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S E A F A I R M I N O R H O C K E Y A S S O C I A T I O N N E W S L E T T E R<br />
The Islander<br />
<strong>PCAHA</strong> <strong>Association</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>Year</strong> <strong>for</strong> <strong>09</strong>/<strong>10</strong><br />
<strong>Great</strong> Hockey, <strong>Great</strong> People<br />
A Monthly Newsletter March 2011<br />
Eye Opening<br />
Experience<br />
Andrew Loat<br />
writes about his<br />
experience when<br />
visiting <strong>the</strong><br />
Canuck Place<br />
Children’s<br />
Hospice to give<br />
<strong>the</strong>m a donation.<br />
Page 1<br />
Coaches Corner<br />
Shane Hohlweg<br />
provides a review<br />
<strong>of</strong> how Yogi and<br />
Derek, Seafair’s<br />
dynamic duo,<br />
have impacted<br />
our association<br />
in terms <strong>of</strong><br />
player and coach<br />
development.<br />
Page 2<br />
Seafair Play-<strong>of</strong>f Banners<br />
Read about <strong>the</strong> successes<br />
<strong>of</strong> four teams in <strong>the</strong>ir<br />
quest <strong>for</strong> <strong>the</strong> play-<strong>of</strong>f<br />
banners.<br />
Pages 3,4,5<br />
Off <strong>the</strong> Ice<br />
Tia Clearihue provides<br />
advice <strong>for</strong> what hockey<br />
players can do in <strong>the</strong><br />
<strong>of</strong>f season to maintain<br />
<strong>the</strong>ir fitness levels.<br />
Page 5<br />
Be<strong>com</strong>ing a Referee<br />
Seafair’s Referee in Chief, Mark Porter,<br />
writes about hockey players be<strong>com</strong>ing a<br />
referee.<br />
Page 4,6<br />
Positional Master<br />
Goalie coach Pasco<br />
Valana writes<br />
about positioning<br />
<strong>of</strong> goaltenders. He<br />
goes over <strong>the</strong> three<br />
different zones and<br />
how to master each<br />
<strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>m.<br />
Page 7<br />
Volunteer<br />
Appreciation Night<br />
Find out who won<br />
<strong>the</strong> various awards<br />
at Seafair’s annual<br />
Volunteer<br />
Appreciation<br />
Night.<br />
Page 9,<strong>10</strong><br />
Hockey 1-4 Update<br />
Nigel Shackles,<br />
Hockey 1-4<br />
manager, writes<br />
about <strong>the</strong><br />
successful year in<br />
hockey 1-4. He<br />
also asks <strong>the</strong><br />
question - “Where<br />
are <strong>the</strong> Pucks?”<br />
Page <strong>10</strong><br />
An Eye Opening Experience <strong>for</strong> Seafair Hockey Players<br />
by Andrew Loat (player on <strong>the</strong> Atom A2 team)<br />
On Saturday, March 19, I went with three teammates <br />
from <strong>the</strong> Seafair Atom A2 team and brought $160.00 <br />
<strong>of</strong> our team’s money and donated it to Canuck Place <br />
Children’s Hospice. The three teammates were <br />
Teaghan Docherty, DusJn McElwain, and Jordan Si. <br />
When we arrived, volunteer Janelle showed us around <br />
<strong>the</strong> first floor <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> hospice. She told interesJng facts <br />
along <strong>the</strong> way, such as 300 people volunteer <strong>the</strong>ir Jme <br />
at Canuck Place Children’s Hospice. With lots <strong>of</strong> rooms <br />
in <strong>the</strong> hospice, <strong>the</strong>re were many acJviJes <strong>for</strong> <strong>the</strong> <br />
children who stay <strong>the</strong>re. There is a library, music room, <br />
kitchen, craR room and more, and acJviJes such as air <br />
hockey, rockband and Xbox360 gave us a wow feeling. <br />
Probably our favourite sites were <strong>the</strong> fish tank in <strong>the</strong> <br />
dining area and <strong>the</strong> big black bear named Sargent <br />
Hope in <strong>the</strong> lobby. A playhouse made Teaghan <br />
tempted to play while Jordan tried to get <strong>com</strong>fy in <br />
<strong>the</strong> beanbag chair. Also, while we were leaving, <br />
we snooped around <strong>the</strong> garden and found a <br />
Canuck’s Orca signed by Trevor Linden. Thanks to Barbara <br />
Si and Lori McElwain <strong>for</strong> driving down with us. I hope this arJcle <br />
gives Seafair Hockey an eye opening experience about giving back to <strong>the</strong> <br />
<strong>com</strong>munity.<br />
Registra)on <strong>for</strong> <strong>the</strong> 2011/2012 <br />
Season<br />
Online registraJon will be open on April <br />
1 st , 2011.<br />
There will be a memo out to <strong>the</strong> <br />
members prior to this date to update <br />
everyone.<br />
Please go to <strong>the</strong> Seafair website at <br />
www. seafairhockey.<strong>com</strong> and you will <br />
see instrucJons <strong>the</strong>re.<br />
You will need your Hockey Canada ID # <br />
which is on your tax receipt.<br />
You should also be able to log in with <br />
your name and date <strong>of</strong> birth.<br />
All new to Hockey registrants must <br />
contact <strong>the</strong> registrar <strong>for</strong> registra)on <br />
in<strong>for</strong>ma)on.<br />
For fur<strong>the</strong>r in<strong>for</strong>maJon please contact <br />
Tina O’Connor at 604-‐271-‐3702 or <br />
email toconnor@seafairhockey.<strong>com</strong><br />
Volume IV Issue IV Seafair - <strong>Great</strong> Hockey, <strong>Great</strong> People Page 1
S E A F A I R M I N O R H O C K E Y A S S O C I A T I O N N E W S L E T T E R<br />
What a Difference a<br />
<strong>Year</strong> Makes<br />
Seafair’s Elementary<br />
Hockey Program and<br />
Coaching Clinics Prove to<br />
be a Huge Success<br />
Roughly 9 months ago, skill development at <br />
Seafair was done by individual coaches who <br />
sporadically picked up extra ice <strong>for</strong> <strong>the</strong>ir team <br />
on an as needed basis. Despite <strong>the</strong> great <br />
coaching abiliJes <strong>of</strong> our Seafair coaches, this <br />
was not <strong>the</strong> recipe <strong>for</strong> successful skill <br />
development <strong>for</strong> an enJre associaJon. A <br />
change was imminent. Enter Yogi and Derek -‐ <br />
<strong>the</strong> dynamic duo who were hired by Seafair <br />
to spearhead <strong>the</strong> skill development program <br />
<strong>of</strong> our players. Nine months later, Seafair’s <br />
skill development program is <strong>of</strong>f <strong>the</strong> charts <br />
and reaping <strong>the</strong> rewards <strong>of</strong> an integrated <br />
approach that involved development <strong>of</strong> both <br />
coaches and players.<br />
The inaugural year <strong>of</strong> Seafair’s Elementary <br />
