WHAT'S INCLUDED
NHLCA GLOBAL COACHES' CLINIC
ONLINE | JUNE 13 - 17, 2022
5 days and 15 sessions from NHL coaches and other sport leaders, PLUS small group breakout sessions with NHL coaches!
Your registration gets you:
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3 presentations each day, Monday through Friday; recordings available on-demand if you cannot attend live
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1 90-minute small group breakout session to network virtually with NHL coaches
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Access to the conference portal and all session recordings through May 2023
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2022 NHLCA Digital Drill Book with over 100 drills from NHL coaches powered by CoachThem
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Attendee Networking Portal to connect with other coaches and build your network
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Exclusive prizing and giveaways from our partners
Plus access to...
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All sessions from our 2021, 2020, 2019 and 2018 NHLCA Global Coaches' Clinics
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The 2021, 2020 and 2019 NHLCA Digital Drill Books with over 300 drills from our NHL coaches

SPEAKERS
Keep checking back as we continue to stack the line-up!

Senior Advisor to the General Manager and former Head Coach of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Bruce Arians is the only coach to be named NFL Coach of the Year multiple times within a three year span and with two different teams: 2012 with the Indianapolis Colts and 2014 with the Arizona Cardinals. He started his coaching career in the NCAA in 1975 with Virginia Tech as a graduate assistant. Throughout his 27 years in the NFL, Arians has worked with the Running Backs, Tight Ends, Wide Receivers, and served as an Offensive Coordinator before making the move to Head Coach. Within the NFL, Arians has coached in Kansas City, New Orleans, Indianapolis, Cleveland, Pittsburgh, Arizona and Tampa Bay. He joined the Buccaneers in 2019, leading Tom Brady and the Buccaneers to the franchise's second Super Bowl title in Super Bowl LV, winning 31-9 over the Kansas City Chiefs.

Tim Army is the current Head Coach for the Iowa Wild of the American Hockey League. Army has over 30 years of coaching experience, having started in 1987 with his alma mater Providence College as an Assistant Coach. He spent six seasons with Friars before joining the NHL as an Assistant Coach with the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim in 1993. He went on to coach with the Washington Capitals (1997-2002) and Colorado Avalanche (2011-2017). Army has also spent time coaching in the AHL prior to his time with the Wild, coaching the Portland Pirates and Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins. In 2005, Army rejoined Providence College as a Head Coach for another six seasons.
Internationally, Army helped Team USA capture two Bronze medals at the 1996 and 2013 World Championships.

Craig Berube is currently the Head Coach of the St. Louis Blues having been named interim Head Coach in November of 2018. During his Interim season, Berube led the Blues to a Stanley Cup Championship. After his retirement from professional hockey, Berube served as an AHL assistant coach, AHL head coach, NHL assistant coach and NHL head coach. Before joining the Blues, he served as the head coach of the AHL's Chicago Wolves for one season. In 2005, he helped lead the Philadelphia Phantoms to a Calder Cup Championship.
As a player, Berube played in 1057 career NHL games over an 18 year career with the Philadelphia Flyers, Toronto Maple Leafs, Calgary Flames, Washington Capitals and New York Islanders.

Bob Boughner, was named the 9th Head Coach in San Jose Sharks history in 2020 after two seasons as Head Coach of the Florida Panthers. Boughner made the jump to the NHL in 2010 for one season with the Columbus Blue Jackets and then again in 2015 as an Assistant Coach with the San Jose Sharks. He began his coaching career in 2006 with the Windsor Spitfires of the OHL where he served as the Head Coach, President and Owner. He bought the Spitfires in 2005 after his retirement from the NHL. In 2008 and 2009, Boughner was named OHL Coach of the Year and CHL Coach of the Year. In 2009 and 2010, Windsor won the OHL Championship and the CHL Memorial Cup Championship with Boughner behind the bench as Head Coach. Boughner won another CHL Memorial Cup Championship in 2017 serving as president and franchise owner.
As a player, Boughner was drafted 32nd overall in the 1989 NHL Entry Draft by the Detroit Red Wings. He went on to play in 630 career NHL Games for Buffalo, Nashville, Pittsburgh, Calgary, Carolina and Colorado.

