Franklin Youth Hockey News
Hockey 101
Hockey 101: Terms, Rules and an explanation of the game.
2008-2009 Regsitration
Just a reminder -- if you have not already done so, please register for the 2008-2009 Hockey season at http://www.usahockeyregistration.com.
Please forward a copy of your confirmation page to our Registrar, Dave Moses
All registrations must be completed asap.
2008-2009 FYHA Tuition
Dear Franklin Flyer Parents,
I know how hard it is to think about hockey this time of year; with baseball, softball, lacrosse and the kids being out of school. I hope you are all enjoying the better weather! As promised in my introductory letter, I am writing in the interest of open communication.
Our hockey program continues to be very competitive in terms of price. In fact, upon recent review Franklin has one of the least expensive hockey programs in the area and our goal is to maintain this low cost status. However, in reviewing our expenses for next year, we do need to increase the tuition for the 2008/2009 season. We strive to keep the cost for families at a minimum while still providing a valuable learning experience for the kids where they can develop as players and have fun.
The tuitions for next year are as follows:
Mite = $1000 Midget = $550
Squirt = $1000 Learn to Play Hockey = $550
Pee Wee = $1000
Bantam = $1000 Learn to Skate = $125
Goalies (Squirt through Midget) will receive a 50% credit towards their tuition.
(Added to the tuition will be a $50 per family fundraising fee)
In years past, FYHA has taken the steps to register each player with USA and MASS Hockey. Starting this season, we will require each family to register their skater or skaters with USA Hockey. The fee of $35 (for skaters 6 years old or older) can be paid by credit card directly and securely at the USA Hockey web site. Instructions on this will be e-mailed out shortly. This change has been requested of each program across the country by USA and MASS hockey.
The increases are due to the usual annual increases in ice costs and league fees, additional ice hours added to the schedule, and a slight drop in the overall players. There is a variance every year in the number of total players. A healthy strategy in combating this variance is to build the program from the grass roots and build the numbers in the Learn to Skate and Learn to Play Hockey levels. We are considering a number of different approaches to increasing the numbers of younger players who are just starting out.
We considered the increased expenses and the total number of players, and calculated the new total price in order to balance our budget.
I ask that all parents remember these key points:
1. Franklin Youth Hockey is a non-profit organization that is 100% run by volunteers.
2. The Board will always look for ways to keep the cost of our program low. We are considering creative ideas with regards to fundraising and sponsorships. This year, for example, we are introducing a Franklin Flyers Golf Tournament on September 16, 2008 at The Franklin Country Club. This event will be yet another way for us to raise money and keep the costs passed on to parents at a minimum. My hope is that this will become a successful annual event. Keep your eye out on the web site for upcoming details. I hope for a great turnout!
3. We want to ensure that all kids that want to play hockey are given the opportunity to play. With this in mind we provide the following options:
a. We have limited funds available through our Tuition Assistance Program.
b. We offer payment plans.
For details on these options please contact Dave Moses, Registrar (contact info on the website).
Parents who are interested in contributing to the Tuition Assistance Program can indicate their donation when paying their invoice. All contributions are greatly appreciated as again we want to do all that we can to ensure that all players have the opportunity to play.
I am very proud to be a part of a Youth Hockey organization that has so many dedicated and loyal families who contribute so much to the Flyers success. Whether through your time or your dollars, I appreciate all that you do as parents.
As always, feel free to reach out to me or any Board member anytime with any questions.
Have a great summer,
Mark
FYHA Golf Tournament
Hockey season will be here before you know it and we’ve got a great fundraising event planned. The First Annual FYHA Golf Tournament. This will be held at the Franklin Country Club on Tuesday, September 16th with a shotgun start at 9am. This will be a great way to kick of the season and bring the membership together. The event is not just for golfers, spouses and guests can join the luncheon and volunteer to help with raffles, prizes and just have fun.
FYHA Golf Tournament Golfers Registration Form.doc
FYHA Golf Tournament Sponsor and Donation Form.doc
If you have any questions or are interested in volunteering or sponsorship please contact our Fundraising Director, Carolyn Meisner at cmeisner@franklinflyers.com or 508-966-3455.
Edited by on 7/15/2008 11:18:34 AM
Message from the FYHA Head Coach
Below is a list of head coach selections for the 2008-2009 season and the ideal situation is to have 3 - 4 coaches in place for each team. At the youth level, I am a firm believer in getting as many people involved as possible.
Housekeeping notes:
In the next few days, I will be supplying each head coach with his team roster. Each coach will send out a “welcome email” (or by phone if preferred) introducing himself to the parents and players.
I will also provide each head coach with a list of interested assistant coaches for their respective team. The head coach, with my assistance, will also reach out to these individuals.
If anyone has any questions, please do not hesitate to send me an email - cdwyer@franklinflyers.com
Mite 1 -- Rob Norton
Mite 2 -- Ed Ronan
Mite 3 -- Dennis Hedvig
Mite 4 -- Brian Murphy
Mite 5 -- Paul Chambers
Mite 6 -- Chris Dwyer
Squirt 1 -- Ken Assad
Squirt 2 -- Jim McCaffrey
Squirt 3 -- Ted Burke
Squirt 4 -- Mike McWalter
Squirt 5 -- David Bridgewater
Pee Wee 1 -- Chris Spillane
Pee Wee 2 -- Mark Allen
Pee Wee 3 -- John Tasker
Pee Wee 4 -- Jim Mealey
Pee Wee 5 -- Tim Langevin
Bantam 1 -- Andrew McDougle
Bantam 2 -- Tom Smyth
Bantam 3 -- Paul Scarnici
Squirt NVL Foxboro Team – to be determined
Midget Team – to be determined
Message From FYHA President
Dear Parents,
As the incoming President of the Franklin Youth Hockey Board, I wanted to take this opportunity to tell you all about my first impressions, my goals for the program, and my overall philosophy when it comes to youth hockey. Following the team placement announcements, I feel that it is important for you all to know more about the program processes, intentions, and about my position on our future.
I want to first thank all the previous board members for their time and efforts to make our program one of the top youth hockey organizations in the state. I will strive to continue their good work.
I am very excited about being in this position and am impressed with the tremendous talent that we have with the individuals on the current Board. I am confident that this group has competencies important to our success. Those competencies include knowledge of the game of hockey, caring about the players, and a desire to make Franklin the strongest program it can be.
In terms of first impressions, I have come to learn in the past several days that there is a lack of understanding as to how Franklin Youth Hockey policies and processes work. This is very evident when it comes to the tryout process, so let me start there.
Unlike many other programs our current tryout process is all about numbers. There is no subjective selection on the part of previous or current Board members, or coaches, on where players are placed. There is no flexibility and no opportunity for there to be favoritism. Each tryout session has evaluators assigned to the players. Each evaluator scores the players according to a number of criteria. They assign a number to each criterion and turn in their score sheets at the end of each session. Each player is reviewed by a number of different evaluators during each session. The evaluators are also rotated so that players are not subject to the same peoples’ judgment during each session.
The evaluation sheets are tallied by the evaluator at the end of each session. Those evaluation sheets are turned over to the Vice President of the Board. The Board then enters into several meetings where the scores are entered by us as a group.
These meetings also include:
1. A double and triple checking of the math on each sheet. These sheets are blind so that no player name is associated with the scores. The sheets are individually signed off on by two members of the Board.
