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Nominate Your Community for Kraft Hockeyville USA!

By Minnesota Hockey, 01/20/17, 3:30PM CST

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For the third consecutive season, Kraft Hockeyville™ USA is searching for America’s most spirited and enthusiastic hockey communities. Communities across Minnesota and throughout the U.S. are encouraged to nominate their town and local rink coveted title of "Kraft Hockeyville™ USA 2017".

In partnership with USA Hockey, the National Hockey League Players’ Association (NHLPA), National Hockey League (NHL®), and NBC Sports Group, the Kraft Hockeyville™ USA program is looking to find and showcase ten communities across the U.S. that exhibit the most pride, passion and love for the game of hockey. Each nominee will be entered for a chance to host an NHL® Pre-Season game televised live on NBCSN and $150,000 in arena upgrades.

 “Like the rest of the country, we were inspired by the pride and brilliant enthusiasm Marquette demonstrated to become Kraft Hockeyville™ USA 2016,” said Nina Barton, Senior Vice President of Marketing, Kraft Heinz. “We can’t wait to see what this year’s contest brings, and we look forward to helping more hockey communities thrive across America in 2017.”

In each of the first two seasons, a community from Minnesota has made it into the top ten hockey communities in the contest. St. Michael-Albertville was one of 1,400 communities that were nominated during the inaugural campaign of Kraft Hockeyville™ USA 2015, and with the support of the Minnesota Hockey community, St. Michael-Albertville made it all the way into the Top 4, eventually earning much needed funds for arena upgrades. Last season, Minnetonka’s push for a new ice sheet at Pagel Activity Center earned the Skippers a place in the top ten finalists.

How Kraft Hockeyville™ USA 2017 Works

Like a hockey game, Kraft Hockeyville™ USA 2017 has three periods. In the first period, communities across the country are encouraged to enter by sharing unique stories about their local rink, teams, hockey spirit and passion and submitting their nominations now through March 10, 2017, at www.KraftHockeyville.com, where complete contest rules and nomination applications are available.

The competition heats up in the second period when 10 community finalists will be chosen, which includes three rounds of public voting:

Round 1 (April 11-13, 2017) – Top four communities chosen to move on to the next round; remaining six each receive $10,000 toward arena upgrades.

Round 2 (April 18-19, 2017) – Top two finalists selected; remaining two each receive $25,000 toward arena upgrades.

Round 3 (April 24-25, 2017) – One community will emerge as Kraft Hockeyville™ USA 2017; runner-up will receive $75,000 toward arena upgrades.

In the final period, the winning community will be announced April 29, 2017 and receive the grand prize of the chance to host an NHL® Pre-Season game televised on NBCSN, as well as $150,000 in arena upgrades from Kraft Heinz.

For contest rules, information on nominating a community and complete program details, visit www.KraftHockeyville.com. Kraft Hockeyville™ USA 2017 can also be found at Facebook.com/KraftHockeyvilleUSA and on Twitter (@HockeyvilleUSA). Fans can join the conversation using #HockeyvilleUSA

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