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Elections were held for 5 positions (*) on the TAHA Board at the Annual Meeting held 6/18/11. Current Board members are noted below:
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2011/2012 Planned Events Aug 13 .........Level 4 Officials cert clinic (DPSC-FB) Sept 9-11 ... Level 4 Coaching cert clinic (Col Spgs) Nov 5 ................................Try Hockey-for-Free Day
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Jan 28 .......................TAHA Winter Meeting (Dallas)
• Vice President - Jamie Appell
Feb 10-12 ................................States Tier I & Tier II (TAHA Host in Dallas) Feb 17-19 .. USA Hockey Weekend Across America
• Treasurer - Don Girard* • Secretary - Christine Burns • Immediate Past President - TC Lewis • Adult Section - Reggie Hall*
Mar 1-4 .....................................Districts Tier I (CO) Mar 2-4 ........................Districts Girls/Women (AZ?) Mar 5-7? .......Texas Cup Gold HS Champs (Dallas) Mar 16-18 ............................. TAC Boys/Girls (TBD) Mar 21-25 .................. Nationals High School (SLC) Mar 23-25 ...... Texas Cup Silver HS Champs (TBD) Mar 28-Apr 1............. Nationals Tier II Girls (Dallas)
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Mar 28-Apr 1...................Nationals Tier 1 & II Youth (sites vary)
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Mar 30-Apr 1.....Nationals Women A/B/C (site TBD) Apr 6-10 ..................Nationals Tier I Girls (site TBD)
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Power Skating
The Hockey Application By Craig Yeaton
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guess I should open by telling you about my background. As a young player in the late 60’s – early 70’s playing in the Boston area, I was fortunate to have the opportunity to watch Bobby Orr play at the “Gadin’ ’’ (BOSTON GARDEN). He was amazing to watch and made everything look so natural and easy. He was faster than the fastest and smoother than the smoothest. I didn’t realize at the time just how much he influenced the way I would see the game of hockey for the rest of my life. In 1989, after serving, almost 8 years in the Marines in California, I decided to go back to the love of my youth and walked into the local ice-skating rink and took a job as the assistant manager. Over the next six months I started to help local hockey players and clubs with drills that would work on skating. At that time no one really knew what “powerskating” was in Pasadena California. Looking on through “Orr Eyes” one of the things I realized was that many skating instructors were teaching skating for skating sake. What many players were missing was the intricate blending of skating
with the game of hockey. I have spent much of the last 20+ years developing teaching techniques that forced players to maintain focus on “playing” hockey while enhancing their skating skills. The problem we had and still have to overcome is that skating in hockey is just one of the tools we use to accomplish our “Goals” (pun intended). As a coach we all get our kids back from a week of power skating camp and spend the next several months or more trying to get their hands back on their sticks. It’s not that the skating is not making them faster, it’s that we have to make it applicable to our sport. For example, if we teaching skating using big arm swings… how can we expect the players to be able to stickhandle, pass and shoot? Power skating for skating sake is counterproductive. One of the fortunate breaks I have had, being in “Hollywood”, is that I got the chance to work on all kinds of Movie and TV productions as the “Hockey Advisor”. In almost all of these productions we were tasked with creating a hockey player out of an actor that in most cases has never even skated before. Now, the advantage is that actors
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have several takes to look good making a pass or taking a shot, so there is some leeway. But, the other side is that any extraneous movement can distract from the story or scene. The result is a system that develops skaters for the specific task of playing hockey. The question on the movie projects was the same for every youth player in Texas…”Do you want a skater that is fast as the wind and holds every stopwatch record or a hockey player that can move, stickhandle and shoot?” One of the greatest examples of the extreme is Luc Robitille. A ninth round draft pick, who carried the knock of being a slow skater with a terrible stride. Many experts passed on him thinking he would never make in the NHL. Oops! HALL of FAMER! How would you like to be the coach that cut him? Having speed, power and the ability to handle the puck is what hockey is all about. My goal as a coach and instructor is to help create the opportunity for every young player to go as far as their will and natural talent can take them. As a player I was a mediocre talent on my best day. But with this ability that I have to teach, I have been blessed to
Craig Yeaton has been a youth hockey coach and powerskating instructor for some 20 years. He served as a technical advisor and stunt double in the second Mighty Ducks movie and was the hockey coordinator and instructor for Mystery Alaska. He now coaches for the Dallas Star Selects.
