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.  

The University of Minnesota Men's Gopher Hockey has offered Minnesota Special Hockey players and volunteers discounted tickets to an upcoming game.  The game is Friday, February 21st at 7:00pm versus Ohio State.  

 

This is not an organized MN Special Hockey group event. These are tickets offered for families to purchase and attend on their own for a night out of watching some great Gopher hockey.

 

Purchase tickets here: