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Jon BIttner ·
Crookston is hosting the 3rd annual "Schools Out for Summer" high school tournament June 1 - 3 in Crookston. We also have a golf package along with the hockey. Let me know if you are interested and wanting to be in the summer fun. I know many still have school and spring sports but we can work with you and your schedule. Let me know at jbittner@crookston,k12.mn.us. Thanks so much for the consideration. Bitts
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Eric Hofmann ·
Dodge County Wildcats Varsity & JV are looking for 6 more games for the 2012-13 season. If interested please email performancetraining24@gmail.com
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Josh Storm ·
Owatonna will be hosting a scrimmage festival on 11/17/12. We are looking for 6-7 teams. If interested contact jstorm@owatonna.k12.mn.us
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Josh Storm ·
Owatonna is looking for a holiday tournament next season. Email jstorm@owatonna.k12.mn.us with availability
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Lisa Grinsell ·
Looking for a team or two to come and play some games this coming weekend Dec 2,3 & 4th if interested please email me at midgetaa@ffcanadians.com
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Leonard Skillings ·
Are we doing anything with the Junior Varsity piece this year?
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Josh spaniol ·
Lourdes is looking for a scrimmage Nov 26th if interested please email Josh Spaniol @ joshs@rochph.com
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Loren Nelson ·
The Kiwanis Hockey Tournament, scheduled for Dec. 28-30 at Graham Arena in Rochester, is looking for a team to fill out its Class A bracket. For more information contact Travis Fydenlund at frydenlund.travis@mayo.edu; (507) 266-9022 or (507) 775-2250
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Chad Carlson ·
Coaches, Good morning. I know it is very late in the year, however we just had a team drop us from an overbooked schedule, therefore Cambridge-Isanti is looking for one more game this season. We have no problem with traveling. If you are interested, please let me know ASAP and we can get it scheduled. Thanks and have a great start to the season. ccarlson@cambridge.k12.mn.us
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Jacob Mars ·
Hi everyone, I am the JV coach at Minnehaha Academy and we have 2 more games and 1 scrimmage spot left. Anyone looking to add a JV game please contact me. We can host or travel to you. jmars@showdownsportsinc.com or 612-747-8869. Thanks!
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Lee Engstrom ·
Shakopee is looking for a scrimmage on Nov. 19th - previous plans fell through. If your scrimmage has an opening for a team or if you know of anything else please let me know, thanks for your time. lengstro@shakopee.k12.mn.us
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Jerremiah Johnson ·
I am looking for a scrimmage or jamboree the first weekend of the year, Nov. 19th. If you are in need of any teams please contact me at jerremiahj@stma.k12.mn.us
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Jason Fairman ·
Buffalo is looking to fill 12/20/11 home game due to recent cancellation. Please contact Jason Fairman at jtf12@cornell.edu
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Derrick Brown ·
Luverne is looking for a game 12/1/11, 12/2/11 or 12/3/11. Recently just had a team drop on us. We have ice available on all three of those dates if interested please contact Derrick Brown d.brown@isd2184.net.
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Mike Deschneau ·
North Branch is in need of 1 game for the upcoming 2011-12 season and have open dates on 12/3/11, 12/27/11, 1/12/12, 1/13/12, 1/14/12, 1/21/12, 2/4/12, 2/11/12, Please contact Mike Deschneau, mdeschneau@northbranch.k12.mn.us or 651-674-1635.
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Josh Storm ·
Owatonna is looking for one more team to be part of a Saturday November 19th Scrimmage jamboree from 9am-12:30. If interested please contact Josh Storm at jstorm@owatonna.k12.mn.us
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Josh Storm ·
Owatonna is looking for JV games. Please email if interested at jstorm@owatonna.k12.mn.us
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Lisa Grinsell ·
Hi Josh, I am with the Fort Frances Canadians Midget AA we play JV teams in minnesota. If you are interested our tournament is Dec 2-4/11. We would also be interested in games.
