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Online registration with USA Hockey opens May 1. All Hanover Hockey
Association players must be registered with USA Hockey. For a
step-by-step guide, click here.
The 2008 Hanover Hockey Association split season Midget team roster is available by clicking here.
Split Season Midgets Minor Registrations will only be accepted if received by
Jay Wolter on or prior to Wednesday, March 19. Late registrants will not be
considered and final decisions about program design will be made based on
registration data submitted by the March 19 deadline. Unless more
registrations are received, HHA will only be able to field a single team to
play GSL Tier I. A reminder that player assessment begins Monday, March 24.
Cinderella Mite Green goes undefeated to win State Championship!
The Hanover Wild Mite Green marched through the Granite State League’s Tier II Mite state tournament undefeated by capturing the state title with a 4-3 win over Keene. Seeded fifth when tournament play began, Hanover Mite Green opened its Cinderella run with an identical 4-3 nailbiter win on Friday over the same Keene Cobras team, the second seed overall. The winning goal for Mite Green was scored with just two-tenths of a second left on the clock! Hanover Mite Green followed that up with a 5-3 win over New Hampshire Avalanche 2 on Saturday. In the Sunday semi-finals, Mite Green won a convincing 6-2 victory over top-seeded New Hampshire East to advance to the finals.
Pee Wee Blue captures State Title after four overtimes!
Pee Wee Blue emerged victorious on the afternoon of March 9 at St. Anselm's rink in the championship game for the Tier 5 Pee Wee division. To get to the finals, Hanover's Pee Wee Blue trounced Littleton 4-1 and tied Keene 2-2 during the quarter-finals. In the semi-finals, they defeated Twin Valley, 2-1, (ranked 2nd in Tier 5) to advance to the final game against Lebanon, who was ranked 4th in the GSL. Lebanon had defeated Twin Valley and NH East in the quarter-finals, and beat Littleton in the semifinals after two overtimes. In the championship game, Hanover scored in the 1st period but Lebanon managed to tie it up in the 2nd. After a scoreless 3rd period, they began the grueling process of 6 minute overtime periods. Hanover finally managed to get the puck between the pipes late in the 4th overtime, with 1 minute and 7 seconds remaining.
Bantam White Captures Tier IV State Crown after forcing overtime!
After wins over Lebanon and top-seeded Manchester in the preliminary rounds, the Hanover Wild Bantam White team defeated Hollis in a close game to advance to the finals and a rematch with Manchester. In an exciting and back-and-forth championship game, the Wild found themselves down one goal with just over a minute to play. In a gutsy move, Coach Cote pulled the goalie at a center ice face-off. The gamble payed off as the Wild scored to send the game into overtime in the closing seconds of regulation. No stopping them now, the Wild scored the game winner in the fourth minute of overtime to take the Championship 6-5.
Squirt White team battles to earn State Tournament runner-up
Hanover Wild Squirt White battled the top-ranked, undefeated Salem Saints in the finals of the NH State Tournament in Berlin, but ultimately lost a closely fought 5-3 contest and gain a second place tournament finish. Seeded third at the start of tournament play, Hanover got to the finals by outlasting the Kearsarge Thrashers 3-2. While Kearsarge scored first, the Hanover Squirt White team responded with three first period goals to seal the game. In the preliminary tournament rounds, the Squirt White team lost to Salem 5-1, but earned a spot in the semi-final round after defeating the Concord Capitals 2-1.
All 2007-08 season players will be receiving pre-registration packets in the mail this week. Pre-registration forms and deposits are due March 31, 2008. Travel players pre-registering by the deadline will receive a $75 fee discount. Late travel program registrants, including returning HHA players, will be waitlisted and are not guaranteed a spot to play if registering after March 31. House program players are not required to pre-register, but are strongly encouraged to do so to assist in our planning for next year.
The third and final session of the Hanover Hockey Association's Learn to
Play Wild hockey program starts at 8 am at Campion Rink on Saturday,
Feb.
23.
