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Stars Prepping for Hockey Day

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This years Hockey Day Minnesota will have a northland team featured as part of this growing sport spectacular in the state of Minnesota as the Duluth Northern Stars will take part in this annual event. The Northern Stars were selected to participate in a girls game which will be played at 4:30 on January 17th, and the Stars will take on Cretin-Derham Hall.

Just a half-mile from the Minnesota Wild’s Xcel Energy Center, a sextet of high school teams will take center stage on an outdoor, refrigerated rink at St. Paul’s Holman Field, highlighting the ninth annual Hockey Day Minnesota spectacular slated for Saturday, Jan. 17. Fighter jets and assault helicopters will form the spectacle’s preliminary backdrop, with the skyline of downtown St. Paul behind them.

Hockey Day Minnesota, a celebration of the state’s favorite winter past time, returns to the capital city.

The first game will feature established and emerging programs. The St. Paul Johnson boys’ high school team, whose program celebrated 100 years last season, will face off against Luverne, whose boys’ team made its first Minnesota State High School League tournament appearance last year.

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The second game features perennial state tournament teams St. Thomas Academy and Hill-Murray. The final game at Holman Field will feature the girls’ teams from Cretin-Derham Hall and the Duluth Northern Stars.

Hockey Day Minnesota will be capped off as the Minnesota Wild face off against the Arizona Coyotes at 8 p.m. at Xcel Energy Center, a half mile from Holman Field.

The outdoor games will be played on a refrigerated rink. Proceeds of the event will benefit St. Paul Youth Hockey and Serving Our Troops. Ticket information for Hockey Day Minnesota 2015 will be announced at a later date.

 

Complete Schedule

Friday, January 16th
3:30pm: Gates Open
6:00pm: Minnesota Warriors Hockey Game
7:30pm: Saint Paul Police vs. Saint Paul Fire
9:00pm: Minnesota National Guard Game

Saturday, January 17th
8:00am: Gates Open
10:00am: (Boys) Saint Paul Johnson Governors vs. Luverne Cardinals
1:30pm: (Boys) Hill Murray Pioneers vs. Saint Thomas Academy Cadets
4:30pm: (Girls) Cretin Derham Hall Raiders vs. Duluth Northern Stars
7:30pm: (Boys) Saint Paul Academy Spartans vs. Rochester Lourdes Eagles
 

 

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