Josh Storm ·
Lisa, we can't do a tournament but we could play a couple game sif interested. We could do nov. 25 and 26th. Or the 28th or 29th of December. If these days don't work let me know and we can try to figure something out. If you could email me at jstorm@owatonna.k12.mn.us or call me at 612-532-2085 that would be great.
Derrick Brown ·
Luverne is in need of a 3 game holiday tournament for the upcoming 2011-12 season. Please contact Derrick Brown, d.brown@isd2184.net
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Josh Storm ·
Owatonna is looking for one game this year. If interested please email me at jstorm@owatonna.k12.mn.us
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Mike Biermaier ·
I know this is early but....TRF is looking to add one more team to our 2012 Holiday hockey tournament. Please contact me, Mike Biermaier at mbiermaier@trf.k12.mn.us
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Josh Storm ·
Coaches, Owatonna is hosting a scrimmage festival on Saturday November 19th and we are looking for one or two teams who may be interested in participating. We are looking to set up 2-3 scrimmages for each team. If you have any interest please email me at jstorm@owatonna.k12.mn.us. Thanks
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Chad Carlson ·
Good morning coaches. I know that is late, but as I returned to school I found out that the contracts for the Holiday tourney we were suppose to be in were not signed and we now need a couple more games. If by chance you have room in a tourney, please let me know. Or if you are in search of a game please contact me and we can set something up. Thanks for your time and have a great fall. Chad Carlson- ccarlson@cambridge.k12.mn.us
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Jon BIttner ·
Crookston is also looking for a game for the 11-12 and perhaps for the 12-13 seasons due to a scheduling issue with the TRF holiday tournament. TRF may also be looking for a game. Call me at 218-289-1262 and perhaps Tim Bergland at TRF or Mike Biermaier AD at TRF. Thanks much, Bitts
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Tim Kolehmainen ·
Red Wing is looking for two non-conference games for 2011-20012 season and future seasons. Please contact Mike Belisle, Red Wing HS Boys Hockey at 651-212-1586
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Josh spaniol ·
Lourdes is looking for a scrimmage Nov 26th home if interested let me know jspan19@yahoo.com
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Chris Wilson ·
Coaches, Chanhassen is interested in setting up an early scrimmage (November) scrimmage. Please contact me at chanhassenstormhockey@yahoo.com or 612-849-7018 if interested
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Loren Nelson ·
Duluth Denfeld is looking to fill out its Holiday Tournament field.
Contact Denfeld head coach Kevin Smalley at 218-391-1050 or hmkevinj@yahoo.com
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Chad Carlson ·
Coaches,
Hello and I hope your spring is going well. I understand it is early in the spring, but Cambridge-Isanti will be hosting an end of the summer hockey scrimmage-fest July 29-30. This year we will be expanding to six-teams competing in a two-day scrimmage festival. All participating teams would get five 1-hour scrimmages. Two scrimmages on Friday night July 29th, two scrimmages on Saturday July 30th in the morning and then one final scrimmage on Saturday afternoon. All scrimmages…
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Jerremiah Johnson ·
I am the head coach at St. Michael-Albertville. We are looking to complete our schedule for the 2011-2012 season and are in need of a few games. We can play at home or travel. Please email me at jerremiahj@stma.k12.mn.us if you are interested in setting up a game. Thanks
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Eric Hofmann ·
Dodge County Head Coach. I am looking to fill my schedule for the 2011-12 season. Would you be available to play us next season? Please contact me directly at performancetraining24@gmail.com if you are interested. Thank you.
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Noel Rahn ·
Hi All~ My name is Noel Rahn coach of the Holy Family Fire. We are looking for a game due to a team backing out on us. If you are interested or looking for a game please email me at noel rahn@velocityhockeycenter.com. We will travel or host. Thanks!
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Kurt Weber ·
I am the coach of Lakeville South, we recently had a team drop a scrimmage on us.
We are now looking for a scrimmage on Friday Nov. 26th (We have ice available from 8-11:15AM) or during the week of 11/29-12/3. Let me know if you are interested.