This program is designed for boys and girls born 1999-2003 who can stand
up and move forward on skates but have little or no prior hockey
experience. The focus is on fun! The program is open both to newcomers
and to those who participated in either or both of the first and second
eight-week sessions.
This eight-week session costs just $125. If they haven't participated
before, your child also can "test drive" the first three skates for only
$30. We anticipate TWO skates of ONE hour each per week.
For more information, contact Jonathan Bynum at jdtbynum@juno.com.
At the February Board meeting, the HHA Board approved a plan co-developed by
former HHA President Jay Wolter to offer a split season minor midget program
during the fall of 2008. This program will be open to birth year 1992 and 1993
players, and will be open to all Upper Valley players, not just HHA-registered
skaters. No preference will be given to any player by reason of current or
prior affiliation. It is anticipated that the team will play at GSL Tier I.
Given sufficient interest, more than one team will be formed. Registration for
this program is now open. Tryouts are schedule for the week of March 23.
Click for more information and for the registration forms.
If you are interested in finding out more about ice availability and scheduling
this year, please click here for a memo from the Hanover Hockey Association
Board.
The New Hampshire Amateur Hockey Association will be holding its annual Yankee
Festival Tryouts beginning January 22. For more information, click here.
The second session of the Hanover Hockey Association's Learn to Play hockey program starts at 12:45 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 27, at Thompson Arena.
This program is designed for boys and girls born 1999-2003 who can stand up and move forward on skates but have little or no prior hockey experience. The focus is on fun! The program is open both to newcomers and to those who participated in the first eight week session who would like to gain additional experience.
This eight-week session costs just $125. If they haven’t participated before, your child also can "test drive" the first three skates for only $30. We anticipate TWO skates of ONE hour each per week.
For more information, contact Jonathan Bynum at jdtbynum@juno.com or (802) 649-3823.
Hockey dad, coach and local physician, Dr. Michael Lyons, has a few
words of advice for our hockey families about keeping our hockey players
healthy during the season, including addressing the issue of the MRSA
infection. To read his letter, click here.
The next Goaltender Clinic, run by the Vermont Goaltenders Academy ( http://www.vtga.com/ ), is scheduled for Thursday, 12/13, 5:15-6:45 PM @ Thompson. Clinics are open to all registered HHA goalies, Mite through Bantam level, at no additional cost. Contact John Montgomery at 877-591-6016 or johnmont@us.ibm.com if you have questions.
The HHA Fundraising Committee would like to thank everyone who attended and all
the sponsors of the September 29th HHA Ice Breaker 2007 Silent Auction. It was
a lot of fun and a huge success. We are happy to report that a total of $9,500
was raised from this event! Thanks again for all your support.
~The Fundraising Committee: John Elliott, Amy Peters, Kathy Yukica, and Elizabeth Gardner
HHA Board - The November Board meeting has been moved up by one day; the
meeting is now scheduled for Monday, November 12, 6:30 PM @ Hanover Fire
Station.
Attention HHA Goalies: Hanover Hockey Association (HHA) is again sponsoring a
series of Goaltender Clinics to support skills development of HHA goalies.
These high quality clinics will be professionally run by the Vermont
Goaltenders Academy ( http://www.vtga.com/ ) Goaltending
Clinics are open to all registered HHA goalies, Mite through Bantam level, at
no additional cost. The first clinic is scheduled Wednesday, 10/24, 6:20 - 7:50
PM @ Campion. Contact John Montgomery at 877-591-6016 or
johnmont@us.ibm.com if you have questions.
Thank you for registering for the Learn to Play Wild and Wild Mite programs for
the 2007-08 season. We are very excited about the enthusiastic response. For
the initial schedule and additional information to help you prepare for the
season, click here.
Team rosters and Schedules are posted!
New for this year, all HHA coaches and anyone interested in coaching now
or in the future should please attend a coaches meeting on Sunday, Oct.
7, at Campion Arena. The meeting will begin at 2:15 p.m. and will
include an on-ice demonstration practice from 3 to 4 p.m., with drills
and practice ideas run by Dick Dodds, Hanover High School Varsity coach.
