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    2023-2024 Season Placement/Tryouts

    Registration for the 2023/2024 tryouts will be closing March 22, 2023. Further detailed information located on the registration page!

    *If you would like your child placed on the lowest level team in his/her age group, please notify the Placement Coordinator prior to the beginning of tryouts and as soon as possible.*

    HHA Placement Schedule

    * Denotes call back date

    Birth Year

    Team

    Registration Deadline

    Warm Up Session

    Evaluation Dates

     

    2013-2014

    10U (Squirts)

    3/22/2023

    3/20 5:30-6:30

    3/22 5:00-6:00

     
           

    3/24 5:10-6:10*

     

     

    Birth Year

    Team

    Registration Deadline

    ID Skate

       

    2013-2014 

    U10 Girls

    3/23/2023

    3/21 5:50-6:50

       
         

    3/23 6:10-7:10

       

     

    Birth Year

    Team

    Registration Deadline

    Warm Up Session

    Evaluation Dates

     

    2011-2012

    12U (Peewee)

    3/22/2023

    3/20 6:40-7:40

    3/22 6:10-7:10

     
           

    3/24 6:20-7:20*

     

     

    Birth Year

    Team

    Registration Deadline

    ID Skate 

       

    2011-2012

    U12 Girls

    3/23/2023

    3/21 7:00-8:00

       
         

    3/23 7:20-8:20

       

     

    Birth Year

    Team

    Registration Deadline

    Warm Up Session

    Evaluation Dates

     

    2009-2010

    14U (Bantam)

    04/03/2023

    4/04 5:50-6:50

    4/06 6:10-7:10

     
           

    4/07 8:40-9:40*

     
               

     

    Birth Year

    Team

    Registration Deadline

    ID Session

       

    2009-2010

    U14 Girls

    3/22/2023

    3/20 7:50-8:50

       
         

    3/22 7:20-8:20

       
               

     

    Process Oversight 

    The tryout process is overseen by the Placement Coordinator of the HHA Board of Directors. The Placement Coordinator will address all questions related to the placement process and placement decisions. Please do not ask Evaluators or coaches about placement decisions.

    Posting of Rosters

    Due to potential overlap with girls trying out for co-ed teams we will not post rosters until every team has completed their evaluations. If we have no overlap, rosters may be posted immediately following the final skate. In some circumstances, scheduling of the evaluation meeting may preclude such immediate posting.

    Questions or concerns regarding the placement process should be directed to the Placement Coordinator.

    Bantam/14U age group update for next season 2023/2024 (17 MAR 2023)

    This message is for 2009/2010 families, but we are sharing it widely so that the entire community is aware of plans for our 14U level. 

    Here is an update to HHA’s plans for the Bantam/U14 program for next year. As many of you know, we have been hard at work assessing our program offerings at this age group and planning both short and long term improvements to ensure we are offering the best program for our players at all levels across the age group.

    Within the organization’s teams this year there exist more than sufficient numbers to form two co-ed teams and one girls team at the 14 and under level next year. In addition, we would welcome any local players who are excited by the program that we are offering and would be pleased to offer a third co-ed team should enrollment numbers allow. We anticipate that the top co-ed team would participate in the NH GSL at the Tier 2 or Tier 3 level and the lower team will participate at the Tier 4 or 5 level. Should there be a sufficient number of players to support three co-ed teams, we may be able to participate at the Tier 2, Tier 3 and Tier 4/5 levels respectively.

    The Program Goals, Development Plan, Coaching Staff and Tryout Information Follows below. It is also featured in the attached PDF for those who prefer a printed copy.

    Please reach out to me, with questions or comments. If enough interest exists, we can host a Q&A at the rink or on zoom in the upcoming days.

    Geoff Colla -14U Committee Chair   geoff@ctrcapital.com

    Program Goals

    The players who choose to continue playing at this age group love to play hockey and have demonstrated a desire to further develop their skills and athleticism with the goal of continuing to play at the next level. Consistent with USA Hockey principals, our approach will focus on three key areas of development:

    1.    Technical skill development: Further refinement of individual hockey skills remains an essential focus at this age.

    2.    Tactical development: Development of basic team play is an important addition at the 14U level and is essential to players preparing to move on to the next stage. 

    3.    Physical/athletic development: Athletic concepts such as strength/power, speed, agility and conditioning are all universal skills that athletes should begin to develop at this age.  