work and skate with some of the most amazing people to ever grace the ice as NHL pros and academy award winning actors portraying hockey heroes. In the coming months I will try to help coaches, parents and players with their skating questions and touch on things that I consider common mistakes or problems that will help make our players more complete. Maybe someday they will go on to influence the next generations of Orr’s. ■
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Respect and the New Season By Keith Andresen
This month I thought I’d share a column that had more response than any other I have written in the past 5 years for Ice Times Magazine. It’s a repeat but one I think is worth reading again. new season is almost here and many teams are beginning to get back on the ice. Participants, including players, coaches and parents, are excited about getting back on the ice and seeing old friends and making some new ones. As a “charter contributor” to Ice Times I feel fortunate to be able to share my thoughts with the DFW hockey community every month. Many of you know that my love for the game has less to do with winning or losing and everything to do with fun, passion, participation and respect. That being said, I want to win every game in which I participate. I believe that winning IS important but not at the expense of the philosophy that hockey is a way to learn life’s lessons about fun, teamwork, positive attitude and most of all respect. As you read these thoughts please remember that we are all part of a large family, the DFW hockey family. We all want essentially the same thing, programs where players can develop
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and grow as hockey players and people under the guidance of excellent coaches. Respect is often lost in today’s amateur hockey world. Youth and adult players, coaches, referees, parents and team officials all too often put winning, emotions and personal goals before respect. If I could wish for one single change in the game today it would be for all involved to take a step back, check egos and realize that we are playing a game. If given the opportunity the game will build character but only if we allow the game to be played with respect. Respect comes from understanding. Understanding that the folks involved in the game, including players, officials and coaches are giving their best effort. More importantly, many are learning the game as they play. Everyone involved in the game today must have tolerance. We must have tolerance of an opponent who trips us as we speed toward the net. We must have tolerance of players who miss a pass. We must have tolerance of coaches who make the wrong decisions. We must have tolerance of a referee who misses a call. We must be tolerant of a timekeeper who forgets to turn on the
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clock. Why must we tolerate? Out of respect for the game. This tolerance will make participating in the game more enjoyable and satisfying. I’m not willing to accept a secondrate effort. I believe every participant, whether coach, player or official owe it to the game to give their best each time they step inside the glass. However sometimes even a great effort is not enough to overcome a mistake by a coach, official or teammate. It’s in cases such as these, where best effort isn’t enough, that respect for the game makes us realize that the outcome is not as important as the participation itself. As frustrating and disappointing as mistakes and losing may be, they must be kept in perspective. Hockey is a game, and has been since native North Americans used tree branches to knock a rock around a frozen pond in Canada over 150 years ago. Let’s respect the participants and most of all the game. When you come to the rink to officiate, play, coach or watch be prepared and take it seriously. However, have tolerance and most of all respect for the game. If you show respect you will get respect and you will enjoy the game
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more than ever. Just a thought: When you volunteer to be a team manager, board member or coach for your association, do it without “strings attached”. Too many times folks “sign-up” for a job to try and assure their son or daughter will benefit. When you volunteer please do it to help make your association strong and viable for the long-term not for short-term personal gain. ■
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Kim Tinkham (1957 - 2010) Ice Times Magazine is dedicated to the memory of Kim Tinkham. Kim lost her brave battle with breast cancer Tuesday, December 7, 2010. Kim was a hockey mom, wife, youth hockey enthusiast, and editor and publisher of Ice Times. She will be greatly missed.