Hockey Program (EHP) was nothing short <strong>of</strong> a <br />
success. Six skills groups were filled with 1<strong>10</strong> <br />
Seafair players ranging from H3 to Bantam. <br />
The skill sessions were on a weekly basis <strong>for</strong> <br />
twenty-‐five weeks <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> hockey season. Led <br />
by Yogi Svejkovsky and Derek Popke, <strong>the</strong> <br />
program focussed on skill development <strong>of</strong> <br />
skaJng, passing, sJck handling and shooJng. <br />
Having <strong>the</strong>se two elite instructors work with <br />
our Seafair players has brought out <strong>the</strong> best <br />
in our players and taught <strong>the</strong>m <strong>the</strong> finer <br />
points <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> greatest game on ice. With both <br />
instructors on <strong>the</strong> ice at <strong>the</strong> same Jme <strong>for</strong> all <br />
skill sessions, Yogi and Derek were able to <br />
provide construcJve feedback to all players <br />
and challenge all players regardless <strong>of</strong> skill <br />
level.<br />
Seafair’s monthly coaching clinics were just as <br />
successful. Coaches adended both on-‐ice and <br />
<strong>of</strong>f-‐ice sessions each month to learn <strong>the</strong> finer <br />
points <strong>of</strong> coaching hockey. The coaching <br />
clinics were run by Yogi and provided coaches <br />
with drills, technical points, strategic ideas <br />
and game management ideas to implement <br />
with <strong>the</strong>ir teams. The <strong>of</strong>f-‐ice sessions were <br />
held on Monday nights and were organized <br />
into three groups -‐ H1-‐4 coaches, Atom -‐ <br />
Bantam house coaches, Atom-‐Juvenile rep <br />
coaches. Videos were oRen used to analyze <br />
skills, tacJcs and strategy, and coaches leR <br />
each session armed with a variety <strong>of</strong> new <br />
ideas to try at <strong>the</strong>ir next pracJce or game. <br />
The on-‐ice sessions were run bright and early <br />
on Saturday morning as Yogi ran <strong>the</strong> coaches <br />
through a variety <strong>of</strong> drills to try with <strong>the</strong>ir <br />
players. What a beder way to learn a drill <br />
than by doing it!<br />
Not only have <strong>the</strong> skill sessions and coaching <br />
clinics improved <strong>the</strong> players and coaches, it <br />
has changed <strong>the</strong> culture <strong>of</strong> hockey at Seafair. <br />
No longer are coaches just running <strong>the</strong> <br />
players through <strong>the</strong> paces at pracJce, but are <br />
adending to <strong>the</strong> details <strong>of</strong> how each skill <br />
should be per<strong>for</strong>med. This adenJon to detail <br />
is <strong>the</strong> biggest difference in <strong>the</strong> mind’s <strong>of</strong> <br />
many <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> coaches -‐ a difference that will <br />
pay <strong>for</strong>ward <strong>for</strong> many years to <strong>com</strong>e.<br />
Next hockey season will undoubtedly see <strong>the</strong> <br />
conJnuaJon <strong>of</strong> both <strong>the</strong> EHP and coaching <br />
clinics. With <strong>the</strong>se programs in place, and <br />
more on <strong>the</strong> horizon, Seafair conJnues to live <br />
<strong>the</strong> mantra “<strong>Great</strong> Hockey, <strong>Great</strong> People”.<br />
Did You Know???<br />
Five defensemen have scored over <strong>10</strong>0 points in a season, <br />
a feat unlikely to be obtained anytime soon. Bobby Orr <br />
reached <strong>the</strong> century mark 6 times, Paul C<strong>of</strong>fey did it 5 <br />
times, while Denis Potvin, Al Macinnis and Brian Leetch <br />
each achieved <strong>the</strong> <strong>10</strong>0 point plateau once. The closest any <br />
defenseman has <strong>com</strong>e to this in recent years was Nik <br />
Lidstrom with 80 points in 2005-‐2006.<br />
Did You Know???<br />
When lining up <strong>for</strong> a face-‐<strong>of</strong>f, defensemen used to line up in <strong>the</strong> <br />
‘eye’ <strong>for</strong>mation, one behind <strong>the</strong> o<strong>the</strong>r. They were called ‘point’ and <br />
‘cover point’ positions. But this changed in 1906 when players from <br />
<strong>the</strong> Toronto Argonauts <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> CFL, who were playing in <strong>the</strong> Ontario <br />
Hockey <strong>Association</strong> <strong>for</strong> <strong>the</strong> Argonauts Rowing Club hockey team, <br />
began lining up beside each o<strong>the</strong>r as left and right defensemen. <br />
Shortly <strong>the</strong>reafter, all defensemen were lined up beside each o<strong>the</strong>r <br />
as we do in today’s game.<br />
Volume IV Issue IV Seafair - <strong>Great</strong> Hockey, <strong>Great</strong> People Page 2
S E A F A I R M I N O R H O C K E Y A S S O C I A T I O N N E W S L E T T E R<br />
For Seafair Atom A3 it’s a<br />
Banner <strong>Year</strong>, or Three!...<br />
In a fast paced game packed with thrilling <br />
acJon, <strong>the</strong> Seafair Atom A3 Islanders <br />
defeated <strong>the</strong>ir cross-‐town rivals Richmond A3 <br />
team 5-‐1 on March 12, 2011, capturing <strong>the</strong> <br />
play<strong>of</strong>f championships in <strong>the</strong> Atom “A” Rep <br />
Flight 4 division. This gave <strong>the</strong> team a 4-‐0-‐1 <br />
record to seal first place in <strong>the</strong> play<strong>of</strong>fs, <br />
adding to <strong>the</strong>ir first place standing from <strong>the</strong> <br />
regular season. In <strong>the</strong> 5 games it took to <br />
secure <strong>the</strong> play-‐<strong>of</strong>f banner, <strong>the</strong> Islanders used <br />
a balanced team ef<strong>for</strong>t to outscore <strong>the</strong>ir <br />
opponents 24-‐7. The Islanders also pulled <strong>of</strong>f <br />
something rarely achieved – capturing <strong>the</strong> <br />
regular season banner, winning <strong>the</strong> play<strong>of</strong>f <br />
championships, and being awarded <strong>the</strong> <strong>PCAHA</strong> 20<strong>10</strong>-‐2011 Team Achievement Award Banner as well <br />
(<strong>for</strong> demonstraJng <strong>the</strong> adributes <strong>of</strong> sportsmanlike behavior, fair play both on and <strong>of</strong>f <strong>the</strong> ice, and <br />
cooperaJon with League Officials). In fact, <strong>the</strong> Seafair A3 Islanders’ average <strong>of</strong> 2.70 penalty minutes <br />
