Growing the game of hockey in Rochester and Olmsted County

  • Who We Are

    Who We Are

    The Rochester Hockey Foundation (RHF) is a non-profit organization founded in the 1960s by Ken Johannson and Arley Carlson from the Rochester Mustang Senior hockey team.

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  • RHF Fall Power Skating Clinic

    RHF Fall Power Skating Clinic

    The RHF Power Skating Clinic was held in the fall of 2022.

    This clinic, which emphasizes acceleration and power skills was developed and refined by Lorne Grosso. Information on the 2023 clinic should be available in the summer of 2023.

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  • RHF Fall Hockey School

    RHF Fall Hockey School

    The Rochester Hockey Foundation’s annual Fall Hockey School was a great success.

    The school, held August through October, helps hockey players between the ages of 4 and 18 prepare for the upcoming season.

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  • Carlson-Johannson Scholarships

    Carlson-Johannson Scholarships

    College scholarships for graduating seniors. Over 300 awarded to local high school hockey players since 1976.

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  • Mayo Clinic: Ice Hockey Summit II

    Mayo Clinic Ice Hockey Research and the Rochester Ice Hawks

    Mayo Clinic Sports Medicine Center teamed with the Rochester Ice Hawks in the realm of concussion research.

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  • What We Support

    What We Support

    The Rochester Hockey Foundation supports Rochester and Olmsted County youth with college scholarships, grants for local projects and several special events.

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  • Fair Play Tournament

    Look Up Line

    Maybe you have heard about or seen the Look Up Line and wondered what the orange ice strip is all about? This creative idea was initiated by a hockey player, Thomas Smith, after he sustained two spine injuries, the second of which resulted in partial paralysis.

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  • Fair Play Tournament

    Fair Play in Youth Hockey Tournaments: Is it Necessary?

    From December 2013 to February 2014, Mayo Clinic Ice Hockey research team members have been comparing Minnesota youth hockey tournaments played in Rochester to tournaments played in Woodbury. We have had a presence at Peewee A&B, Bantam A&B and U14 A&B in both locations. Teams in Rochester competed in tournaments that were governed by intensified Fair Play rules, while those in Woodbury were governed by regular tournament rules.

    The outcome variables of interest include the injuries that occurred, such as medically diagnosed concussions, penalty minutes, types of penalties, Fair Play points earned, and individual exposure time (IET).

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  • Contibute to the Rochester Hockey Foundation

    Contibute to the Rochester Hockey Foundation

    Help promote youth hockey in our community.

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