This document is made available electronically by the Minnesota Legislative Reference Library as part of an ongoing digital archiving project. http://www.leg.state.mn.us/lrl/lrl.asp Table of Contents MINNESOTA AMATEUR SPORTS COMMISSION lh l\ '\J 2. i~.' IVI,'1 I .J,;:) Agency Overview &Mission 3 Facility Development (continued) 27 National Whitewater!Kayak Center 28 Ole Mangseth Memorial Ski Jump Statewide Economic Impact 7 29 John Rose Minnesota OVAL 30 National Volleyball Center 31 Range Recreation Civic Center Event Development 11 32 Urban Sports Center 12 Schwan's USA CUP 32 Bush Lake Ski Jump 14 All American Girls' Soccer Tournament 33 Central Minnesota Events Center 15 USA International Hockey Cup 33 St. Paul Sports Center 16 All American Girls' Hockey Tournament 17 Great American Shoot Out 18 Star of the NOlth State Games Grant Programs 34 19 National Sports Center regional events 35 Mighty Ducks Ice Arena Program 20 Major Bid & Championship Events 40 Might Kids Youth Sports Program Facility Development 21 Outreach Programs 43 22 National Sports Center 44 Event Support 24 University of Minn. Aquatic Center 45 MASC Foundation 25 National Hockey Center 46 Community Olympic Development 26 Giants Ridge Golf & Ski Resort Program MINNESOTA AMATEUR SPORTS COMMISSION I 3 1 .. III==! About the Minnesota !E=I ....,.., la::I ~~. Amateur Sports Commission MINNESOTA AMATEUR 111=I SPORTS COMMISSION 111=I .11=II ~~--, MASC BACKGROUND ~ The MASC was created in 1987 by the Minnesota State Legislature to promote the eco­ E:I nomic and social benefits of sports. Since then, the MASC has made enormous strides in accom­ ~ plishing its goals. In the 13 years since the inception of the MASC, Minnesota has become IlI::I a role model state for its proactive methods of creating benefits from amateur sports. The E:1 MASC has been at the forefront of this effort. ~ The agency has become best known for two things: IPI • Creating amateur sports events which ~ attract out-of-state attendance, generating economic impact for the state. 11:::I • Fostering public/private and state/local partnerships. Many MASC programs have utilized this model, ~ including facility construction and the Mighty Ducks and Mighty Kids grant programs. lei MASC GOALS E=I 1) To create economic impact development through amateur sport • By developing annual sport events, camps, and programs 11=I • By attracting major sport events to Minnesota a=I • By assisting Minnesota communities in developing local sports tourism. 1997 & 1998 Highlights a::I • Through the Mighty Ducks ice arena grant program awarded 146 grants totaling $17,546,500 since a=I 1995. These grants will facilitate the construction of 61 new sheets of ice all across the state and lever­ aged an additional $122 million in private and public local spending. a::I It::I ~ E:3 a:::J It=I 11::3 I 1 .' J ~ 4 I' • Continued the growth and maturation of the MASC's six major annual events: Schwan's USA Cup, All­ American Girls Soccer Tournament, USA International Hockey Tournament, Great American Shoot Out, All-American Girls' and Womens' Hockey Tournament, and Star of the North State Games. • Assisted the local organizing committees in the production of six international events: 1998 World Figure Skating Championships, 1996 and 1997 World Cup Speedskating Sprints, 1998 World Junior Speedskating Championships, 1998 World Tug-of-War Championships, and the 1998 World Ultimate Disc Championship. 2) To create the maximum opportunity for sport participation for all Minnesotans. • By sponsoring Olympic-style summer and winter State Games events. • By targeting special programs to increase opportunity for women, seniors, and disadvantaged. • By assisting local communities in the creation of annual events and local sports commissions. • By supporting Minnesota's amateur sport associations and organizations. 1997 & 1998 Highlights • Celebrated the 10th anniversary of the Star of the North Summer Games, in St. Cloud in 1997. This was followed up by a very successful Games in Brooklyn Park in 1998, in which 11,790 athletes participated­ the second largest turnout in the history of the Games. • Through the Mighty Ducks Ice Arena Grant Program helped facilitate the construction of 61 new sheets of ice around the state to increase the opportunities for all Minnesotans to participate in an ice sport. • Through the Mighty Kids Youth Sport Grant Program, awarded $800,000 in grants to worthy youth sport organizations around the state. • Through the Minnesota Amateur Sports Commission Foundation, granted over $39,325 in 1997-98 to help amateur sport organizations around the state. • Helped to facilitate the creation, and nurture the growth, of local sports commissions in Rochester, St. Cloud, Moorhead, Owatonna, and Twin Cities North Metro. 3) To establish Minnesota as a national model for the Olympic and amateur sport movement. • By developing Olympic-caliber training and event facilities for all winter and summer sports. • By establishing relationships with the National Governing Bodies and other sports organizations. 