Here is one of the letters we received about the Squirt B's "Hockey Hero!"
"We wanted to let you know about our Hockey hero. Her name is Linda McKnight, she is the Team Manager for our team, Squirt B.
To say she is a Team Manger is an understatement! She bakes for all of us, makes sure everyone knows where and when every practice and game are. She emails us timely reminders every week and is on top of any and all changes to the schedule. When the team jerseys came in she made it very special for each player, it was a celebration! She gave each player a goodie bag when we went to Hershey for our Thanksgiving Tournament with special personalized chocolate bars. At Christmas each player got a very special hockey gift from her as well as some goodies. Mrs. McKnight was our Team Manager last year and at the end of the season she presented each player with a memory book, personalized for each player with pictures, quotes, coach commentary and priceless memories from the season. These take her weeks to make yet each player gets their own made just for them. She has a family of her own as well as a full time job so none of us are sure how she manages to get it all done. The rumor is that she never sleeps!! Hockey is a lot of fun but Mrs. McKnight makes it a pleasure! She plans dinners and parties for the team bringing us all together like a big family.
Linda is absolutely THE BEST there is, we cannot imagine hockey without her and that makes her our Hockey Hero!" Congratulations, Linda!
Thanks to all our "Unsung Heroes" in hockey! Thanks to Noel, Shelley, ALL our Managers and Coaches, Kathy Branchina!, the Board Members, the Staff at Mennen and especially to our Colonial Families that make the extra sacrifices everyday, to play the sport of hockey!
'ROUND THE RINKS, THIS WEEKEND
PLEASE CONFIRM ALL GAMES/CANCELATIONS @@@@@AVAILABLE ICE THIS WEEKEND. CONTACT KATHY **Saturday 02/06/10 8:45pm 10:15pm Available Mennen 3 NJ Colonials Available **Sunday 02/07/10 5:45pm 6:45pm AVAILABLE Mennen 2 NJ Colonials Available **Sunday 02/07/10 7:00pm 8:20pm AVAILABLE Mennen 2 NJ Colonials Available **Sunday 02/07/10 8:30pm 9:45pm AVAILABLE Mennen 2 NJ Colonials Available
*****MENNEN***** _____FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 5_______ Friday 02/05/10 9:00pm 10:45pm Bantam Major T1-AAA Boys Mennen 3 NJ Colonials Mercer Chiefs L
***** _____SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 6_________ Saturday 02/06/10 3:00pm 4:30pm Pee Wee Minor T1-AAA Boys Mennen 2 NJ Colonials NJ Rockets L Saturday 02/06/10 4:45pm 6:15pm Pee Wee A T2-A Boys Mennen 2 NJ Colonials TBD NL Saturday 02/06/10 6:30pm 8:00pm Pee Wee B T2-B Boys Mennen 2 NJ Colonials LI Ice Cats NL
Saturday 02/06/10 4:30pm 5:30pm Girls 10U T2 Girls Mennen 3 NJ Colonials Tiger Lilies Saturday 02/06/10 5:45pm 6:45pm Squirt A T2-A Boys Mennen 3 NJ Colonials Cranford L Saturday 02/06/10 7:00pm 8:30pm Bantam Minor T1-AAA Boys Mennen 3 NJ Colonials NJ Rockets L **Saturday 02/06/10 8:45pm 10:15pm Available Mennen 3 NJ Colonials Available
*****TWIN OAKS***** Saturday 02/06/10 6:45am 8:00am Squirt A T2-A Boys Twin Oaks NJ Colonials Cranford L Saturday 02/06/10 8:15am 9:45am Mite White (Noel) T2 Boys Twin Oaks NJ Colonials Bandits L Saturday 02/06/10 6:00pm 7:30pm Bantam AA T2-AA Boys Twin Oaks NJ Colonials TBD
*****BRIDGEWATER SPORTS***** Saturday 02/06/10 8:50am 10:20am Mite Red (Laf) T2 Boys BSA Blue NJ Colonials Westchester Exp NL Saturday 02/06/10 4:20pm 5:50pm Girls 14U T2 T2 Girls BSA Red NJ Colonials LI Islanders NL Saturday 02/06/10 6:00pm 7:30pm Girls 14U T1 T1 Girls BSA Red NJ Colonials Montgomery L
_______SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 8__________ *****MENNEN***** ===RINK 1 Sunday 02/07/10 12:15pm 1:45pm Pee Wee AA T2-AA Boys Mennen 1 NJ Colonials Montclair L ===RINK 2 Sunday 02/07/10 3:00pm 4:30pm Pee Wee Major T1-AAA Boys Mennen 2 NJ Colonials Avalanche L Sunday 02/07/10 4:30pm 5:30pm Mite C Boys Mennen 2 NJ Colonials Practice **Sunday 02/07/10 5:45pm 6:45pm AVAILABLE Mennen 2 NJ Colonials Available **Sunday 02/07/10 7:00pm 8:20pm AVAILABLE Mennen 2 NJ Colonials Available **Sunday 02/07/10 8:30pm 9:45pm AVAILABLE Mennen 2 NJ Colonials Available ===RINK 3 Sunday 02/07/10 11:00am 12:30pm Bantam A Red T2-A Boys Mennen 3 NJ Colonials Flyers L Sunday 02/07/10 12:45pm 2:15pm Pee Wee Minor T1-AAA Boys Mennen 3 NJ Colonials LI Gulls L Sunday 02/07/10 2:30pm 4:00pm Girls 19U T1 Girls Mennen 3 NJ Colonials Lady Patriots L
*****TWIN OAKS***** Sunday 02/07/10 6:45am 7:45am Squirt A T2-A Boys Twin Oaks NJ Colonials Kings NL Sunday 02/07/10 8:00am 9:15am Girls 14U T2 T2 Girls Twin Oaks NJ Colonials Vipers NL Sunday 02/07/10 9:30am 11:00am Bantam Major T1-AAA Boys Twin Oaks NJ Colonials Mid Fairfield L
*****BRIDGEWATER SPORTS***** Sunday 02/07/10 8:30am 10:00am Girls 14U T1 T1 Girls BSA Blue NJ Colonials Montgomery L Sunday 02/07/10 10:10am 11:40am Girls 16U T2 T2 Girls BSA Blue NJ Colonials Quakers L
14 U RED TO HOLD SKATE-A-THON FOR LISA'S HEART
The Colonials Girls U14 Red Team will hold its first Skate-a-thon February 8th at the Bridgewater Sports Arena to raise money for Lisa’s Heart Kids’ Cancer Research Fund.
