Team Minnesota for the 2015 Brick Invitational Super Novice Hockey Tournament has been announced. The Brick tournament is the most prestigious tournament for 10 year olds in North America.

Minneapolis, MN, May 15, 2015 – The team representing Minnesota at the 26th annual Brick Invitational Super Novice Hockey Tournament has been selected. The team of elite players will compete in Edmonton, Canada in July against North America’s best 9 and 10 year old (2005 birth year) hockey players.

Team Minnesota will be coached by Reggie Berg, Head Coach of the 2005 Minnesota Blades AAA Hockey Team, along with Assistant Coaches Jim Brown, Kris Shaw and   Greg Hanson, also of the 2005 Minnesota Blades Team. The roster for Team Minnesota for the 2015 Brick is:

Wes Berg
Justin Brooks
Connor Brown
Barrett Dexheimer
Ty Hanson
Wes Johnson
Troy Maldonado
Oliver Moore
Charlie Owens
Eddie Revenig
Reese Shaw
Sam Stockman
Joey Sylvester
Matt Vander Vort
William Whitelaw

“I am excited to lead this team of great kids and talented players.  Every player on this team has a role that they understand as we work towards a common goal.  These players will have the opportunity to compete against and witness firsthand the best competition that exists today in all of North America in a 9‐day period,” said Berg. “It is a privilege to have the opportunity to share this experience with them.  We will represent Minnesota proudly.”  

The Brick Invitational is one of the most unique and competitive hockey tournaments inNorth America because it features just one age level: ten‐year olds. It is a weeklong event with six round robin games per team, followed by semi‐finals and finals for those who advance. The last day of the tournament features a skills competition and closing ceremonies during which players exchange jerseys. Some of the top stars in the National Hockey League cite playing in The Brick Invitational among their greatest hockey memories. Past Brick participants include accomplished Minnesotans like Blake Wheeler, Jack Hillen, Derek Stepan and Erik Johnson, and other NHL stars like Steven Samkos, Jonathan Toews, Mark Messier, Danny Heatley, Dion Phaneuf and Dustin Byfuglien.

In the lead up to the Brick, Team Minnesota will compete against other elite teams in the Boston Showdown in Boston and in the North American Hockey Classic in Winnipeg.

Please visit Team Minnesota on Facebook at  “2015 Team Minnesota Brick” and follow the team on Twitter at @TeamMNBrick2015.  Brick tournament games will be streamed live at www.brickinvitational.pointstreaksites.com/view/brickinvitational.

Team Minnesota is accepting sponsorships for this exciting event. Sponsorships are an important way to support the boys and gain recognition among the youth hockey community represented in Edmonton. Interested parties can contact Jaime Fransway, Minnesota Blades Executive Director at Jaime@minnesotablades.com.

The Minnesota Blades AAA Hockey Club is a non‐profit 501(c)(3) youth hockey association founded in 1989 by John Arko and Dennis Postregna to give talented Minnesota youth hockey players the opportunity to travel outside the state and country to compete at the Tier I level in the off‐season. Part of the Blades philosophy is that the best competition challenges players to be their best. Every year, more than 250 players compete for the Blades. The organization includes boys and girls teams from Mites to Midgets, ages seven to nineteen. The Blades have helped more than 300 Minnesota kids obtain Division I scholarships, and more than a quarter of these players have moved on to professional hockey. Additional information may be found at: www.minnesotablades.com.

Contact information:
Jaime Fransway
Minnesota Blades Executive Director
Jaime@minnesotablades.com
​Cell: 612-990-9355