Lakeville Hockey Association is proud to partner with The Minnesota Wild and partners Minnesota Hockey, CCM and Total Hockey for the 2015 Little Wild Learn-to-Play program.  Registration will open at noon (CT) on Tuesday, May 26 at www.wild.com/littlewild. 

The Little Wild program will begin in September, when up to 720 youth will have the opportunity to take part. Each participant will be outfitted with gear from head-to-toe and receive four hours of professional on-ice instruction for $100. The program will also promote the importance of regular exercise, team work, and developing leadership skills while having fun experiencing the game of hockey.

Registration for Little Wild Learn to Play will begin at noon (CT) on Tuesday, May 26 on www.wild.com/littlewild on a first-come, first-served basis for children age five to eight (as of Aug. 1, 2015). The program is open to those who have not already participated in an organized youth hockey team or association. Completion of a learn-to-skate program is suggested in advance of Little Wild participation. Children with any previous hockey league or program experience (including previous Little Wild season) are not eligible to participate in the program.

The program at each location will be led by licensed USA Hockey and Minnesota Hockey instructors. Each participant will receive co-branded Little Wild and CCM equipment including skates, a hockey bag, jersey, helmet, gloves, pants, protective pads, hockey socks and a stick. The cost of the program includes all equipment and four hours of on-ice instruction. If not enrolled in the program, Little Wild equipment will still be available for purchase (youth sizes only) through CCM at local Total Hockey locations while supplies last.

If you or anyone you know would want to take advantage of this fantastic program, please be sure to register at noon on Tuesday, May 26th.  Please feel free to forward this information as well.

For the low registration fee of $100, equipment kit includes:

PROGRAM DETAILS:

• Age Requirement: To be eligible to participate, children must be no older than 8 or younger than 5 on August 1, 2015 - no exceptions will be made. Registered skaters outside of this age range will be removed from the program to allow another eligible player to participate.

• Four (4) practices will be held on consecutive weeks at the same rink/date/time
  Lakeville – Ames Arena  Thursdays (9/10, 9/17, 9/24 & 10/1)  5:30 – 6:30 pm

• Skating lessons are highly recommended before the start of the Little Wild Program. Little Wild participants should be able to skate the width of the ice without falling before they come to the first Little Wild clinic. For more information on skating lessons, please check out your local community education or rinks for classes. 

Please review the following information prior to registering your child.

PROGRAM INFORMATION:

• Registration opens at Noon Tuesday, May 26.  www.wild.com/littlewild

• The Little Wild program will operate out of twelve (12) arenas spread throughout the metro and Greater Minnesota area. Only 60 participants will be accepted at each site and participants must register online, no exceptions.

• Once the Little Wild Learn To Play Hockey program registration is complete, parents will then be asked to register their child with a local Minnesota Youth Hockey Association.

• The program is intended for children who have not participated in an organized hockey program before. Children who have registered with a local Minnesota Hockey association previously are not eligible to participate in this program.

EQUIPMENT FITTING INFORMATION:

• Once registered, participants will attend an Equipment Fitting Event hosted by Total Hockey. Properly fit equipment is important for comfort, performance & safety!

• Your Little Wild branded, CCM equipment will be available for pick up in your local Total Hockey store prior to your first practice.

• More specifics around the Total Hockey Fitting Event time and equipment pick up information will be included in the confirmation email.