1997 & 1998 Highlights • Completed construction of the National Volleyball Center in Rochester and the Range Recreation Civic Center in Eveleth. Obtained funding to make improvements to the John Rose Minnesota OVAL in Roseville, Giants Ridge Ski Area in Biwabik, Ole Mangseth Ski Jump in Coleraine, and the National Sports Center in Blaine. • Spearheaded the development and construction of the four-sheet Schwan's Super Rink at the National Sports Center in Blaine. Initiated funding for a new National Youth Golf Center, to be built at National Sports Center. • Supervised the continued successful financial administration of the National Sports Center. • Through a $1 million grant from the U.S. Olympic Committee, helped operate the new Community i Olympic Development Program, a grassroots development program for the sports of women's hockey, :II i cross-country skiing and biathlon, weightlifting, curling, and speedskating. ::II • Provided program assistance to organizations hosting national and world-caliber events. i 5 ; 111=I Minnesota Amateur Sports 111:=I Commission Board Members 1-=1 I~ 1-==1 Minnesota Amateur Sports Commission 111=I David Bevacqua Sen. Jane Krentz Kenneth Resnick I~ Pengilly Stillwater Edina Walter L. Bush Jr. Sen. Cal Larson (Ex-Officio) Alex Rowell 11:=1 Edina Fergus Falls Chanhassen -=1 Louis P. Cotroneo Rep. Darlene Luther (Ex-Officio) David Stead (Ex-Officio) 11=I St. Paul Brooklyn Park Coon Rapids .-=1 B.T. "Tom" Duffy, Chair Rep. Bob Milbert Howard T. "Chub" Stewart Minneapolis South St. Paul Rochester E:I Rep. Kevin Goodno (Ex-officio) Scott Mitchell Sen. Leroy Stumpf (Ex-Officio) 11::I Moorhead Minneapolis Thief River Falls 111::1 Yvette Haskins Tanna Moore Paul Erickson, Executive Director Minnetonka Minneapolis !~ Minnesota Amateur Sports Commission Foundation !E:I Paul Adelmann Murray L. Harber Rick D. Knapp Mansco Perry, Chair !E:I Eagan Minneapolis St. Paul Wayzata .11:::I Catherine A. Bates Kenneth Holloman Kim Kostron-Nyquist Carol Ann Shudlick St. Louis Park Shoreview Shoreview Minneapolis IE:l Marlena Bromschwig Joe Johnston Damon Lawson Tim E. Sullivan .11::1 Minneapolis St. Paul Andover Plymouth Jon R. Foust Paul E. Kaspszak Duane Lien Robelt G. Toatley E::I Eden Prame Spring Lake Park New Brighton Eden Prame E:I Richard P. Foy Paul Kemble Rick D. Moulton Cottage Grove Minneapolis Maple Grove E:3 E:I Star ofthe North State Games Board National Sports Center Foundation Board E:I Maurie Anderson Mike Hennes, Chair Paul Beggin Bill Lahr, Chair ~ Stacy Roseville New Brighton Minneapolis Judith Conway Wally Lyslo Skip Carlson Ivar Sorensen K::I Waseca Burnsville Coon Rapids Minneapolis 1£::1 Steve Dove Rick Nolting John Daniels Phil Voxland Burnsville Byron Minneapolis Minneapolis 111:::I Rex Harris Carl "Red" Wyczawski Dennis R. Johnson IE::1l Apple Valley NewUlm Edina llE:l 6 111=I =­ =­ 3l MINNESOTA 3l AMATEUR SPORTS 3 COMMISSION 3l 3l ~ ~ • • I I I 7 - !~ i~ !~.'. Economic Impact ,~ Amateur Sport Facilities and Events (1987-1998) Ea ·IIPII-=­ 'Ea Amateur Sport Economic Impact Growth Chart " Events held at MASC-affiliate facilities " MASC-owned events not held at MASC facilities • Other events supported by the MASC -=- In millions, out-of-state dollars only -=u E:!lIJ ~ ~.... 11:4I 'IPI .II:!I E!I E:I • J co C'J .q- C") (J) T""" C") a •• LO • C"5 T""" T""" co T""" ., T""" • 'I <.0 (J) co •I C"5 .OJ :. J 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 :. J :J I... , ,..••." ........\~ 8 State Investment & Economic Impact Summary Previous State Investment in MASC-Affiliate Sports Facilities (1987-1996): $39.954 million New State Investment in MASC-Affiliate Sports Facilities (1997 &1998 only): National Sports Center (land purchase and development), Blaine: $1.7 million National Sports Center (National Youth Golf Center), Blaine: $3.1 million Giants Ridge Golf and Ski Resort (cross-country ski development), Biwabik: $690,000 Minneapolis Urban Sports Center: $600,000 St. Paul Sports Center, St. Paul: $800,000 Ole Mangseth Ski Jump/IRRRB, Coleraine: $130,000 Richfield Athletic Fields: $2.0 million Total: $9.02 million Total State Investment in MASC-Affiliate Sports Facilities (1987-1998): $48.974 million Return on Investment (economic impact) from major amateur sports events held in Minnesota (Two-year period 1997 & 1998 only) Events held at MASC-affiliate facilities (see pages 22-32): $87.701 million MASC-owned events held at other facilities (pages 14 and 16): $6.785 million Other events supported by the MASC (page 19): $4.11 million1 Two-year total (1997 & 1998): $98.596 million . J.I Total Return on Investment (economic impact) from major amateur sports events fIE and MASC-affiliate facilities (1987-1998): I.I . $269.097 million Estimated Users at MASC-Affiliate sports Facilities (1997 & 1998 only): 3,768,000 I .. Total Estimated Users at MASC-Affiliate sports Facilities (1987-1998): til 11,355,550 I P' =- 1 Out-of-state economic impact only 9 =i MINNESOTA AMATEUR SPORTS COMMISSION 11 i.GI..,....,J,.