per game through <strong>the</strong> enJre season was not only <strong>the</strong> lowest in <strong>the</strong>ir Flight 4 division, but <strong>the</strong> enJre <br />
Atom “A” division in <strong>the</strong> lower mainland! A well deserved congratulaJons to all <strong>the</strong> boys, coaching <br />
staff and proud parents!<br />
Seafair Atom C6 Stars Capture <strong>the</strong> Gold Group Play-<strong>of</strong>f Banner<br />
The Seafair Atom C6 Stars, coached by Dan Wallace and Paul Knight, are thrilled to have won <strong>the</strong> <br />
championship play-‐<strong>of</strong>f banner in <strong>the</strong> President's League Gold Group. The Stars enjoyed an excellent <br />
regular season, ending with a 13-‐5-‐4 record. During <strong>the</strong> play<strong>of</strong>fs, <strong>the</strong> team worked hard to win all but one <br />
game and that was good enough to secure a spot in <strong>the</strong> banner final. On March 12th, <strong>the</strong> Stars went up <br />
against a strong Burnaby Atom C3 team who gave <strong>the</strong> Stars a tough badle in all three periods <strong>of</strong> a very <br />
exciJng game. At <strong>the</strong> end <strong>of</strong> regulaJon Jme, <strong>the</strong> score was Jed 2-‐2. But thanks to some amazing glove <br />
saves by netminder Isaac Fung, a fantasJc <br />
goal by Mitchell Wong and perseverance from <br />
all <strong>the</strong> players, <strong>the</strong> Seafair Stars emerged <br />
victorious near <strong>the</strong> end <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> 5-‐minute <br />
overJme. The banner was <strong>the</strong>irs! <br />
CongratulaJons!<br />
Players: James Linden (C), Cameron Knight <br />
(A), Mitchell Wong (A), Ashwyn Dholliwar (A), <br />
Emma Wallace, Logan Grinder, Glenn <br />
Pearson, Maras Furland, Giancarlo Sellir, <br />
Andrew McCoy, Quinn Tyhy, Parmpreet Sidhu, <br />
Thomas Ma and Isaac Fung<br />
Coaches: Dan Wallace (pictured) and Paul <br />
Knight<br />
Volume IV Issue IV Seafair - <strong>Great</strong> Hockey, <strong>Great</strong> People Page 3
S E A F A I R M I N O R H O C K E Y A S S O C I A T I O N N E W S L E T T E R<br />
Peewee C3 Islanders Win <strong>the</strong><br />
Gold Group Play-<strong>of</strong>f Banner<br />
It was an all Seafair final in <strong>the</strong> Banner game <strong>for</strong> <strong>the</strong> <br />
Gold Group <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Pee Wee House level at Richmond Ice <br />
Centre on Sunday. The two teams (C2 and C3 – both <br />
called <strong>the</strong> Islanders) had been evenly matched through <br />
several games this season, so it promised to be an <br />
exciJng game. C3 got an early lead when Nam Dang <br />
scored on a breakaway on <strong>the</strong> first shiR <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> game. <br />
Dang scored again to give <strong>the</strong> C3 Islanders a 2-‐0 lead <br />
aRer 1 period. In a 2-‐0 game, <strong>the</strong> next goal is always <br />
criJcal and Cameron Reynolds scored short-‐handed in <br />
<strong>the</strong> second period to give C3 a 3-‐0 lead. Nam Dang <br />
<strong>com</strong>pleted <strong>the</strong> hat-‐trick early in <strong>the</strong> third be<strong>for</strong>e Musa <br />
Hussani and Evan Morgan finished <strong>the</strong> scoring to give <strong>the</strong> C3 Islanders a 6-‐0 win. Max Abah had his best game <br />
<strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> season to earn <strong>the</strong> shutout. The team’s o<strong>the</strong>r goalie is CurJs Pankhurst. The defence consists <strong>of</strong> Mad <br />
Beetstra, Samantha Gazley, Pascal Girard, Nathan Hsieh, and ChrisJan San Juan. The o<strong>the</strong>r <strong>for</strong>wards are <br />
Madhew Klimovich, Mackenzie Nielsen, Michael PakhoJn, Noah Watson, and Connor Wilkinson. The team is <br />
coached by Peter Reynolds, Rick Beetstra, Dave Gazley and Collin Klimovich. The team manager is Cynthia <br />
Abah. CongratulaJons to <strong>the</strong> team on a great win. It was a firng finish to a season <strong>for</strong> a team with <strong>the</strong> modo <br />
“hard work / team work / have fun!”<br />
Be<strong>com</strong>ing a Hockey Referee<br />
by Mark Porter<br />
Each year a good number <strong>of</strong> Seafair players decide to be<strong>com</strong>e Hockey <br />
Officials. To do this a player must be entering his/her second year <strong>of</strong> Pee Wee <br />
(age 12), or be older. For <strong>the</strong> <strong>com</strong>ing season this means that we are looking at <br />
individuals born in 1999 or earlier. If a player is interested in be<strong>com</strong>ing a referee <br />
he/she should indicate this on <strong>the</strong> online registration <strong>for</strong>m when registering <strong>for</strong> <br />
<strong>the</strong> <strong>com</strong>ing season.<br />
All referees must attend an “<strong>of</strong>ficials” clinic in <strong>the</strong> fall every year. <br />
Beginning referees have a separate clinic designed specifically <strong>for</strong> individuals who <br />
have never been a referee be<strong>for</strong>e. This clinic, usually held in <strong>the</strong> latter part <strong>of</strong> <br />
September, includes an “on ice” session to show our new referees many <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> <br />
technical skills involved in <strong>the</strong> job eg. positioning, dropping <strong>the</strong> puck, calling <br />
<strong>of</strong>fsides and icing, signaling penalties, setting <strong>the</strong> nets in place. (cont’d on page 6)<br />
Whe<strong>the</strong>r you ei<strong>the</strong>r love him or hate him, Don<br />
Cherry is always good <strong>for</strong> a quote or two:<br />
On who should have been <strong>the</strong> game’s three <br />
stars in a particularly bad game:<br />
“No. 1 – <strong>the</strong> Zamboni driver. No. 2 – an usher. <br />
No 3. – a guy selling popcorn.”<br />
On being pulled over by a <br />
motorcycle policeman:<br />
"He was wearing a visor. I <br />
thought he was Russian."<br />
On Ron MacLean’s puns:<br />
“A million <strong>com</strong>edians <br />
starving to death and you’re <br />
trying to be one.”<br />
On Edmonton Oilers defenseman Randy Gregg, <br />
who also happened to be a doctor, missing a wide <br />
open net:<br />
“How would you like that guy operating on you <br />
with those hands?”<br />
On his love <strong>of</strong> clo<strong>the</strong>s:<br />
“Even <strong>the</strong>n (in <strong>the</strong> early days), I had <strong>the</strong> best suits <br />
and best shirts. I always looked sharp. The kids <br />