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Ice Jets Hockey introduces WSHL team
Collaborative effort brings new WSHL franchise to Texas GRAPEVINE, TEXAS (JULY 4, 2011)
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ce Jets Hockey is proud to announce a new addition to its program with the latest franchise of the Western States Hockey League (WSHL), the Dallas Ice Jets. The team will begin play in the 2011-2012 season at Polar Ice House in Grapevine, Texas. This exciting expansion of a WSHL team to the Ice Jets program allows for many added valuable opportunities to Texas players and families as well as to those players from around the country. Players now have the option to further train and develop their athletic abilities in the Ice Jets Junior program and continue with the advanced training techniques that has proven valuable to so many of its players. The new WSHL team also gives the Ice Jets coaching staff the ability to work directly with college and university teams, providing for increased athletic and scholastic opportunities. “I’m very excited for the future of the Ice Jets program; it’s rewarding to see the expansion of hockey in Texas. Over the past ten years Ice Jets Hockey has grown to offer programs as an Association, Academy and now at the Junior level. There has never been such an opportune time for serious, committed Junior-age hockey players and we look forward to building the team into a championship contender.” – Paul Taylor, Hockey Director “We are thrilled to be one of the few programs in the southern United States to offer hockey from Squirt to Junior. This unique model will give
our Junior players the great benefit of utilizing all the training opportunities and resources we currently offer to our youth players. Our facilities and development model has proven to be able to create many high level players. We look forward to moving our Junior players to the next level and on to college hockey and helping them realize their dreams!” – Karson Kaebel, Hockey Director The Ice Jets will look to build the WSHL Junior team just as it has with its other teams - by creating an intense training environment combining both on and off-ice development. The program has become nationally recognized for its passion and energy toward developing skilled and intelligent players. The Ice Jets midget U18AAA team has helped advance numerous players to Junior hockey in the USHL, BCHL, NAHL, EJHL, USNTDP, Div 1 college and was recently proud to see two of its former players drafted in the first and fourth round of the 2011 NHL Entry Draft. Now the program looks to take the next step in offering the same opportunities to its Junior players. For more information visit: www.IceJets.com ■
ALLIANCE Tier BULLDOGS I Double Header Come watch some Tier I Hockey! Friday Sep 2nd: Coach David Fry’s Alliance 16’s vs. Pikes Peak Miners 16’s
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Coach Chris Kostopoulos’s Alliance 18’s vs. Pikes Peak Miners 18’s 8:30pm Valley Ranch rink 1 If your young hockey player dreams of playing Junior and collage hockey the path must go through Tier I midget hockey. The Alliance Youth Hockey Association is one of only two USA Hockey / TAHA sectioned associations in Texas. Bring your young player to the rink and cheer for the home team and if you have a young player with aspirations to play Tier I midget hockey someday then stop by after the game to meet the coach and tour the dressing room. Alliance News: Alliance is introducing one new head coach in Alex Paine, who will lead our 16U Tier II Midget Minor AA team. Alex has spent the last two seasons at Alliance as an assistant coach under the tutelage of Steve Lamere, and as an assistant with the Plano West Varsity. Alex was a top player during his youth hockey career with the Dallas Storm, and went on to Juniors in the North American Hockey League (NAHL) with the Springfield Jr. Blues. Alliance Girls Program: On the Girls side of AYHA, Alliance will bring in a new 16U team to complete a full complement of girls teams at each age level, in preparation for hosting the Tier II USA Hockey National Championships in 2012. Also congratulations to the Alliance Bulldogs 19U National Champions. If you would like to play for one of our Alliance girls hockey teams please contact Coach Karen Rickard at 214-435-4978 www.alliancebulldogs.org
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Our Hockey Story (Updated) by Scott Tinkham
It’s a new season so we may have some newbies out there. First of all welcome, second keep your mouthpiece in and keep your head up, make sure you see the whole ice. Now that’s deep. Anyways, I wanted to run “Our Hockey Story” written by Kim seven years ago to introduce ourselves to our new readers.
Our Hockey Story
By Hockey Mom Kim Tinkham
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t was June 14th 1994 and my husband handed me an old yellow newspaper clipping from 1966 The caption read “…and Scott Tinkham, who is but six, maneuvers for the puck in front of the net”. He then said “it’s time for hockey” he said this with a way to serious look on his face ( I later came to know this as his-- hockey face). As I looked at the smelly old clipping it all started to make sense to me. Today is our son’s sixth birthday roller blades when he was five floor hockey in the house, broken lamps. Comments like don’t worry about his crooked teeth he’s going to lose them anyways, I thought he was talking about his baby teeth. My husband Scott is from upstate New York where much like Canada, hockey was a way of life for most young boys. I am at least a third generation Texan and hail from the state where football is king and to this day I don’t see the difference between roughing and fighting. Scott says football is what boys do during men’s hockey season. In 1988 our son Garrett was born and six years later our youth hockey