2. The total scores are entered into a final spreadsheet that sorts by highest to lowest.
It is always a difficult position to be in when it comes to announcing the final outcome of where our players are going to be slotted for the upcoming season. I understand how much anxiety it can cause the kids and the families. This year we followed the traditional, by the numbers process that has been followed for years. However, we unfortunately had an unforeseen error. The error occurred in the Squirt division G-MI only. It also only affected the second scrimmage scores. I decided to share the error with all of you in the interest of integrity. What happened this year is the final spreadsheet had an incorrect formula that neglected to tally the second scrimmage scores. The formula just doubled the first scrimmage scores. The second scrimmage evaluator scores were correct and were entered correctly. The spreadsheet formula just neglected to incorporate those second scrimmage scores into the total and just added the first scrimmage scores twice.
I want to be clear that there was no confusion over player numbers, no player was given another players scores. Most Squirt G-MI players were just given his/her own evaluation numbers twice for scrimmage one, instead of adding scores from scrimmage two. This was a formula problem on the spreadsheet that thankfully was discovered in an audit process. Once the error was discovered we went back and checked all the other Mite, Squirt, Pee-Wee and Bantam formulas, and they were all correct. We also went back to last year’s spreadsheet and there were no errors in those formulas.
The results of this error had minimal impact on player placement. It didn’t change the fact that the numbers still dictated the player placement. The parents of the impacted players have been contacted. I appreciate all of your understanding with regards to the difficult try-out process and with this mistake that was caught and corrected. Any Squirt parent that would like to discuss the error should first contact Vice President, Chris Spillane. You can of course always also reach out to me. Please keep in mind that this error was only in some of the Squirt G-MI scrimmage two formulas.
There are lots of goals that I have set for the board for the upcoming season. We have every intention of researching other approaches to tryouts. We will research how other successful programs run their tryouts and get advice from seasoned hockey coaches and players that may have suggestions for how to make our process the best it can be. It will never be perfect, but we will always consider improvements. The Board is dedicated to ensuring that the tryout process created by the organization as a whole is as fair and consistent as possible.
It is also one of our goals to keep the entire membership informed and educated on our policies and processes. We will continue to work on communication with parents and players on the details of how the program is run. I ask parents to partner with coaches and Board members on issues and to trust that we all act in the best interest of the kids.
My philosophy on youth hockey is that it should be an opportunity for kids to have fun, improve as players, be good teammates, and meet lifelong friends. I look forward to getting to know all of you that I haven’t met and appreciate all the support that the parents have shown me and the Board since I have taken the position as President.
Sincerely,
Mark Allen
Team Placements
The Board of Directors would like to congratulate all the skaters on a job well done at try-outs.
Rosters are complete and team placements have been made.3
A few items of note:
Coaches have NOT been chosen at this point. Players are being notified electronically, and coaches will be selected in the next week or two in order to allow those who would like to coach the opportunity to toss their helmet in the ring.
Some families have signed up with multiple email addresses; this particular system only works with the primary email address. If your email address does not work, please follow the link on the bottom of the page for an alternative method. If you continue to have issues, please email a note to : cspillane@franklinflyers.com
If you have multiple players registered you will see all team placements provided they are registered with the same email address.
Player notification is a two step process and asks that you enter your email into a form and click submit. A unique web address will be emailed to you, which you can then click on to see team placement(s). Please be advised that while you should receive that email in short order, there are internet things out of our control that may delay its arrival.
Ok.. on with the show: http://www.franklinflyers.com/player_notify.asp
Edited by Webmaster on 5/16/2008 3:05:55 PM
Team & Coach Placements
Team Placement Update – Chris Spillane, Vice President
The board of directors would like to commend all the boys and girls that completed tryouts for the Franklin Flyers this year. We would also like to thank outgoing Vice President, Chuck Bailey for coordinating the tryouts for hockey season 2008-2009. This year’s tryout process finished one week ago and took nearly six weeks from start to finish; we would like to thank each volunteer, parent and player for their attendance and patience.
Now that the tryout sessions are behind us, we are compiling scores in order to determine placement. Our goal is to finalize rosters within the next two weeks. We will be utilizing the same on-line notification system as last year. Each family will be e-mailed instructions when the rosters are available on-line. We understand that everyone is anxious to learn which team they are on and who their coach is; be assured we appreciate your patience and look forward to providing this information promptly. Should you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me via e-mail, cspillane@franklinflyers.com.
Coach Selection Update – Chris Dwyer, Head Coach
Thank you to everyone for submitting their coaching applications in a timely manner. To date, we have received approximately 50 coaching applications for the 2008-2009 season. We are very pleased with the amount of folks that are eager to volunteer their time and assist in the development of our players. Ideally, we would like to have coach selections completed and communicated with the team notification; however, we also know it is extremely important to be sure that we have the most qualified people in place for all of our teams. With that being said, we will be doing a thorough review of all applications and we may find that we will need additional time and coaches may not yet be assigned when team placement is announced. We will keep everyone updated as we move forward with the coach selection process. Thank you and if you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me via email. cdwyer@franklinflyers.com
Edited by Webmaster on 5/8/2008 12:01:03 AM
Foxboro Supplemental Teams
For All Squirt and Peewee Players
As we have done over the past four years, based on enough interested skaters, we have entered a team into the NVL league, which plays their games on weekends at the Foxboro rink. This team is self funded by the families of the players. The cost will be in the $400 - $500 range and will include approximately 20 games plus playoff games, a team jersey, and a pair of socks. This team is strictly voluntary will eventually be limited to the first 16 skaters that pay.
At this time, I am not asking for a commitment, only an email back if you feel that you would be interested in skating on this team. If you could let me know by next weekend, May 12th, I would appreciate it.
Thank you,
Dave Moses
Registrar
Franklin Youth Hockey
dmoses@franklinflyers.com
Edited by Webmaster on 5/8/2008 12:00:52 AM
Hockey Equipment Cleaning
**Please note time change for drop off on the 27th
What to do with end of the season dirty hockey gear? Get it cleaned by the professionals for only $50! (Skates $10 additional). Metro West Clean Gear is Who arrangements have been made with (feel free to check them out at www.metrowestcleangear.com ).
** What can be cleaned? Helmet, Neck Guard, Shoulder Pads, Elbow Pads, Gloves, Pants, Shin Guards, Jock/Jill, 1 Jersey , 1 pr Socks, Equipment Bag*
** What about Goalie equipment? That can be cleaned too! Helmet/Mask, Neck Guard, Chest Protector, Catch Glove, Blocker, Pants, Jock/Jill 1 Jersey, 1 pr Socks, Equipment Bag* -
Youth Leg Pads: $25 Additional (less than 32”)- Adult Leg Pads: $35 Additional (32” or more).
Skates $10 extra
(*Sorry, Wheeled equipment bags cannot be washed.)
Please be sure to remove all extras (tape, tools, water bottles, etc) from the bag prior to dropping off. Contents will be inventoried at drop-off if extra items are included. It’s a much smoother process to remove all extras at home.
Just drop off your equipment, pay and pick up one week later **
When to drop off: Sunday, April 27th from 12 noon to 2PM
Metro West truck will be in the parking lot for easier drop off.
