On October 16 and 17 2005 birth year players from all over the upper Midwest are invited to try out for the Great Plains team that will participate in The North American Hockey Showcase - The Show. The Show will be played June 27 to July 3 at Bloomington Ice Garden in Bloomington, MN. The weeklong event will feature the top 2005 players from all over North America competing for province or area bragging rights.

Last year, the Great Plains team finished second in the country in points grabbing the USA silver medal. Lead by the line of Isaac Howard (All Tourney Team), JJ Wiebusch and Nick Mikan up front and Ryan Chesley and Jackson Anderson on the blue line the Great Plains team knocked off undefeated teams Ontario Red and Alberta, ending their hopes for Championship Sunday. Ben Dardis and Christian Manz were electric in the nets baffling teams each day with great saves.

Starting today, Team Great Plains will begin its journey to BIG to choose the best team to represent the upper midwest next Summer.  Great Plains will only take 72 skaters for the tryout.

There will be 3 sessions on Friday (2 Skater and 1 Goalie) and one on Saturday to determine the final roster that will be posted on YHH in early November. Sessions will be run by Great Plains Head Coach Dave Snuggerud. Tryouts will evaluated by independent coaches from the area and the Great Plains Coaching Staff/Management team.

Sessions are:

Goalie - Friday, October 16 (5:00 pm) - St. Cloud MAC
Skater - Friday, October 16 (6:15 pm) - St. Cloud MAC
Skater - Friday, October 16 (7:30 pm) - St. Cloud MAC

At the completion of Friday's evaluation, 30 Skaters will be invited Friday night for a Final Skate on Saturday, October 17 (8:00 to 9:30 am).

To sign up or to learn more information about the tryouts click this link.