The Coach Sauer Foundation was proud to offer financial support to the 2018 Regional Disabled Hockey Festival, which was held March 17-18 at Madison Ice Arena. There were 13 youth and adult teams from Wisconsin, Illinois and Minnesota who took part in three games apiece at the two-day event, which celebrated sled hockey, special hockey and the disabled athletes. Below are a few pictures from the event:

Congratulations to Shane Ryan from Edgewood High School for receiving the 2018 Jeff Sauer Award! Pictured from left to right: Bill Brophy (Coach Sauer Foundation President), Mark Strobel (Associate Head Coach at the University of Wisconsin), Shane Ryan, Jamie Sauer, Beth Frederick, and Chip Sauer Thank you to the rest of the deserving finalists. It is heartening to hear about all the wonderful things that Wisconsin’s high school hockey players are doing.

Welcome Wisconsin high school hockey players and coaches. The application form for the 2018 Jeff Sauer Award is now available online here. Application forms are due by Midnight on January 28, 2018. Eligibility Requirements The award is available to both male and female nominees who live and play high school hockey in Wisconsin. Nominee must be a member of their high school’s hockey team (varsity or junior varsity Level) Applications must be submitted by January 25th, 2018 at Midnight (Central Time) Instructions Before beginning the application, be sure you have completed copies of

The Jeff Sauer Award has been established to recognize good high school hockey players being great people. The newly-formed Coach Sauer Foundation has announced plans for the annual award to encourage community service among girls and boys high school hockey players in the state of Wisconsin. It is named after the legendary former University of Wisconsin coach and hockey ambassador Jeff Sauer, who passed away in February, 2017. The Jeff Sauer Award is modeled after the Hockey Humanitarian Award, which is presented annually to college hockey’s finest citizen and seeks to recognize players, male or female, who contribute to local communities in a true humanitarian spirit.

If you are considering making a donation to support The Coach Sauer Foundation website, we have made it easier for you. Just visit our Donate page and click on the Online Donations link. This link will take you to our donation page at gesture.com. Thanks!

Thank you all for the overwhelming response. We do not have any more tickets left for the Banquet. If you weren’t able to get a ticket we hope to see you at the sled hockey games November 3rd and 4th.

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