Hudson Crusaders

Tryouts for the 2012 Season will be held on the following dates at the Hudson Civic Center and Arena in Hudson, WI:

Saturday, July 28, 12 PM - 5 PM
Sunday, July 29, 12 PM - 5 PM

Main Camp: August 20

Also, view the video for more information about the Crusaders Program.

With Don Babineau accepting the Head Coaching position with the Maple Grove Energy, the Hudson Crusaders are taking applications for the vacant assistant coaching position with the team.

Applicants should have a background in hockey, whether it is coaching, playing or scouting and recruiting hockey players.  Applicants should also have their USA Hockey level 4 coaching certification or be willing to work towards it during the 2012-13 season. 

All applications can be mailed to Head Coach Ted Urschel at:

6642 Falstaff Rd
St Paul, MN 55125

or you can email your application to turschelcrusaders@hotmail.com.

The deadline for all applications is June 1st.

March 22, 2012 – The Crusaders celebrated their hard work with the annual end of season banquet on March 15 and announced awards for outstanding players.  All recipients were voted by their teammates. The award for Outstanding Forward went to Chippewa Falls, WI native Jake Bruhn, a 2^nd year veteran who ended the regular season and playoffs with 28 goals and 42 assists. Russell Oakes (Beloit, WI) was awarded Outstanding Defenseman as well as Most Valuable Player. Finishing his second season, Russell made 5 goals with 27 assists.  Playing his first season in junior hockey, the award for Outstanding Goaltender went to Cody Bishop. From Pierre, SD, Cody ended the season with a GAA of 3.43 and SV% of .897. Mitch Lindau (Hugo, MN) was voted Most Improved, also playing his first season in juniors with 5 goals and 3 assists. Crusaders veteran Clint Kimps (Green Bay, WI) was awarded the Crusader award for the second season in a row, due to his workmanship, teamwork, and capacity to embody the principles of the Crusaders organization.

Congratulations to the players, team and coaches for their hard work this season.

Starting on March 30^th through April 1^st a Showcase in Rochester, Minnesota, during the USA Hockey National Tournament, will be held with 6 teams including 2 teams assembled with players from the MnJHL: Team West (Edina Lakers, Maple Grove Energy, Minnesota Owls) and Team East (Hudson Crusaders and Dells Ducks). The 4 other teams will be assembled from players in the East Coast Junior League and AAA Midget NJPHL, with most players being high school seniors.

The Hudson Crusaders are proud to announce the following players who will be playing for Team East:

Jake Bruhn, Forward, b 1991, Chippewa Falls, WI
Cody Rich, Forward, b 1993, Bellingham, WA
Matt Lindquist, Forward, b 1991, Thief River Falls, MN
Russell Oakes, Defenseman, b 1991, Beloit, WI
Zak Brichta, Defenseman, b 1993, Chicago, IL
Tory Snick, Forward, b 1993, Itasca, IL
Michael Thibault, Forward, b 1991, Appleton, WI
David O'Connor, Forward, b 1991, Woodbury, MN
Clint Kimps, Defenseman, b 1991, Green Bay, WI
Cody Bishop, Goalie, b 1993, Pierre, SD

The Showcase will give players the opportunity to show their skills on the National stage. Scouts will be in attendance – last year the tourney brought 75 scouts.  For any other information please contact Tom Brower, Director of Player and Coaching Development, at 970-319-5232.

Crusader Hockey Inc. admits students of any race, age, color, sexual orientation, national and ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, age, color, sexual orientation, national and ethnic origin in administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, and athletic administered programs.

Hudson Crusaders
N 3007 840th ST
Hager City, WI 54014