There are plenty of opportunities to watch hockey at Hockey Day Lakeville on January 17–18. Photos: Aaron Barnett Imaging
Lakeville’s high school matchup brings the hockey community together.
Lakeville North versus South is arguably one of the biggest Minnesota hockey rivalries, and that spirited opposition is the focus of the seventh Annual Hockey Day Lakeville. The “day” is part of a two-day, rivalry-filled weekend, filled with games from high school boys to Squirts, Mites and Bantams.
On the evening of January 17, the high school boys’ North versus South game will take place. Then, all day January 18, the Lakeville community comes together and sets the rivalries aside for some Hockey Day Lakeville traditional pond hockey games. Proceeds from the event benefit Hockey Helps.
Hockey Helps is a nonprofit that focuses on raising money for the Hendrickson Foundation, which strives to “enrich the lives of individuals with disabilities and their families through the game of hockey.”
“Hockey isn’t cheap,” says Hockey Helps director Brian Peterson. “Our goal is to use hockey as a means to give back to the greater community. Whether it’s our community or the hockey community, our vision is to grow Hockey Helps to other communities.”
The Saturday event features food, drinks, live music and more to raise money for the hockey community. There will also be a showcase game highlighting special hockey teams, a youth coaches rivalry game and the Minnesota Warrior hockey showcase game.
Hockey Day Lakeville
All ages. 3–11 p.m. January 17
and 8 a.m.–11 p.m. January 18.
Hasse Ice Arena, 8525 215th St. W., Lakeville