Pick up: Saturday, May 3rd from 10AM – 12PM
Where: Franklin Ice Arena, It’s that simple!
What is the cost for all of this? Only $50 (skates $10 additional)
Visa, Master Card, Discover, AMEX, Check, or Cash is accepted.
**If you need to get your gear back prior to the pick up date, arrangements can be made for you to pick it up yourself either in Hopkinton or Marlborough.
Questions: The FYHA contact is Donna Cordova. Her phone number is 508-440-5358 or email her at donnamcordova@msn.com.
Edited by Webmaster on 4/25/2008 1:29:20 PM
Squirt 3 and Peewee 4 Team News
Congratulations to our Squirt 3 and Peewee 4 teams for winning their playoff division championship games, both by a score of 3-1, and to the Midget 20 team!
Good job teams!
Edited by Webmaster on 4/17/2008 10:30:39 AM
Coaches Evaluation
Franklin Public School Sports Clinics
Franklin Public Schools is again offering Summer 2008 Sports Clinics from July 7 to August 8 at Franklin High School.
The Speed and Strength clinics, offered for grade 4 to 12, is great for getting ready for the fall season.
Join Franklin coaches and faculty in our exciting and skill building clinics. We offer a variety of sport clinics with both morning and afternoon choices. Tuition: Half-Day Clinic $105; Full-Day Clinic $210.
July 7 - 11
Co-Ed Speed & Strength, entering grades 4 - 8, 1 PM to 4 PM
Co-Ed High School Speed & Strength, entering grades 9 - 12, 1 PM to 4 PM
July 14 - 18
Girls’ Fitness, entering grades 9 - 12, 9 AM to Noon
Co-Ed Speed & Strength, entering grades 4 - 8, 1 PM to 4 PM
Co-Ed High School Speed & Strength, entering grades 9 - 12, 1 PM to 4 PM
July 21- 25
Co-Ed Speed & Strength, entering grades 4 - 8, 1 PM to 4 PM
Co-Ed High School Speed & Strength, entering grades 9 - 12, 1 PM to 4 PM
July 28 - August 1
Co-Ed Speed & Strength, entering grades 4 - 8, 1 PM to 4 PM
Co-Ed High School Speed & Strength, entering grades 9 -12, 1 PM to 4 PM
August 4 - 8
Co-Ed Speed & Strength, entering grades 4 - 8, 1 PM to 4 PM
Co-Ed High School Speed & Strength, entering grades 9 -12, 1 PM to 4 PM
General Information:
• John Leighton, Director of Summer 2008 Sports Clinics.
• An Athletic Trainer will be on-site during all of the clinics.
• All coaches are first-aid and CPR trained.
• All clinics are held at Franklin High School. Please check in at the Field House on the first day of the clinic.
• There are 5 weeks of Summer Sports Clinics with both morning and afternoon choices.
• Lunch supervision will be provided for students attending both morning and afternoon sessions.
Registration Information:
Online: www.franklin.k12.ma.us, click on Lifelong and select Summer from the
left menu. This is a secure web site that uses MasterCard or Visa.
Mail/Walk in: Lifelong Learning/Solutions Office
150 Emmons Street, Franklin, MA 02038
Monday through Friday, 9 AM to 4 PM
For more information, call the Lifelong Learning Institute Office, 508-553-4814.
Edited by Webmaster on 3/28/2008 5:36:31 PM
2008/2009 Board Positions
General Membership Meeting
The FYHA Annual Membership Meeting will be held on Wednesday, March 26th at 7:00 pm in the auditorium of the Horace Mann Middle High School. All attendees receive a $25.00 credit per family towards next year’s tuition. Nominations and elections of officers will be at the Annual Membership Meeting.
FYHA BOARD OFFICERS are elected for a term of one year at the annual membership meeting. The Board consists of 16 officers. Meetings are held the second Monday of the month. The following is a general description of the duties of each board member. FYHA’s program is well respected through-out the State and we need volunteers to continue providing an excellent program for our youth.
EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
A. President
B. Vice-President
C. Secretary
D. Treasurer
E. Program Director
F. Director of Fund Raising
G. Registrar
FUNCTIONAL OFFICERS
A. Assistant Program Director (2)
B. Head Coach
C. Publicity Director
E. Assistant Director of Fundraising
F. Equipment Manager
G. Learn To Skate Director
H. Team/Parent Manager Coordinator
I. Ice Director
FYHA PRESIDENT is the Chief Executive Officer of the FYHA and acts as Administrative Representative at all outside activities concerning the Program. The president is responsible for appointing and charging all committees and appointing committee chairpersons, acting for or on behalf of FYHA, with the approval of the Board of Directors. The president also schedules season's activities relative to administrative functions and ensure that funds are available.
FYHA VICE-PRESIDENT acts as President when the President is unavailable.
The Vice president performs those duties assigned to him/ her by the President and is responsible for scheduling and running tryouts.
FYHA SECRETARY keeps permanent records of the business meetings of the organization and of events of importance. The secretary is in charge of all correspondence. The Secretary keeps current a general membership list and provides a copy of the current By-Laws at all meetings. The Secretary issues notices of meetings unless this duty is specifically delegated by the President to another Director.
FYHA TREASURER keeps detailed financial records and keeps the Board of Directors up to date on all financial matters affecting the running of the program.
The treasurer only dispenses funds in accordance with By-Laws and other rules
pertaining to expenditure of FYHA funds. The treasurer prepares an audited report, for FYHA "Annual Membership Meeting", for presentation to the Program membership and outlines the financial status at all FYHA general meetings. The Treasurer is also responsible for obtaining and retaining tax-exempt status and filing of appropriate reports with the State and Federal agencies.
FYHA PROGRAM DIRECTOR is responsible for all "ice related" activities
and acts as representative at all "ice related" activities concerning FYHA.
These include Massachusetts Hockey "District Meetings".
The Program Director acts as liaison between Team Managers, Coaches, Head Coach and
FYHA Board and assists team coaches where needed.
The Program Director is also responsible for all "team related" activities.
FYHA DIRECTOR OF FUNDRAISING schedules all FYHA Program's fund raising activities and chairs all fund raising activities. The Director of Fundraising is responsible for assembling volunteers for all fund raising activities.
FYHA ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF FUNDRAISING assists the Director of Fundraising as needed
FYHA REGISTRAR is responsible for registering all members and collection of all annual fees. The Registrar submits all IMRs and all required rosters.
The Registrar maintains current list of members and maintains records of all registration activities. The Registrar is responsible in ensuring all statutory requirements are met.
ASSISTANT PROGRAM DIRECTOR (2)
The Assistant Program Directors assist the Program Director as needed. One Assistant Program Director is responsible for Marlboro, Foxboro and Norfolk. The other Assistant Program Director is responsible to all related issues in Westboro.
FYHA HEAD COACH is responsible for all coach related responsibilities and activities.
The Head Coach ensures that all coaches are properly patched for their level.
The Head Coach is responsible for ensuring that an adequate attempt is made for all
teams to participate in sufficient tournaments during the given season/year.
The Head Coach monitors all complaints regarding potential coaching difficulties and shall have input in coaching selections.