didn’t have shoes, but I always looked good.”<br />
Volume IV Issue IV Seafair - <strong>Great</strong> Hockey, <strong>Great</strong> People Page 4
S E A F A I R M I N O R H O C K E Y A S S O C I A T I O N N E W S L E T T E R<br />
Seafair Thunder Atom C5 Takes<br />
Championship Play<strong>of</strong>f Banner<br />
Seafair Thunder Atom C5 took home <strong>the</strong> P.C.A.H.A. Atom <br />
‘C’ Presidents League "Blue Group" Play<strong>of</strong>f Championship <br />
banner this past weekend winning 6-‐2 over Vancouver <br />
Minor Atom C3. The top Jer, “Blue Group” consisted <strong>of</strong> <br />
<strong>the</strong> top 6 teams out <strong>of</strong> 35 teams in <strong>the</strong> Presidents League. <br />
The two teams have previously met up twice in <strong>the</strong> lead <br />
up to this banner game, with Vancouver having <strong>the</strong> slight <br />
edge aRer leading <strong>the</strong> Home and Away series with one <br />
win and a Je. Seafair Thunder clinched a spot in <strong>the</strong> final <br />
game by beaJng out very strong teams from New <br />
Westminster, Vancouver and within <strong>the</strong>ir own associaJon.<br />
The game got <strong>of</strong>f to a rough start <strong>for</strong> Seafair with <br />
Vancouver scoring two quick goals in <strong>the</strong> first period. <br />
Rookie net-‐minder Colin Johnson maintained his <br />
<strong>com</strong>posure and propelled his team <strong>for</strong>ward with a solid <br />
display <strong>of</strong> goaltending. Seafair got on <strong>the</strong> board late in <strong>the</strong> <br />
first period with a goal from Quin Griffith. Seafair <br />
conJnued to push <strong>for</strong>ward dominaJng <strong>the</strong> second period, <br />
with two more goals, one from Quin (his second <strong>for</strong> <strong>the</strong> <br />
game) and <strong>the</strong> o<strong>the</strong>r from First <strong>Year</strong> Atom player, Riley <br />
Kiss. The third period was all Seafair with solid defense <br />
Off <strong>the</strong> Ice<br />
by Tia Clearihue<br />
Winter hockey is wrapping up and spring is just around <strong>the</strong> corner. <br />
It is this time <strong>of</strong> year that I am asked what would be <strong>the</strong> best <strong>of</strong>f <br />
season conditioning <strong>for</strong> my son/daughter to improve <strong>the</strong>ir game.<br />
There are many options however age plays a huge factor in <br />
deciding what is best. <br />
Atom age and younger – participate in a sport or activity o<strong>the</strong>r <br />
than hockey. At such a young age <strong>the</strong> primary focus is on <br />
developing athletic skills that are not specific to any one sport. By <br />
cross training you are giving your child <strong>the</strong> opportunity to develop <br />
and fine tune <strong>the</strong>ir motor skills and coordination. Swimming, <br />
baseball, soccer, lacrosse, dance (just to name a few) will allow <br />
your child to develop critical sport skills such as hand/eye <br />
coordination, balance, speed, endurance and strength! Playing at <br />
<strong>the</strong> park, riding a bike, hiking with <strong>the</strong> family all play an integral <br />
part <strong>of</strong> development. Don’t overlook <strong>the</strong>se day to day activities in <br />
favour <strong>of</strong> organized and structured activities.<br />
Players in <strong>the</strong> atom and peewee divisions – this is a great age to <br />
work on very basic strength training movements and aggressively <br />
work on speed, agility, and quickness. Hockey players are <strong>for</strong>ced <br />
to work in both an aerobic and anaerobic state on <strong>the</strong> ice. These <br />
two energy systems can be trained and worked on in a gym <br />
environment. Different drills and tools will challenge athletes to <br />
increase <strong>the</strong>ir foot speed while decreasing <strong>the</strong>ir recovery time. <br />
displayed by First <strong>Year</strong> Atom Players Connal Lau, Jordan <br />
Armstrong, Stephen Chen and Second <strong>Year</strong> Atom Player <br />
Ethan Wong, who scored <strong>the</strong> fourth goal <strong>for</strong> Seafair. <br />
Captain Hunter van Hest topped <strong>of</strong>f <strong>the</strong> game with two <br />
goals in <strong>the</strong> third. Rounding out this championship team <br />
are <strong>Year</strong> 1 Atom Players: Aaron Benatar, Trevin Keil, and <br />
Bryn Morgan and <strong>Year</strong> 2 Atom Players: Chase Eichen and <br />
Thomas Hu. The team is coached by First Time Head <br />
Coach Benedict Chen, Terrence Lau, Graeme Kiss and Dave <br />
Wong.<br />
Bantam and up – <strong>the</strong> <strong>of</strong>f season is <strong>the</strong> best time to make size and <br />
strength gains. There is <strong>the</strong> potential <strong>for</strong> minor muscle strains and <br />
pulls while weightlifting. During <strong>the</strong> <strong>of</strong>f season <strong>the</strong>se strains and <br />
pulls are no big deal. During <strong>the</strong>ir hockey season <strong>the</strong>se strains and <br />
pulls will negatively impact <strong>the</strong>ir on ice per<strong>for</strong>mance. With <br />
weightlifting it is very important that athletes are well advised on <br />
which exercises <strong>the</strong>y should be doing and that <strong>the</strong>ir technique is <br />
impeccable. It is also important that weight lifting is <br />
<strong>com</strong>plimented with speed and movement drills so that athletes <br />
stay quick on <strong>the</strong>ir feet. Doing <strong>the</strong>se drills will also allow <strong>the</strong>m to <br />
maintain <strong>the</strong>ir cardiovascular abilities. Strength gains are great <br />
but not if it means <strong>the</strong>y are slower when <strong>the</strong> season starts!<br />
For all age groups <strong>the</strong> players should skate between seasons. A <br />
one week camp is great <strong>for</strong> keeping <strong>the</strong> legs moving. If a one <br />
week camp doesn’t work <strong>for</strong> you, public skating a couple times <br />
through <strong>the</strong> summer is a great option. The athletes just need <strong>the</strong> <br />
opportunity to keep <strong>the</strong>ir skating legs going.<br />
Wishing everyone a successful spring hockey season and all <strong>the</strong> <br />
best <strong>for</strong> <strong>the</strong> summer.<br />
Tia Clearihue is owner <strong>of</strong> New Level Personal Training and Athlete <br />
Conditioning. Contact her at Tia_clearihue@shaw.ca or visit her <br />
website at www.nlpt.ca<br />