journey began. The Mite years were fun Garrett was so cute. The coaches were great the referees were great, the parents were great ,everything was perfect in the hockey world. The squirt years didn’t exist because there weren’t enough kids so Garrett became a Peewee for four years and Scott became a coach. I remember this because it was one of the most embarrassing times of my married life. During a game my husband was coaching the referee through Scott out of the game. Now everybody knows that every stupid thing a husband does reflects directly on his wife. But I straighten him out in the car on the ride home and to his credit it never happen again, in fact I’m sure he is the coach he is today because of that long silent ride home. The Bantam years are where we earned our battle scares and combat pay. Garrett went from House league, to A, to the USA Hockey U14 National Festival, to AA. The experience was so amazing it inspired me to write a book titled Life lessons on Ice. We are currently at the point in our hockey story where
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we have completed our third year of Midget AAA hockey and hoping to move on to Juniors and then if Scott has anything to say about it, collage. Throughout our 12 year journey we have had more wins then loses, more rewards then disappointments but when I look back it was the losses and the disappointments that we learned the most from. You see I believe hockey is the game of life. You’re not going to like everyone and not everyone is going to like you. You’re not all ways going to like your boss. You’re not always going to get that promotion but I know one thing for sure, we saw a little boy of six grow into a young man of 18 who is better prepared more mature and the confident person he is, because of the wonderful game of hockey. Now our ride is winding down and it is our hope that through this publication we can somehow give back to the hockey community that has provided us with many friendships and many….many life lessons. Somebody said “Hockey doesn’t create character, it reveals it”, Hockey gives everyone from the players, coaches, officials and fans the ability to reveal their character on and off the ice. Let’s face it, hockey families are a different breed. We hope that you will enjoy each issue of Ice Times Magazine and during your hockey years take the time to make great friends, fond memories and your own valuable life lessons on ice. UPDATE: Our Son Garrett went on to play Junior hockey in the EJHL the NAHL and is in his Junior year at the University of Wisconsin, Superior where he has been the starting goalie since he was a Freshmen. I have been coaching now for 18 years. I have coached now at every age level and every skill level and I have coached Midget Major Tier I for the past six years. What I have learned is, hockey IS the game of life and when Kim wrote “but when I look back it was the losses and the disappointments that we learned the most from” I have found to be all too true. Let your young hockey player experience all that hockey has to offer don’t be too protective let him process it and as a parent explain to them life as in hockey is not always fair but how you react to adversity and disappointments is what makes you the person you become. Parents remember there’s a good chance your little player will not make it to the NHL but through hockey he can be better prepared for life and the roller coaster that it is. Step back and remind yourself hockey is a part of your kids life and not their life and you and your child will be able to look back at it and smile.
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Navy Team
Marines Team
Air Force Team
Army Team
The third NYTEX Armed Forces Hockey Classic was held on Memorial Day, May 30th. The event is a charity fundraiser. This year, they raised $3700 which they donated to Operation Homefront of Texas, an organization that supports veterans. www.operationhomefront.net/ TEXAS/. The teams were comprised of veterans from all four services. Skaters were from all over the Metroplex as well as Fort Hood and Shreveport, Louisiana. Team Army won this year’s event. Officials from MHOA donated their ice time, and each of the officials was a veteran also.
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McKinney Shares the Love O
n July 19th, the McKinney Ice Hockey Club continued its close relationship with the McKinney Housing Authority by hosting over fifteen children living in MHA residences to a public skate at the McKinney Dr. Pepper StarCenter. Over twenty-six players from the club, ranging in age from 9 to 17, laced up their skates and taught, assisted, and played with the MHA kids for two hours. The day started with free pizza and drinks for the MHA kids donated by the StarCenter, who also donated free skate rentals and skate admissions. After answering a few questions about hockey, the kids traded in their sandal and flip flops for ice skates and gloves. After a few minutes of instruction from StarCenter staff—primarily on how to fall and get up—the MHA kids took to the ice with their designated
hockey players. Some of the MHA kids jumped on the ice and showed skills they had learned rollerblading, but others were a little more hesitant and had to be coaxed to stay on the ice. Their fears were often overcome by having a hockey player on each side holding their hands and reminding them to bend their knees. At the end of the two hours skating session, most of the MHA kids were skating on their own away from the rails. Of course the young hockey players could not completely control themselves for the entire skate session, as evidenced by a couple of races with MHA kids being held up and pulled on the ice by speeding hockey players. Despite the speed they were traveling, the MHA kids were still observed to be laughing despite the mild look of fear on one or two of their faces.
