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		<title>If You Build It &#8230;</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Nov 2018 14:54:37 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Northstar Christian Academy Shines Bright in Alexandria</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>(Photos of NCA&#8217;s new facility in Alexandria courtesy of NCA)</em></p>
<h3>Northstar Christian Academy Shines Bright in Alexandria</h3>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">When proven leaders unite in a vision and have backers from the NHL, PGA and NFL behind it, great things happen.</span></p>
<div id="attachment_30339" style="width: 326px" class="wp-caption alignleft"><a href="https://minnesotahockeymag.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/20180917_154828.jpg"><img decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-30339" class="wp-image-30339" src="https://minnesotahockeymag.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/20180917_154828-800x389.jpg" alt="" width="316" height="154" srcset="https://minnesotahockeymag.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/20180917_154828-800x389.jpg 800w, https://minnesotahockeymag.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/20180917_154828-640x311.jpg 640w, https://minnesotahockeymag.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/20180917_154828-768x373.jpg 768w, https://minnesotahockeymag.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/20180917_154828.jpg 1600w" sizes="(max-width: 316px) 100vw, 316px" /></a><p id="caption-attachment-30339" class="wp-caption-text">Rick Randazzo, Executive Director of FCA (Fellowship of Christian Athletes)</p></div>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Northstar Christian Academy was birthed through the partnership of a few local Alexandria, MN businessmen and FCA Hockey (Fellowship of Christian Athletes-Hockey). Rick Randazzo, Executive Director for FCA Hockey, his wife Shannan, and their five children were nearing the end of powerful 50 State 50 City Tour where they devoted 5 years to investing Christian principles in hockey coaches and athletes all over the country</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The 50 State 50 City Tour began in August 2011. Starting in Maine, the Randazzo family spent 30 days in one city per state providing free hockey clinics to those interested. They worked with athletes, coaches, and teams at all levels, and sought to serve physical and spiritual needs of local families. Rick shared, “It’s been remarkable to see how the Lord has used our family to till the soil, get out there, and meet so many people”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In 2015, as the Tour neared its end, they prayed “Lord, now what?” They had a With the vision to create a home for FCA Hockey, a school based on Christian principles, and also a sports complex that could be used for FCA Hockey events, and to impact athletes, coaches, and a local community long-term. They had 5 different cities vying for the home of FCA Hockey to be in their state</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;"><a href="https://minnesotahockeymag.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/20180917_153651.jpg"><img fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" class="wp-image-30341 alignleft" src="https://minnesotahockeymag.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/20180917_153651-800x389.jpg" alt="" width="354" height="172" srcset="https://minnesotahockeymag.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/20180917_153651-800x389.jpg 800w, https://minnesotahockeymag.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/20180917_153651-640x311.jpg 640w, https://minnesotahockeymag.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/20180917_153651-768x373.jpg 768w, https://minnesotahockeymag.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/20180917_153651.jpg 1600w" sizes="(max-width: 354px) 100vw, 354px" /></a>In 2016, Alexandria, Minnesota became the home of FCA Hockey, as well as the Northstar Christian Academy (NCA). With local sports heroes like Tom Lehman and Matt Cullen on board early, over 4 million dollars were raised. The school opened adjacent to the Alexandria public High School in 2016.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Soon later, in October 2017, the dream for a sports complex started to become reality. In a large step of faith, the Northstar Group broke ground in October 2017 on the Northstar Sports Complex</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Randazzo recalls praying on September 18, 2017, with Gary Steffes, a former pro hockey player who serves full time on staff with FCA Hockey, on flat land. “We prayed for a building, an arena, and a boy’s hockey team here in Alexandria, MN that could be skating inside a new building.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">To say this was really something that would require divine help was an understatement. Funds still had to be raised for the Northstar Sports Complex, sanctioning was needed from USA and Minnesota Hockey, acceptance into a league, and a complete team of coaches and players all in less than a year, all committing to play for a team in a league that was unknown and in a rink that was yet to be built</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">One year later, miraculously, it happened</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">On October 4th, 2017 the Sports Complex broke ground. Today, over 7 million of the necessary $8.1 million dollars have been raised and the Sports Complex is nearly completely constructed. According to Randazzo, the 70,000-square-foot facility includes a field house, hockey rink and chapel on a 40-acre campus, with space for expansion</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;"><a href="https://minnesotahockeymag.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/imagejpeg_0-2.jpg"><img decoding="async" class="wp-image-30342 alignleft" src="https://minnesotahockeymag.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/imagejpeg_0-2-800x388.jpg" alt="" width="345" height="167" srcset="https://minnesotahockeymag.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/imagejpeg_0-2-800x388.jpg 800w, https://minnesotahockeymag.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/imagejpeg_0-2-640x311.jpg 640w, https://minnesotahockeymag.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/imagejpeg_0-2-768x373.jpg 768w, https://minnesotahockeymag.