Twin Cities Adult Hockey Blog

Goalie Boot Camp

Here's information on a "boot camp" for goalies - all ages and both genders. The camp is targeted at beginning to intermediate goalies -

There is a new goalie camp scheduled.  It will be a one weekend, 8 hour boot-camp designed for the beginner to intermediate goalie squirt age and above.  No experience necessary!  If you or someone you know would like to register or for more information please go to:

http://www.geocities.com/coachtonydh

Tentative schedule:

August 26th

9:00 am-11:00 am: Basic movement

11:30 am-12:30 pm: Off-ice chalk-talk (optional)

2:00-4:00 pm: Basic saves, intro to angles

August 27th

9:00 am-11:00 am: Advanced saves

11:30 am- 12:30 pm:  Off-ice conditioning techniques (optional)

2:00 pm- 4:00 pm: Advanced saves continued, Game situations

Thanks,

Amanda Carlson

IceShark Goalie School

651-592-2750

IceShark36@yahoo.com

coachtonydh@yahoo.com

Rob Little Shooting Clinic

I was forwarded the following email message regarding a Rob Little shooting clinc that sounds pretty interesting....

Hey players:
I am currently taking the Rob Little Hockey shooting clinic and he is very low on attendance and asked us to inform others that he is willing to take players on an individual ice session basis. Our first session was on July 27 and there were a few players from Clean up Crew and Veelas. The shooting clinic focuses on individual skills - within 20 minutes of the 1st session I lifted the puck on a wrist shot. I was in shock. If you are interested - here are the following sessions. Contact Rob at rlittle@mn.rr.com if you are interested in attending specific dates. Do not reply back to me, I have no other info - you need to contact Rob.

http://www.roblittlehockey.com/

Thanks
Bart

#5.	Shooting/Goalie: 5 sessions
	Dates:	July 27, Aug 1, 3, 8, 10	T, Th
	Times:	7:00 - 8:15	@ Breck Anderson Arena
	Fee:	$150.00, $50.00 deposit due with application
		Balance due at first class
#6.	Stickhandling: 5 sessions
	Dates:	July 27, Aug 1, 3, 8, 10	T, Th
	Times:	8:30 - 9:45PM	@ Breck Anderson Arena
	Fee:	$150.00, $50.00 deposit due with application
		Balance due at first class
#7.	Quickness & Agility: 7 sessions
	Dates:	Sept 6, 11, 13, 18, 20, 25, 27	M, W
	Times:	7:00 - 8:00PM	@ Breck Anderson Arena
	Fee:	$150.00, $50.00 deposit due with application
		Balance due at first class

Adult Hockey Association Open Ice

The Twin Cities Adult Hockey Association has started a new open ice series of scrimmages on Monday nights at Drake Arena.

The initial program will be for players at the Beginner / D2 level of play. Participants do not need to be registered with the AHA, but if they are not AHA registered, they do need to be USA Hockey registered and provide proof.

When: Every Monday evening from July 24th through August 28th (6 weeks)
Time: 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm
Where: Drake (St. Paul Academy) Arena
Cost: $60 for all 6 sessions ($10 per session), or $12 for individual sessions.

The sessions will be capped at 24 skaters and 2 goalies. Goalies play free of charge.

Click the link above to go to the AHA web site and register for the sessions. Registrations are first come, first served.

The AHA website has lots of good information about the upcoming season, so check it out.

Minnesota Wild Adult Hockey League

Fall League: September 10-December 20, 2006

Winter League: January 7-May 23, 2007

This adult hockey league offers multiple skill levels and divisions novice through elite players. This is a zero tolerance league with a full-time league supervisor. The Minnesota Wild Adult League runs a winter, summer and fall league.       

League Features    

• »  Team jerseys provided by league
• »  Fall and Summer teams guaranteed minimum eleven games; Winter teams guaranteed minimum fifteen games
• »  All games will consist of three 17-minute periods and a 4-minute warm-up
• »  All teams make single elimination, season-ending tournament
• »  No checking, no slap shots
• »  Online league standings
• »  Full-time league supervisor
• »  Professional, certified officials
• »  Hat Trick Café on-site for food and beverages

Divisions Offered       

• »  A - advanced/elite league
• »  B - competitive, tier I
• »  C - competitive, tier II
• »  D - intermediate/novice, recreational
• »  40+ Tier I (upper)
• »  40+ Tier II (lower)

Venues       

Games are played at the Schwan Super Rink and Columbia Ice Arena in Fridley.

Application Deadline

Fall  League application deadline is August 8 , 2006 or when league is full.

 

Rob Little Clinic

Rob Little Hockey Camps will be offering a 7.5 hour SHOOTING/SCORING CLINIC.

Basic shooting techniques and scoring strategies will be covered and developed.

All sessions will be at the Breck Anderson Arena.

DATES and TIMES:

June 19 9:30-11:00 pm

June 24 3:00-4:30 pm

June 26 9:30-11:00 pm

July 16 3:00-4:30 pm

July 23 3:00-4:30 pm

Goalies who wish to participate may come free of charge. Goalie instruction will not be provided.

Cost for the SHOOTING/SCORING CAMP will be 150.00.

Deposits are not required to secure a spot and payment can be made at the June 19 session. Players that register are responsible for the entire payment.

To register, send me an email at rlittle@mn.rr.com specifying you are registering for the SHOOTING/SCORING CAMP.

AHA Summer League and Beginner's School Registration Available

The Adult Hockey Association (AHA) here in the Twin Cities has announced a summer league of play starting in June.

They'll have 4 divisions, with 12 games and a single elimination playoff. If you participated in the fall/winter 2005/2006 league, you get a bit of a break on price: $235, and $285 if you're a new player.