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S E A F A I R M I N O R H O C K E Y A S S O C I A T I O N N E W S L E T T E R<br />
Be<strong>com</strong>ing a Hockey Referee (cont’d)<br />
Our Referee In Chief at Seafair Hockey is responsible <br />
<strong>for</strong> training and supervising our new referees as <strong>the</strong>y begin <br />
working games. The Referee In Chief will be “on <strong>the</strong> ice” <strong>for</strong> <br />
<strong>the</strong> first two games that each new referee works and will <br />
supervise “<strong>of</strong>f ice” <strong>for</strong> <strong>the</strong> third game. If fur<strong>the</strong>r help is <br />
required more “on ice” help will be provided. Beginning <br />
referees start <strong>the</strong> season by working Hockey 3 and 4 games. <br />
They work in pairs and learn how to referee a “two man” <br />
system. This is beneficial in that <strong>the</strong> speed <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> game is not <br />
too fast, but <strong>the</strong>y have <strong>the</strong> shared responsibility <strong>of</strong> calling <br />
penalties, as well as watching <strong>for</strong> <strong>of</strong>fside and icing infractions. <br />
They must also set <strong>the</strong> nets in place, check and sign game <br />
sheets, and introduce <strong>the</strong>mselves to <strong>the</strong> coaching staff.<br />
Opportunities to work Hockey 3 and 4 games usually <br />
begin sometime in October as <strong>the</strong>se teams line up exhibition <br />
games. The Hockey 3 & 4 league games don’t start until <br />
November, though. Depending on <strong>the</strong> number <strong>of</strong> referees, <br />
each individual can usually count on working approximately <br />
once every two weeks in <strong>the</strong> beginning, with <strong>the</strong> possibility <strong>of</strong> <br />
working once a week as <strong>the</strong> season gets into full swing. There <br />
is usually a Hockey 3 & 4 tournament at <strong>the</strong> end <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> <br />
Christmas break and again at <strong>the</strong> end <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> hockey season in <br />
March. Our beginning referees have worked multiple games <br />
during <strong>the</strong>se tournaments.<br />
As <strong>the</strong> season progresses our Referee In Chief will <br />
introduce our beginning referees to <strong>the</strong> task <strong>of</strong> being a <br />
linesman <strong>for</strong> Atom “house” games. Once past Christmas all <br />
our beginning referees should be doing a mixture <strong>of</strong> Atom <br />
games along with Hockey 3 & 4 games. During <strong>the</strong>ir second <br />
year, <strong>of</strong>ficials learn to be<strong>com</strong>e “head referees” working Atom <br />
“house” and “rep” games, as well as working as a linesman <br />
<strong>for</strong> Pee Wee “house” games.<br />
There are certain “costs” associated with being a referee. The <br />
annual training clinic costs approximately $90. However, <strong>the</strong> <br />
Seafair Hockey <strong>Association</strong> reimburses beginning referees <br />
this cost once <strong>the</strong>y have <strong>com</strong>pleted refereeing five games in <br />
<strong>the</strong> season. This reimbursement, however, is only a one time <br />
thing. Referees in <strong>the</strong>ir 2 nd , 3 rd year and so on, must cover <br />
this cost each year on <strong>the</strong>ir own. There is also <strong>the</strong> cost <strong>of</strong> <br />
referee equipment: referee jersey, black pants (no white <br />
stripe, please), half facial protector <strong>for</strong> <strong>the</strong>ir helmet, and a <br />
Did You Know???<br />
It is possible to get more than 60 minutes <br />
in penalties in a regular 60 minute game. <br />
L.A. Kings player Randy Holt should have <br />
never suited up <strong>for</strong> <strong>the</strong> game on March <br />
11, 1979, against <strong>the</strong> Flyers. He was <br />
assessed one minor, three majors, two <br />
misconducts, and three game <br />
misconducts, <strong>for</strong> a grand total <strong>of</strong> 67 <br />
penalty minutes (his team lost <strong>the</strong> game, <br />
6-‐3).<br />
whistle. Although expensive in <strong>the</strong> first year, this is generally <br />
just a one time cost, as this equipment should last <br />
throughout <strong>the</strong> referees’ career. (To begin referees will <br />
probably just exchange <strong>the</strong> cage on <strong>the</strong>ir helmet <strong>for</strong> <strong>the</strong> facial <br />
protector, but after time you probably want to get a second <br />
helmet – <strong>the</strong> screws will wear out on <strong>the</strong> helmet from <br />
constant changing).<br />
Offsetting <strong>the</strong> costs, however, is <strong>the</strong> payment referees <br />
receive <strong>for</strong> “working” games. Each referee receives $13 <strong>for</strong> <br />
doing a Hockey 3 or 4 game. Atom linesmen also receive $13. <br />
Over <strong>the</strong> course <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> year most <strong>of</strong> our first year referees <br />
will work at least 15 -‐ 20 games (depending on <strong>the</strong>ir <br />
availability). This would generate between $195 -‐ $260. This <br />
will go a long ways to cover <strong>the</strong> cost <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>ir equipment. <br />
As referees enter <strong>the</strong>ir second year <strong>the</strong>y have <strong>the</strong> <br />
opportunity to make a great deal more money. The “Head <br />
Referee” <strong>for</strong> Atom games receives $18 and linesmen <strong>for</strong> Pee <br />
Wee games receive $15. They also can work many more <br />
games in <strong>the</strong>ir second year as well. The season <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>ir <br />
refereeing begins with “rep” try out games early in <br />
September and includes opportunities to work <strong>the</strong> <br />
tournaments at Thanksgiving and Remembrance Day <br />
weekends. Some 2 nd year referees have made over $400 in a <br />
season. If referees continue into <strong>the</strong>ir 3 rd and 4 th year <strong>the</strong>y <br />
can make $25 as a Pee Wee head referee, $32 as a bantam <br />
head referee and $24 as a bantam linesman.<br />
The real reward <strong>for</strong> be<strong>com</strong>ing a hockey <strong>of</strong>ficial, <br />
however, has nothing to do with money. As a referees our <br />
young players learn to take charge and assert <strong>the</strong>mselves on <br />