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/imagejpeg_0-2.jpg 1024w" sizes="(max-width: 345px) 100vw, 345px" /></a>PGA Champion and Player of the Year Tom Lehman says, “I am incredibly excited to se the Sports Complex come alive in my hometown of Alexandria, Minnesota as I know it will impact so many Coaches and Athletes across the country. FCA in Alexandria has a special place in my heart and I look forward to being a part of this project for years to come.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Matt Cullen, a multiple time NHL Hockey Stanley Cup Champion, expressed “I am very excited to see the Sports Complex become a reality here in my home state of Minnesota. It will have a huge impact on both players and coaches through the Midwest by providing opportunities in sports, all while promoting the core values of FCA. The thought of having a first-class facility here for kids to grow in their athletics and faith together is really exciting and something I look forward to becoming a part of when my playing days are over”.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">During the past year, the NCA Knights Prep Hockey Program was also launched. USA Hockey and Minnesota Hockey sanctioned the program in February. The newly formed NAHL Prep League, which calls itself &#8220;a premier training ground for the development and exposure of high school, Prep and Academy teams throughout North America&#8221; accepted the NCA Knights for the 2018-19 season. John Olver, who has 35 years of professional, collegiate and junior coaching experience, accepted the position as head coach, and a full roster of athletes was finalized.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;"><a href="https://minnesotahockeymag.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/imagejpeg_0-1.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class=" wp-image-30340 alignleft" src="https://minnesotahockeymag.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/imagejpeg_0-1-800x388.jpg" alt="" width="349" height="169" srcset="https://minnesotahockeymag.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/imagejpeg_0-1-800x388.jpg 800w, https://minnesotahockeymag.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/imagejpeg_0-1-640x311.jpg 640w, https://minnesotahockeymag.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/imagejpeg_0-1-768x373.jpg 768w, https://minnesotahockeymag.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/imagejpeg_0-1.jpg 1024w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 349px) 100vw, 349px" /></a>Miraculously, on September 19, 2018, literally a year to the day, Rick, Gary, and members of the Northstar program stepped onto fresh ice, in the new Northstar Sports Complex, with a team of twenty-two players from eleven different states present to play for the first Northstar Knights Prep Hockey Team. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In an interview with the Echo, local Alexandria Cardinals head coach Ian Resch commented, “I know community members are concerned about the impact the Academy will have on our high school program. Personally, I am not concerned. Players and families are looking for the program that best fits their needs.” Resch took his team all the way to the High School boys’ Class A championship game last year, finishing second, after a loss to Orono.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The vision has become reality. The Northstar Christian Academy and Northstar Sports Complex are established. The facilities will be national headquarters to FCA Hockey and a place for many athletes and coaches at all levels of hockey, football, soccer, softball, baseball, and golf to grow spiritually, and physically.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">This October will mark the historic Grand Opening of the Northstar Sports Complex. The Northstar Group and FCA Hockey would love to invite everyone interested to come join us for the celebration. The event will begin at 4:00 pm on Sunday, October 14, 2018. There are many lodging options in Alexandria, Minnesota. Please contact Gary Steffes at gsteffes@fca.org for questions</span></p>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Oct 2016 17:51:56 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Golf Tourney and Sending Kids to Camp a Success</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>(<em>Photos courtesy of Becki Boldt and Hockey Mom&#8217;s USA.)<br />
</em><em>Featured image: Jordan Leopold and some of the camp participants</em></p>
<p>Let the hockey season begin!</p>
<p>Minnesota Hockey Magazine is excited to open up another year after a busy off-season.</p>
<p>This summer included our 4<sup>th</sup> annual golf tournament where we were able to raise enough funds to sponsor 22 kids in need to the Hockey Mom’s USA camp along with sending another 4 young athletes to training for a week at the Lumberyard Sports facility in Stillwater.</p>
<div id="attachment_24543" style="width: 346px" class="wp-caption alignright"><a href="https://minnesotahockeymag.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Camp2016Kids.jpg" rel="attachment wp-att-24543"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-24543" class="wp-image-24543" src="https://minnesotahockeymag.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Camp2016Kids-640x480.jpg" alt="camp2016kids" width="336" height="252" srcset="https://minnesotahockeymag.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Camp2016Kids-640x480.jpg 640w, https://minnesotahockeymag.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Camp2016Kids-100x75.jpg 100w, https://minnesotahockeymag.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Camp2016Kids-768x576.jpg 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 336px) 100vw, 336px" /></a><p id="caption-attachment-24543" class="wp-caption-text">Some happy kids at the Hockey Mom&#8217;s USA camp</p></div>
<p>To date we have now sponsored 64 kids in need to various hockey camps.&nbsp; We look forward to growing this out and are taking steps to make this even better.</p>
<p>Once again, Jack Norqual and his foundation contributed very generously along with many sponsors to make this happen.&nbsp; New sponsors included the Norqual Foundation,&nbsp; the North American Hockey League, Cranky Ape, River Valley Ford, The Lumberyard, First Bank of Baldwin and Lindus Construction.</p>
