🌱 Patch AM: How a Shakopee native is lighting up junior hockey scoreboards

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In today's newsletter:

• How a Shakopee native is lighting up junior hockey scoreboards

Also on today's calendar: Pet Mondays – Photos with Santa and 5 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the balloon say to the doctor? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high of 35 and low of 31 degrees.
• Monday: Mostly cloudy, temps: high: 40, low: 28.
• Tuesday: Times of clouds and sun, with a high of 31 and low of 23 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• In the System: P-Bruins Keep Rolling Along (nhl.com) — A Shakopee native is turning heads in junior hockey, with Cooper Simpson ranking second in the USHL in points and near the top in assists for the Youngstown Phantoms. The broader update tracks how Boston Bruins prospects are performing across the AHL, NCAA, and junior leagues, but Simpson’s breakout season offers a special local connection for Shakopee fans.
   

📸 Around Shakopee

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Shakopee

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★ Featured events ★

Monday December 22

• Pet Mondays – Photos with Santa
  Eden Prairie Center, 8251 Flying Cloud Dr, Eden Prairie, MN, 55344,
  11:00 am

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Other local events

Monday December 22

• Public Computer Aide
  Shakopee Library
  4:00 pm

Saturday December 27

• Stories and a Song
  Shakopee Library
  11:00 am
• BLS CPR Training Shakopee Saturday December 27th 9:00 am
  4175 Dean Lakes Blvd , Shakopee
  2:00 pm
• Shakopee High School vs. Stillwater Area High School
  Shakopee Ice Arena , 1225 Fuller St S , Shakopee
  5:00 pm
• Sweet Keys at Shakopee Bowl! — Sweet Keys Dueling Pianos
  Shakopee Bowl , 3020 133rd St W , Shakopee
  8:30 pm

Monday December 29

• Public Computer Aide
  Shakopee Library
  4:00 pm

Friday January 9

• 2026 U.S. AIR FORCE SNOCROSS NATIONAL
  Canterbury Park , 1100 Canterbury Rd , Shakopee
  12:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Sunday December 21

• Winter Solstice Snowshoe
  Cleary Lake Regional Park , 18106 Texas Ave , Prior Lake
  6:30 pm

Monday December 22

• Public Computer Aide
  Shakopee Library
  4:00 pm

Tuesday December 23

• Family Style Comfort Food Night at MNHHC
  Trigger's Bar & Restaurant
  4:00 pm

Wednesday December 24

• Happy Holidays- Office Closed
  Prior Lake Chamber of Commerce , 4785 Dakota St SE , Prior Lake
• Wednesday Night Trivia at Boathouse Brothers Brewing
  Boathouse Brothers Brewing Co , 16211 Main Ave SE , Prior Lake
  7:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Aerotek posted a job opening for Mechanical Assembler in Shakopee. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News

Prior Lake

• Photos: Minnesota Christmas Wrestling Tournament on Dec. 19, 2025 (postbulletin.com)
• Fidelis 'Charlene' Scheffler, 89 (montgomerymnnews.com)

Eden Prairie

• Mutzenberger returning as executive director of business services following Adams' resignation (eplocalnews.org)
• Santa visits continue on at Cummins-Phipps-Grille House (eplocalnews.org)
• Falconer, volunteers step in as ICE enforcement unfolds (eplocalnews.org)

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-- The Patch AM Team

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