In the end, the event served its purpose of allowing kids that often don’t have the chance to try new things or to ice skate to hit the ice with some local hockey players while allowing the club’s players to meet, interact and learn from kids that they might not otherwise get to know. The club will host another skate for MHA kids on August 2nd, which is sponsored by the StarCenter and Shipper Owned Containers. The club will also continue its yearly care baskets and holiday programs for MHA residents, which provides a service to MHA residents while teaching the club’s players the importance of giving back to the community. The club is also interested in identifying MHA kids that would like to pursue the game of hockey and assisting them in learning and obtaining opportunities to play the game. ■
Kieran Naphan and Joshua Ray skating with an MHA kid
Jason Sizemore, Brandon Siler and Drake Grierskating with two MHA girls
Camden Angell and Ty Holt converse with MHA player while another McKinney player ties his skates.
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Jacob Mehr, Plano Redwings, skating toward the blue line.
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Blake Martin with the Tulsa Rangers. - Photo by Ken Hatley
Aces goalie Chris Neukranz successfully defending another one-on-one situation.
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Marcus HS JV Ice Hockey Team.
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Trent Singletary demonstrating the drill routine at Steve Hazlett Shooting Clinic. Coach Steve Hazlett demonstrating the drill.
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Villi Lappalainen, Josh Mehr, Connor Clay (Alliance Bantam AA team), preparing for the season on the French Riviera beach, at Cannes, France
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James Chegwidden of the Euless Mites Predators making a save against the Frisco Flyers.
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PLAYERS CHOSEN
24 Players From Texas/Oklahoma Were Selected In 4 Age Groups To Attend The USA Hockey National Player Development Camp
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ongratulations to the 24 players from Texas and Oklahoma that were selected in the 94, 95, 96, and 97 birth years to attend the USA Hockey National Player Development Camp in July at either Rochester NY or St. Cloud MN depending upon the age group. Approximately 200 of the top USA hockey players were selected in each age group by USA Hockey district selection camps throughout the United States to attend this camp and evaluation. At the national player development camp, the best 22 players from the 94 birth year were selected by USA Hockey to compete for Team USA in the U18 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament to play against teams representing Canada, the Czech Republic, Finland, Russia, Slovakia, Sweden, and Switzerland. In addition, the top 22 players from the 95 birth year were also selected by USA Hockey to compete for Team USA in the U17 Five Nations Tournament against the Czech Republic, Germany, Slovakia, and Switzerland. â–
Coach Hullum having much fun sledding with his team (Grapevine Wolves Squirt) in Chicago during MLK weekend
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Mr. Meant-To By Kasie Strong
Mr. Meant- To has a comrade, And his name is Didn’t- Do; Have you ever chanced to meet them? Did they ever call on you?
by aligning your goals with actions. Put the sun block down, pick up your stick and get a move on. “Real and lasting success doesn’t happen merely by chance; it’s the result of planned decisions and actions.” -Mick Ukleja & Robert L. Lorber If you’re looking for a place to start on the road to real and lasting success, start with a plan. Write down your areas of improvement and be honest with your selfevaluation. Next to each area of improvement, write down what actions you will take to make enhancements. Be specific with your plan. “Shooting in the backyard” is not specific. “Shooting 100 pucks, four times a week with my brother” is specific and is something you can measure. Commit to your plan. Make it happen. If you need support or resources from parents or coaches then ask for help. With your plan in hand, you are prepared to partake in deliberate practice, meaning you aren’t just going to practice for the sake of practicing, you are going to practice with a purpose… with a plan. Remember, no one wants to play on a line with “Mr. Didn’t- Do”. No one wants to live in the “house of Never- Win” and no one wants to look back at what “Might-Have-Been”. Here’s to your last weeks of summer being productive and yielding real and lasting success! ■
These two fellows live together In the house of Never- Win, And I’m told that it is haunted By the ghost of Might-Have-Been. -Benjamin Franklin
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he sun is shining; the pool is inviting. Have Mr. Easy-Does-It, Mrs. No-Tan-Lines, and Mr. SleepIn-Late become part of your posse? It’s easy to fall into the, “I need a break” mentality. And while yes, everyone needs a break away from the rink, how long has your break lasted? Excessive relaxing and time-off is often justified by saying, “I’ll do it later”. “I’ll start next week”. “The season is months away; I’ll be fine”. The problem is it’s August, the season is practically here, and like it or not, you’ve become “Mr. Meant- To”. I meant to start running. I meant to get into the gym. I meant to start eating better. The good news is- it’s not too late. Start today,
Kasie Strong is a former collegiate hockey player who has coached and played professionally in Europe. A native of Groton, Massachusetts, Kasie coaches for the Alliance Girls Hockey Program and promotes youth hockey in the Dallas/ Ft. Worth Area.
