Minnesota Special Hockey is excited for the opportunity to partner with Eva Erickson, a contestant on the upcoming Season 48 of CBS's Survivor!
Eva is 24 years old and from Eagan. She was diagnosed with autism when she was one year old. Eva is an avid hockey player and believes that starting hockey at age 6 helped her autism therapy immensely. Eva eventually became the first and only woman ever to play on Georgia Tech's Men's Hockey team! Eva is excited to share her autism story while on Survivor.
Eva is selling her own Survivor-based merch ("Fiji Hockey Club") and will generously be donating $5 from every item sold to Minnesota Special Hockey. Her passion is hockey, and she wants to use her platform from Survivor to help give the gift of hockey to kids like her.
We would love MN Special Hockey players to show support for Eva this season! We will have materials for players to make signs this weekend in Alexandria and make short videos for Eva giving her support and encouragement! For those not in Alex this weekend, you can record videos at home or at the rink at your next practice. Players can thank Eva for her support of Minnesota Special Hockey, thank Eva for bringing more awareness to autism, and encourage Eva to play hard during season 48 of Survivor and wish her luck! We will post videos on our social media and tag Eva to make sure she sees them. Videos and any other notes of encouragement can be emailed to: holly.tchida@mnspecialhockey.org.
Catch Eva on Survivor Season 48 beginning February 26th! You can follow along with Eva's journey and catch all the latest updates on our website: https://www.mnspecialhockey.org/survivor48eva. The website will be updated as new information becomes available.
Following are links to the merchandise and other information on Eva.
Eva's Instagram: @eva.erickson
Link to "Fiji Hockey Club" merch: https://evaerickson.printify.me/products
Check out the bio of Eva and other players here: https://ew.com/survivor-48-cast-contestants-revealed-8781997
Eva's pregame interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OhWOrIAWJ8I
Pioneer Press article highlighting Eva: https://www.twincities.com/2025/01/30/eva-erickson-survivor-48-castaways/
MSH wants to hear from you! Please submit your suggestions, feedback and ideas to the MSH Idea Box!
Use this link for your submissions:
https://mnspecialhockey.sportngin.com/register/form/200673383