Making the Game of Hockey Better and More Accessible (Donation form below)

Thank you for your supporting the Herb Brooks Foundation. Your generosity in the last three years has helped our organization:

1. Build and maintain the Herb Brooks Rink and Training Center—a 17,000 square-foot, off-ice training facility adjacent to the Schwan’s Super Rinks at the National Sports Center in Blaine, Minn. Since its opening in January 2007, the Center has trained more than 3,000 kids from around the metropolitan area. It is currently home base for the U.S. Women’s National Team.

2. Offer 1,600 hours of free training and scholarships for 55 inner-city kids from the Police Athletic League (PAL), 33 kids from the East Side of St. Paul and 121 kids from various metro regions.

3. Donated more than $10,000 in scholarships to hockey players in need at the MN Hockey Camps in Brainerd, Minn.

4. Donated $5,000 to the City of Mahtomedi to refurbish the Warren Strelow outdoor rinks.

5. Provided $20,000 in scholarship money to the Minn. State High School Hockey tournament boys and girls “Herb Brooks Award” winners.

6. Consult with the City of St. Paul for the construction of two outdoor artificial rinks at Phalen Park.

7. Provided numerous sponsorships to Minn. Youth Hockey Associations.
 

The 2008  Gala raised money for the following innovative programs:

The Next Miracle
Minnesota Miracle
These are a series of youth camps designed to prepare tomorrow’s advanced hockey players. Camps feature a month-long, daily regimen of on-ice and dry land training for boys and girls at every age level. Camp prices are to be affordable, and 10 scholarships per year are awarded to players in need.

High School Elite Program
From good to great! Prep players receive the highest quality instruction available, with the best of European and North American styles mixed in.

Give the Game Back
Herb Brooks Coaches Institute
This program provides mentorship, inspiration and instruction to promising coaches, delivering more “caring adults” to youth programs.

USA Floor Hockey League
This is a structured, age-appropriate floor hockey league for CBOs in Minneapolis and St. Paul.

The Next Miracle
Opportunity for existing inner-city programs to receive highest quality instruction at the HBTC at no cost to players and organizations.

Rink Rats
No-check ice hockey for St. Paul youth in the Lake Phalen area.

Miracle on Ice Legacy
Players from the 1980 Olympic hockey team share their inspiring saga—the “Miracle on Ice”—with youngsters through school visits.

“Play Your Game”—sports safety campaign
This is a public relations campaign to promote safe play, and good sportsmanship among players, coaches and parents.

Donations can be made to the Herb Brooks Foundation at:

Herb Brooks Foundation
National Sports Center
1700-105th Avenue NE
Blaine, MN 55449

For more information on the Herb Brooks Foundation contact John McClellan
Phone: 612-919-9666
Email: jmcclellan@herbbrooksfoundation.com