<p>We are very thankful to all of our returning sponsors including the Minnesota Wild, Dave’s Sports, Strauss Skates and Bicycle, the Saint Paul Pioneer Press, Tom Reid’s, the Hal Tiffany Insurance Agency, the AmericINN, PD Pappy’s., Pheasant Hills Golf Club, Baldwin A and W, Culvers, the Lumberyard and Hockey Mom’s USA .</p>
<p>We also were blessed with some special silent auction materials and want to thank those who donated items.&nbsp; Phil Housley donated an autographed International Ice Hockey Federation Hall of Fame Jersey that went for $500 in our silent auction.</p>
<div id="attachment_24546" style="width: 349px" class="wp-caption alignleft"><a href="https://minnesotahockeymag.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Camp2016Leopold.jpg" rel="attachment wp-att-24546"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-24546" class="wp-image-24546" src="https://minnesotahockeymag.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Camp2016Leopold-640x480.jpg" alt="camp2016leopold" width="339" height="254" srcset="https://minnesotahockeymag.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Camp2016Leopold-640x480.jpg 640w, https://minnesotahockeymag.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Camp2016Leopold-100x75.jpg 100w, https://minnesotahockeymag.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Camp2016Leopold-768x576.jpg 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 339px) 100vw, 339px" /></a><p id="caption-attachment-24546" class="wp-caption-text">Jordan Leopold provides some instruction at the Hockey Mom&#8217;s USA camp as the kids listen up!</p></div>
<p>The Minnesota Wild donated a gift bag along with Ryan Suter’s autographed hat.&nbsp; Other Wild players that helped included Ryan Carter and Zach Parise who autographed photos.</p>
<p>Also many NHL players including David Backes, Ryan McDonough, Dustin Bugflyein, Nick Leddy, Nick Bjugstad and others who signed pucks for all of the golfers who participated.&nbsp; A special thank you to Ben Hankinson who made this possible at his inaugural season of Da Beauty League where these players graciously signed away.</p>
<div id="attachment_24544" style="width: 431px" class="wp-caption alignleft"><a href="https://minnesotahockeymag.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/golftourney2016.jpg" rel="attachment wp-att-24544"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-24544" class="wp-image-24544" src="https://minnesotahockeymag.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/golftourney2016-640x480.jpg" alt="golftourney2016" width="421" height="315" srcset="https://minnesotahockeymag.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/golftourney2016-640x480.jpg 640w, https://minnesotahockeymag.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/golftourney2016-100x75.jpg 100w, https://minnesotahockeymag.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/golftourney2016-768x576.jpg 768w, https://minnesotahockeymag.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/golftourney2016.jpg 960w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 421px) 100vw, 421px" /></a><p id="caption-attachment-24544" class="wp-caption-text">MHM 2016 Golf Tourney was a great success!</p></div>
<p>The Tourney was a huge success not only in terms of sending kids in need to camp but in the fun and weather which was near perfect for the golf outing.&nbsp; The winning team shot a round of 18 under par.</p>
<p>We are very thankful for a new partnership with Breakdown Sports USA who produces the very best high school almanac featuring all 152 teams. &nbsp;It&#8217;s a work of art! &nbsp;Tim Kolehmainen will take the lead along with several others as we cover the 2016-2017 &nbsp;MN high school hockey season for you.</p>
<p>Major items that we look forward to include a commitment to produce a monthly digital magazine as we prepare to extend our coverage of MN hockey to print.</p>
<p>Thank you to all our followers, whether you come directly to our MHM website or choose to get your info via our social media platforms on Facebook and Twitter. &nbsp;We look forward to another exciting year of hockey in Minnesota! &nbsp;MHM Staff</p>
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		<title>Senior A hockey lives on as Parkers host Reunion</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Legendary Marv Jorde of the St. Paul Parkers cordially invites all former Senior A players Who either played for or against the St. Paul Parkers / Kostka Electric hockey club  to attend the 30th Annual Parker reunion. The reunion for Senior A hockey will be held this coming Monday, 12-23-13 starting at 11:30 am, at [&#8230;]</p>
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<div id="attachment_3285" style="width: 282px" class="wp-caption alignleft"><a href="https://minnesotahockeymag.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/Marv-Jorde-photo.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-3285" class="size-medium wp-image-3285" alt="General Manager and Coach Marv Jorde" src="https://minnesotahockeymag.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/Marv-Jorde-photo-300x227.jpg" width="272" height="205" srcset="https://minnesotahockeymag.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/Marv-Jorde-photo-300x227.jpg 300w, https://minnesotahockeymag.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/Marv-Jorde-photo-1024x777.jpg 1024w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 272px) 100vw, 272px" /></a><p id="caption-attachment-3285" class="wp-caption-text">General Manager and Coach Marv Jorde</p></div>
<p>Legendary Marv Jorde of the St. Paul Parkers cordially invites all former Senior A players Who either played for or against the St. Paul Parkers / Kostka Electric hockey club  to attend the 30th Annual Parker reunion.</p>
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<address>The reunion for Senior A hockey will be held this coming Monday, 12-23-13 starting at 11:30 am, at Tom Reid&#8217;s and will be an informal setting.  Their is no price for admission.   The club is now extending an invitation out to all former Senior A players as the team would like to honor Senior A hockey and honor those who played or were associated with Senior A hockey, which is considered  the highest level of amateur hockey.  </address>
