October 2022 Newsletter:
Season Kick-Off Event
Thank you to everyone who stopped by to celebrate the start of the 2022-23 season with us yesterday!
Pumpkin Patch & Trick or Treating
October 22, 2022 | 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Sand Creek Park, 1008 Northdale Blvd.
Bring the kids to Sand Creek Park for a day of trick or treating and fall fun. Make sure to stop by the CYRHA table!
There will be 2,000 Pumpkins! Every child will receive a FREE pumpkin!
GIANT slide!
Bingo
Musical chairs
Inflatable obstacle courses
Face painting
Free photo booth (pictures will post on our Facebook page)
Prizes! Giveaways! Candy!
Costumes welcome! If you dress up… you could win a prize!
Locker Room Policy
In addition to the development of our hockey players and enjoyment of the sport of hockey, the safety and protection of our participants District 10 adheres to USA Hockey’s SafeSport Program as a means to help protect its participants from physical abuse, sexual abuse and other types of misconduct, including emotional abuse, bullying, threats, harassment and hazing. To help prevent abuse or misconduct from occurring in our locker rooms, District 10 has adopted the following locker room policy. This policy is designed to maintain personal privacy as well as to reduce the risk of misconduct in locker rooms.
Locker Room Monitoring
Locker Room Monitors should conduct a sweep of the locker rooms and changing areas. If the coaches are not inside the locker rooms, then a coach or a volunteer locker room monitor (each of which has been screened) will be posted directly outside of the locker rooms and changing areas during periods of use, and leave the doors open only when adequate privacy is still possible. Only participants (coaches and players), approved team personnel and family members are permitted in the locker room (when appropriate). Team personnel will also secure the locker room appropriately during times when the team is on the ice.
Adult supervisors for the locker room monitoring must follow the screening process in the MN Hockey Handbook, Page 54 Sexual Abuse, Physical Abuse and Criminal Background Screening Policy.
Mite News & Updates
Mites have wrapped up their first week of Mite Camp! We are very excited to have Tradition Hockey back running our camp practices. We are looking forward to working with Hartzell hockey to coach our goalies next week!
Fundraising Deadlines
Fundraising orders are almost due! All orders MUST be turned in to Deb Pulskamp during one of the designated times below. Any orders not received by the last turn in date will not be accepted. Please contact debpulskamp@cryha.com with any questions.
Butterbraid & Cookie Dough:
Tuesday, October 18th 5-6:30pm (Skybox at CRIC)
Thursday, October 20th 6-7:30pm (Skybox at CRIC)
Wreath Orders
Tuesday, October 25th 5-6:30pm (Skybox at CRIC)
Thursday, Oct 27 6-7:30pm (Skybox at CRIC)
Mobile Coupon App
If you were not able to pick up mobile coupon app fundraising cards at the season kick-off event yesterday and would like to participate in this fundraiser, please reach out to Deb. This fundraiser is an easy way to make money to help pay for your ice bills and other hockey related expenses! Families will earn $18 for each app sold!! This is a great opportunity. Please reach out with any questions about this fundraiser.
Open Board Position
There is an immediate opening on our CRYHA Board for the Girls Traveling Director position. Anyone interested in this position should reach out to DaveSchmidt@cryha.com or JessicaAbles@cryha.com as soon as possible and plan to attend the board meeting on Sunday, October 30th at 7pm at the Coon Rapids Ice Center. At that meeting a new Girls Traveling Director will be appointed. Reach out to Dave Schmidt or Jessica Ables with any questions.
CRYHA Youth Night at the MN Blue Ox Game!
This Friday night (10/21) is Coon Rapids Youth Hockey Night! Kids are encouraged to wear their jerseys and there will be a lot of prizes given out throughout the night.
This Saturday night (10/22) there will be a" bring your carved pumpkin contest" and best Halloween costume contest! Lots of prizes given out throughout the night!
The MN Blue Ox looks forward to seeing a bunch of kids from the Youth Hockey Association at the games!
Tryout Jerseys
Please turn in your tryout jerseys to your team manager asap if you haven’t yet done this.
Seeking Volunteers for New Sponsorship Committee!
CRYHA is seeking volunteers to form a sponsorship committee this season. The committee would be responsible for helping to secure more sponsors for our association. Volunteering on this committee would fulfill all of your volunteer hours (dibs) for the 2022-23 season. Please email jessicamorgan@cryha.com or staceyjohnson@cryha.com with interest or to get more information.
If you own or know a business owner, we still have many opportunities available to sponsor this season, including two Mite traveling sponsorships that are open. This package includes the opportunity to have your company logo or name on the jerseys of one of our A, B, or 8U teams! It's a great way to get your company name out to the community, while also supporting CRYHA! Please visit and share our sponsorship page for more information or email sponsorship@cryha.com with any questions.
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Charitable Gambling
Our charitable gambling sites continue to bring in revenue for our association. Without these contributions, the cost of hockey for all of our families would be significantly higher. We are also able to offer many great opportunities for our kids at no additional cost. Please continue to support these businesses! BINGO schedules are posted on our website. Grab your friends and head to Scoops, Muddy Cow, or Chanticlear!