Thanks
E-mail me at ksweber@isd194.k12.mn.us
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Randy Gendreau ·
From Randy Gendreau N. Bracch HS
Coaches we are making head way on our schedule but will travel to fill our schedule. We do not have a rink to call home (next year a new rink with our name on it,FINALLY)
Silver Bay has a Holiday tournament spot for us but we need to find one another team to make 8 . If you are intreasted contact me or the AD at Silver Bay. SB is a Real fun tournament,well organized and a few teams from
N Dak are already in
Our new AD name is Todd Vanerp and Tod…
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Jeff Vizenor ·
I coach at Shakopee High School. We are looking for a place to scrimmage on Friday November 19th. We would like to scrimmage right after school. We get out of school at 3:00pm and could be on the road by 3:15pm. If you have a couple hours of ice and are interested, email me at jvizenor@shakopee.k12.mn.us
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Randy Gendreau ·
My name is Randy Gendreau the Head coach for North Branch HS Boys Hockey. Due to a new AD we are still trying to fill our game schedule. We are also looking for a holiday X-mas tournament.We need three more games and will travel. We also have a JV team and would like to book games for both JV and Varsity. I understand this is not the best time to book games or get in a Holiday tournament,but it is what it is. Any help would be great. thanks upfront for your assistance. Randy Cell 612-251-2516 e-… Read More
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Keith Hendrickson ·
Virginia will be hosting its annual scrimmage festival on Saturday Nov 20th in Virginia. As of today, we have Virginia, Bemidji, Lakeville South and Duluth Denfeld/Central committed. Each team scrimmages 3 times with rest in between using our 2 adjoining rinks. Concessions are open. We have volunteer officials on ice so coaches can coach/teach. Each team gets their own locker room and shower area for the day. We would like 2 more teams. Cost is $100 per team to help off-set ice costs. Pl… Read More
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Renae Bodnarchuk ·
Keith - what level are the teams. I manage the Fort Frances Canadians midget AA team and we are available on Nov 20. Let me know. Please send email to brownline1@hotmail.com. Thanks. Renae
Neil Andruschak ·
St. Cloud Tech High School is hosting an eight school scrimmage jamboree on November 20th, 2010 in St. Cloud Minnesota at the National Hockey Center (where the SCSU Huskies play). Each team would have 3 Varsity and 3 Junior Varsity 50 minute scrimmages. Coaches would ref. If you are interested you can contact me at nandruschak@gmail.com
Have a great day,
Neil
Neil Andruschak
Head Boys Hockey Coach
St. Cloud Tech High School
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Randy Gendreau ·
We are intrested in your jamboree if you have a spot available for us. Randy Gendreau North Branch HS Hockey.
We have a JV team as well so this will work for us. Please let me know what the cost is and if you have a schedule cell 612-251-2516
Tim Kolehmainen ·
Coaches, your one stop submission form for the Breakdown and Let's Play Hockey 2010-11 season previews is now available! Please download the PDF located in the "Forms" section of the main coaches page.
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Chad Carlson ·
I know this is a long shot, but Cambridge-Isanti is looking for a end of summer tournament located in the metro area. If anybody is still looking for another team or had a team drop out please contact me. Thanks and have a great rest of the summer.
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fred ulland ·
who is the new coach for Dodge County?
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Jim Petersburg ·
Looking for anyone who has some info about establishing a hockey booster club (high school). there are some unique guidelines (legally and MSHSL mandates). Looking for some assistance. (And Hockey games too)
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Justin Kaufenberg ·
Welcome to the New Coaches Association Message Wall. Much like Facebook, this "Wall" provides a spot for the coaches to have a running conversation and to post up anything you like. Enjoy!
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Mike Deschneau ·
North Branch is looking for 3 Varsity and 7 Junior Varsity games or 4 JV games and a JV holiday tournament for the 2012-2013 season. If interested please call or email Mike Deschneau at (651)674-1413, mdeschneau@northbranch.k12.mn.us.
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