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<address>For those who never knew this existed, at one time, Senior A hockey was the zenith of all hockey in Minnesota.  Proud hockey communities from all over the state featured their mens team as the town&#8217;s team, with the earliest days of Minnesota hockey having the Senior A team from each town taking precedent over the High School clubs.  The honor of playing for your city in the early days of Minnesota hockey was what all young players looked forward to in the hopes of one day wearing the towns Senior A sweater. </address>
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<address>In fact, what is now known as Minnesota Hockey.org was first created to organize the Senior A teams in the state and organize a state tournament.  With club teams from Roseau to Rochester and Warroad to St. Paul, at it&#8217;s zenith the clubs featured former Division one and Division three players or local hockey hot shots and competed in 60 minute stop time full contact games.  The games were not for those who did not like physical play, as besides skill, mental and physical stamina were the characteristics that the teams coach looked for. </address>
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<address>With no Senior A teams from Minnesota in existence, this is a gathering for those who recall the glory years of Senior A hockey.  The  legendary Parker team featured many players who were elite Division one and Division three players and also comprised of players who played professionally.   During their existence, the team was invited to play in Japan, Germany and Austria, after compiling 9 Minnesota State titles to go with their 7 National championships.  The team barnstormed over the US annually, with trips to Fairbanks Alaska, Sun Valley Idaho, Vail Colorado along with playing teams that are still in existence in the Badger State Hockey League in Wisconsin including Eagle River, Mosinee, Marquette Michigan and others.</address>
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<address>The Senior A teams dwindled in numbers throughout the last 50 years, with only 25 or so teams left  by the early  80&#8217;s and continued to dwindle through the 90&#8217;s.  Some of the last remaining teams included clubs like the  Roseau Leafs, The St. Paul Parkers, The Minnetonka Saints, Minneapolis Bucks/Buck&#8217;s Unpainted Furniture, Becker&#8217;s Carpet, Moby Dick&#8217;s, the North St. Paul Blades, The Stillwater KS 95  Club , South St. Paul Senior A, The Metro Hawks  and the Taconite Hornets. </address>
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<p> For the men who played and the people who made the games possible, The Parker&#8217;s would like to keep the Senior A game alive as we recall the glory days of Senior A Hockey.  The club is trying to get the word out, so please share this article and invitation with those who would be interested in attending.</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em><strong>Dr. Raymond J. Petras has been working with athletes from all walks of life for decades. His work, though unique, get&#8217;s results. In this article, we are proud to introduce his success stories and his techniques to our audience. Dr. Petras suggests you give yourself permission to get better as the mind matters.</strong></em></p>
<div style="width: 121px" class="wp-caption alignleft"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class=" " style="margin-right: 15px;" alt="Dr. Raymond J. Petras" src="http://minnesotahockeymagazine.com/Media/Images/114070702/500/282" width="111" height="141" /><p class="wp-caption-text">Dr. Raymond J. Petras</p></div>
<p><span style="color: #000000;">It brings me great honor to present Dr. Raymond J. Petras, whose expertise is in the areas of sports performance, injury/pain management and hypnosis. Dr. Petras has worked with the young, as well as professional athletes, in many different sports and countries. His clients include USA, Canadian, Swedish and European Olympic and National teams. His sports performance techniques have helped teams and coaches win championships and individual athletes to attain the highest level of performance.</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;">Research has shown that his injury/pain management techniques can consistently and safely returned athletes to play more quickly than with conventional standard medicine (CSM) and training methods. Upon return to play, these athletes perform at a high level of excellence. Most of Dr. Petras’ clients are referrals from trainers, physicians and satisfied coaches and parents. His injury/pain management work begins, only after the trainer, physician or other qualified medical professional has seen the patient. After seeing Dr. Petras, the patient returns to the trainer or team doctor who determines when the athlete is ready to return to play. His success in treating illnesses, including concussions, is remarkable.</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;">Recently, we published a three-part series on concussions. The series reported on research, 10 steps to protect yourself from concussions and viewpoints from players, officials and media.</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;">In an upcoming article, Dr. Petras will discuss an extremely important part of concussions, “Treatment.”  Please enjoy this interview as MinnesotaHockeyMagazine.com learns more about Dr. Petras.</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;"> </span><span style="color: #000000;">Dr. Petras, to start with, let&#8217;s get to know a little bit about you.</span></p>
<p><strong><span style="color: #000000;">Q: Where were you born and what was your childhood like?</span></strong></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;">I was born in Youngstown, Ohio, but lived in a suburb called Campbell. It is a steel town in eastern Ohio and a hot bed for athletes.</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;">I had a wonderful childhood. My parents afforded me a lot of freedom and responsibility.  My brother and I played sports, went to church and helped out with household duties.</span></p>
<p><strong><span style="color: #000000;">Q: Were you an athlete growing up?</span></strong></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;">Yes, I was an active athlete growing up.  I played three sports during the different seasons: Baseball in the spring and summer, football in the fall and basketball in the winter.</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;">I was really good at football.  I could catch passes and run like the wind.  Basketball was fun, but I really had to work at it.  In season, I played basketball, six days a week, three hours a day.  Many days, I would spend those three hours just shooting free throws.</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;">In high school, I was a high jumper.  My claim to fame was to win my event on the last jump that allowed my team to win the quad meet.</span></p>