Lisa's Heart Kids' Cancer Research Fund is committed to the support of ongoing pediatric cancer research by raising awareness of pediatric cancers and pediatric cancer research, and empowering kids to help other kids by raising money for research. The fund honors the memory of Lisa Malchow, who died of a rare pediatric cancer in 2005. Lisa was first a figure skater with The Crystal Blades at Mennen who later put on hockey skates to skate for the Pingry Girls Ice Hockey Team. Although she was new to ice hockey, she just loved being part of a school team. On September 12, 2001 Lisa was diagnosed with alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma, a rare and deadly pediatric cancer. Lisa passed away February 8th of her senior year just before her team was set for play offs. She was both buried on Valentine''s Day --hence the name, Lisa''s Heart.
The U14 Red girls are raising money as either a flat sum or “per sprint”. Lisa’s Heart bracelets are also available for $5 each. If you are interested in donating please contact the team manager, Neal Merker, at neal@merkerfamily.com
TRYOUT AND SPRING LEAGUE INFO
TRYOUT DATES: TIER I - BOYS-10&U, 12&U, 14&U, 16&U, 18&U: April 13, 2010 after 5:00 PM @Mennen Arena
TIER II-( 8&U-Mites*), 10&U, 12&U, 14&U, 16&U, 18&U: April 20, 2010 after 5:00 PM @ Mennen Arena
ALL Girls/Women: April 13, 2010 after 5:00 PM @ Twin Oaks Arena
ALL Non -USA Hockey tournament bound clubs: April 27, 2010 after 5:00 PM The Atlantic District is reformatting Mite *Tryouts/Signups* in accordance with USA Hockey's American Development Model (ADM). Info will be posted here, when available.
TRYOUT AND SPRING LEAGUE REGISTRATION WILL BE AVAILABLE ONLINE, ONLY. Specific NJC dates, times and team tryouts, etc., will be posted around the end of February. Please watch our web site for further detailed information. ___________________________________ AYHL PLAYOFF DATES FEBRUARY 26 – 28, 2010
SQUIRT: TOP 8 IN LEAGUE STANDINGS PEE WEE: TOP 6 IN LEAGUE STANDINGS BANTAM: TOP 6 IN LEAGUE STANDINGS MIDGET-16A: TOP 4 IN LEAGUE STANDINGs Venues to be determined
SQUIRT MAJOR'S EARN WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP TITLE AT BELL CAPITAL CUP!
Dateline-Ottawa, CN, January 2, 2010 –
The NJ Colonials Squirt Major team (99's) beat the Syracuse Nationals, 5-2, to win the Bell Capital Cup Championship in the Atom Major AAA division on Saturday, January 2, 2010. The Colonials went 7-0 during the tournament, which ended in a championship game at Scotia Bank Place, home of the Ottawa Senators.
In round robin play, the Colonials beat Central Ontario Wolves, Bay State Breakers, Kanata Blazers and Dallas Alliance Bulldogs. The quarterfinals, against Gloucester Rangers, was a 1-0 game that had the Colonial faithful on the edge of their seats (or glued to the glass) for the entire game. In the semi-final game, the Colonials faced top seeded Burnaby Winter Club from Vancouver. Colonial siblings seemed to spend their holiday money on noisemakers for this game and used them to full effect.
The boys responded with a dazzling and near flawless game, winning 3-1. Igor Larionov** watched the entire game and came over to tell Coach Jerry Brophy that the Colonials were the best squirt team he’s ever seen.
The finals matchup with Syracuse turned out to be a battle of wills, with the Colonials’ 12 skaters going against the Syracuse 10. The game was tied 2-2 going into the third period, when the Colonials started putting the biscuit in the basket, the chickens in the pot, and the car in the garage.
The award ceremony proved that the Colonials 99's have, in fact, the hardest names in hockey to pronounce! The team would like to thank Coaches Brophy, Gorman, Inamoto and Abruzzese and the Colonial Nation for its raucous support during the tournament.
**Igor Larionov-a retired Russian professional hockey player, played for the Detroit Red Wings in three runs for the Stanley Cup Championship, '97,'98 and '00. Igor was instrumental in breaking the barrier that prevented Soviet players from joining the NHL. He was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame on November 11, 2008.
2009-10 TEAM LEVEL COORDINATORS
Team issues should first be discussed at the team level with a manager or coach. For those issues that need further reconciliation, the Level Coordinators may be contacted:
MITE-Karl Schmidt kjsnj@hotmail.com SQUIRT-Mitch Perry Mperry@madisonymca.org PEEWEE-Eric Stabler establer@herrick.com BANTAM-Melissa Brophy GPBrof@aol.com MIDGET-Chris Brown ChrisBrownlaw@aol.com GIRLS-Dede McMenamy- Ddmcmenamy@aol.com
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