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BEHIND THE BENCH By Mark Dyslin
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ate in game seven of the Stanley Cup Final, the booth guys “sent it down” to the little bald guy standing between the benches. I think it was Pierre McGuire…but they have two little bald guys on NBC between the benches and I sometimes confuse them. So why does NBC have two guys who look alike doing the “Inside the Glass” segment? Why not have a bald guy, and a hairy guy without…sorry, got off point. Took a quick whirl on the ADD bumper-car, but the meds have come back ‘round. Where did I leave off? Right. About 5 minutes into the third period, McGuire (assuming it was him) commented that Alain Vigneault, head coach for Vancouver, was chirping at the officials about every little thing. He went on to say it seemed to be negatively affecting the players. Pierre has the “gift”! A few minutes later, one of the Vancouver players blindsided a Boston player near the benches, but far from the puck; like next county far. The booth guys were none too shy about expressing the ludicrousity (yeah I made it up) of that hit. I believe I heard words like “cheap” and “unnecessary”. There were plenty more mindless offenses as the period wound down and the outcome became obvious. But that first one stuck in my mind. Here’s the rub: this foolish hit was committed by an
alleged adult. Someone presumably in possession of a wholly occupied cranial tub, fully augmented with the ability to distinguish between acceptable actions versus bone-headed ones. Plus the dude had Lady Byng-esque PIM’s in the regular season. So what gives? Could his actions have been influenced by the coach’s conduct? You bet your grandma’s blue ribbon needle point comforter, with the reindeer snow scenes, it was. I argue the coach was 95% to blame. And just like the NHL guys, we too have the same, if not more, influence on our kids. I’ve said it before, and I am saying it again: your comportment behind the bench will directly influence the on ice “product”. Rant and rave about how refs are not calling the game equally (“there are two teams out here ref!”) and the kids will respond in kind. Stay calm and teach the kids how to play through all the distractions and your team will stayed focused and on task. Managing your emotions pays off huge dividends for the kids. They will carry your lessons with them for a lifetime. Do you want the kids to remember you as the shouting buffoon, or the coach who taught everyone how to face adversity with poise? Please say the later. If the former, please consider becoming your grandmother’s needle point protégé. ■
Mark Dyslin has been coaching youth sports for over 15 years and coaching youth hockey since 1999. He is currently one of the coaches for St. Mark’s Junior Varsity Hockey Team.
Katerina Zahedi at Speed shooting drill at Steve Hazlett Shooting Clinic. Ref Howard calls a “boarding”.
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ADULT HOCKEY By Brad Aho
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n adult hockey, all of the seasons seem to run together. The fall season starts in August, and runs through April, then about a month of playoffs, take a week off and into the summer season. There is the occasional player move from one team to another, or a team leaves one rink to join another, but for the most part, season in and season out, you play with the same players, against the same teams. Nytex Sports Centre in North Richland Hills has decided to do something different. They have implemented this summer’s “Nations Cup”. The original idea came from giving adults, over 35, a place to play over Christmas and New Years, when most adult leagues do not have games. Instead of forming teams in traditional ways with different levels of play, they decided
to try to make all the teams balanced. They organized an evaluation skate and then had a draft. They had enough skaters to form 6 teams. They decided name each team after one of the “Original Six”. The season was a huge success. They followed up the first season with a longer summer season, 14 games, using the names of the “Original Six Expansion teams” naming the teams after the first 6 expansion teams to join the NHL (California Seals, Kings, North Stars, Flyers, Penguins and Blues). This summer it was called the “Nations Cup”; naming each team after those that won the medals in the 2006 and 2010 Winter Olympics. The league has grown to 7 teams this season, so Mexico was added to complete the league. The league has a very diverse skill level, varying from former professional and college players to C
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and D league players. This creates up beat atmosphere where players are out to have fun and enjoy the game. There are fewer penalties, less intensity and lots of skill, which leads to some wide open, high scoring hockey. The longest season is 14 games, which helps keep cost down. Replica jerseys are provided by Nytex and resemble those worn by the actual team represented. The success of the league continues to foster new ideas. While the summer league is almost completed, they will have their standard “fall season” and the “Nations Cup” will return this time featuring teams from the World Hockey League. All skill levels are welcome to join as long as you are over 35. For more information visit www.nytexsports.com
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