FYHA PUBLICITY DIRECTOR FYHA PUBLICITY DIRECTOR is responsible for a monthly) newsletter for the membership, updating the FYHA bulletin board at the Franklin Rink with FYHA news and information, as well as advertising to the membership and the public special events related to FYHA including the information for Learn to Skate and Learn to Play Hockey. This person is also responsible for updating news items to the Franklin Flyers website.
FYHA EQUIPMENT MANAGER is responsible for all FYHA hockey related equipment. The Equipment Manager obtains approval by a majority of the Board of Directors for all equipment purchases over $250.00. The Equipment Manager is responsible for the reporting of the accountability and distribution of equipment.
FYHA LEARN TO SKATE DIRECTOR is responsible for running all aspects of the Learn To Skate Program for FYHA.
FYHA TEAM/MANAGER COORDINATOR coordinates the team managers and serves as a liaison between the Board, coaches and parents.
FYHA ICE DIRECTOR is responsible for the scheduling of all ice times for FYHA
Activities and is responsible for the negotiating and contracting of all FYHA ice.
The Ice Director is responsible for distributing and communicating of all ice
Schedules and attend all ice related meetings.
Edited by Christine Cannon on 3/21/2008 12:21:38 PM
Congratulations to Squirt 3 State Champions!!!
The Squirt 3 team had quite a ride in these Playdowns to get the final result. In the end it was the “refuse to lose” attitude that they took to every game.Game 1 they handled Barnstable 10-1, game 2 had us up against Stoneham where we started off slow but finished strong in a 6-2 victory, game 3 we faced a very large Andover team that we out skated in the end with 4 third period goals. Now it is on to the Bracket Champions Wellesley team for game 4. Franklin went up 4 -0 and went on to win 9-1, Franklin’s back checking was too much for Wellesley to handle. The Finals had us up against another very large Tri City team after spotting them 2 goals in the first minute once again there back checking and continued balance attack took over en- route to 7 unanswered goals and the victory.Congratulations go out our goalie Peter A. who was tough all week end, on defense which I can’t say enough about is, Tyler O., Brendan M., Thomas S., Carolyn R., Kyle C. and Kyle C. The offence that put up a total of 37 goals and 28 assists was comprised of James A., Conner M. and Sean H., Chris B., Adam A. and Connor O., and last this line made up Kyle B., PJ M.and CJ B. were tremendous penalty killers and back checkers and also did there share of scoring.
Thank you to all the Parents and Fans that showed up. The team really appreciated the support.
The Coaches Dennis Hedvig, Rob Oakes and Jim McCaffrey are really proud of all of you as am I.
Thank you!!!
Coach Ken
Edited by Webmaster on 3/20/2008 3:40:25 PM
Membership Raffle Winner and Top Sellers
The Disney Trip winner is .... Bob Booker! His son, Chris, is a Bantam 3 player.
The winners for selling the most white raffle tickets are:
- Collin Spillane - 1st prize $195 value, tuition paid for the Cross Ice Hockey program in Franklin
- Nick Young - 2nd prize - $75 Gift card to Breakaway Hockey
- Stanley Carter - 3rd prize - $50 Gift card to Hockey Dog
Tryout Information
State Tournament News
This past weekend, the Squirt 3, Squirt 4, Peewee 3 and Peewee 4 teams all participated in their State Tournaments.
Congratulations to the Squirt 3's for winning the State Championship!
Congratulations to the Peewee 3's for making it to the semi-finals!
And congratulations to the Squirt 4's and the Peewee 4's for making it to the tournaments!
Squirt 1's head to the State Tournament March 14 - 16th, good luck to them!
Squirt 3 Team are the State Champs!
Peewee 3 & 4
Congratulations to the Peewee 3 & 4 teams for participating in the State Tournament in Springfield this weekend.
Peewee 4 won 2 and lost one.
Peewee 3 Won the 3 preliminary games, but lost in the Semi Finals in overtime 2-1.
Some of the best hockey! Great job guys!
REMINDER - Bruins Alumni Game
See Your Team News Here!
The 2007/2008 Franklin Youth Hockey season is winding down. Coaches, team managers, and parents; if you have any news you would like to see in print about your hockey team this season please send it to me!
Thanks.
Jeanne Kohutanycz (Publicity FYHA)
jkohutanycz@franklinflyers.com
Squirt 2 News
**NOTICE** Registration Date Change
Edited by Webmaster on 2/25/2008 8:31:33 AM
Squirt 2 - Western Mass Freeze Out
Congratulations to the FYHA Squirt 2 Team for winning the Western Mass Freeze Out Tournament.
The tournament was held the weekend of January 18th at UMass Amherst in the Mullens Center. The Squirt 2 team was undefeated. GREAT JOB BOYS!!!
Edited by Webmaster on 2/22/2008 10:39:38 PM
Membership Raffle Prizes
The FYHA membership raffle is currently underway. For those top ticket sellers, the prizes are great! Read below:
First Prize: XHL Cross-Ice Hockey Program - $195 value (Good for one player). To be held at the Veterans Memorial Rink, Franklin, MA. It will take place June 19 – August 21, 2008 (Thursday nights).
WHAT IS IT? Cross-ice hockey is designed to maximize the development of the skills necessary to allow continued improvement in the traditional game of ice hockey. The cross-ice hockey game is played across the width in one zone. The game encourages quick footwork, slick stick handling and quick thinking. www.xicehockey.com.
Second Prize: $75 Gift Certificate to Breakaway Hockey www.breakawayhockey.com
Third Prize: $50 Gift Certificate to Hockey Dog http://hockeydog.com
Edited by Webmaster on 2/18/2008 1:44:06 PM
Sgt Robert Pirelli
On Tuesday February 19th, the Franklin High School Varsity Boys will be playing their final home game of the season. Prior to the start of the game, the Franklin Veterans Memorial Arena will be rededicated to reflect it's new name of the Sargent Robert Pirelli Memorial Rink.
Sgt. Pirelli was a former FYHA/FHS player who was killed in the line of duty last year.
Ceremonies begin at 8:00 PM
Edited by Webmaster on 2/16/2008 11:06:52 AM
Squirt 1 News
Congratulations to the Squirt 1's!!
They beat KP/Walpole to win the District 3 Championship!
FYHA Board Meeting
The board meeting of Franklin Youth Hockey for February 2008 will take place Monday, 2/11/2008 at 7 p.m. in the meeting room (2nd floor) of the Franklin Rink. All are welcome to attend; learn about the board and share any thoughts you may have.