<p><strong><span style="color: #000000;">Q: What was your favorite sport?</span></strong></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;">My favorite sport was baseball.  In the summers, I played baseball from morning to night.  Sometimes, after Little League practice, I would go to the stadium and practice with a local AA team.</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;">Interestingly, the first year that I tried out for Little League I was rejected.  With my dad’s encouragement, however, I rode my bike to play in a league outside the city.  I played very well and was chosen the next year.</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;">Due to some politics, I left baseball and decided to try golf, my junior year in high school.  I made the Youngstown State University team, during my first year of tryouts, with only two years of playing golf.</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;">As a child, who were the people that had the greatest influence on your life?</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;">My parents were probably the greatest influence in my life.  My mom would help when I was frustrated with school and life.  My father was supportive with my sports and drove me to where I needed to go, whether it was for school, social engagements or sports.</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;">I remember my basketball coach, Mr. Zetts, being kind and patient with me.  When I started out in grade school, I was not very good at all. In baseball, my Little League coach gave me the opportunity to make my own decisions.  I stole a lot of bases and was never thrown out.</span></p>
<p><strong><span style="color: #000000;">Q: As you moved into your high school and collegiate life, when did you realize that you wanted to spend your life helping others in the medical field and why?</span></strong></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;">While in high school and as an undergraduate, the medical field was not even on the radar.  At Ursuline High School, I was involved in academic studies.  In college, at Youngstown State University, my degree was Chemical Engineering with minors in math and chemistry.  It was tough and a lot of work.  When I was not studying, I played intramural sports with my chemical engineering mates.</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;">My interest in the medical field started when I attended a hypnosis seminar that was advertised by the phenomic research club, at the Minnesota Mining &amp; Manufacturing Corporate Offices (3M), St. Paul, Minnesota.  At the time, I did not believe in hypnosis, but it sparked my curiosity.  I started studying the subject and taking psychology courses at the University of Minnesota (UofMN). Initially, I used hypnosis to successfully improve my work performance.  Soon, fellow engineers started asking me to work with their families.  I got so good at helping people that I was invited on Minnesota’s KSTP-TV5’s Good Company Show.  While on the show, a cancer specialist saw me.  He asked me to use my mental techniques to reduce the pain in his patients.  This enabled him to reduce the amount of medication that he gave his patients, which in turn created a better quality of life.  It was from this work that my career in the medical field was born.</span></p>
<p><strong><span style="color: #000000;">Q: Where did you study and who would you credit for helping you advance your knowledge in this field?</span></strong></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;">As I mentioned above, I started studying hypnosis with different organizations and undergraduate psychology courses at the U of MN. While at a U of MN medical school hypnosis workshop, I met a few people who changed my life.  One was Dr. Dennis Conroy.  He was a Sergeant with the St. Paul Police Department and Head of the Employee Assistance Program.  He convinced me that I needed more education if I were to employ medical hypnosis. He helped me find a great doctoral program at The Union Institute (now called the The Union Institute and University) and mentored me through along with a colleague Dr. Sherry Morey. Dr. Ralph McKinney, President of the Minnesota Society of Clinical Hypnosis (MSCH) regularly encouraged me to attend the MSCH meetings and to study hypnosis.</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;">Vic Wallace, the Head Football Coach, at the University of St. Thomas (UST) was another.  He gave me the opportunity to use my skills to enhance the performance of his football team.  I also worked alongside the team doctors and trainers on the players’ injuries.  This is when we started to see amazing results.</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;">If it were not for Dr. Terry Orlick, at the University of Ottawa (UofO), Ontario, Canada, I would not have had the opportunity to conduct my research there and to meet and work with such great individuals as Drs. Garry Greenberg and Paul Greenacre, Dave Berry and Mickey Goulet.</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;">Roger Schwagmeyer, Risk Manager and ADA Coordinator for the City of St. Paul, MN hired me to conduct a scientific study.  The study was to determine if my work (called PsychoNeuro Pain Response<img src="https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/17.0.2/72x72/2122.png" alt="™" class="wp-smiley" style="height: 1em; max-height: 1em;" /> [PNPR<img src="https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/17.0.2/72x72/2122.png" alt="™" class="wp-smiley" style="height: 1em; max-height: 1em;" />] also called Talking Away Pain<img src="https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/17.0.2/72x72/2122.png" alt="™" class="wp-smiley" style="height: 1em; max-height: 1em;" /> [TAP<img src="https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/17.0.2/72x72/2122.png" alt="™" class="wp-smiley" style="height: 1em; max-height: 1em;" />]) could reduce or eliminate pain, improve daily functioning, and speed the healing of injuries covered by workers’ compensation.  The study results were very positive and PNPR<img src="https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/17.0.2/72x72/2122.png" alt="™" class="wp-smiley" style="height: 1em; max-height: 1em;" />, in 1998, helped the City of St. Paul, MN save over $1 million dollars in workers’ compensation costs.  While running the study, I was asked to work with a valued employee who had Lyme Disease.  After one session, her pain was gone.</span></p>
