Deker Picnic

Dekers Season Kickoff 2019

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Join us Saturday, 14 September 2019 from 11am to 1pm at season kickoffYost Ice Arena for our season kickoff with the 2019-2020 Michigan Ice Hockey team.  We will be watching an open practice and then having lunch with the team.  If you are interested, contact us at dekersclub@gmail.com to RSVP.  We hope to see you there!

Dekers Club Update – September 2017

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Dear Dekers Blue Line Club Members,

I hope everyone has had a great summer. Your Dekers Blue Line Club Board is looking forward to an exciting season of Michigan Hockey. Generally at this time of year we would be holding our annual picnic. Unfortunately due to changes in NCAA rules, the picnic will not be held this year. The NCAA is requiring any time that players spend in the presence of coaches or at a team event to count toward the contact hours they are allowed so this now includes the picnic. The new time management rules have also been changed to require an additional amount of days off, which has made scheduling very challenging for the coaching staff. The hockey office is working on an alternative to the picnic that would happen during the season.

On a positive note, we do have several events to announce. On Friday, November 3, 2017 we will be inducting seven former players into the Dekers Hall of Fame. The formal announcement will take place in the next week. We are also planning a bus trip to Little Caesars Arena for the Michigan/Michigan State game on February 10, 2018. Our end of the season banquet will be held on a different date than in the past. To help lessen the travel burden on our out of town parents we will be holding the banquet on Sunday, February 25, 2018. This is the Sunday following Senior Night, which is the last home game at Yost. The Board is also working on scheduling watch parties for away games, which have been a great way to get together with fellow Michigan Hockey supporters to watch road games.

Membership to the Dekers can be renewed by making a sports specific donation to Michigan Hockey or the Dekers Endowed Scholarship Fund. To make a donation please visit – https://dekers.org/membership/. Additionally, season-ticket holders may choose to join the Dekers through an opt-in email that will be sent by the U-M Athletic Ticket Office.

The Dekers Endowed Scholarship Fund currently has a market value of $677,642. It is our goal to make this a fully funded scholarship at the $1 million level. This season, the recipient of our scholarship is sophomore Will Lockwood from Bloomfield Hills, Michigan.

If you are interested in getting involved with the Dekers or have any further questions, please feel free to respond to this e-mail.

Thank you for your continued support of Michigan Hockey.

Courtney Nicholls
Dekers Club President

2016 Deker Picnic

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Please join us on Sunday, September 11th at 1pm for the Dekers Blue Line Club Hockey Picnic!  The picnic begins at 1pm (rain or shine) at the Ray Fisher Stadium (behind Yost Ice Arena.  Please note that the picnic is on campus this year, NOT in Dexter.

Please bring a dish to pass (cut and ready to serve at least 8-12 people) and a serving utensil, according to your last name:

A-F: Dessert

G-N: Salad

O-Z: Main Dish

Beverages and table service will be provided.  Parking is free and if there is inclement weather, we will move inside Yost Ice Arena.

Please email to dekersclub@umich.edu to RSVP.

2015 Dekers Blue Line Club Hockey Picnic

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Dekers PicnicPlease join us on Sunday, September 13th at 1pm for the Dekers Blue Line Club Hockey Picnic!  The picnic begins at 1pm (rain or shine) at the Activities Center Pavilion at Huron Mills Metro Park (8801 North Territorial Road).

Please bring a dish to pass (cut and ready to serve at least 8-12 people) and a serving utensil, according to your last name:

A-F: Salad

G-N: Main Dish

O-Z: Dessert

Beverages and table service will be provided.

Park entrance fee is $7.00.  Feel free to bring equipment to enjoy the park facilities which include bike trails, frisbee golf, baseball, soccer, and inline skating.  Please no smoking or pets.

We ask that you send a quick response email to dekersclub@umich.edu to RSVP.