Edited by Webmaster on 2/11/2008 9:05:43 AM
Youth Sports Festival Hockey Schedule
Schedule of Hockey Events - Friday, 2/22/2008 - Sunday, 2/24/2008
Stanley Cup Viewing Friday 9:00-6:00
Stanley Cup Viewing Saturday 9:00-6:00
Stick handling - Ages 5-1l Friday 9:15-10:00
Shoot and Score - Ages 511 Friday 10:15-11:00
Relay Race - Ages 5-11 Friday 11:15-12:00
Skating - Ages 5-11 Friday 12:15-1:00
Shoot and Score - Ages 12-17 Friday 1:15-2:00
Skating - Ages 12-17 Friday 2:15-3:00
Relay Race - Ages 12-17 Friday 3:15-4:00
Stick handling - Ages 12-17 Friday 4:15-5:00
Open Skate - All Ages Friday 5:15-6:00
Skating - Ages 12-17 Saturday 9:15-10:00
Stick handling - Ages 12-17 Saturday 10:15-1 1:00
Relay Race-Ages 12-17 Saturday 11:15-12:00
Shoot and Score - Ages 12-17 Saturday 12:15-1:00
Skating - Ages 5-11 Saturday 1:15-2:00
Stick handling - Ages 5-l1 Saturday 2:15-3:00
Relay Race - Ages 5-1 1 Saturday 3:15-4:00
Shoot and Score - Ages 5-11 Saturday 4:15-5:00
Open Skate - All Ages Saturday 5:15-6:00
Entry-level Referee Clinic Sunday 9:00-1:00
Referee On-ice
Instructional Session Sunday 12:15-1:00
Shoot and Score - Ages 12-17 Sunday 9:15-10:00
Skating - Ages 5-11 Sunday 10:15-11:00
Shoot and Score - Ages 5-1 1 Sunday 11:15-12:00
Stick handling - Ages 12-17 Sunday 1:15-2:00
Relay Race - Ages 12-17 Sunday 2:15-3:00
Stick handling - Ages 5-11 Sunday 3:15-4:00
Relay Race - Ages 5-1 1 Sunday 4:15-5:00
Open Skate - All Ages Sunday 5:15-6:00
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Youth Sports Festival
Massachusetts Hockey is proud to have teamed up with the New England Youth Sports Festival for the second year. The goal of the New England Youth Sports Festival is to introduce children and parents to a wide variety of sports by active participation, seminars for parents and coaches, and introductions to the people who run the major sports organizations. Massachusetts Hockey will put out an all-star effort to introduce boys and girls to the sport of ice hockey during the Festival weekend of February 22-24, at Gillette Stadium in Foxboro, MA.
Activities will include:
- Skating clinics on a REAL 24x50 foot ice rink (see schedule) — sticks, skates and helmets will be available, but children are welcome to bring their own
- The opportunity for moms and dads to take pictures of their children with the Stanley Cup
- By showing their knowledge of the rules of hockey, kids of all ages will have the opportunity to win at-shirt by scoring at least 9 out of 10 on the sample referee exam
- Sunday, February 24th, 9 AM — 1PM — Boys and Girls ages 12 and over (with their paid admission to the festival) and adults will have the opportunity to attend the 3-hour Entry-level Referee Seminar followed by a 45-minute on-ice instructional session (bring skates and helmet) at NO additional charge (limit of 50 students), which is a savings of $20.00
We need your help to make this year’s Festival a great success. The GOAL of the Sports Festival is to get kids of all ages introduced to new sports. Everyone knows that a healthy body means a happy child and participating in sports is a great way to start. We NEED volunteers during the Festival to help distribute information, tie and untie skates, and keep an eye on Lord Stanley’s Cup. If you are interested in volunteering please contact a committee member as soon as possible.
Massachusetts Hockey has made a great effort to ensure the success of the program, but only through your active participation can we make a great introduction to young soon-to-be hockey stars. So spread the word in the rinks and around town, and even volunteer to show everyone what a great organization Mass Hockey is and how great HOCKEY is!
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Calendar Winners
2-Nov - Margie Burke - $50.00
3-Nov - Maddie Bressler - $75.00
4-Nov - Donna Tetrault - $50.00
5-Nov - Anne Walsh - $50.00
6-Nov - Kim Kapala - $25.00
7-Nov - Kathy Falvey - $50.00
8-Nov - Paul Mcdermott - $200.00
9-Nov - David Roche - $25.00
10-Nov - Dianne Rowean - $50.00
11-Nov - Tom Smyth - $25.00
12-Nov - Ben Zogby - $75.00
13-Nov - Mikyong Mobilia - $70.00
14-Nov - David Joyce - $50.00
15-Nov - Bill Tobi - $50.00
15-Nov - Bill Tobin - $50.00
16-Nov - Tyler Oakes - $150.00
17-Nov - Bill Allen - $25.00
18-Nov - Joanne Lohan - $50.00
19-Nov - Tom Smyth - $25.00
20-Nov - Jill Dulhaime - $50.00
21-Nov - Tim Nelson - $50.00
22-Nov - Jeff Brown - $100.00
23-Nov - Seth Porter - $50.00
24-Nov - Barbara Jasinski - $50.00
25-Nov - Sicchio Family - $50.00
26-Nov - Ginny Bruckner - $250.00
27-Nov - Matthew Connelly - $50.00
28-Nov - Steve Tomaselli - $50.00
29-Nov - Connor Vail - $100.00
30-Nov - Ryan Cashman - $25.00
Bruins Alumni Game
The Bruins Alumni Game is scheduled for March 8, 2008 at 4:30 p.m. The company that FYHA works with to produce the Alumni Hockey Game is soliciting the residents and business in Franklin for sponsorships. FYHA DOES NOT supply members names or contact information to ANY 3rd parties, and you should not feel obligated to donate should you recieve a call from them. Please remember that all FYHA players are admitted to the alumni game for free.
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Friendly Rink Reminder
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Skate with the FHS Girls Ice Hockey Team
GIRLS - SKATE-ALONG with the FHS Girls Ice Hockey Team! There will be refreshments to follow. This event is FREE! Join the Franklin High School Girls Ice Hockey team for fun, activities, snacks, pizza and prizes. Don’t forget your skates and helmet! You’ll also receive free tickets to the December 29, 2007 hockey game against Martha’s Vineyard in Franklin! This event is sponsored by the FHS Girls Ice Hockey Booster Club.
When: Friday December 28, 2007
Skate time: 10:30am – 11:50am
Where: Veterans Rink, Panther Way, Franklin, MA
Calendar Raffle Top Sellers!
1st Prize Daniel McCarthy
2nd Prize Jack Corsi
3rd Prize RJ Kapala
Thank you to all that sold the white calendars. Good Luck in the daily drawings!
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2007/2008 Season Sponsors
Squirt 4 Champs
The Squirt 4 Team led by Don Little played in the Dusty Lardin Tourney hosted by FYHA. They were very competitive beating The Demons 6-2, KP/Walpole 4-0 and Franklin 4-0 before having a rematch with KP/Walpole.
After falling behind 1-0 in the first, the Flyers came out storming the net in the second with an unassisted goal by Max F. Less than three minutes later Alec G would score on what would be the game winner with an assist from Kevin D.
Seth L. would also score at the end of the period with an assist from John B.
The third period was probably the Flyers best period of the tournament with a goal by Kevin D. assisted by Alec G. Cam B. made some keys saves in net and the defense of Caitlin M, Joey R, Shannon D, Kevin L and John B were suffocating.
The offense was relentless in the tourney outscoring opponents 18-3. The speedy combo of Alex G, Kevin D and Anthony L gave the opponents fits all weekend long. While the gritty line of Seth L, Shane E and Austin B were a true forced to be reckoned with. Finally the line of Max F, Kevin B and Antonio D showed a rare combination of finesse, speed, and strength to wear opponents down.
Congrats again to a well deserved championship and thanks to the large pro-Flyer crowd in attendance that soaked the team with water after the game.
Squirt 2 - Halloween Classic
Great Job Squirt 2’s!!
Coaches: Jim M., John C., Ollie V., Mike P. and Jack N.