<p><strong><span style="color: #000000;">Q: I understand you have many Minnesota ties, and I understand you have worked with St. John&#8217;s football legend John Gagliardi and others. Who did you work with in your time in Minnesota?</span></strong></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;">I worked with the:</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;">1. U of MN (Coach Wilson-Track, Gutekunst-football, women’s soccer, volleyball, Ron Backes-Olympic shotput)</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;">2. UST (Vic Wallace-football, Dr. Larry Russ-men’s x-country, Joe Sweeney-women’s x-country)</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;">3. USATF/MN Sports Medicine Chair.</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;">4. Chair-Infinite Health.</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;">5. Pathways-provides resources and services for people with life-threatening illness.</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;">6. City of St. Paul employees (Fire, Police, other).</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;">7. St. John’s University (John Gagliardi).</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;">8. Mary Howell (USATF national team race walking, USATF board member).</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;">9. Bart Shouten (USA Olympic, National Speed Skating Coach).</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;">10. MN PGA/LPGA.</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;">11. Alpine Skiing (Buck Hill-Olympian Kristina Kosnick, Coach Tony Olin).</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;">12. Gymnastics.</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;">13. Swimming</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;">14. Olympic Festival (@UST)-USA Archery</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;">15. MN Public TV’s CEO &#8211; Jack Willis and other various teams, coaches and athletes.</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;">16. Northwestern Chiropractic College (now called Northwestern Health and Science University) &#8211; I taught the sport psychology and non-invasive pain portion a continuing education course with Dr. David Stude and Lisa Masters for chiropractors).</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;">17. International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW).</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;">18. Associate Professor at St. Mary’s University, Minneapolis, MN.</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;">19. Medical team for The Schwan’s USA Soccer Cup, Blaine, MN.</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;">20. Presenter at Sister Kinney’s Pain Institute at Abbott Northwestern Hospital and many other organizations throughout the Twin Cities.</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;">21. Media expert &#8211; sports performance, injury/pain management and hypnosis. Twin Cities’ media called on me when my expertise fit their story.</span></p>
<p><strong><span style="color: #000000;">Q: I see that you also worked with St. Thomas.  I don&#8217;t know of too many people who worked with both the Johnnies and the Tommies with the rivalry being as intense as any in Division 3 Minnesota Sports.  Do you have any memories you can share and how did that happen?</span></strong></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;">While working with “Tommies” x-country coach Dr. Larry Russ, he suggested that I meet an old friend of his.  It was Coach Gagliardi.  After Coach Gagliardi and I talked for a while, he brought in a few injured players for me to demonstrate my work.  In approximately 20 minutes the pain left, as he watched.  This amazed him so much he brought in his wife who was having pain.  In approximately 20 minutes, her pain was gone.  This prompted him to write: “&#8230;it was amazing and dramatic to see how effective and immediate the results were.  Perhaps the best way to describe our experience is to quote one of the players who was treated.  He said, ‘It is like a miracle.’”</span></p>
<p><strong><span style="color: #000000;">Q: You’re on the cutting edge for Non-invasive injury/pain management and sports performance.  I understand that you don&#8217;t get involved until after a medical person has evaluated your patient and then are tested again.  Can you share with us some of the results that you have seen after your client has been treated?</span></strong></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;">There are so many stories that it is hard to choose which ones to present.  Maybe in the future, I can give more cases on a variety of problems.  I will choose three now:</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;">First – “I dislocated my left shoulder during a hockey game.  This was December 1992. I have had problems and pain, more or less for three years.  Dr. Petras worked with me and since then, I have not felt any pain at all in my shoulder.  That was on the 26th of May 1995, now it’s the 29th and I still have no pain.  (In November, there was still no pain).”Andreas Lennartsson, Sweden.</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;">Second – A hockey player was checked head first into the boards.  He had severe pain and limited range-of motion in his neck.  I applied my PNPR<img src="https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/17.0.2/72x72/2122.png" alt="™" class="wp-smiley" style="height: 1em; max-height: 1em;" /> in the locker room and in approximately 30 minutes he had regained 90% of his range-of-motion and was pain-free.</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;">Third – An All-American was on crutches, unable to bare weight on his ankle.  His orthopedic doctor said he would not be able to play.  I worked on him for 40 minutes.  He no longer needed his crutches and was cleared by the trainer.  He ran with the team that evening.  He had a full practice on Friday and played very well on Saturday.  The All-American played that game and the one following very well.  This enabled his team to win and make the national playoffs.  The work was done over-the-phone.</span></p>
