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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 Seafair Volunteer Apprecia)on Night It was another full house at the Richmond River Club, as our organization recognized our volunteers for another year at our Annual Volunteer Banquet Good company, good food (the "Cheeze Whiz" sandwhiches were not too popular, but at least the food wasn't as greasy as last year), good drinks (but no more than 2 of them) and good times were had by all. As stated by speaker Ken Hamaguchi, "it's hard to single out any particular volunteer, when we have so many excellent ones" -‐ but then that's what this night is all about. The evening opened up with President Al White, sharing our team's successes for the year. Coach Coordinator Shane Hohlweg then "dazzled" the crowd with his high tech power point presentaJon, as he gave out the coaching awards. The night concluded with the "sarcasJc and someJmes funny ramblings" of ExecuJve Director, Ken Hamaguchi, as he handed out the Peggy Maskant Award (Volunteer of the Year) and our Meritorious Service awards. If you couldn't make it, you missed a good Jme -‐ but here are the highlights: Juniour Coach of the Year -‐ Luke Birch Senior Coach of the Year -‐ Peter Reynolds Rookie Coach of the Year -‐ Ben Chen Manager of the Year -‐ Madeleine Csillag-‐Wong Peggy Maskant Award -‐ Shane Hohlweg Meritorious Service Award -‐ Kim Kemp and Nigel Shackles Japan Red Cross Dona)ons We had a collecJon box at the Year End banquet for the Japan Red Cross to aid them with their disaster relief fund. Seafair members stepped up to the plate once again and in the short two hours we collected $526.00. Thanks to everyone who contributed. Where are the pucks? by Nigel Shackles Any visitor to Seafair’s H1 sessions this past season would probably have posed the same question no matter what time of the year it was.......”where are the pucks?” Pucks. The game can’t proceed without them. Fortunately for those kids enrolled in Seafair’s Hockey 1 program their ice time was not about games it was about skating. Skating forwards, skating backwards, skating side to side, upside down, on their hands. Okay, that may be a bit of hyperbole but you get the point. Skating was the main focus of this years Hockey 1’s (sometimes the sole focus) but the Seafair program is and will be known for one thing in particular. You guessed it.....skating! How serious was Seafair about their program this year? Enough to bring in Seafair Director of Player Development Yogi Svejkovsky as one of the instructors along with Seafair Coach Coordinator Shane Hohlweg. Under the guidance of these two executives the Seafair kids enjoyed an unparalleled year of development. Also helping out were many of the Richmond Sockeyes Junior B players who were on the ice for each of the four sessions throughout the week. All in all it was a good experience for all concerned and one that Seafair will definitely be building on next year. In addition to his work with our Hockey 1’s Yogi also worked with our H2’s, 3’s and 4’s throughout the season. How does one person do all that? Did we cut him in half? No. Not really. But we did bring in noted power skating instructor Derek Popke to lend a significant hand. All kids who played Hockey 2,3 or 4 in Seafair during this past season had either Derek Popke or Yogi as part of their practices every second week. Every team. Every player. Not bad for a small association and probably not something you would see in most other associations. And the price for all this extra instruction? Well, that’s where it got really interesting. The price was fixed at an even zero dollars. Yes, you read that right. For the price of the registration all of the Seafair kids received instruction throughout the year from two of the most qualified instructors in the province at no extra cost. Now why would Derek Popke, whose client list includes quite a few NHL players, be willing to work with Seafair and these age groups? Why would Yogi Svejkovsky work so closely with all of the kids we have in Seafair H1/4? Because that’s Seafair. That’s the commitment that all of us in Seafair have to our youngest members. They’re the future of Seafair and the more time spent with them now the brighter that future is for Seafair. Now can someone find us some pucks? We’ve got some H2 teams to form! Volume IV Issue IV Seafair - Great Hockey, Great People Page 10
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 SEAFAIR SPONSORS OF THE MONTH LAWRENCE TALBOT LAW CORPORATION PLATINUM SPONSOR: Lawrence Talbot Law Corporation In business since: 2006 Services provided: Provides legal services to companies in the Mining and Natural Resources Industry Address: Suite 1920 - 1188 West Georgia Street Vancouver, B.C. V6E 4A2 Telephone: (604) 683-3396 Email Address: lawrence.talbot@talbotlaw.ca Years as a Sponsor: 10 years PLATINUM SPONSOR: Tireland In business since: For over the past 40 years Services provided: Tire sales, alignment, brakes, shocks, flat repairs, computerized balancing and custom wheels and mounting Address: Multiple locations (over 65 locations in B.C, ! Alberta, and Saskatchewan) Web Address: www.tireland.ca Years as a Sponsor: First year GOLD SPONSOR: Sandman Signature – Hotel and Resort Vancouver Airport Address: 10251 St. Edwards Drive Richmond, BC V6X 2M9 Phone: (604) 278-9611 Web Address: www.sandmansignature.com Years as a Sponsor: First year GOLD SPONSOR: Sandman Hotels/Inns/Suites Vancouver Airport Address: 3233 St. Edwards Dr Richmond, B.C. V6X 3K4 Phone: (604) 303-8888 Web Address: www.sandman.ca Years as a Sponsor: First Year GOLD SPONSOR: Cyclone Taylor Sports In business since: 1957 Services provided: Sales and services to meet all your sporting needs Address: 14140 Triangle Rd Richmond, B.C. V6W 1B1 Phone: (604) 448-1748 Email Address: peter@cylconetaylor.com ! Contact Person: Peter Zerbinos Web Address: www.cyclonetaylor.com Years as a Sponsor: First Year Volume IV Issue IV Seafair - Great Hockey, Great People Page 11
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