NHL Scouts Evaluate Players By Steve Mann, Special to Minnesota Hockey, 06/05/18, Looking at a player today and trying to determine who they will be tomorrow is not an exact science. Every NHL team and every scout have their own philosophies and traits they look for in players before their selections on draft day. With the 2018 NHL Entry Draft approaching, Minnesota Hockey caught up with the Florida Panthers Fred Bandel, a long-time amateur scout based in Minnetonka, to find out what he looks for when evaluating young players. Minnesota Hockey: What are the most important things NHL scouts are looking for when evaluating pro prospects? Fred Bandel: The first thing has to be talent, because if a player doesn t have the skills to be a prospect then we don t go any further. After that it s about character, which includes effort and the way they carry themselves on and off the ice. Character is a critical component for most organizations. Work ethic, intensity, passion to succeed are all intangibles that separate players from one another. In the later rounds, you look for those intangibles or the one thing that may set them apart such as skating or puck skills or if they can play different positions up and down the lineup. Minnesota Hockey: How much do those intangibles really matter? Bandel: Body language is important because it gives itself away easily. Players who droop their shoulders when they don t get the puck, or slam their stick when a teammate makes a mistake that stands out. It s the same with coachability. It s not good if a player is not willing to listen or is overly cocky. Minnesota Hockey: What about for goaltenders? Bandel: Goalies are tough because they tend to mature late. If you look at some of the better goaltenders in the league now someone like Pekka Rinne for example he didn t really establish himself in the NHL until he was about 25 or 26 years old. We do tend to look for bigger goalies now, but also someone who is fairly athletic. We look at their composure, their makeup and body language. Goaltenders have to be able to forget and move on. Minnesota Hockey: Do scouts talk to younger players? And if so, what are some of the things you are hoping to hear from them? Bandel: I ll usually talk to players starting around the midpoint of the season and conduct more thorough interviews later. We don t want a player to seem disinterested or slumped in their seat as if they re bothered to be there. We don t want to hear a player with a massive ego or who throws teammates under the bus. If a player talks about himself when he s not asked about himself, that can raise a red flag. We want confidence, not cockiness. We want to hear a player talk about the team aspect of the game. We don t grill them, but we do want to get to know them as a person to get a true reading on their character. Minnesota Hockey: What do you want to hear from coaches or trainers or others who may know the player? Bandel: Whether they are leaders in the room, what type of leaders they are (vocal or by example), if they are good teammates, hard workers. Minnesota Hockey: What advice would you have for players who make it to the bigger camps, and those that don t? Bandel: Select camps have some importance, but should not be the be-all, end-all. If you don t get selected, especially at 14 or 15, you shouldn t get discouraged. Many, many players who preceded them who didn t make it went on to get drafted anyway and play in the NHL. And conversely, if you do get picked you can t get complacent. All you have to do is look at the turnover (from kids that make it at 14 but don t at 15 or 16 or 17). Things change. And let s face it many scouts don t care (if you make it at a younger age). If you don t make it, it should provide incentive to work harder. If you do make it, you better keep working or it will be a short-lived time at that level. Continued on Next Page..