<p><strong><span style="color: #000000;">Q: One of the most fascinating things that I have heard in our conversations is the over the phone consultation that you did with the Italian National team and the letter from the coach after the tournament.  Can you share with us how they contacted you and what type of treatment you offered and what the results were?</span></strong></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;">2006 Torino Olympic Games-Italian Olympic Hockey</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;">The 2006 Italian Olympic Hockey Team enlisted Dr. Raymond J. Petras&#8217; help for injuries, over-the-phone.</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;">It was before the World Championships in Moscow that I received a call from Mickey Goulet the Head Italian (Olympic and National) Hockey Coach.  Coach Goulet and I met when I was conducting research on my PNPR<img src="https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/17.0.2/72x72/2122.png" alt="™" class="wp-smiley" style="height: 1em; max-height: 1em;" /> technique at the U of O.  I had worked extensively with his athletes.  He felt that my performance and injury work was a major factor in the success of his team.  So, when he moved to Italy to build an Italian hockey program and Olympic Team, he gave me a call when some of his athletes were hurt.  I used my PNPR<img src="https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/17.0.2/72x72/2122.png" alt="™" class="wp-smiley" style="height: 1em; max-height: 1em;" /> &lt;<a href="http://www.reliefforyou.com/page7.html"><span style="color: #000000;">http://www.reliefforyou.com/page7.html</span></a>&gt; technique to help.  Even though I was only able to talk to athletes’ with limited English-speaking abilities, these athletes noticed a positive difference in their ability to control their pain threshold.</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;">Italian National, Olympic and former University of Ottawa Head Hockey coach Mickey Goulet says:</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;">“Dr. Ray Petras was a major factor in the success of the team&#8230;with his special pain management technique players were able to control their pain and play&#8230;In cases such as dislocations, he was able to expedite the healing process.  Injuries that normally took four to five weeks, would take half the time&#8230;  Dr. Petras always worked in conjunction with our team doctor and athletic therapist&#8230; Our captain had a cruciate ligament operation and with Dr. Petras’ help was back in half the time it would normally take&#8230;we had six players injured&#8230;he flew out and within a couple of days, under the supervision of our doctor, five of the players were ready to play&#8230;I can’t help but feel that Dr. Petras would make a strong contribution to your team’s success.”</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;">Major Junior &#8211; Canadian National Champions</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;">“Dr. Ray Petras has shown what an impact he can have on a team.  The 2002-3 University of Ottawa hockey team had a number of injuries throughout the season. Before playoffs, there were five players injured and out of the lineup.  By playoff time, Dr. Petras was able to help all the players’ back by reducing their recovery time and eliminating their pain.&#8221;</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;">Robert Mongrain &#8211; Head Coach, NHL &#8211; former player, Hull Olympics (Canadian National Champions), Hull, Québec, Canada</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;">“A Major factor in our winning the Championship, was Dr. Ray Petras&#8230; Just before the playoffs, Dr. Petras worked with our injured athletes to relieve their pain and speed their healing.  Many of these athletes were not expected to play because of their injuries.  Not only did they play, but they played superbly.  Dr. Petras worked closely with our doctors and trainer&#8230; when we got into a slump, we flew in Dr. Petras and in less that a week, he was able to help us get back on track&#8230; I am impressed with Dr. Petras’ expertise&#8230; He is likable, knows his role, is low key and was never a distraction.  He has been a tremendous asset to my athletes, coaches and me.  I highly recommend&#8230;”</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;">Charles Henry &#8211; Governor, Hull Olympiques (Canadian National Champions), Hull, Québec, Canada.</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;">“For years, we have employed Dr. Petras to work with our hockey players for performance enhancement and pain management&#8230;our players returned to play more quickly than with standard physiotherapy methods alone.  Our athletic therapist, Serge Haché, was amazed by the immediate recovery.  I highly recommend&#8230;”</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;">Serge Haché – Athletic Therapist, Hull Olympiques (Canadian National Champions), Hull, Québec, Canada.</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;">“I am impressed with a unique technique developed by Dr. Ray Petras for relieving pain and improving range of motion thereby, accelerating the healing process…I examined athletes both prior to and after the intervention.   I have observed rapid recovery that I did not believe possible…the technique is both very safe and effective.  Therefore, I highly recommend his services to any professional or amateur organization wishing to accelerate the safe return to play of their athletes.”</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;">NHL Philadelphia Flyers Ottawa Senators</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;">E. J. McGuire &#8211; Coach Philadelphia Flyers, Ottawa Senators Hockey says:</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;">“&#8230; Your (Dr. Raymond J.Petras) pain management work has a ton of implications and obvious applications.  I predict you’ll be hearing again from myself and those with whom I speak about your work.”</span></p>
