Hockey Day in Austin, 2012 is this Saturday, January 28th!  Are you ready for a full day of hockey?  Hockey Day Minnesota raised $134,000 for Jack Jablonski- Austin Youth Hockey would like to help boost that total! We will have donation buckets at our concession stands this week/weekend and all donations will go towards Jack's Fund!

Here's the line-up for Hockey Day:

Squirt A's vs. St. Peter 11:15 at Riverside;

Bantam A's vs. Dodge County 11:15 at Packer;

Squirt B's vs. Winona 12:30 @ Riverside;

PeeWee A's vs. Red Wing 12:45 at Packer;

PeeWee B's vs. Waseca 2:00 at Packer;

AHS Boys Varsity vs. Mankato East/Loyola 2:00 Riverside - AYH Mites (younger age group) will be scrimmaging between the 1st and 2nd periods-

Girls U12 are at New Richmond, WI tournament- good luck girls- hope you can join us next year!;

 Bantam B's vs. Mankato 3:15 at Packer;

Park and Rec Open Skate 5:15 pm - 6:30 pm - Packer Arena- ALL YOUTH SKATERS ARE INVITED TO OPEN SKATE- FREE OF CHARGE!  Just say "I'm an Austin Youth Hockey player" and show your skates and you get in free!  You must have skates with you to get in free!  This open skate is open to the public, but only AYH skaters get in free!

Austin Bruins vs. Bismarck 7:05 at Riverside- AYH Mites (older age levels) will be scrimmaging between the 1st and 2nd periods- no admission for the mite skaters! 

All AYH players that wear their jersey to the Bruins game will get in for $5.00!  Also- the Bruins will be having drawing for prizes for AYH players between periods of the game!

Both arenas will have concessions open, we have a raffle table up and running and ready for winners!  Invite all of your relatives to come down and cheer on our fantastic Austin Youth Hockey players!  Also- We will be featuring our SUCKER PULL game at the arenas to win cash prizes, and all proceeds from this will go towards the Benilde St. Margarets #13 Jack Jablonski fund!  We will also have donation buckets for your spare change at our concessions on Friday and Saturday with those proceeds also going to Jack!  Come and have a fun day of ice and donate towards another hockey player!

 Following the lead of high school hockey in Minnesota and in reaction to the severe check that paralyzed high schooler Jack Jablonski, the governing body for nearly all youth games played in Minnesota announced Monday that it is ramping up the punishment for certain penalties and calling on a "culture change" among those involved in the sport.

 In a midseason move starting Wednesday, penalties for checking from behind and boarding will be five-minute majors with another 10 minutes in the box after the offender's team returns to full strength. The Minnesota Hockey Board of Directors approved the change in a unanimous vote over the weekend at its winter board meeting in St. Louis Park.

Previously, checking from behind called for a two-minute minor and an additional 10 minutes in the penalty box, and boarding was merely a two-minute minor. The new penalities will begin on January 25, 2012.

 The weather didn't keep away the good hockey this weekend, as Bantam A & B teams from all over the midwest competed for the Packer Classic crown. On the Bantam A side, Sauk Rapids defeated the hometown favorites Austin Packers, with Waconia defeating LeSueur for 3rd place. The Bantam B tournament saw Des Moines, IA take the title, defeating Albert Lea, while Lincoln, NE topped Waterloo, IA for 3rd place. Congrats to all the teams for a well played, competitive tournament!

The McFarland (WI) Spartans defeated River Lakes (MN) to take the 2012 Austin Packer Classic Squirt B title this weekend at Packer Arena. Albert Lea White took third place in the tournament. Team photos and results to follow.

 Congratulations to the 2012 Austin Packer Classic Tournament Champions Sioux Falls Flyers! New Ulm/Sleepy Eye were 2nd place finishers, with Mason City Jr Mohawks finishing 3rd. 

Get in on the excitement of the Minnesota Wild action.  Please contact Amy Flanders with any questions. 

Games with reserved seats are:

Columbus Blue Jackets  Feb 11th 7:00 50 tickets

Carolina Hurricanes  March 17th  1:00  65 tickets

Los Angeles King  March 31st  7:00  100 tickets

All money and ticket count has to be finalized 30 days in advance of game
date.

Contact Amy Flanders 438-7014  asflande@smig.net

 

Austin Youth Hockey operates the concession stands at both Packer and Riverside Arenas.  These are very important fundraisers.  The commitment for the 2011-2012 season is 12 hours for the first child, 6 hours for the second child and 3 hours for the third child, with a family maximum of 21 hours.  Families will be invoiced for uncompleted shifts- $200 for the each child. If you do not show up for the shift you signed up to work each hour is $40.

Open spots in the concession calendar are  listed as OPEN.  Details about who is signed up to work shifts can be viewed by clicking on the shift.

Concession sign-up for both arenas (Riverside and Packer) will be located on our website www.austinyouthhockey.org - concessions