The teams are co-ed (which around here means they are mostly male) and you can sign up as an individual or as part of a group. Teams can also register this year. Teams are limited to 17 players and the league reserves the right to move players around to maintain parity.

You can register online at their web site.

Also from the AHA - their co-ed Beginner School starts a spring 2006 class on April 19th. The Beginner School is a great opportunity to learn to play adult hockey, and gives you a chance to be on a team in the fall/winter league play.

There are 10 on-ice instructional sessions, 2 off-ice sessions, 9 games and a jersey included in the registration fees. The 19 week program costs $425 before April 1st and $445 after the 1st.

Again, you can register online at the web site.

They do a great job getting new and experienced players up and running with good opportunities to play as a part of a regular team.

Another nice aspect of AHA? You can pay for your fees via scorekeeping. Nice way to cut the cost of your league play. See their web site for details.

FYI: AHA FAll/winter playoffs will be at Bloomington Ice Gardens April 6th-9th. If you want to see how fast the different divisions are, this would be a great opportunity to see them in action.

Miles Hockey is Back - on Friday Nights

Jennifer and Chris Miles have offered a Saturday night, co-ed, open skate at St. Thomas for the last several summers.

It's baaaack - and better than ever, with a change to Friday nights.

Skates will start on April 21st and run through October 27th. There are 27 sessions this summer.

This is a co-ed, no checking, pick-up hockey game. Ability levels vary, and Jen and Chris welcome all levels - you have to be a little flexible with your expectations. I would say the typical skater is an AHA level D1-C1/WHAM C2-B2, with definite exceptions on either side of that range. I'm a WHAM C3 skater and it's a little fast for me, but I like the challenge.

Here are their other details:

1. Pay for the entire summer (all 27 sessions) for $236

2. Pay for each month

April / May $57.00

June $47.50

July $38.00

August $38.00

September $47.50

October $28.50

3. Pay per time $10.00

They would prefer to have payment either in full or monthly so they don't have to chase you down after each session. You can send a sub in your place as they offer NO refunds for missed times.

You might have noticed that the prices are up. They are not out to make money on this just to break even - the arena has raised their ice fees, therefore, they had to bump up theirs.

Goalies skate FREE!

Skater limits:

They will limit it to 22 skaters again this year. Its not a science so sometimes they are short and other times they have a few extra. Please bear with them on this.

Rules:

Jen says she hates them as much as you, but they do have some knuckle heads that occasionally show up.

1. NO checking

2. NO fighting

Jen says "Ok that covers it. Try to keep your shifts short. I won't time you, but your bench mates might."

CYA stuff:

All of you are smart enough to know that you run risk of injury when you play. Play at your own risk.

Kids can skate BUT they must be at least 2nd year Peewee and you are responsible for them.

How to sign up:

Send her an email with what option you want to sign up for. Then send a check made payable to Jennifer Miles at 3940 17th Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN 55407.

612-729-9227 Home

612-599-4037 Cell

cjtttmiles27@msn.com Home email (only checked after work)

jennifer.miles@target.com Work email (checked frequently during the day)

Coach Tony Update

A link update and class announcement -

Please note that Coach Tony has a new website, and the link on the right side of the page has been updated. He offers a women's clinic, co-ed clinic and youth clinic options. A new Adult Skills Clinic has been posted - dates are Wednesday evenings, from March 22nd through May 3, 2006 at Chaplin Ice Forum in Champlin, MN. Clinics will run from 8:30 - 9:30 p.m.

Post-Holiday Hockey Tidbits

Hope everyone had a nice holiday season with family and friends. We were both in town and out of town, so blogging was a little light. Unfortunately the promising weather we had in December has turned against those of us who like to skate outdoors.

Hope you had a chance to skate off some of the Christmas turkey and New Year's lasagne....

I like the current look of the blog, so...it's red and green for a little while longer :-)

A few adult hockey tidbits to share:

• Steve Brenner will be holding his women's spring/summer hockey clinics from April 2nd to Sept 24th (Sunday nights). All sessions will be at the Burnsville Ice Center in Burnsville MN. It's $275.00 for all sessions (23 hours of ice time) and the fee includes a jersey. Steve doesn't have a web site yet (c'mon Steve!) so call for further info: 952-292-8966
• Schwan's Super Rink is accepting applications for their annual "Stick It To Cancer" women's tournament on April 21-23, 2006. There a number of different divisions, so click the link to go to Schwan's site and check it out. It's a fun tournament and goes to support a very good cause.
• Another Schwan's tournament to consider: the Walleye Chop. Held at the Super Rink from May 12-14, 2006 there are several divisions for both men's and women's teams. It includes a Saturday night fish fry, so how can you lose!
• And yet another Schwan's note - they are offering spring skills classes (separate sessions for men and women) starting in March.
• The State Fairgrounds offers open skating from 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Monday thru Friday. They also offer recreational hockey on Friday's from 1:15 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. It's a deal, as we say in Minnesota - admission is $2.00 and you can buy a season pass (Nov - April) for $60.00.

Those of you on teams are in the thick of your winter season right now. Good luck to everyone, and have fun.

Life Time Hockey Summer School Registrations Open

Life Time Hockey is now taking registrations for their summer school in August of 2006. Held August 9-13 here in Minnespolis, the summer school will feature a combination of on-ice instruction and scrimmages, off-ice and dry-land training, video tape analysis of your skating stride (hummm...I might not want to watch...too painful), and - Radar Gun evaluation of your shot's velocity. Sounds fun!

You can register on their web site - the tuition is $465.00 with a number of early bird discounts available.