ROGER A. GODIN St. Paul, Minnesota
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Why I Give
y support for The USA Hockey Foundation can be traced to my lifelong
missionary zeal for our sport as played by Americans.
When I became the first director of the United States Hockey Hall of Fame in Eveleth, Minnesota, the United States had a handful of NHL players and considerably less than 50% of Division I college players. Our senior and junior international teams, with the exception of certain Olympic squads, were routinely the whipping boys at these high- level events.
Now looking back at the last 40 years, our accomplishments through the efforts of USA Hockey have been nothing short of amazing:
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• The Olympic gold medals in 1980 and 1998 and the World Cup triumph in 1996 stand out
• The creation of the National Development Program at Ann Arbor and the resultant success of our U-17, U-18 and junior teams
• The subsequent increased American presence in the NHL is a major achievement
• Our American women have made us all proud with their championship play at the international level
Jonathan Quick
• Circle of Champions Member • Curator, Minnesota Wild
