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The Augsburg College women's hockey team's clinic with the Minnesota Special Hockey's Woodbury Eagles squad was featured on the WCCO-TV (Channel 4 in the Twin Cities) 10 p.m. news on Sunday (1/3). Click here to watch the story.

On Sunday morning, the Auggies held a clinic and fun game for members of the Woodbury Eagles, a team in the Minnesota Special Hockey organization. According to the organization's website, "Minnesota Special Hockey exists for the enrichment of the athlete with a developmental disability. In addition to physical hockey skills, the program emphasizes the development of desirable individual characteristics such as dependability, self-reliance, concentration, willingness to share and personal accountability. The game of hockey is used by Special Hockey to develop within each player the characteristics that will help the player to be more successful both inside and outside a hockey environment."

The Auggies hosted the Woodbury Eagles squad, one of five teams in the Minnesota Special Hockey organization, at the Augsburg Ice Arena. The team directed the Eagles players in a clinic, then split into two squads for a fun game. After the game, the Auggies and Eagles enjoyed a reception in the Kennedy Center.