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Squirt 3 - Halloween Classic
The Squirt 3 team won 4 straight games coming up with 30 goals and allowing just 4. Kyle C. was solid between the pipes. Forwards Chris B., Connor M., and Sean H. were solid. The other line of Adam A., Kyle B., and James A. were tenacious in game 3. All tournament long the next line of the freight train PJ. M., Connor O., and CJ B. would not let any one in their zone with solid back checking. Franklin’s solid defense of Kyle C., Tom S., Brendan M., Tyler O., and Carolyn R. were more than a handful for any offense that attempted to go over the blue line; they are credited for keeping opponents to as few as 4 shots in a game. The kids played a fantastic tourney and deserved it. Thanks to all our fans. Special thanks to our coaches Rob O., Dennis H., and Jim. Other special thanks to our little fan EDDY!!! Thanks - keep it up!
Coach Ken
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Mite 1 - Halloween Classic
This past week the Mite 1 team competed in the Woonsocket Halloween Classic and on Sunday they came away with the title.
Game 1 Monday was against a tough NRI team and Franklin won a hard fought 5-2 game. Game 2 Thursday was against Woonsocket and the team walked away with a great all around 7-0 victory, limiting Woonsocket to just 4 shots the entire game.
After a league game in Westboro Saturday afternoon it was right back to Woonsocket and a game against a very tough East Haven CT team. The fatigue showed as the team fell behind 7-1 after 2. They came out fighting with 4 goals in the third to make it 7-5. Unfortunately there tanks were empty and they lost 8-5.
This meant they would have to wait to see if they made the finals. Sunday AM the call came in and a rematch against East Haven was set. Jack M started the scoring in the first 2 minutes with an assist from Henry B. East Haven then came right back 15 seconds later to tie it up. Just 2 minutes later Henry B netted one from the top of the circle to go up 2-1. The next 8 minutes went back and forth with Greg M making several key saves to keep Franklin ahead. Then with just 15 seconds left in the period East Haven tied it up 2-2 during a scrum in front of goalie Greg M.
Period 2 went back and forth with Mike C doing everything but scoring as he hit the post or the goalie 7 times. The only score went to East Haven making it 3-2 going to the 3rd.
For the second straight game period three belonged to Franklin as Justin M tied it up with an assist from Henry B with just 5 minutes to go. Then with just over 2 minutes left Noah N assisted by Ryan H put Franklin back on top for good. East Haven pulled there goalie for the extra skater but they never got a good chance and the buzzer sounded to end a fantastic championship game.
This was a great all around game from all. Greg M stopped 26 shots while forwards Joe B, Stan C, Luke D, Ryan H, Jack M, Justin M, Noah N, CJ S, and Teddy W all played great with fantastic back checking to keep East Havens top players out of Franklin’s zone.
The defense of Mike C, Austin C, Cam R and Henry B made sure East Haven did not stay in the zone too long when they got there. The D made some fantastic plays to get the puck out of the zone while making sure East Haven got no second chances.
Great job team, it was fantastic to see the never give up attitude as this was the first time all year you have been tested. Keep up the hard work and more good things will come.
Coaches Hank, Stan, Dave, and Tom
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AHL Worcester Sharks Game and FYHA
Franklin Youth Hockey has an opportunity to attend a Worcester Sharks AHL game and raise money for FYHA as well. We would like to get a head count of families that would be interested in attending the following game:
Saturday Night, January 19, 2008, 7:05pm
Joe Thorton Bobblehead Giveaway Night
A great way to see a game at a great price. Tickets are normally $17.25 but we can get them for $12.00! No $$ is needed at this time, just let your coach/team parent know via email if you are interested in going and the number that would like to attend. Learn more about the Worcester Sharks at their website: http://www.sharksahl.com/
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Send Us the News on Your Team
Did your player’s team have an awesome game that you want everyone to hear about? Send along the information to me and I will get it posted to the website, the bulletin board in the Franklin Rink lobby, and the newsletter. If you have any photos, email them to me as well and I will get them posted.
Jeanne Kohutanycz, Publicity FYHA 2007/2008
FYHA Board Meetings
When: the second Monday of each month at 7:00 p.m. at the Franklin Rink (upstairs room). General membership is welcome. Come learn about the workings of FYHA. Maybe you will want to take on a board member position in the future! (Please check the website prior to attending in case of change with meeting time or place).
Pancake Breakfast, 9/29 Cancelled
to postpone until a later date. It looks like there were many conflicts with games and activities this weekend. We appreciate everyone who
stepped forward to volunteer their time and we thank you.
All monies for pre-paid tickets have been returned to your team
manager. Please see them for refunds.
Thank you,
Kristin Oakes & Donna Cordova
Fundraising
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Coaches Clinics
Upcoming coaches clinics in Franklin:
September 22 - Level 2 - Associate
September 23 - Level 3 - Intermediate
October 13 - Level 1 - Initiation
Clinics do not have to be completed in order, but must be completed prior to December 31st.
Preregistration is REQUIRED - Click here to register.
Learn To Play Hockey Bag Deal
Be sure to ask about this great deal at registration on Sunday, September 9, 2007.
Learn to Skate/Learn to Play Hockey
The registration packet for both programs is available on Franklin Youth Hockey’s website at www.franklinflyers.com, Forms tab. It can be turned in on Sept. 9th or sent in via first class mail, and will also be available at registration.
On-ice coaches have been certified by USA Hockey. Parents and adult volunteers who want to participate on-ice must be certified at the Initiation level by USA Hockey.
LEARN TO SKATE PROGRAM
This is an 8 week program that will take place Sundays from noon to 1:00p.m. starting September 16, 2007 at the Franklin Rink (Veteran’s Arena) on Panther’s Way, Franklin, MA.
This program focuses on skating skills only. (A child wanting to learn to play hockey can sign up for FYHA’s Learn to Play Hockey program).
The rink will be divided into three groups: beginner, intermediate, and advanced. Each child will be advanced to the next group by on-ice instructors as their skating skills improve.
Beginners – This group is intended for early skating development. Basic skills will be taught, including: balance, walking, striding, glide turns, and stopping. Backward skating and crossovers will be introduced.
Intermediate – Skating skills such as glide turns, intro to crossovers, several stopping methods, backward skating, edge control, and transitions will be taught.
Advanced – Skating skills will be reinforced and basic hockey skating skills will be introduced. Skaters will master glide turns, crossovers, several stopping methods, backward skating, edge control, and transitions.
Equipment Required for Learn to Skate: The following is required for all levels: Skates, certified hockey helmet with face guard, gloves/mittens (should be water resistant), kneepads and elbow pads are required. It is suggested that kneepads be worn under the child’s pants.
The cost for the Learn to Skate program is $125.00. Please contact the Learn to Skate Director, Leo McGee, at lmcgee@franklinflyers.com if you would like further information.
LEARN TO PLAY HOCKEY PROGRAM
This is an instructional hockey program. This program is an excellent complement to FYHA's popular Learn to Skate program. This program will take place every Sunday from 12:00 noon to 1:00pm, September 16, 2007 through April 2008 at the Norfolk Arena, Norfolk, MA. Players will participate in a season-long program that will teach them the skills of skating, stick-handling and the basic rules of hockey. A strong emphasis is placed upon skating and enjoyment of the game.