    Development Plan

    Technical skills coaching: 

    o  Consistent with past HHA practice and with USA Hockey’s American Development Model, players will participate in on-ice skills sessions designed to further develop their individual skills. 

    o  Coaches will also incorporate skill development drills into their regular practice plans. 

    o  In addition, the coaching staff will assess each player’s strengths and weaknesses at the beginning of the year and work with them to set goals for improvement over the course of the season.

    Tactical development: 

    o  The Program Director will consult with the head coaches of each team to advise on ways to develop and coach both individual and team tactical strategies.

    o  Coaches/program director will meet with teams before practice to discuss and illustrate tactical strategies prior to implementation in practice.

    Optional offseason activities: 

    o  Preparation for next season can start now, but does not need to conflict with other sports or summer plans. 

    o  Following on the offseason skill work that Ben Lovejoy has developed with the younger age groups, the 14 and under group will be offered optional skills, strength and conditioning practice that can be done on their own over the summer without interfering with family or summer vacation plans. 

    o  HHA is working with local high-performance athlete development coach, Wayne Burwell, to develop a plan for strength and conditioning work outs that can be done on their own and while on vacation.

    Coaching Staff

    Please meet our coaching staff for 2023-2024. We have identified head coaches for each of our teams and we are continuing to identify and recruit talented assistant coaches to the program.

    Roger Demment, Program Director – After playing college hockey at Yale, Roger was a player-coach in France before moving full-time into coaching. Roger coached at Trinity-Pawling and St. Mark’s School before beginning a seven year coaching stint at Dartmouth College. After leaving Dartmouth’s hockey program Roger coached several HHA bantam teams, taking two of them all the way to Nationals. Roger will act as a coaching consultant to all three teams and will coordinate with high school coaches to help establish the basic team concepts consistent with those most relied on at the high school/U16/U18 level.

    Ina Petkova, U14 Girls Head Coach – Coach Ina is returning to coach the U14 girls team after a successful stint in 2022-2023. Ina is a Professor of Mathematics at Dartmouth College and competed in the World Championships as a member of the Bulgarian team.

    Marc Cote, 14U Green (Bantam) Co-Head Coach – Marc Cote grew up in the Upper Valley and played for HHA. Marc has been coaching with HHA, primarily at the Bantam level, since 2005 when he was fresh out of college. Marc has coached at multiple levels over the years, but prefers coaching Bantams where he can teach hockey IQ / team concepts to the more developed players.

    Evan Cline, 14U Green (Bantam) Co-Head Coach – Evan hails from Freeland, Michigan is currently a Chemistry PhD student at Dartmouth. Evan is a graduate of Lawrence University where he was the four year starting goalie for the Lawrence hockey team. Evan has served as HHA’s goalie skills coach for the past two seasons.

    Mark Lilienthal, 14U White (Bantam) Head Coach – Mark is also a product of HHA. Mark had a distinguished career at Hanover High School, scoring over 100 career points and serving as Assistant Captain for the state championship team in his senior season. Mark has coached at HHA since 2016 and most recently coached the 12U White team that was promoted from Tier V to Tier IV mid-season and finished third at the GSL state tournament.

    James Baker, HHA Skills Coach – James will be back for his 3rd year with HHA. James is a strength and conditioning coach at Dartmouth and is responsible for Men’s and Women’s Ice Hockey, Women’s Rugby, Women’s Volleyball and Men’s and Women’s Swimming. James played junior hockey in Connecticut and club ice hockey for Springfield College. In High School, James was an all-conference first team selection twice in ice hockey.

    Wayne Burwell, Strength & Conditioning – Wayne graduated from Dartmouth where he played Football and was on the track team. Since then Wayne has worked as a strength and conditioning coach for local student athletes, high-performance college athletes and professional athletes including Ben Lovejoy, Gavin Bayreuther, and Tate Singleton just to name a few.


    Registration & Tryouts

    Birth Year

    Team

    Registration Deadline

    Warm Up Session

    Evaluation Dates

     

    2009-2010

    14U (Bantam)

    4/03/2023

    4/04 5:50-6:50

    4/06 6:10-7:10

     
           

    4/07 8:40-9:40*

     
               

     

    Birth Year

    Team

    Registration Deadline

    ID Session

       

    2009-2010

    U14 Girls

    3/22/2023

    3/20 7:50-8:50

       
         

    3/22 7:20-8:20

     


    * Call back session

    HHA All Star Competition & Skate-A-Thon

    Please join us to celebrate the end of the season and to help raise additional funds for the Renew Campion project!  Though they met their first fundraising goal to break ground on the project, more money will be needed for phase 2.  They are getting started on the work this spring, and NOW is your skater’s chance to contribute first hand! 