A 9 time Stanley Cup Champion as Head Coach, 2 time Stanley Cup Champion as a Consultant, the winningest Head Coach in NHL History (1244 Wins), and the most games coached in league history (2141 Games Coached), Scotty Bowman is one of the greatest hockey coaches of all time. With a coaching career lasting over 30 years, he has been behind the bench as Head Coach for the St. Louis Blues, Montréal Canadiens, Buffalo Sabres, Pittsburgh Penguins, and Detroit Red Wings. Along with coaching, Bowman has held front office roles, serving as a General Manager, Director of Amateur Scouting, Director of Player Development, Team Consultant and Senior Advisor. He is a two time Jack Adams Award Winner for NHL Coach of the Year in 1977 and 1996. He was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1991 in the Builder category and joined Canada’s Walk of Fame in 2003.

Rick Carlisle is the Head Coach of the Indiana Pacers. On June 24, 2021, Carlisle returned to the Indiana Pacers for his second stint as Head Coach and as the 16th Coach in Pacers history.
Prior to his second stint with the Pacers, Coach Carlisle was the Head Coach of the Dallas Mavericks (2008-2021), Indiana Pacers (2003-2007), and Detroit Pistons (2001-2003). In Dallas, Coach Carlisle held a regular season record of 555-478, leading the organization to the NBA Playoffs nine times and winning its first ever NBA Championship in 2011. In his first stint with the Pacers, Coach Carlisle compiled a regular season record of 181-147 and led the Pacers to three consecutive NBA Playoffs. Coach Carlisle began his head coaching career with the Detroit Pistons. During his two seasons with the Pistons, Coach Carlisle owned a regular season record of 100-64 and won two Central Division Championships. For these efforts, Coach Carlisle won the 2002 NBA Coach of the Year Award. Before Coach Carlisle became a Head Coach, he was an Assistant Coach for the Pacers (1997-2000), Trail Blazers (1994-1997), and Nets (1989-1994).
Rick Carlisle was born on October 27, 1959, in Ogdensburg, New York. He attended both Lisbon Central High School and Worcester Academy, later going on to play at the University of Maine for two years (1979-1981). Coach Carlisle then transferred to the University of Virginia, becoming a co-captain of the 1984 Cavaliers team that reached the Final Four. Carlisle was picked 70th overall by the Boston Celtics in the 1984 Draft and won an NBA Championship with the Celtics in 1986, making Carlisle the 12th person to ever win an NBA Championship as both a player and Coach. Carlisle also played for the Knicks and Nets. Coach Carlisle and his wife, Donna, have one child, Abby, and he is an avid pianist and private pilot.

Frederic Chabot was named Goaltending Coach for the Minnesota Wild on August 26, 2020. He spent the previous five seasons (2015-20) as the Wild's Goaltending Development Coach working with goalie prospects throughout the organization, including goaltenders playing for the Iowa Wild in the American Hockey League (AHL), as well as Minnesota draft picks.
The former NHL netminder joined the Wild after serving as the Goaltending Coach for the Edmonton Oilers for five seasons (2009-14). Prior to working for the Oilers, he served as a Goaltending Consultant with Hockey Canada and its National Junior Team, helping Canada win a gold medal at the 2009 World Junior Championship. Chabot was also an instructor at Hockey Canada's Program of Excellence Goaltending Camp for three years (2007-09). The native of Hebertville-Station, Que., worked as a Goaltending Consultant with Berlin (DEL) in 2008- 09, capturing the league championship with the Ice Bears. Chabot also worked with AIK Stockholm (SWE-2) from 2007-09, overseeing goaltending for the entire organization.
Chabot played 17 seasons of professional hockey (1989-2006) and appeared in a total of 32 NHL contests with the Montreal Canadiens, Los Angeles Kings and Philadelphia Flyers. He spent a majority of his career in the International Hockey League (IHL) and was named the IHL's Most Valuable Player and Top Goaltender in 1999-2000 after going 36-19-7 with a 2.13 GAA and a .920 SV% in 62 games with the Houston Aeros. Chabot was also named best goaltender in the AHL (Baz Bastien Award) in 1993-94, MVP of the IHL in 1996-97 and best goaltender in the German League in 2002-03. He also backstopped the Vienna Capitals to the regular season and playoff championship in the Austrian League in 2004-05. He was originally drafted by the New Jersey Devils in the 10th round (192nd overall) of the 1986 NHL Entry Draft.
He and his wife, Suzanne, have a son, Gabriel, and reside in Quebec City.