Equipment Required for Learn to Play Hockey: All players are required to wear full hockey gear and a certified hockey helmet with face guard. All players are required to have a hockey stick and will receive a Franklin Youth Hockey jersey.
The cost for the Learn to Play Hockey program is $500.00. There is also a $50.00 fundraising fee per family. (Since the fundraising fee is per family, if there is already a sibling in the program then the fee requirement is satisfied). Please contact the Program Director, Christine Cannon, at ccannon@franklinflyers.com if you would like further information.
Coaches Clinics
The coaching clinic season for Levels 1-3 officially runs from September 1 to December 31. Level 4 clinics are typically held from April to August with some districts holding them as late as September/October. If you don’t see a clinic near you right away, continue to check the website as clinic instructors add clinics on a weekly, if not daily basis.
Referee Seminars
Supplemental Leauges
Dear Squirt and Pee Wee Parents,
Franklin Youth Hockey would like to offer an opportunity to all Squirts and Pee Wees interested in playing on a supplemental team to play in Foxboro in the Neponset Valley League for the 2007/2008 season. This team would be in addition to the FYHA team your child is currently rostered on for the upcoming season. This team will also be funded by the families who sign up. The fee for this upcoming season is $380, which will include all the games (approx. 20, with no practice time) and a team jersey. This $380 is also above and beyond the FYHA tuition for 2007/08.
This will be a first come first serve sign up. The full fee, along with the registration form attached, will need to be mailed in to reserve your spot on the roster. We have been able to place (2) Squirt teams and (1) Pee Wee team into the NVL. This allows us to roster 15 skaters and 1 goalie for each team, or 32 Squirts and 16 Pee Wees. A waiting list will be started after our roster limits have been reached.
If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to let me know.
Dave Moses
Registrar
Franklin Youth Hockey
dmoses@franklinflyers.com
UPDATE - MIDGET REGISTRATIONS
Due to the number of players registered and inquiries received, FYHA will be hosting two Midget 10 teams in Foxboro. Registration for the Midget 10 team has therefore been re-opened.
Registration for the Midget 20 team is still open. Please contact the Program Director, Christine Cannon, at ccannon@franklinflyers.com if you have any questions.
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Supplemental Leauges
Dear Squirt and Pee Wee Parents,
Franklin Youth Hockey would like to offer an opportunity to all Squirts and Pee Wees interested in playing on a supplemental team to play in Foxboro in the Neponset Valley League for the 2007/2008 season. This team would be in addition to the FYHA team your child is currently rostered on for the upcoming season. This team will also be funded by the families who sign up. The fee for this upcoming season is $380, which will include all the games (approx. 20, with no practice time) and a team jersey. This $380 is also above and beyond the FYHA tuition for 2007/08.
This will be a first come first serve sign up. The full fee, along with the registration form attached, will need to be mailed in to reserve your spot on the roster. We have been able to place (2) Squirt teams and (1) Pee Wee team into the NVL. This allows us to roster 15 skaters and 1 goalie for each team, or 32 Squirts and 16 Pee Wees. A waiting list will be started after our roster limits have been reached.
If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to let me know.
Thank you and enjoy your summer,
Dave Moses
Registrar
Franklin Youth Hockey
dmoses@franklinflyers.com
USA Hockey
USA Hockey Board of Directors Makes Few Changes to Playing Rules
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — USA Hockey’s Annual Congress concluded June 9, and while this year’s legislative cycle provided the opportunity for the Board of Directors to modify the playing rules, little was ultimately changed.
The most spirited debate was in regard to the proposal to adopt the “tag up” offside rule in youth hockey. While the motion to adopt “tag up” failed, it will be allowed in high school hockey.
The Board did vote to eliminate the rule requiring mouth guards for girls under-10 in order to mirror the rule for boys.
New dimensions for goalkeeper’s equipment will be required beginning in 2009-10 and is strongly recommended for the 2007-08 and 2008-09 seasons. An appendix will be included in the new rulebook that includes the new dimensions.
One other highlight in regard to rule changes was the adoption of new ice markings that makes significant progress in the attempt to have one set of standardized markings across all levels of hockey. A complete overview of the new markings can be found at usahockey.com in the near future.
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Goalies Needed
Franklin Youth Hockey is seeking a Squirt goalie and a Bantam goalie for next season. If your child is interested, or you know someone whose child is interested, please contact Christine Cannon at ccannon@franklinflyers.com or Dave Moses at dmoses@franklinflyers.com.
Checking Clinics
Short Notice Checking Clinics!
When: Thursday April 19, 2007 6:00PM and 7:00 PM
Where: Slapshots
How Much: $0.00
How do I sign up? Email Chris at Slapshots directly (slapshots@verizon.net)
Who is it for? Second year squirts that are moving up to peewees.
Space is limited to 12 players per hour.
2006-2007 Mite 2 Champions
After finishing the regular season with a
After beating Tri-Valley 2-0,
This set up a title game later that same day. The moms all showed up wearing the teams white game shirts and the team prepared themselves with the “DO THE DEW” theme. Period 1 ended with
Congratulations to the entire team (forwards) Adam A, Kevin B, Kyle B, Alex C, Ryan H, Noah N, Connor O, Brendon S and Brian V. (defense) Joey R, Brendan M, Henry B, Kevin L, Kyle M and goalie Cam B who all played outstanding over the weekend.
Special thanks again to the enormous and loud fan section that was there to support the team week after week all year.
Team thanks for all your hard work and dedication during this past year.
Coaches Ollie, Dave, Mike and Hank
Squirt 1 News
The boys worked hard all year and went went 4-0 during the play-offs to take home the Championship title! Great Season guys!!
Squirt 4 News
Franklin Flyers Squirt 4’s win the Playoff Championship
The Franklin Flyers Squirt 4 team won the Playoff Championship against Midstate’s Squirt 2 team on Sunday (4/1) in Westboro in sudden death overtime.
The game was a well-fought battle and was never more than a goal in either team’s favor.
Midstate scored the first goal of the game in the first period. Our team answered with a goal by John L. assisted by Ben W. in the second. Midstate scored again, only to be answered by Sean T. assisted by Tyler G. late in the second period. Going in to the third, Franklin scored again courtesty of Tyler G. assited by Sean T. With only a few minutes remaining, Midstate tied it up in regulation. The winning goal was scored by the guy with the magic touch all year, John L.
Not only did the Squirt 4’s win the Playoff Championship, but they were also the Division Champions in Westboro. None of this could have happened without the outstanding play of our forwards who played great at both ends of the ice all year. Not only were they able to put the puck in the net, but they played great team defense. Squirt 4 forwards are: Maddie B., Nick D. Max F., Tyler G., John L., Derek S., Jack T., Sean T., and Dan W.
The defense was rock-solid all year and let up the fewest goals against by far in the division. They continued to frustrate our opponents throughout the playoffs and helped us win the Championship with their stingy defense. Squirt 4 defense are: Chris A., Gavin M., Michael S., Derek T. and Ben W.
Our goalie, Kyle C. had the fewest goals against in the division. He was always solid between the pipes and always came up with those big saves to keep us in the game. He even stepped it up a notch in the playoffs to help us win the Championship.
Much thanks goes to the great Assistant Coaches on the 4’s: John Tasker and Larry Garland for their dedication and commitment to making this a great year. Kudos to Brad and Andrea Chase for the great job managing the team. Also to the crazy parents of the team, nobody was louder or more enthusiastic than you! Thank you for making it such a fun year.
