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The Minnesota Blades AAA Hockey Club

Mission Statement

To provide exceptional youth hockey players the opportunity to develop advanced individual and team skills by playing with and against players and teams of equal or superior skill. 


    History & Philosophy

    The MN Blades AAA Hockey Club is a non-profit youth hockey association that originated in 1989, initially as the Minnesota Stars. The founders, John Arko and Dennis Postregna, wanted to give talented Minnesota youth hockey players the opportunity, in the off-season, to travel outside the state and country to compete at the Tier I level --- experiences not normally available to Minnesota players during the regular season. They started with two select teams, playing hockey across Europe with 1976 and 1977 birth years players.

    Since then, the organization has grown to include teams from Mites to Midgets, ages six to nineteen. Funding for the Blades activities comes from parents, corporate sponsors, and the annual Blades-sponsored Spring AAA tournament, the Minnesota Super Series.

    Part of the Blades philosophy is that the best competition challenges players to be their best. The strength of this concept lies in the belief that highly skilled players, playing with others of similar skills, are able to learn more about teamwork and the game of hockey, because their coaches are teaching a team of players who can all execute and understand at the same level. Blades coaches stress skill and systems development, play making and teamwork. The tournaments that Blades teams participate in are selected based on the strength of the competition, the dates, and the location. To assess the success of the Blades program, check out the ever-expanding list of our alumni accomplishments.

    Excellent coaching, highly-competitive tournaments, and international travel all serve to "stretch" Blades players' abilities and attitudes, building self esteem in a variety of areas. The tournament travel experience alone can be extraordinarily educational. Playing in a hockey tournament in Toronto, for instance, will still allow our young players time to visit the Hockey Hall of Fame, or to have lunch at Gretzky's restaurant. In Boston, they may have the opportunity to see a Red Sox game or visit the Harvard campus. Every aspect of the Blades schedule, from player selection to practices to competition, is designed to help the individual improve as a hockey player. Additional benefits include the expansion of life experience and the development of self-confidence, all while having fun with their friends!

    MN BLADES PLAYER COMMITMENTS

    • Bryce Brodzinski Honored and excited to announce my commitment to play college hockey at St. Cloud State University. #huskies
    • Brady Meyer Proud to announce my commitment to play hockey at the University of Minnesota-Duluth! Thanks to everyone who has helped me along the way!
    • Mike Koster Honored to announce my commitment to play hockey at the University of Minnesota.Thanks to family,coaches&friends for all the support〽️#gophs
    • Nick Perbix Proud to sign my NLI and officially become a husky!
    • Clay Phillips Proud to announce my commitment to play college hockey at the University of Minnesota! Thank you to everyone that has supported me. #Gophers
    • Sammy Walker Proud to announce my commitment to the University of Minnesota. Thanks to everyone that has helped me along the way. #Gophers
    • Casey Dornbach Honored to announce my commitment to play college hockey at the University of Nebraska Omaha! Grateful for all who have supported me. #Mavs
    • Roman Ahcan Proud to announce my commitment to play D1 hockey at the university of Wisconsin. Thanks to everyone who helped along the way. #Badgers
    • Ben Almquist Proud to announce my commitment to play hockey at the Univerity of Wisconsin. Thanks to everyone who helped me along the way. #GoBadgers
    • Jensen Zerban Zerban makes D1 NCAA commitment to United States Air Force Academy.
    • Jack Perbix I am honored and excited to announce my commitment to play hockey and continue my education at the University of Notre Dame.
    • Willie Reim Willie Reim (St. Thomas Academy) has committed to the U.S. Air Force Academy for 2018-2019
    • Luke Loheit I'm very proud to announce my commitment to play hockey at the University of Minnesota-Duluth! Thanks to everyone who helped me! #bulldogs
    • Garrett Pinoniemi Pinoniemi makes D1 NCAA commitment to St. Cloud State University.
    • Nate Knoepke Honored to announce that I will be playing with the United States National Team Development Program for the next two years! #blessed #
    • Dalton Weigel Excited to announce my commitment to play college hockey at the United States Air Force Academy! Thanks to all for the support! #GoFalcons
    • Clay Hanus #WinterHawks Sign Clay Hanus https://goo.gl/NBBslv #ClayHanus #Hockey #Whl

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