Mark Ciaccio is currently the skills coach for the New York Rangers having joined the Rangers organization in 2013. He previously spent 11 seasons as the Phoenix Coyotes skating coach from 2001 to 2011. Prior to that, Mark was an assistant coach for the New Mexico Scorpions of the WPHL and spent time as the Interim Head Coach. Ciaccio was also a skating skills coach for Modo in Sweden and for the German National Program. He also spent time as the Director of Player Development for USA Hockey.

Ryan Craig has been with the Vegas Golden Knights since their first season in the league, serving as the team’s Assistant Coach. He joined the Knights after his retirement from professional hockey in 2017.
Craig was drafted in the 8th round, 255th overall in the 2002 NHL Entry Draft by the Tampa Bay Lightning. He went on to play in 198 career NHL games and 711 career AHL games. In 2003, Craig was named the WHL Humanitarian of the Year award and captained the Lake Erie Monsters to a Calder Cup Championship in 2016.

Vegas Golden Knights Head Coach, Peter DeBoer is in his third season with the team, having joined the organization mid season in 2020. His coaching career spans 30 years, having spent the majority of his time in the Ontario Hockey League with the Detroit Jr. Red Wings, Detroit Jr. Whalers, Plymouth Whalers, and the Kitchener Rangers. He made the move to the NHL in 2008 as Head Coach for the Florida Panthers. In the NHL, DeBoer has coached for Florida, New Jersey, San Jose and Vegas. He has the seventh most games coached out of Active NHL Head Coaches with 975 and will hit his 1000th game coached in March, 2022. He will reach 500 games won in February, 2022 and is currently ranked eighth in Active NHL Head Coaches games won with 495.

Misha Donskov is an Assistant Coach with the Vegas Golden Knights and also serves as their Director of Hockey Operations. He was hired during their expansion into the league prior to their first season in 2017 as the Director of Hockey Operations. Previously, Donskov was an Assistant Coach with the London Knights and Ottawa 67’s of the Ontario Hockey League and Manager, Hockey Operations/ Analytics & Video for Team Canada. Internationally, Donskov has won three World Championship Gold Medals in 2011, 2015, and 2016, an OHL Championship in 2012, an Ivan Hlinka Memorial Gold Medal in 2013, a U18 World Junior Championship in 2015, a World Cup Gold Medal in 2017, and was a part of the Spengler Cup Championship team in 2020.

Dallas Eakins is in the midst of his third season as head coach of the Anaheim Ducks in 2021-22, his seventh season within the organization. Eakins coached his 200th career NHL game Feb. 15, 2021 at San Jose. Named to his current post June 17, 2019, Eakins previously served as head coach for Anaheim's American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate in San Diego from 2015-19. In his four seasons behind the bench, Eakins led the Gulls to a 154-95-23 record and three trips to the Calder Cup Playoffs. In addition, San Diego led the AHL Pacific Division in wins, points (331) and points percentage (.608) since the division's inception in 2015-16.
Eakins joined the Anaheim organization June 26, 2015 after serving as head coach of the Edmonton Oilers from 2013-15. Eakins previously spent four seasons as head coach of the AHL's Toronto Marlies (2009-13). In 584 career AHL games with San Diego and Toronto, Eakins led his teams to a 311-209-64 record and five appearances in the Calder Cup Playoffs. Eakins helped San Diego advance to the 2019 Western Conference Finals and guided his 2011-12 Marlies club to an appearance in the 2012 Calder Cup Finals.
The Dade City, Fla. native guided the Marlies to the top of the North Division standings during his final two seasons behind the bench in Toronto while winning four of six playoff series. As a member of the Marlies, Eakins was named one of two head coaches to represent the Western Conference for the AHL All-Star Games for both the 2011-12 and 2012-13 seasons.
Selected by Washington in the 10th round (208th overall) of the 1985 NHL Draft, Eakins appeared in 120 career NHL games with the Winnipeg Jets, Florida Panthers, St. Louis Blues, Phoenix Coyotes, New York Rangers, Toronto Maple Leafs, New York Islanders and Calgary Flames. Eakins also played in the AHL and International Hockey League during his professional career, winning both the Calder Cup (2002) and Turner Cup (2000). His final professional season was with the Manitoba Moose (AHL) before retiring as a player May 26, 2004.

