Monsters Announce 2019-20 'Grow the Game' Initiatives
Sep 30, 2019Monsters support youth hockey in Northeast Ohio with jersey donations, ‘Tour with the Monsters’ and ‘Try Hockey for Free’ dates
The Cleveland Monsters announced Thursday several initiatives to help provide thousands of kids access to hockey across Northeast Ohio including Grow the Game Night on Saturday, December 14th featuring a Monsters Trading Cards giveaway to the first 2,000 kids ages 12 & under.
The Monsters will donate 500 youth hockey jerseys to the team’s 14 Certified Learn to Play Programs renewing their commitment help make youth hockey accessible across the region. Each of the Monsters’ 2019-20 Certified Learn to Play partners will receive support from the Monsters in the form of physical resources, additional marketing and financial assistance. In return, selected programs will adhere to an agreed-upon standard of instruction and work with the Monsters to maximize the team’s impact on the youth hockey community in Northeast Ohio.
Additionally, the team will again hold their Tour with the Monsters traveling practice program which includes a one-hour practice featuring the entire Monsters team, followed by a 30-minute post-practice open skate and autograph session. Both the practice and the open skate/autograph session are free and open to the public.
Tour with the Monsters dates for the 2019-20 season:
Tuesday, October 22nd, 6:00 – 7:30 p.m.
Host: Brooklyn Youth Hockey Association
7600 Memphis Avenue, Brooklyn, OH 44144
Tuesday, January 7th, 6:00 – 7:30 p.m.
Host: Geauga Youth Hockey Association
9999 E. Washington Street, Chagrin Falls, OH 44023
For more information on the Monsters’ 2019-20 Certified Learn to Play programs, visit ClevelandMonsters.com/LearnToPlay.
Try Hockey for Free presented by Dippin Dots
The Cleveland Monsters will host two Try Hockey For Free days at Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse on Saturday, December 14th from 2:00 – 4:00 p.m. and Sunday, March 15th from 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Children ages four to eight will have the opportunity to try hockey on the ice for the very first time at no cost. All equipment will be provided, though it’s recommended that kids bring their own skates if they have them. A 30-minute equipment introduction will be provided to both participants and parents on each date prior to the one hour on-ice session. Instruction will be led by Cleveland Monsters hockey staff members including NHL Stanley Cup Champion and Monsters VP, Hockey Affairs/Team Services, Jock Callander.
Further information regarding Try Hockey For Free and how to sign up will be released at a later date.
About University Hospitals / Cleveland, Ohio
Founded in 1866, University Hospitals serves the needs of patients through an integrated network of 18 hospitals, more than 50 health centers and outpatient facilities, and 200 physician offices in 16 counties throughout northern Ohio. The system’s flagship academic medical center, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, located in Cleveland’s University Circle, is affiliated with Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine. The main campus also includes University Hospitals Rainbow Babies & Children's Hospital, ranked among the top children’s hospitals in the nation; University Hospitals MacDonald Women's Hospital, Ohio's only hospital for women; University Hospitals Harrington Heart & Vascular Institute, a high-volume national referral center for complex cardiovascular procedures; and University Hospitals Seidman Cancer Center, part of the NCI-designated Case Comprehensive Cancer Center. UH is home to some of the most prestigious clinical and research programs in the nation, including cancer, pediatrics, women's health, orthopedics, radiology, neuroscience, cardiology and cardiovascular surgery, digestive health, transplantation and urology. UH Cleveland Medical Center is perennially among the highest performers in national ranking surveys, including “America’s Best Hospitals” from U.S. News & World Report. UH is also home to Harrington Discovery Institute at University Hospitals – part of The Harrington Project for Discovery & Development. UH is one of the largest employers in Northeast Ohio with 28,000 physicians and employees.
Advancing the Science of Health and the Art of Compassion is UH’s vision for benefitting its patients into the future, and the organization’s unwavering mission is To Heal. To Teach. To Discover. Follow UH on Facebook @UniversityHospitals and Twitter @UHhospitals. For more information, visit UHhospitals.org.
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