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Click Here For Contests and other activities sponsored by USA Hockey and USA Hockey Sponsors.  Join us February 17-19, 2012 for the 5th Annual Hockey Weekend Across America. The objective of this event is to celebrate our game and all involved in the sport throughout the nation using all means possible. It is our desire to provide opportunities for those who haven't played hockey to try it, resulting ultimately in more people playing our game at all levels.
Hockey Weekend Across America has been a big success as a national platform to celebrate the game and we are now putting a stronger focus on growing the game. February 18 is Try Hockey for Free. It is hoped that this activity will generate a number of first-time players on the ice that will later transition to local full-time programs.
Suggested Activities
Friday - Wear Your Jersey To School Day - Wear your favorite hockey jersey at any level to school (youth, high school, junior, college or professional.
- Other hockey programming in schools might include (floor hockey tournaments in the gym, guest speakers at school assemblies or in the classroom, local hockey celebrity reading spots.
Saturday - Try Hockey Day - Host open house to expose hockey to those who haven't played hockey before (learn to skate).
- Players are encouraged to bring a friend(s) to your game.
- Bring a friend(s) to a high school, junior, college or professional game who hasn't had a chance to attend one before.
Sunday - Celebrate Local Hockey Heroes Day - Honor your favorite coach, time keeper, official, player, etc. through a special recognition event, by way of a media story or through a feature on your local association website (or all of the above).
- Conduct a fund raising event for your association in which your local hockey heroes are honored.
- Host an open house at which some of your local hockey heroes address attendees and talk of the values of participating in hockey.
Teamwork Will Make This Happen - Together We Can, Together We Will
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