Tryouts
Note: Not all Blades teams hold tryouts on a yearly basis. Teams holding tryouts are listed below.
Announcing Tryouts for the 2002 MN Blades Team (Brick Team) - REGISTRATION IS CLOSED!
This tryout is for players (boys) born in the 2002 birth year. The MN Blades are pleased to announce Greg Dornbach as the head coach of the 2002 team! Greg has coached in the Blades organization for the last 5 years at the '97 level. Click here for more information about Greg's coaching background.
Tryout Information:
- Tuesday, July 13, 2010, 4:45-5:45 PM OR 6-7:00 PM (you will be notified after registration which tryout to attend) at St. Louis Park Arena (East Arena) 3700 Monterey Dr., St. Louis Park, MN 55416. Click here for MapQuest map.
- Players need to wear a light colored/white jersey AND bring a water bottle with their name on it!
- All players must be pre-registered, see below for instructions.
- Note: after tryouts, players will be contacted by on or before July 26th, 2010 if selected to attend a second tryout on Wednesday, July 28th 4:45-6 PM at St. Louis Park.
- Cost is $25
Registration Steps:
- Click on "Online Registration" on the left sidebar.
- Click on "Click here to begin your online registration" at the bottom of the page.
- Either enter your last name and family pin number (there is a reminder button if you have forgotten pin number) OR if you don't have a family pin number, click on link in top paragraph to be assigned one. Please note: when you request a family pin number, it will be emailed to you within a few minutes and then you will need to revisit the registration page to continue the registration process.
- Complete the registration process, which includes making a payment of $25 by credit card (Visa, MC or Discover) or eCheck. You will receive an email receipt within a few minutes of registration....this shows that your registration is complete (make sure to check your spam/junk folder). If you have any questions, contact Linda Dornbach at mnblades@comcast.net or 952-936-0187.
Note from Coach Dornbach........
"I am honored to be asked to coach the 2002 Minnesota Blades. I
will be taking the lessons and development concepts Troy Jutting, Lance
Pitlick, Terry Zimmer and I have worked on for the last 5 years with
the 1997 Minnesota Blades. The 97's are considered a top AAA team in
North America. This past weekend they competed in the Subway Classic-
Winnipeg, MB, known for attracting great talent from all of Canada and
the States, and were Finalists. They have won the Showdown in Motown the
last 2 years and were Finalists at The prestigious Brick Tournament in
2007." Click here to view Brick highlights.
Recently and prior to winning the Stanley Cup of course,
Jonathan Toews of the Chicago Black Hawks, was asked what his favorite
hockey experience in his career was? He stated it was playing for the
Winnipeg Junior Jets in The Brick Tournament.
"For the next 2 years leading up to July 1, 2012, I, along with
some excellent NHL alumni and D1 college hockey players, will be
dedicating ourselves to developing high end 2002 birth year players to
ready them for the greatest hockey experience a 10 year old can have-
The Brick Hockey Tournament- Edmonton, AB 2012. The Minnesota Blades are
the ONLY team Minnesota sends to this prestigious hockey tournament for
10 year olds."
"We will strive to replicate this experience for 2002 birth
year hockey players. We will have a ton of fun developing the athletes
into adaptable hockey players that can play with any top player in North
America. There is more to hockey than skill development.
If you have a 2002 birth year hockey player and you are serious
about his development and would like to tryout for the Minnesota Blades
and Team Brick 2012, come join us on July 13th.
Sincerely,
Greg Dornbach
952-594-4989 c
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