    Here are the details:

    Date: Sunday March 26, 2023

    Time: 1:30 SHARP - 3:50 pm 

    Place: Campion Rink

    Activities: Community-wide Skate-a-thon followed by HHA’s own All Star Competition

    R.S.V.P.: Fill in your name HERE or respond to HanoverWildComms@gmail.com

    There are two opportunities for your skaters to get sponsored:

    1. Skate continuously for 60 minutes and get pledges for each minute skated.
    2. Participate in 3 ALL STAR skills competitions and get pledges for each competition completed.

    Your skaters can use the attached solicitation letter to help spread the word for their efforts and collect their donations and the attached pledge form to keep track of donations. (Note: If they are collecting the donations by Venmo, please fill in your personal Venmo address).  We encourage your skaters to collect all donations in advance of the event, aggregate them and bring them to the event, along with their completed pledge form, in the form of a check, cash or lump Venmo payment (@HanoverHockeyNH). Prizes will be awarded to the players who raise the most money and win the skills competition for their category.

    Skate-A-Thon Pledge Form

    Skate-A-Thon Solicitation Letter 1.docx

     

    Please direct all questions to HanoverWildComms@gmail.com.

    Coach Solicitation for the 2023-2024 Season

    Believe it or not, we are gearing up to prepare for the 2023-2024 hockey season already! A lot of behind the scenes works happens now to ensure we are reading for hockey in the fall.

    WHAT: Coach Solicitation for the 2023-2024 Season

    WHY: As a strictly volunteer organization, we rely upon volunteer coaches and need your help! Tryouts are happening soon and we want to solidify coaching teams for the next season.

    WHEN: Now!

    HOW: Please fill out the link below if you are interested in coaching with HHA for the 2023-2024 season: https://forms.gle/iF6AsAYJYW14mpsm7

    If you know of someone interested in coaching who may not have received this email, please feel free to share the link widely!

    If you have any issues with the form or additional questions, please reach out to the Coaching Coordinator Becky Rhoads via email at Becky@beckyrhoads.com.

    Go Wild!

    Becky Rhoads
    Coaching Coordinator

    Sponsored by Campion Rink the home of HHA needs our help!

    Campion Rink the home of HHA needs our help!

    Visit Website

    https://www.renewcampion.org/donate

    We need $5 million to complete a much needed renovation project of the Campion Rink. Here’s where our fundraising efforts currently stand:

    • The Byrne Foundation has generously pledged $1 million after we raise $4 million before December 31, 2022.

    • The Hanover Improvement Society, which owns and operates the facility, has also pledged $1 million for this important once-in-a-generation capital campaign.

    • We are well on the way to raising the $4 million we need to earn the $1 million Byrne gift: as of 11/04/22 we have reached 94% of our fundraising goal!

    • We only have less than $300,000 left to raise in 2022 so that we can begin the first phase of renovations in 2023. Become a Campion Champion today!

    Sponsored by LOOKING FOR HHA MERCHANDISE?

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    Our local partner, Stateline Sports, has hats, beanies and universal sized items in stock. Swing by Stateline for your immediate needs located at 22 Bridge St. West Lebanon, NH 03784. (Hours: Mon - Fri 9-6 & Sat 9-5) 

    You can also order jerseys, socks, sweatshirts, jackets and other sized items from Stateline's online store. All orders are placed on Fridays for delivery directly to Stateline for easy pick-up. Orders take 2-4 weeks. 

    https://hanover-hockey.itemorder.com/



    Volunteers Needed 

    Volunteers Needed - HHA is a parent and volunteer run program. The more folks who roll up their sleeves to help, the more programming and resources the kids have. If you can spare a few minutes … or a few hours and want to contribute, please contact HanoverWildComms@gmail.com

    The Wild Gazzette

    Check out the latest release of The Wild Gazette. Here is a shorter than usual update on this last week of the month. Stay tuned for our final edition of the season, out the week of March 7th. And brace yourselves for full association participation! We are hoping for an update from every team as we wrap up the season.

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