A few weeks ago the Hawks were excited to hear from Rachel Canelli of phillyburbs.com, who was interested in doing a feature about women’s hockey, and the Hawks.
Everyone had a great time, and Rachel even skated with the team! Thanks again on behalf of the whole organization to everyone involved!
Spring league is an open registration in-house league that runs from the end of March through the beginning of June. All of the games are played in Warminster, at BC Ice Sports Center.
Registration is open until Monday March 12th. Exact dates and ice times are TBA, typically you play once a week Tues, Wed or Thurs. Payment via check or paypal will be available after ice times are finalized.
The clinic is designed for beginner and intermediate women looking to learn how to play hockey, and to improve their game. The clinic will include 10 weeks of practices with a USA hockey certified coach. We will be covering skating, shooting, stickhandling, and some gameplay (including some scrimmages).
Please bring a check made out to Lady Hawks Hockey on the first Monday.
Over at the Puck Daddy Blog on Yahoo Greg Wyshynski is covering 40 Canadian Women Who are raising money for charity, and trying to set the record for the longest hockey game…
“Around Day 3, people started to slow down a bit,” said Beth Snow, 34. “But we’re still playing hard. I thought we’d be doing a lot more floating.”
On Aug. 26 at the Burnaby 8 Rinks in British Columbia, 40 women split up into two teams and began competing in what they hope will be the longest continuous hockey game ever played — one that’s streaming live on the Internet 24 hours a day.
The current record was set in Edmonton during 10 days back in February, a charity effort that raised money for the city’s Cross Cancer Institute. The final whistle in Burnaby will sound on Sept. 5; should their efforts be validated by Guinness World Records, the players will have beaten that Edmonton record by 65 minutes.
To accomplish their goals, these women are literally living at the rink for 243 hours. Normal routines have been shattered. Bodies are blistered and aching. And if they don’t follow Guinness’s rules to the letter, they won’t set a world record.
Yet beyond pride and competitive fire, there’s something else driving them: The desire to raise awareness and money to fight Cystic Fibrosis, and honor the memory of those who lost their battle with it.
Full article after the jump.
Think you could skate for 10+days??
Please note the clinic will be at 9pm tonight, not 7:50. See everyone out there on the ice!
Unfortunately there was a scheduling issue with the rink, so the clinic tonight has to be postponed. It's going to be rescheduled for next Thursday at 7:50pm.
Sorry for any inconvenience, and hopefully see you all next week!
Sad for some, happy for others, summer is winding to a close. For most of us that’s great news because we are right around the corner from another hockey season! We have quite a few events up coming, so read on…
Team rosters are set for all three teams! We are super excited about our recent growth, and the fact that we are able to expand and include even more women in our organization. Welcome to all of the new players on all of the teams!
Reminder that the Thursday skills and drills clinic starts tomorrow 8/4/11. Please make sure that you hand in your fall deposit before skating in the clinic. It’s three nights, and open to all three Fall Teams.
Thursday 8/4 @ 7:50pm
Thursday 8/11 @ 7:50pm
Thursday 8/18 @7:50pm
On Monday Sept 12th at 9pm we are holding another take a shot night. The cost is free, so if you know anyone who is interested, get them to sign up! Also if you are able to voulenteer that night, please fill let me know below:
The UWHL has announced the divisions, and game formats for next season. Discuss amongst yourselves!
(Vote was 11-3 in favor of cross-division games)
White North Teams- Wings, Ice Rockets, Senators, Queenston, Hawks
White South Teams- Americans, Freeze, Flames, White Lightning, Patriots
(The vote was 11-3 to have cross-division games and 16-10 to have the brackets split by geographic location vs skill)
(The vote was 7-5 against having cross-divisional games)
(The vote was 7-5 against having cross-divisional games)
To start I would like to congratulate both Hawks teams on their seasons! It was an awesome year for everyone, making it to playoffs, placing second in the Red division and first in the White! Also a big thanks for everyone who volunteered their time for a hugely successful home tournament!
As most of you already know, both teams have expressed interest to the UWHL to move up a division, Red to White, and White to Blue. We are also going to be adding a third team to our organization! Because of the success of the Learn to Play clinics last year, we have a number of new players who are interested in joining the hawks, so many in fact, that we will be able to add another full team!
Since we are still in the planning stages, they will not be a part of the UWHL, but they will be practicing Monday nights at 9pm, and will be playing a few games this season against other Red level teams. We will offer that in conjunction with our clinic for new players not yet ready for games, or who have joined mid-season.
Links for things upcoming:
Please take a moment to go over the rules, and schedule for this weekend’s tournament.
Nancy would also like to extend a HUGE thank you to the entire Hawks Family! With out all your help, and support, there is no way that we would be able to host such a fun event! Good Luck to all the teams! And don’t forget about the social, Saturday evening at 7pm over in Rink 2!!