Dean Evason, Head coach of the Minnesota Wild is in his fifth season with the organization, being promoted to Interim Head Coach midway through the 2019/20 season. Since then, Evason has led the Wild to a 62-29-7 record in 98 games as Head Coach. Evason began his coaching career after retiring, spending seven seasons in the WHL with Calgary, Kamloops and Vancouver. He joined the Washington Capitals in 2005 for seven seasons before being named Head Coach of the Milwaukee Admirals of the AHL for six seasons.
As a player, Evason was drafted in the 89th overall by the Washington Capitals and went on to play in 803 career games for Washington, Hartford, San Jose, Dallas and Calgary before ending his career in 1999 in Germany. He won a World Championship Gold Medal in 1997 with Team Canada.

Brett Ferguson is in his 12th season with the Anaheim organization, his third as a video coach with the Ducks. Ferguson spent the previous nine seasons with Anaheim's primary development affiliate in the American Hockey League, most recently with San Diego. He served four seasons with the Gulls from 2015-19, the first two years as video coach and the latter two as an assistant coach. Ferguson helped lead the Gulls to Calder Cup Playoff appearances in 2016, 2017 and 2019, advancing to the Pacific Division Final in all three years and the Western Conference Finals in 2019.
Born in Sioux City, Iowa and raised in West Des Moines, Ferguson spent five seasons as video coach with Anaheim's AHL affiliates in Norfolk (2012-15) and Syracuse (2010-12). Ferguson, who began his professional coaching career as an assistant coach with Des Moines (USHL) in 2009-10, graduated from the University of South Carolina at Aiken in 2009 with a Bachelor's degree in history.

Darby Hendrickson is in his 12th season as an Assistant Coach with the Minnesota Wild.
Hendrickson was an original member of the Wild and one of the most popular players in team history, playing four seasons (2000-04) and scoring the team's first goal at Xcel Energy Center on Oct. 11, 2000 vs. Philadelphia. The Richfield, Minn., native posted 60 points (29-31=60) in 182 regular season games with the Wild. He appeared in 17 playoff matches with Minnesota in 2003 and recorded five points (2-3=5) including the game-winning goal in Game 7 of the Western Conference Semifinal at Vancouver on May 8, 2003. Hendrickson also skated with Toronto, the New York Islanders, Vancouver and Colorado, posting 129 points (65-64=129) and 370 PIM in 518 games in parts of 10 NHL seasons.
He played for the University of Minnesota for two seasons (1991-93) after earning the 1991 Minnesota Mr. Hockey Award while playing for Richfield High School and was a member of the 1994 United States Olympic Team. Prior to joining the Wild, Hendrickson served as a studio analyst for FOX Sports North and an analyst for KSTC-TV, Channel 45's coverage of the state high school hockey tournament, as well as a National Hockey League Players' Association (NHLPA) Northwest Division Representative.
He and his wife, Dana, are the parents of four children: Mason, Addison, Beckett and Rennick.

Dan Hinote joined the Nashville Predators in 2020 as an Assistant Coach. He first started coaching in 2010 after his retirement from professional hockey when he joined the Columbus Blue Jackets. He spent four seasons as an assistant coach and another four seasons as a pro scout. He went on to join the USNTDP in 2018 for two seasons as an Associate Coach helping the team win a U18 World Junior Bronze Medal in 2019 and a U17 World Hockey Championship Silver Medal.
As a player, Hinote was drafted 167th overall in the 1996 NHL Entry Draft by the Colorado Avalanche, suiting up in 503 career games. He won an OHL Championship in 1997 and a Stanley Cup in 2001.