8 Continued from previous page.. Minnesota Hockey: Do players feel pressure to rush their development or move up early? How can that impact the evolution or growth of a player? Bandel: I m not a proponent of players leaving high school early. We always tell players that getting to the NHL isn t a sprint, it s a marathon. We will never tell a player what to do, but I believe it s a long development curve to get to the NHL. If you re playing in a good high school program against good competition, it doesn t matter if you leave. You won t further your advancement any. Good things take time. Minnesota Hockey: You grew up in Montreal and have evaluated talent in Minnesota for more than 25 years. Minnesota has produced 24% of all Americans drafted over the past 15 years. Why does Minnesota produce so much top talent? Bandel: Part of it is the availability of ice. I live in Minnetonka, and within a 10-minute drive, there are indoor ice surfaces. Coaching is also getting better. Like in Quebec, hockey is ingrained here and because of that we ll have a higher percentage of kids who play the game. The community model also has tremendous impact. When I started here, the goal was playing for the Gophers. Then later they looked at the Wild. I hear young players in Minnetonka now talking about wanting to play for the varsity. For a young kid, why not look at playing for the (high school) varsity as the goal? Minnesota Hockey: What has changed the most about the job of a scout? Bandel: Access to information and technology has played a role. We ve all heard about the analytics. It s a useful tool. It s made it easier in some ways and more challenging in others. The game has also evolved. When I first started working for Montreal, I wouldn t send a report on a player under 6-feet unless he was a star. Now I m more than happy to look at players 5-foot-8 if they have skill. When the NHL put in the new rules about clutching and grabbing and interference that changed things dramatically. That gave the smaller, skilled players more opportunity to succeed. Opportunity Jeremy Gregoire Hockey Director Life as an athlete is full of moments. Scoring a goal, hitting a home run, winning, losing, and even being selected for a team. All of these are moments that come and go. Yet, many do not see the work (or lack of work) that is put in behind those moments. Many of those that continue to have success are those that consistently give their best effort and work longer than everyone else. Quickly use the internet to search late development-hockey and you will find a number of resources on the topic. There are plenty of quotes and stories about players that were successful because they participated in multiple sports, trusted the process, and controlled what they could (showing up, attitude, and effort). We are now halfway through the Summer. For those of you who have not taken the time to create goals for next season, your time is running out! Ultimately, enjoy the moments, but athletes who are not satisfied with short term results and continue to work are the ones that will one day play for the Spuds and might be lucky enough to play beyond Moorhead High. Jon Amerman MHS Boys Hockey Coach

Early Bird Player Registration is available for the 2018-2019 Season! Please follow the steps outlined below. Register at USA Hockey and save your confirmation code.

IMPORTANT FAMILY MAX INFO If your family max registration fee is over $900, you MUST contact the office for a family max code before registering online.

You can bring these completed forms to the office if you do not have the ability to electronically fill them out. All players must fill out a new Code of Conduct form each year.

or on a payment plan. Players must be registered by September 30th to avoid a price increase that goes into effect October 1. Offline payments can be made at the office.

9 Early Bird Player Registration is available for the Season! Please follow the steps outlined below. Register at USA Hockey and save your confirmation code. You must enter a confirmation number for the season. Last season's number will NOT be accepted. IMPORTANT FAMILY MAX INFO If your family max registration fee is over $900, you MUST contact the office for a family max code before registering online. Download/Complete/Save/Scan the Player Conduct form. The Code of Conduct form cannot have an electronic signature. You can bring these completed forms to the office if you do not have the ability to electronically fill them out. All players must fill out a new Code of Conduct form each year. NEW PLAYERS ONLY Scan your son/daughter's birth certificate(s) At the conclusion of the registration session you will have options for payments, either in full electronically with a credit/debit card or on a payment plan. Players must be registered by September 30th to avoid a price increase that goes into effect October 1. Offline payments can be made at the office. Contact Elli for details and payment options. On-Line Registration will re-open in August. Registration Night(s) at the rink for returning players is August 20-21st. Save the DATE! MYHA Fall Social Friday, October 12, 2018 Moorhead Country Club Silent Auction, followed by a live auction! As always, lots of great items! Socialize and gear up for another great hockey season! Silent and live auction donation items are needed by September 1st to make this a successful event. Contact Jen Songstad at jsongstad@hotmail.com for more details on how you can help!

10 Moorhead Youth Hockey 707 SE Main Ave. Moorhead, MN RETURN SERVICE REQUESTED Congratulations to Cody Parr and Marissa West on the opening of LEGENDS SPORTS BAR AND GRILL (formerly Dave s Southside Tap) MYHA will offer pull tabs Look for meat raffles this fall! Legends Sports Bar and Grill will offer a family friendly, fun environment to enjoy! Come on out and Support Cody, Marissa & MYHA Opening in Mid-July!

Focus on the Fun. Trying your best. When a coach treats players with respect. Getting playing time. Playing well together as a team

Focus on the Fun. Trying your best. When a coach treats players with respect. Getting playing time. Playing well together as a team The Official Scorecard of Moorhead Youth Hockey Volume XVI Issue 1 July, 2018 MYHA BOARD OF DIRECTORS 2018-2019 Mike Simonich President Executive Committee Chad Marsden Vice President Executive Committee