<strong>the</strong> ice. They learn to make decisions quickly and deal with <br />
<strong>the</strong> consequences <strong>of</strong> those decisions. They learn <strong>the</strong> <br />
responsibility <strong>of</strong> leadership and <strong>the</strong>y learn to work as a team <br />
with <strong>the</strong>ir fellow <strong>of</strong>ficials. Mistakes are inevitable, as <strong>the</strong>y are <br />
in all parts <strong>of</strong> life. But young referees learn quickly that <strong>the</strong>y <br />
need to focus on <strong>the</strong> game and act decisively, to be effective.<br />
The task <strong>of</strong> a hockey <strong>of</strong>ficial is not <strong>for</strong> every young <br />
player, but <strong>for</strong> those who are interested and would like to try <br />
it, it is a wonderful, exciting experience that will give you a <br />
chance to develop personal skills that will last you a lifetime. <br />
Please give this careful consideration <strong>for</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>com</strong>ing year.<br />
Did You Know???<br />
In a game between Ottawa and <br />
Philadelphia on March 5, 2004, <strong>the</strong> two <br />
teams set <strong>the</strong> record <strong>for</strong> 419 penalty <br />
minutes in one game. In <strong>the</strong> last 2 <br />
minutes, 5 brawls broke out, all stemming <br />
from a stick incident <strong>the</strong> previous week. <br />
The Flyers ended up with 213 minutes and <br />
<strong>the</strong> Sens took 206 PIMs. In <strong>the</strong> end, 20 <br />
players were ejected, leaving 5 players on <br />
each bench. <br />
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S E A F A I R M I N O R H O C K E Y A S S O C I A T I O N N E W S L E T T E R<br />
Positional Mastery<br />
by Pasco Valana <br />
Goaltending is oRen described as <strong>the</strong> <br />
toughest posiJon in all <strong>of</strong> sports, leaving <br />
many goaltenders searching <strong>for</strong> ways to <br />
simplify <strong>the</strong>ir game. Today, everyone has a <br />
condiJoning coach, a goaltending <br />
consultant, and is training on <strong>the</strong> ice year <br />
round. The secret to success lies within <strong>the</strong> <br />
mind <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> today’s most consistent <br />
goaltenders. Mikka Kiprus<strong>of</strong>f, Roberto <br />
Luongo, MarJn Brodeur and Dominic Hasek <br />
are arguably today’s top netminders, none <strong>of</strong> <br />
<strong>the</strong>m match in style, but <strong>the</strong>ir consistency is <br />
a product <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>ir posiJoning.<br />
The following in<strong>for</strong>maJon is a simplisJc <br />
approach to Defensive Zone Management <br />
which has been designed to help <br />
goaltenders and coaches take an inside look <br />
into <strong>the</strong> mind <strong>of</strong> today’s elite level <br />
goaltenders.<br />
Defensive Zone<br />
This is <strong>the</strong> view <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> defensive zone in <strong>the</strong> <br />
mind <strong>of</strong> most goaltenders.<br />
The Pro Approach<br />
This is <strong>the</strong> view from <strong>the</strong> mind’s eye <strong>of</strong> a <br />
pr<strong>of</strong>essional goaltender. The pr<strong>of</strong>essional <br />
approach to angular development and <br />
posiJonal mastery is simple. Each secJon <strong>of</strong> <br />
<strong>the</strong> ice is broken down into 5 separate zones, <br />
Zone 12321. Each <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> specified zones <br />
enables <strong>the</strong> net minder to focus <strong>the</strong>ir <br />
adenJon on <strong>the</strong> puck while in that zone.<br />
In Zone 1, <strong>the</strong> line runs from <strong>the</strong> far post <br />
through <strong>the</strong> face <strong>of</strong>f dot (anchor point), and <br />
<strong>the</strong> near side post along <strong>the</strong> goal line.<br />
(Repeated on <strong>the</strong> opposite side <strong>of</strong> your <br />
defensive zone.)<br />
In Zone 2, <strong>the</strong> line runs from <strong>the</strong> far side post <br />
through <strong>the</strong> first line <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> hash marks <br />
where <strong>the</strong> circle intersects <strong>the</strong> first hash <br />
mark. The second line runs from <strong>the</strong> near <br />
side post through <strong>the</strong> face <strong>of</strong>f dot.<br />
Zone 2 is broken down into 2 smaller zones <br />
with a cone posiJoned between both<br />
lines. (Repeated on <strong>the</strong> opposite side <strong>of</strong> your <br />
defensive zone.)<br />
In Zone 3, <strong>the</strong> lines will <strong>com</strong>e <strong>of</strong>f <strong>of</strong> each <br />
post traveling through <strong>the</strong>ir respecJve first <br />
hash marks. Zone 3 is broken down into 3 <br />
smaller zones with 2 cones as a divider.<br />
Central Angle<br />
A good starJng posiJon <strong>for</strong> goaltenders that <br />
begin adding this strategy to <strong>the</strong>ir games is <br />
specific <strong>for</strong> each <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> prescribed zones. <br />
These can be customized <strong>for</strong> each <br />
goaltender individually, but as a starJng <br />
point please use <strong>the</strong> following guidelines <strong>for</strong> <br />
skate posiJoning in <strong>the</strong> respecJve zones:<br />
Zone 1 PosiJoning<br />
Heals <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> skates at <strong>the</strong> edge <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> crease <br />
with your sJck 1 goalie sJck blade length <br />
(GSBL) in front <strong>of</strong> your skates.<br />
Zone 2 PosiJoning.<br />
Heals <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> skates 1 GSBL on top <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> <br />
crease with your sJck 1 to 1.5 GSBL in front <br />
<strong>of</strong> your skates.<br />
Zone 3 PosiJoning<br />
Heals <strong>of</strong> your skates to be located 1 GSBL on <br />
top <strong>of</strong> your crease These strategies provide <br />
all goaltenders with <strong>the</strong> Fundamental <br />
StarJng Point FSP in posiJoning. By purng <br />
<strong>the</strong>se principles into pracJce through <br />
repeJJve training, goaltenders will earn <strong>the</strong> <br />
most sought aRer adribute from any hockey<br />
franchise…consistency.<br />
