Minnesota Special Hockey is excited to again offer its Annual Volunteer Scholarship for the 2024-2025 season to recognize and show appreciation for its outstanding volunteers. Volunteers are free to apply themselves, and coaches/managers/anyone else in the organization can also nominate volunteers for a scholarship.
The deadline for submitting this application is April 7, 2025.
The application guidelines are as follows:
1. Applications are open to all Minnesota Special Hockey volunteers who are at least in their junior year of high school and have been a registered and active volunteer in the MSH association for a minimum of two full seasons.
2. Applicants must be taking courses, or plan to take courses, at an accredited institution of higher education (e.g. Junior College, Technical College, Community College, College or University).
3. Volunteers can apply for, and may be awarded, a MSH Volunteer scholarship in more than one year.
Apply here: https://mnspecialhockey.sportngin.com/register/form/434518115
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 be out very soon!
Minnesota Special Hockey is excited to watch Eva Erickson, a contestant from Minnesota on the current Season 48 of CBS's Survivor! Eva has autism and is sharing her story on Survivor. Eva's story has been highlighted on Survivor's social media pages and on Eva's Instagram page, so make sure to check it out! She talks about how autism gives her strength in the game. Join MSH in continuing to cheer Eva on!
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.
Watch Eva on Survivor Season 48 on Wednesdays on CBS. 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