Nashville Predators Head Coach John Hynes is in his third season with the organization, having joined the team mid-season in 2020. Prior to the Predators, Hynes was Head Coach for the New Jersey Devils since 2015. Hynes has spent time coaching in the NCAA, NAHL, AHL and with the United States Development Program. He guided Team USA to a U18 WJC Gold Medal in 2002 and 2006, a U18 WJC Silver Medal in 2004, a U20 WJC Gold Medal in 2004, a U18 WJC Bronze Medal in 2008. He was named AHL Coach of the Year in 2011 as Head Coach of Wilkes-Barre/Scranton.

T.J. Jindra is in his second season with the Minnesota Wild as a Video Coach and third with the organization after being hired as a Video Scouting Coordinator prior to the 2019-20 season. His responsibilities include working with the Wild's amateur scouts to collect and produce video to evaluate players for the NHL Draft, collaborating with the Wild's coaching staff to organize and create daily practice plans, assisting with on-ice practices and working alongside Jonas Plumb with the video replay system during all games and various video projects throughout the season.
Jindra brings extensive hockey knowledge to the Wild having served on several coaching staffs throughout a variety of hockey levels. He was an assistant coach at the Prep High School level with Shattuck St. Mary's, a volunteer assistant coach at the collegiate level with the University of Notre Dame (his alma mater) and an assistant coach with the University of Alaska Anchorage. Jindra also served as an associate head coach with the University of St. Thomas, as the director of hockey operations for St. Cloud State University and was an assistant coach at the junior level with the United States Hockey League's (USHL) Madison Capitols.
He grew up in Faribault and currently resides in Minneapolis.

With almost 50 years of coaching experience, Dave King has seen it all having coached at the USports, WHL, National Team, DEL, KHL, and NHL levels. Over the years, King has served as Head Coach, Assistant Coach, Development Coach, General Manager, Director of European Scouting, Senior Advisor, and Team Consultant. King was named USports Coach of the Year in 1980, won three World Championship Silver Medals in 1989, 1991, and 2017, a World Championship Bronze Medal in 1982, a U20 WJC Gold Medal in 1982, a U20 WJC Bronze Medal in 1983, an Olympic Silver Medal in 1992, an Olympic Bronze Medal in 2018 and three time Spengler Cup winner in 2006, 2017, and 2018. He was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2001 in the builder category.

Kelsey Koelzer was hired in September of 2019 to lead the women’s ice hockey team into its inaugural season in 2021-22.
A Horsham, Pa., native and graduate of Hatboro-Horsham High School, Koelzer enjoyed an illustrious Division I collegiate playing career. She was a three-time, First-team All-Ivy League honoree at Princeton University (including being named the Tigers’ first First-team All-American), and was named Ivy League Player of the Year in 2016—a season that culminated in an Ivy League Championship and a trip to the NCAA national quarterfinals in Minneapolis, Minn.
Following the 2016 season, Koelzer was selected for the United States National Women’s Ice Hockey Under-22 team and was a United States Olympic tryout participant a year later. In 2016, the Metropolitan Riveters made Koelzer the first-overall pick in the National Women’s Hockey League (NWHL) Draft, making Koelzer the first African American to be the top selection in the highest level of American professional hockey. During the 2018 season, Koelzer led the Riveters to the NWHL Isobel Cup Championship and was named Co-MVP of the 2018 NWHL All-Star game.
In addition to her playing background, Koelzer brings a wealth of coaching experience, including three years with the Princeton Hockey Youth Camps and a summer with the National Collegiate Development Camp in 2017. Koelzer also serves on the NHL/NHLPA Female Hockey Advisory Committee, a group formed to accelerate the growth of female hockey in North America and ensure that girls experience all the opportunities and benefits that the sport provides.
Koelzer earned a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from Princeton. She was also featured in a November 2016 New York Times story, Two Black Women Embrace Their Chance to Be Hockey Role Models.