Questions should be directed to Steve Bensen, HHA Coaching Coordinator,
at steve.p.bensen@hitchcock.org or 802-649-1949.
The Hanover Hockey Association will sponsor its 14^th annual Thanksgiving
Tournament this November. Detailed information and registration packets are
now available by clicking on the tournament link.
Interested in volunteering to coach hockey? You can fulfill the USA Hockey requirement to participate in a coaching clinic with a local clinic to be held Saturday, Oct. 27, in Lebanon from 7:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. The clinic is a great way for parents to get an introduction to coaching hockey and involves four hours of class at the Dartmouth Medical School and one hour on the ice at Campion Rink. For more information, contact Rick McMenimen at nhhockeyip@aol.com or (603) 773-9831 or visit www.USAhockey.com.
The Hanover Hockey Association is sponsoring two absolutely free clinics to introduce girls and boys to hockey completely without cost. The clinics – one for girls and one coed – will be held the weekend of Sept. 8-11 at Campion Rink. Participants only need to bring their enthusiasm as all necessary equipment will be provided to participants for the entire clinic, also at no cost. For more information on the coed clinic contact Scott or Amy Peters at apeters@golfskiwarehouse.com. For more information on the girls clinic contact Chris Healy at chrishvt@gmail.com.
Skate sale: The Hanover Hockey Association will hold its annual skate sale in
conjunction with registration on Saturday, September 8, 2007 at Campion Rink.
This is a great opportunity to get rid of old equipment in your basement, help
equip new skaters (as well as some older ones!), and raise money for HHA
programs. Equipment can be dropped off between 8:00-9:30 a.m. The sale will
run from 9:30am to 1:00pm.
Hanover hockey has created an exciting new program to make it easier for
everyone to get involved in hockey! For a full explanation of the changes,
please read Introduction to the New Learn-to-Play and House Mite Programs. For
those parents who have already pre-registered a child for an introductory
program, please read that introduction and then read the Message to
pre-registered families.
HHA Announces Raffle Results and Winners
The goal of the Fundraising Committee was to raise $5,000 toward
scholarships for the 2007 - 2008 Season. We surpassed that goal with a
take of $7,075.00 - AWESOME!
Our most sincere thanks go out to all of you who participating in this
year's program.
Thank You,
Amy Peters, John Eliot, Kathy Yukica, Elizabeth Gardner
The Fundraising Committee
Individual winners (most raffle tickets sold)
MacKenzie Knights (Girls U-12)
Peter Bensen (Pee Wee Green)
Ethan Shipulski (Squirt White)
Jack MacNamara (Squirt Blue)
Congratulations to Squirt Blue they raised the most money as a team with 1,160!
Raffle Prize Winners
2 tickets to Nugget -The Costellos
2 tickets to Nugget - Christina Cook
2 tickets to Nugget - Randy Hill
2 Manchester Monarch tickets - Jim Umland
3 Fishercats tickets - Beach
2 Fishercats tickets - O’Leary
1 Blue Sky gift certificate - Chris Bentivoglio
1 Blue Sky gift certificate - Roger Phillips
1 skate sharpen card - Gail Trottier
1 skate sharpen card - Henry Asch
1 hour of Campion Ice - Steve Eickhoff
Golf & Ski Warehouse $250 gift cert. - Mary Brown
White River Toyota Service $250 cert. - Bonnie Colby
Evan's Express Mart $100 gift cert - Hoyt Sutherland
Squirt Green Takes the CSB Squirt Winter Classic Tournament!
Read more . . .
Hanover Hockey Association Loses A Good Friend And Supporter.
Please take a moment to read this letter from President Jay Wolter on the passing of Bart Miller.
A revised Parent Handbook is now available.
USA Hockey has issued a new standard of play and rules emphasis for the upcoming season. Read more about it at USA Hockey.
USA Hockey passed the Helmet Propoal at the June 2006 National Congress. Read more about it at USA Hockey.
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