Pasco Valana, is a pr<strong>of</strong>essional goaltending <br />
coach and consultant based in Vancouver, <br />
Canada. He started coaching goaltenders in <br />
1994 and in <strong>the</strong> process developed 41 NCAA <br />
scholarship goaltenders, 3 Hobey Baker <br />
Finalists, 2 NaJonal team members and <strong>10</strong> <br />
NHL draR choices. In 20<strong>09</strong>, Pasco’s clients <br />
won naJonal championships at <strong>the</strong> Junior A <br />
Level, NCAA and Pr<strong>of</strong>essional levels. Pasco <br />
has joined <strong>for</strong>ces with Dallas Stars <br />
goaltending coach Mike Valley in <strong>the</strong> <br />
development <strong>of</strong> Elite Goalies Canada, a <br />
Pr<strong>of</strong>essional Development Camp designed to <br />
bring pr<strong>of</strong>essional services to amateur <br />
athletes.<br />
Pasco’s contact in<strong>for</strong>maJon is <br />
goaliecoach@gmail.<strong>com</strong> and <br />
www.elitesportsmanagement.ca<br />
Quiz Time Answers<br />
Last month we asked:<br />
1) Many players have scored 50 goals in an NHL season, but who was <strong>the</strong> first <br />
player from <strong>the</strong> top 7 hockey countries to do so?<br />
Canada (Maurice Richard 1944-‐45) Russia (Alex Mogilny 1992-‐93)<br />
Finland (Jari Kurri -‐ 1983-‐84) <br />
Slovakia (Peter Bondra 1995-‐96)<br />
Sweden (Hakan Loob 1987-‐88) Czech Republic (Jaromir Jagr 1995-‐96)<br />
United States (Bobby Carpenter 1984-‐85)<br />
2) Which six players have over 5000 career <br />
shots on goal?<br />
Ray Bourque 6206<br />
Marcel Dionne 5366<br />
Al Macinnis 5157<br />
Mike Gartner 5<strong>09</strong>0<br />
Wayne Gretzky 5089<br />
Brendan Shanahan 5086<br />
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S E A F A I R M I N O R H O C K E Y A S S O C I A T I O N N E W S L E T T E R<br />
S E Q U O I A C L U B<br />
Rising Stars<br />
Meet some <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> players from our Hockey 1 Program, and tomorrow’s Rising Stars!<br />
Jamie Hikida<br />
1) Age 4 years old<br />
2) Favourite hockey player: In <strong>the</strong> NHL it is Malkin but number <br />
one in his heart is Seafair H2 player, big bro<strong>the</strong>r Josh Hikida.<br />
3) Favourite hockey team: Pidsburgh Penguins<br />
4)What do you want to be, when you grow up? a teacher<br />
5) What do you like about playing hockey? Playing games and fist <br />
pumps aRer a goal.<br />
Quinn Teiffel<br />
1. Age: 5 years old<br />
2. Favorite hockey player: Sidney Crosby<br />
3. Favorite hockey team: Vancouver Canucks<br />
4. What do you want to be, when you grow up? A hockey player <br />
like Crosby<br />
5. What do you like about playing hockey? The skaJng, shooJng <br />
and playing defense.<br />
Seafair Referees - Meet one <strong>of</strong> our <strong>of</strong>ficials<br />
Since some <strong>of</strong> you parents and coaches feel <strong>com</strong>pelled to yell at and criJcize our referees, <br />
we thought you should know something about <strong>the</strong>m and hear what <strong>the</strong>y have to say.<br />
Kieran Moon<br />
1. Age: 14<br />
2. <strong>Year</strong>s as Ref: 2<br />
3. <strong>Year</strong>s as Player: <strong>10</strong><br />
4. Why do you Ref: Because I enjoy hockey<br />
5. What are <strong>the</strong> parts <strong>of</strong> reffing you don't like: cold hand and <br />
feet<br />
6. What's your message to coaches and parents who like to <br />
yell at you: Shut up – or you get kicked out.<br />
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S E A F A I R M I N O R H O C K E Y A S S O C I A T I O N N E W S L E T T E R<br />
Seafair Volunteer Appreciation Night<br />
Luke Birch, Atom A3 coach, won <strong>the</strong> Junior<br />
Coach <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>Year</strong>, which is given annually to<br />
<strong>the</strong> top coach from H1-Atom.<br />
Shane Hohlweg (right) was <strong>the</strong> recipient <strong>of</strong> this year’s Peggy<br />
Maskant Award, which is awarded annually to <strong>the</strong> volunteer to has<br />
done a lot <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> association. This year, Shane served as vicepresident<br />
and coach co-ordinator <strong>for</strong> SMHA, and coached his two<br />
kids’ hockey teams (H2 and H4). Shane also spearheaded <strong>the</strong><br />
<strong>for</strong>mation <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> ‘Ice Breakers’ spring program and will be coaching<br />
one <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> 2001 spring teams. Nigel Shackles (left) won this years<br />
Meritorious Service Award <strong>for</strong> his many years <strong>of</strong> service as team<br />
manager and H1-4 division manager. Also winning <strong>the</strong> Meritorious<br />
Service Award was Kim Kemp, who has served as Seafair’s RACA<br />
rep <strong>for</strong> many years.<br />
Madeline Wong won Manager <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>Year</strong> and Ben Chen won Rookie<br />
Coach <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>Year</strong>. Both were with <strong>the</strong> Atom C5 team this year.<br />
Peter Reynolds, Peewee C3 coach, won <strong>the</strong> Senior Coach <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>Year</strong><br />
award, which is given annually to <strong>the</strong> top coach from Peewee to Juvenile.<br />
Did You Know???<br />
Players who play <strong>for</strong> one team <strong>for</strong> <strong>the</strong>ir entire career are rare <strong>the</strong>se days. But two players went to <strong>the</strong> extreme to counter this. Goalie Rick Tabaracci <br />
played <strong>for</strong> six different teams in one season (1999-‐2000), ping ponging between <strong>the</strong> NHL’s Atlanta Thrashers and Colorado Avalanche, <strong>the</strong> IHL’s <br />
Cleveland Lumberjacks, Orlando Solar Bears and Utah Grizzlies, and Canada’s World Hockey Championship team. During his career, Mike Sillinger <br />
played <strong>for</strong> 12 different NHL teams (Detroit, Columbus, NY Islanders, St. Louis, Nashville, Vancouver, Anaheim, Tampa, Philadelphia, Florida, Phoenix <br />
and Ottawa). Oddly, he never earned a nickname <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> likes <strong>of</strong> Gary ‘Suitcase’ Smith or Sergei ‘Samsonite’ Samsonov.<br />
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S E A F A I R M I N O R H O C K E Y A S S O C I A T I O N N E W S L E T T E R<br />
Seafair Volunteer Apprecia)on Night<br />
It was ano<strong>the</strong>r full house at <strong>the</strong> Richmond River Club, as our organization recognized our volunteers <strong>for</strong> <br />