Brad Larsen was named Head Coach of the Columbus Blue Jackets in the summer of 2020, having been with the organization since 2014 as an Assistant Coach. Prior to joining the Blue Jackets, Larsen spent four seasons, 2 as an Assistant Coach and 2 as a Head Coach in the AHL with Springfield.
Larsen was drafted in 1997, 87th overall by the Colorado Avalanche and went on to play in 294 career games, winning a Stanley Cup in 2001. He also won a U20 WJC Gold Medal in 1996 and 1997.

Kevin McCarthy is in his second season with the Washington Capitals, having started his coaching career in 1987 as a Player-Assistant Coach with the Hershey Bears of the AHL. After his retirement, he spent two more years in Hershey before joining the Flyers organization as the Director of Professional Scouting. After two seasons, McCarthy switched back to coaching and spent time in Hartford, Carolina, Philadelphia, and Nashville. McCarthy won a Stanley Cup in 2005 with the Hurricanes.
As a player, McCarthy was drafted 17th overall in 1997 by the Philadelphia Flyers and went on to play in 537 career games. In 1987, he won an AHL Calder Cup and is also a member of the Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame.

Brett McLean is in his second season as an Assistant Coach for the Minnesota Wild after being named to the position on August 26, 2020. He spent three seasons (2017-20) as an Assistant Coach for the Iowa Wild in the American Hockey League (AHL). During his tenure, Iowa owned a record of 107-71-37 (.583).
McLean played 18 years of professional hockey including 385 games in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Chicago Blackhawks, Colorado Avalanche and Florida Panthers. During his NHL tenure, he collected 162 career points (56-106=162) in six seasons (2002-09). The former center played in seven different leagues from 1999-2017, compiling 1,111 pro games between the NHL, AHL, IHL, ECHL, SEL, Swiss-A and the Austrian League. The Comox, BC native also represented Canada many times during his career including at the U-18 level, the World Juniors and for six Spengler Cups, winning the Spengler Cup in 2012. McLean also won the Swiss-A championship in 2010. He completed his pro career in 2016-17 in Austria with Linz EHC. The former forward was originally drafted by the Dallas Stars in the ninth round (242nd overall) of the 1997 NHL Entry Draft. McLean skated in 274 AHL games in six seasons, totalling 198 career points (72-126=198) with Cincinnati, Saint John, Houston, Norfolk and Rockford (1998-12).
He and his wife, Brenna, have a daughter Darian, and two sons, Nixon and Nash.

Steve McCarthy wrapped up his first season behind the bench as an Assistant Coach for the Columbus Blue Jackets. McCarthy joined Brad Larsen’s staff after spending the previous five seasons with the Cleveland Monsters of the AHL.
As a player, McCarthy was drafted 23rd overall in the 1999 NHL Entry draft by the Chicago Blackhawks and went on to play in 302 career games. He retired in 2016 and went straight into coaching. He won a World Junior Championship Bronze Medal in 2000 and 2001. He also won the NLA Championship in Switzerland with the Zurich Lions in 2012 and 2014.

Jonas Plumb is in his 11th season as Video Coach for the Minnesota Wild. He is in charge of organizing the team's video requirements during the season.
Prior to joining the Wild, Plumb worked for Hockey Canada in 2010-11, preparing video for various men's and women's tournaments. Plumb worked for the Swedish men's hockey team at the 2010 Winter Olympics and the National Hockey League's (NHL) Washington Capitals during the 2008-09 season. He has also spent time with the Western Hockey League's (WHL) Vancouver Giants, where he helped the team win the 2007 Memorial Cup and the 2006 WHL Championship.
He and his fiancé, Kristen, live in Wayzata.
NHL COACH BREAKOUT SESSIONS (VIRTUAL)
As part of your registration for the online clinic, we invite you to take part in one (1) 90 minute networking breakout session with our NHL coaches.
The NHL Coach Breakout Sessions will be taking place on June 14, 15 and 16 from 8:00 - 9:30 AM EST and 4:00 - 5:30 PM EST.
Hosted via Zoom, each 90 minute session is broken out into three 30-minute blocks with a different NHL coach for each of the 30 minute sessions.
Each session has limited capacity and is reserved on a first-come first-served basis determined by the date an attendee registers.

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