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Don Babineau – New Head Coach of Maple Grove Energy

The Maple Grove Energy are excited to welcome new Head Coach, Don Babineau, to lead the team during the 2012-2013 season.  Don's leadership skills will be extremely valuable for the young Maple Grove Energy franchise.

Don's coaching career began with the Minnesota Owls.  Where he helped the Owls to multiple national tournaments.  For the last couple of years, Don has been part of the Crusaders coaching staff.  Coach Babineau has coached in the MnJHL for over 13 years.  Don's leadership and dedication as a coach has helped place multiple players into collegiate hockey, Junior A, and the NHL.

Director of Hockey, Cal Ballard, "I am very pleased to have Coach Babineau join the Energy.  As a past assistant coach, with Coach Babineau, I know he has the experience and knowledge to put a winning team on the ice."

Coach Babineau, "It just fits.  It's the right time in my career to return as a head coach for the Maple Grove Energy.  I believe that I will be able to lead the Energy in a direction where we will be successful."

Coach Babineau can be reached at 763-227-5256 or don.babineau@energyhockey.com

Rounding out the rest of the coaching staff is Chad Ballard and Pat Schwartz.

Chad Ballard - Assistant Coach
 
Returning to the Energy in his second season behind the bench is Chad Ballard. Chad grew up playing hockey in Richfield, Minnesota. After high school, Chad continued his playing career in the MNJHL with the Minnesota Wildcats. After his playing career was over, Chad immediately transitioned into coaching. Last year Chad spent time coaching both the goalies and defenseman. As the main Assistant Coach, Chad will be taking on a larger role this year under new Head Coach, Don Babineau.
 
Coach Ballard can be reached at 612-807-2188 or chad.ballard@energyhockey.com
 
Pat Schwartz – Consultant/Goaltender Coach
 
Pat Schwartz has a wide array of experience that extends from the youngest of ages in minor hockey to working in the National Hockey League. Schwartz has been a goalie coach and been involved in the development of the goaltender position for over 20 years. His experience provides the basis of a strong teaching philosophy that is directed to all ages of goaltenders. Coach Schwartz believes skating and skill are the foundation as well as muscle memorization is the key to the goaltender position, but also believes that each player has a certain level of hockey intellect. This “hockey I.Q.” must be nurtured to allow the player to reach their full potential. 
 
Coach Schwartz grew up on the hockey rich Iron Range of Minnesota where he started at a very young age. His father had him in goalie pads by the age of 6. The Iron Range is where he learned the blue collar work ethic that it takes to excel in the sport of hockey. With a lot of hard work in his youth hockey days, he took the path to juniors and major juniors up in Canada. He then went on to play professional hockey in Europe. Coach Schwartz has goaltender students all over the country from youth to professionals. He takes great pride in seeing his goaltenders excel on and off the ice and make it to the next level.

 Coach Schwartz can be reached at 218-969-5614 or p.schwartz@energyhockey.com

Maple Grove Energy 2012-2013 Team Camps - Registration Open!

The Maple Grove Energy are excited to anounce the dates and locations of our 2012-2013 camps.

Open Camp will be held in Coleraine, Minnesota at the historic Hodgins-Berardo Arena the weekend of June 29 - July 1. 

COMPLETE DETAILS HAVE BEEN ADDED FOR OUR OPEN CAMP UNDER THE TRYOUT INFORMATION TAB.

Visit the Tryout Information tab on the left for complete information on tryout camps!

If you have any questions, please contact Coach Babineau at 763-227-5256 or don.babineau@energyhockey.com  or Coach Ballard at 612-807-2188 or chad.ballard@energyhockey.com
 

Maple Grove Energy Final Camp

The Energy's Final Tryout Camp will be held at its home rink in Maple Grove, Minnesota.

Camp will be held at the Maple Grove Community Center arena the weekend of August 3-5.  Camp registration will be on Friday (August 3)  from 3:00 - 4:30pm.  A complete camp schedule of ice times will be available at registration.

Hotel accomodations in the area will posted soon.

The camp has a cost of $125, with limited space for players. 

COMPLETE DETAILS AND LINK FOR REGISTRATION HAVE BEEN ADDED TO THE TRYOUT INFORMATION TAB.

If you have any questions, please contact Coach Babineau at 763-227-5256 or don.babineau@energyhockey.com  or Coach Ballard at 612-807-2188 or chad.ballard@energyhockey.com
 

Austin Carr

Austin Carr Selected to MNJHL 1st Team All-League

Austin Carr (Fergus Falls) has been awarded for his play in the 2011-2012 season.  The MNJHL selected a total of 6 players (3 Forwards, 2 Defenseman, and 1 goalie) who performed at a high level throughout the year.  The 1st Team All-League awards are voted on by the coaches.   

Austin's season for the Energy included a lot of work.  However, he began to see the rewards for his efforts near the end of the season.  Austin started 37 of the Energy's 50 games (regular season and playoffs) this season.  He led the league with over 1200 saves and 1500 shots faced while maintaining a save percentage over 86%. 

Before the last weekend of the regular sesaon, the Energy coaching staff received an interesting request.  The Souix Falls Stampede of the United States Hockey League (USHL) needed to call-up a goalie for the weekend.  They asked if Austin would be available to play for them.  Our coaching staff worked out the details and sent Austin to the USHL.  Austin describes his weekend: "It was an amazing weekend and one that I will always remember.  The coaching staff and players for Souix Falls were great to me.  One thing I realized while playing there is how much harder I need to work this offseaon and next season."

In addition to his weekend in the USHL and his 1st Team All-League selection, Austin also represented the league at the National Tournament as part of the Best of the Rest (West) team.  In all 7 players from the Energy were represented on the Best of the Rest (West) team:  Austin Carr, Elliot Duggan, Cameron Carns, Cameron Batchelor, TJ Marquardt, Bannon Lynott, and Dusty Munyer.

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Maple Grove Energy joins forces with Health Source – Chiropractic and Progressive Rehab


 

The Maple Grove Energy are proud to announce that they have joined forces with Health Source Chiropractic & Progressive Rehab. The office locations of Albertville, Plymouth, and Rogers will be the official injury & rehab specialists for the Energy Hockey Team. Health Source will be featured at a couple home games this year providing free massages and informational packets. The Energy will be announcing the dates of these games in the near future. Please visit Health Source and all of our team sponsors.
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