1. Save the Date: Hendrickson Festival 2025 -- May 30th - June 1st
Save the date for the 2025 Hendrickson Festival! The festival will take place May 30th - June 1st at the National Sports Center in Blaine. The event has been added to all team calendars. Registration for the Hendrickson Festival and information on schedules, hotels, etc. will come later, but for now mark your calendars for this awesome event!
2. CBS'S SURVIVOR - SEASON 48 CONTESTANT PARTNERING WITH MINNESOTA SPECIAL HOCKEY
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! Check out MN Special Hockey's Facebook and Instagram pages for daily posts of encouragement for Eva. Many players from the Alexandria Jamboree created signs and videos cheering on Eva in Season 48 and thanking her for her support of MN Special Hockey. All players can still submit videos or photos of them with notes of encouragement. Please email to: holly.tchida@mnspecialhockey.org.
Catch Eva on Survivor Season 48 beginning next week on 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/
3. Idea Box
Use this link for your submissions:
https://mnspecialhockey.sportngin.com/register/form/200673383