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NORTHSTAR CHRISTIAN ACADEMY
NORTHSTAR CHRISTIAN ACADEMY SHINES BRIGHTLY IN ALEXANDRIA
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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.
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.
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.”
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 “a premier training ground for the
development and exposure of high school, Prep
and Academy teams throughout North America”
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.
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.
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.
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.
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. 6
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