<p><strong><span style="color: #000000;">Q: I understand you have even had success in treating concussions.  Can you share some of your success stories?</span></strong></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;">Here are three:</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;">1. Water-skiing Accident</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;">A 16-year-old received a concussion water-skiing.  For 3 ½ weeks his headaches, dizziness and nausea persisted.  Medications helped little and his cognitive functioning was impaired.  After his first PNPR<img src="https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/17.0.2/72x72/2122.png" alt="™" class="wp-smiley" style="height: 1em; max-height: 1em;" /> session all his symptoms were gone and his cognitive functioning improved. He started taking more classes and returned to his sport four weeks sooner than expected.</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;">2. Header Injures Soccer Player</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;">A University of Minnesota women’s soccer player was diagnosed with a concussion from a header.  After conventional treatments failed to help, she was sent for PNPR<img src="https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/17.0.2/72x72/2122.png" alt="™" class="wp-smiley" style="height: 1em; max-height: 1em;" /> treatments for her headaches.  Within one session, her headaches were gone permanently.</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;">3. Injured Baseball Player</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;">A first baseman broke his wrist, received a concussion with amnesia and a cut in his eyelid and brow requiring stitches when a batter running to first crashed into him. With PNPR<img src="https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/17.0.2/72x72/2122.png" alt="™" class="wp-smiley" style="height: 1em; max-height: 1em;" /> his headaches from the concussion lessened.</span></p>
<p><strong><span style="color: #000000;">Q: I understand the current treatment protocols prescribed by the medical field for concussions are mainly rest and Tylenol.  How do you go about the treatment of concussions?  Is there a set protocol?</span></strong></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;">Correct. The two most prescribed treatments to date are rest and Tylenol.</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;">My sessions for concussions are similar to any PNPR<img src="https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/17.0.2/72x72/2122.png" alt="™" class="wp-smiley" style="height: 1em; max-height: 1em;" /> session. Information can be found on my website page &lt;<a href="http://www.reliefforyou.com/page7.html"><span style="color: #000000;">http://www.reliefforyou.com/page7.html</span></a>&gt;.</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;">There is little to no risk with the PNPR<img src="https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/17.0.2/72x72/2122.png" alt="™" class="wp-smiley" style="height: 1em; max-height: 1em;" /> technique.  A physician, physical therapist, trainer or other medical professional generally refers the individual.  During the sessions, the referring healthcare professional is kept appraised of the condition of his or her patient.  At the completion of the sessions, the individual returns to the referring healthcare professional, in order for him or her to determine the appropriate activity levels or other treatments.</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;">Since the introduction of the technique in 1989, there has never been a problem observed or reported.</span></p>
<p><strong><span style="color: #000000;">Q: WHAT IS THE PNPR<img src="https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/17.0.2/72x72/2122.png" alt="™" class="wp-smiley" style="height: 1em; max-height: 1em;" /> TECHNIQUE?</span></strong></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;">PNPR<img src="https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/17.0.2/72x72/2122.png" alt="™" class="wp-smiley" style="height: 1em; max-height: 1em;" /> is a technique that offers hope for enhanced health by engaging the conscious mind in interesting, focused, neutral or positive self-talk while the mind-body automatically improves in the quickest, most efficient, and healthful way possible.</span></p>
<p><strong><span style="color: #000000;">Q: HOW DOES THE TECHNIQUE WORK?</span></strong></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;">After a history and any necessary testing, there are four steps involved.  The first is to define the condition (discomfort or pain).  The second is to show the individual how to control it.  The third is to determine if it is okay for the condition to improve.  The final step is to deal with any stress the individual may be experiencing due to the condition.</span></p>
<p><strong><span style="color: #000000;">Q: What are the odds that you can help someone in the healing process for concussions?</span></strong></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;">The odds are that everyone will derive benefit to some degree.  Sounds to good to be true, but it is true.  From experience, there is an excellent chance that everyone will experience some benefit, very quickly.  Will everyone be “healed” 100% all the time?  NO!  But, one, two or more of the concussion symptoms may be eliminated or the effect reduced.  Cognitive functioning may improve too.  It is possible that one can be “healed” completely in one session.  Is it probable that this will happen?  I cannot answer that.  PNPR<img src="https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/17.0.2/72x72/2122.png" alt="™" class="wp-smiley" style="height: 1em; max-height: 1em;" /> is a process that allows the body’s own healing system to safely work unimpeded.  Healing and change will occur in the fastest, safest way for the client when the time is right.</span></p>
<p><strong><span style="color: #000000;">Q: How would people contact you to learn more?</span></strong></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;">To learn more about my sports performance and injury/pain management work, people can go to:</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;">1. My website &lt;<a href="http://minnesotahockeymagazine.com/Admin/Content/Article/www.reliefforyou.com"><span style="color: #000000;">www.reliefforyou.com</span></a>&gt;</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;">2. My blog.reliefforyou.com</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;">3. YouTube.com (type in relief4u2)</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;">4. Twitter @relief4u2</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;">5. E-mail: drpetras@reliefforyou</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;">6.  Phone 1.888.447.1428</span></p>
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