{"id":1533,"date":"2026-04-28T15:55:07","date_gmt":"2026-04-28T19:55:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/clintonhistory.org\/hockey\/?page_id=1533"},"modified":"2026-04-28T16:09:50","modified_gmt":"2026-04-28T20:09:50","slug":"kraft-hockeyville-small-town-hockey-award","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/clintonhistory.org\/hockey\/kraft-hockeyville-small-town-hockey-award\/","title":{"rendered":"Kraft Hockeyville Small Town Hockey Award"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1533\" class=\"elementor elementor-1533\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0ebe575 e-con e-atomic-element e-flexbox-base e-0ebe575-3e589f4 \" data-id=\"0ebe575\" data-element_type=\"e-flexbox\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-interaction-id=\"0ebe575\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-id=\"0ebe575\">\n    \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-14901vf e-con e-atomic-element e-flexbox-base e-cfee04a-a7d784b \" data-id=\"14901vf\" data-element_type=\"e-flexbox\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-interaction-id=\"cfee04a\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-id=\"14901vf\">\n    \t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"e-image-base e-7e503ec-ab206dd\" data-interaction-id=\"7e503ec\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-id=\"14iiu06\" id=\"1555\" src=\"https:\/\/clintonhistory.org\/hockey\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Hockeyville_LP_Header_r1CROP-1.jpg\" width=\"2000\" height=\"373\" srcset=\"https:\/\/clintonhistory.org\/hockey\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Hockeyville_LP_Header_r1CROP-1.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/clintonhistory.org\/hockey\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Hockeyville_LP_Header_r1CROP-1-768x143.jpg 768w, https:\/\/clintonhistory.org\/hockey\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Hockeyville_LP_Header_r1CROP-1-1536x286.jpg 1536w\" alt=\"\"\/>\t\t\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa8e04f e-con e-atomic-element e-flexbox-base e-fa8e04f-3a54d14 \" data-id=\"fa8e04f\" data-element_type=\"e-flexbox\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-interaction-id=\"fa8e04f\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-id=\"fa8e04f\">\n    \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0aggka3 e-con e-atomic-element e-flexbox-base e-a36a5e5-78d60d6 \" data-id=\"0aggka3\" data-element_type=\"e-flexbox\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-interaction-id=\"a36a5e5\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-id=\"0aggka3\">\n    <div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1x29vey e-con e-atomic-element e-div-block-base e-fef5f91-b691575 \" data-id=\"1x29vey\" data-element_type=\"e-div-block\" data-e-type=\"e-div-block\" data-interaction-id=\"fef5f91\" data-e-type=\"e-div-block\" data-id=\"1x29vey\">\n    \t\t\t<h1 data-interaction-id=\"8f96bff\" class=\"e-8f96bff-e4ea96b e-heading-base\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-id=\"1w67jly\"><strong>Kraft Hockeyville Small Town Hockey Award<\/strong><br><\/h1>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-27f179f e-con e-atomic-element e-flexbox-base e-27f179f-fbbbb34 \" data-id=\"27f179f\" data-element_type=\"e-flexbox\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-interaction-id=\"27f179f\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-id=\"27f179f\">\n    <div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b0ae134 e-con e-atomic-element e-div-block-base e-b0ae134-29c69dc \" data-id=\"b0ae134\" data-element_type=\"e-div-block\" data-e-type=\"e-div-block\" data-interaction-id=\"b0ae134\" data-e-type=\"e-div-block\" data-id=\"b0ae134\">\n    \t\t\t<h2 data-interaction-id=\"353017d\" class=\"e-353017d-759fb09 e-heading-base\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-id=\"353017d\"><strong>Clinton is Kraft Hockeyville USA 2018!<\/strong><br><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"e-dcf3e96-2c0720d e-paragraph-base\" data-interaction-id=\"dcf3e96\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-id=\"dcf3e96\">After a successful 100 Years of Hockey Celebration, we entered Clinton in the Kraft Hockeyville USA 2018 contest, and won! The contest win awards $150,000 in rink upgrades to the Clinton Arena, and will allow the Clinton Arena to host an NHL pre-season game between the Columbus Blue Jackets and Buffalo Sabres, to be held on <strong>Tuesday, September 25th, 2018<\/strong>. Find all the details as they\u2019re posted at the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20240714142531\/https:\/\/www.clintonnychamber.org\/\"><strong>Clinton Chamber of Commerce website<\/strong><\/a>.<br><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"e-fb68a3d-8317286 e-paragraph-base\" data-interaction-id=\"fb68a3d\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-id=\"fb68a3d\">For the past three years, Kraft has awarded funds and recognition to hockey communities around the nation. They know that communities build hockey, and hockey builds communities. For 2018, finalist communities were selected, and asked to tell their stories of hockey history, as well as our area\u2019s dedication to the sport. Because of the votes we received, and the wonderful stories we all shared, Clinton was chosen as the 2018 winner.<br><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"e-image-base e-9685cae-e78bb37\" data-interaction-id=\"9685cae\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-id=\"9685cae\" id=\"1540\" src=\"https:\/\/clintonhistory.org\/hockey\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/KraftLogo.jpg\" width=\"1487\" height=\"1275\" srcset=\"https:\/\/clintonhistory.org\/hockey\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/KraftLogo.jpg 1487w, https:\/\/clintonhistory.org\/hockey\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/KraftLogo-768x659.jpg 768w\" alt=\"\"\/>\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"e-9311081-6eb26c7 e-paragraph-base\" data-interaction-id=\"9311081\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-id=\"9311081\">We are proud of this honor, and look forward to many more years as one of our nation\u2019s premier hockey towns.<br><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"e-image-base e-98f2244-06e287a\" data-interaction-id=\"98f2244\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-id=\"98f2244\" id=\"1541\" src=\"https:\/\/clintonhistory.org\/hockey\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Hockeyville_1.jpg\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1416\" srcset=\"https:\/\/clintonhistory.org\/hockey\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Hockeyville_1.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/clintonhistory.org\/hockey\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Hockeyville_1-768x531.jpg 768w, https:\/\/clintonhistory.org\/hockey\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Hockeyville_1-1536x1062.jpg 1536w\" alt=\"\"\/>\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"e-image-base e-b6d0357-5cad845\" data-interaction-id=\"b6d0357\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-id=\"b6d0357\" id=\"1542\" src=\"https:\/\/clintonhistory.org\/hockey\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Hockeyville_2.jpg\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1448\" srcset=\"https:\/\/clintonhistory.org\/hockey\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Hockeyville_2.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/clintonhistory.org\/hockey\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Hockeyville_2-768x543.jpg 768w, https:\/\/clintonhistory.org\/hockey\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Hockeyville_2-1536x1086.jpg 1536w\" alt=\"\"\/>\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"e-image-base e-41f275b-f81c1a2\" data-interaction-id=\"41f275b\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-id=\"41f275b\" id=\"1544\" src=\"https:\/\/clintonhistory.org\/hockey\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Hockeyville_3-1.jpg\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1387\" srcset=\"https:\/\/clintonhistory.org\/hockey\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Hockeyville_3-1.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/clintonhistory.org\/hockey\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Hockeyville_3-1-768x520.jpg 768w, https:\/\/clintonhistory.org\/hockey\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Hockeyville_3-1-1536x1040.jpg 1536w\" alt=\"\"\/>\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"e-a42ab74-a7a65f0 e-paragraph-base\" data-interaction-id=\"a42ab74\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-id=\"a42ab74\"><\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is a title Clinton is Kraft Hockeyville USA 2018! 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