ano<strong>the</strong>r year at our Annual Volunteer Banquet Good <strong>com</strong>pany, good food (<strong>the</strong> "Cheeze Whiz" <br />
sandwhiches were not too popular, but at least <strong>the</strong> food wasn't as greasy as last year), good drinks (but <br />
no more than 2 <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>m) and good times were had by all. As stated by speaker Ken Hamaguchi, "it's hard <br />
to single out any particular volunteer, when we have so many excellent ones" -‐ but <strong>the</strong>n that's what this <br />
night is all about. <br />
The evening opened up with President Al White, sharing our team's successes <strong>for</strong> <strong>the</strong> <br />
year. Coach Coordinator Shane Hohlweg <strong>the</strong>n "dazzled" <strong>the</strong> crowd with his high tech <br />
power point presentaJon, as he gave out <strong>the</strong> coaching awards. The night concluded <br />
with <strong>the</strong> "sarcasJc and someJmes funny ramblings" <strong>of</strong> ExecuJve Director, Ken <br />
Hamaguchi, as he handed out <strong>the</strong> Peggy Maskant Award (Volunteer <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>Year</strong>) and <br />
our Meritorious Service awards. If you couldn't make it, you missed a good Jme -‐ but <br />
here are <strong>the</strong> highlights:<br />
Juniour Coach <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>Year</strong> -‐ Luke Birch<br />
Senior Coach <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>Year</strong> -‐ Peter Reynolds<br />
Rookie Coach <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>Year</strong> -‐ Ben Chen<br />
Manager <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>Year</strong> -‐ Madeleine Csillag-‐Wong<br />
Peggy Maskant Award -‐ Shane Hohlweg<br />
Meritorious Service Award -‐ Kim Kemp and Nigel Shackles<br />
Japan Red Cross Dona)ons<br />
We had a collecJon box at <br />
<strong>the</strong> <strong>Year</strong> End banquet <strong>for</strong> <br />
<strong>the</strong> Japan Red Cross to aid <br />
<strong>the</strong>m with <strong>the</strong>ir disaster <br />
relief fund.<br />
Seafair members stepped <br />
up to <strong>the</strong> plate once again <br />
and in <strong>the</strong> short two hours <br />
we collected $526.00. <br />
Thanks to everyone who <br />
contributed.<br />
Where are <strong>the</strong> pucks?<br />
by Nigel Shackles<br />
Any visitor to Seafair’s H1 sessions this past season would <br />
probably have posed <strong>the</strong> same question no matter what <br />
time <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> year it was.......”where are <strong>the</strong> pucks?” Pucks. The <br />
game can’t proceed without <strong>the</strong>m. Fortunately <strong>for</strong> those kids <br />
enrolled in Seafair’s Hockey 1 program <strong>the</strong>ir ice time was not <br />
about games it was about skating. Skating <strong>for</strong>wards, skating <br />
backwards, skating side to side, upside down, on <strong>the</strong>ir hands. <br />
Okay, that may be a bit <strong>of</strong> hyperbole but you get <strong>the</strong> point. <br />
Skating was <strong>the</strong> main focus <strong>of</strong> this years Hockey 1’s <br />
(sometimes <strong>the</strong> sole focus) but <strong>the</strong> Seafair program is and <br />
will be known <strong>for</strong> one thing in particular. You guessed <br />
it.....skating! How serious was Seafair about <strong>the</strong>ir program <br />
this year? Enough to bring in Seafair Director <strong>of</strong> Player <br />
Development Yogi Svejkovsky as one <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> instructors along <br />
with Seafair Coach Coordinator Shane Hohlweg. Under <strong>the</strong> <br />
guidance <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>se two executives <strong>the</strong> Seafair kids enjoyed an <br />
unparalleled year <strong>of</strong> development. Also helping out were <br />
many <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Richmond Sockeyes Junior B players who were <br />
on <strong>the</strong> ice <strong>for</strong> each <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> four sessions throughout <strong>the</strong> week. <br />
All in all it was a good experience <strong>for</strong> all concerned and one <br />
that Seafair will definitely be building on next year.<br />
In addition to his work with our Hockey 1’s Yogi also worked <br />
with our H2’s, 3’s and 4’s throughout <strong>the</strong> season. How does <br />
one person do all that? Did we cut him in half? No. Not <br />
really. But we did bring in noted power skating instructor <br />
Derek Popke to lend a significant hand. All kids who played <br />
Hockey 2,3 or 4 in Seafair during this past season had ei<strong>the</strong>r <br />
Derek Popke or Yogi as part <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>ir practices every second <br />
week. Every team. Every player.<br />
Not bad <strong>for</strong> a small association and probably not something <br />
you would see in most o<strong>the</strong>r associations. And <strong>the</strong> price <strong>for</strong> <br />
all this extra instruction? Well, that’s where it got really <br />
interesting. The price was fixed at an even zero dollars. Yes, <br />
you read that right. For <strong>the</strong> price <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> registration all <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> <br />
Seafair kids received instruction throughout <strong>the</strong> year from <br />
two <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> most qualified instructors in <strong>the</strong> province at no <br />
extra cost. Now why would Derek Popke, whose client list <br />
includes quite a few NHL players, be willing to work with <br />
Seafair and <strong>the</strong>se age groups? Why would Yogi Svejkovsky <br />
work so closely with all <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> kids we have in Seafair H1/4? <br />
Because that’s Seafair. That’s <strong>the</strong> <strong>com</strong>mitment that all <strong>of</strong> us <br />
in Seafair have to our youngest members. They’re <strong>the</strong> future <br />
<strong>of</strong> Seafair and <strong>the</strong> more time spent with <strong>the</strong>m now <strong>the</strong> <br />
brighter that future is <strong>for</strong> Seafair.<br />
Now can someone find us some pucks? We’ve got some H2 <br />
teams to <strong>for</strong>m! <br />
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