Congratulations Squirt 4’s!!!! What a great year!
GOALIES NEEDED!
Franklin Youth Hockey is seeking a Squirt goalie and a Bantam goalie for next season. If your child is interested, or you know someone whose child is interested, please contact Christine Cannon at ccannon@franklinflyers.com or Dave Moses at dmoses@franklinflyers.com.
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Tryouts Update
FYHA Families,
Tryout schedules have been posted.
http://www.franklinflyers.com/to_sched.asp
Bantams -- beginning of April
All others -- week before and week(s) after April vacation (no try-outs on April 13, resuming on April 22).
I will also be looking for anyone interested in assisting with try-outs, as evaluators, with pinnie sign-ins, with food or with “crowd control”. Volunteers are a crucial element in the try-out process running smoothly and efficiently, so I am asking anyone who can spare a couple of hours to sign-up to help. You can contact me directly at the number or email listed below if you are interested in helping or with any questions.
Christine Cannon
FYHA Vice President
(508) 541-8824
ccannon@franklinflyers.com
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Coaches Evaluations
Coaches Evaluation forms are available online. To reach this evaluation form, go to http://www.franklinflyers.com/coach_eval.asp. We would appreciate it if each family would take a few minutes to fill one out for your team. This information is very important for improving our program and to allow it to continue to grow successfully. Your feedback and comments will be anonymous if you leave your name blank. If you would prefer to mail your evaluation, just print it out and send it to the below address.
Franklin Youth Hockey Assoc.
Attn: Coaches Evaluation
This form is on the website all year, and can be sent in at anytime during the season.
TRY-OUT MEETING REMINDER
**** REMINDER ****
The second informational meeting on try-outs will be held at the rink tonight at 7:30 p.m. in the upstairs meeting room. Please attend if you would like to learn more abou the try-out process or would like to volunteer to help. This is an informational meeting only.
Christine Cannon
Vice President
Weather Update
Raffle Winner
Bazegian Family
Extra raffe ticket sales winners:
1st prize $150 gift card to Breakaway Hockey
Collin Spillane
2nd prize Baystate Hockey Summer Enrollment
Stanley Carter
3rd prize $50 gift card to Hockey Dog
Tyler Oakes
Congratulations to all!!
07-08 Registration
FYHA Families –
Now that FYHA registration is in full swing for the upcoming 2007-08 season I have this update. As of Saturday, March 10th, we have had over 200 skaters register for next season. I would encourage those who have not yet signed up for our Bantam, Pee Wee, Squirt, or Mite travel teams to print off the registration forms on this website and send them in this week. Having your registration post marked by March 17th will allow you to avoid any late fees. Also at this time, registration is open to all current, returning, and new players up until we reach our limit of players at each level.
For your convenience, I will have a registration collection box at our General Meeting this Wednesday. I would encourage a representative from each of our families to attend this meeting and get your $25 credit towards next years tuition.
Thank you,
Dave Moses
Registrar
Franklin Youth Hockey
dmoses@franklinflyers.com
Mite 3 Champs
Fresh from their Jingle Belle Tournament Championship the Franklin Flyers Mite 3 team won its second Tournament Championships this past February school vacation. The Mite 3 competed in the Bay State’s 2007 American Hockey Series Mite B Tournament and for the second time in as many Tournament competitions the Flyers came away with championship trophies.
The tournament began with the Mite 3 team facing a physical CLCF (Cranston, RI) B level team and suffering a heartbreaking 8-2 loss. The Franklin squad played over half the game in their opponents end but fell victim to a hot Cranston goalie. The score at the outcome of the game was not reflective of the Franklin effort. The Franklin kids played hard to the end with Kevin D. and Cam P. posting the two Franklin goals.
In the second game, the team regrouped gaining strength & confidence as they then faced the Tri-County Saints’ C team. Franklin and came away with their first win of the tournament by the score of 4-1. CJ B. started of the scoring with his first of two goals in the game. James K netted the second goal of the game and Kevin D. rounded out Franklin’s scoring. Luke W played a stalwart game between the pipes stopping all but one of the opponent’s chances.
Franklin’s second win came in their third game when they fought hard to emerge victorious against the Tri-County Saints’ B team by the score of 4-2. James K jump started Franklins scoring by breaking up the opposition at the red line and working with Cam P to muscle the puck to the back of the Saints net. Next was Alec G. who gathered a centering pass and out skated the opposition’s defense to tally the first of his two goals for the game. Cam P. scored the go ahead goal early in the third stanza. Eric C made certain that all the oppositions scoring was done for the day and assured the Mighty Mite 3’s an opportunity to face Cranston in a rematch for the Tournament Championship.
Franklin used their prior Cranston experience to prepare for the Championship game. The kids came focused and ready to play hockey. It was clear that Franklin would have its scoring opportunities but defense would be the key to the game. Looking like a veteran net minder, Thomas S. acted as the anchor to this team by setting the defensive tone. An unwavering defensive lineup of Jack C, Stanley C., Cameron R., Austin C. and Gregory M. stayed strong as the CLCF players could not break down Franklins blue line wall. Luke W., Ryan S., Jack M., Eric C and Anthony L. were relentless back checkers breaking up several breakaway attempts and frustrating the Cranston squad. Franklins scoring was provided by Alec G, James K and Cam P. and was highlighted by some spectacular passing to help drive Franklin to a thrilling 4-2 victory!
An unnamed spectator was overheard at the end of the game saying “those Franklin kids wanted it more than the others. They sure did hustle.”
Congratulations Mite 3’s!! From your coaches John C., Tony L., Rob M., Joe G., Lorne C. & Stan C.
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Squirt 2 News
Squirt 2 Win the Central Mass Shootout!
In an overtime nail biter, the Squirt 2's defeated Newport 5-4 to win the championship. Call up from the S3's, Sean got the scoring started and Conor followed shortly after with a goal of his own. Next Andrew found Jack for the third tally of the game. Newport turned it up and thanks to a couple of non goalie friendly bounces it was 3-2. Mark M. stepped up and put us ahead 4-2, but again Newport came on strong closing the gap to 4-3, then with the goalie pulled the tied the game with less than a minute to go. Overtime ensued and about half way in Mark M took the feed from Andrew and put his second of the game in the back of the net to win the game and take the championship!
Chris, Jaime, Kyle, Drew, Nick, Marc, Marcus, KJ and Randy all helped in peppering the Newport goalie with 28 shots and keeping the puck out of our end and away from Ryan who makes it look too easy!
State Tournament next week..let's keep it rolling!
FYHA General Membership Meeting
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Get Involved
Nominations and Elections for next years Board of Directors will be held at the Annual Memebership Meeting in March. Start thinking now about how you might like to help out.
A description of Board of Director positions is available in our bylaws. Go to http://www.franklinflyers.com/FYHA%20Bylaws.PDF.
Coaches Evaluations
Coaches Evaluation forms are available online. To reach this evaluation form, go to http://www.franklinflyers.com/coach_eval.asp. We would appreciate it if each family would take a few minutes to fill one out for your team. This information is very important for improving our program and to allow it to continue to grow successfully. Your feedback and comments will be anonymous if you leave your name blank. If you would prefer to mail your evaluation, just print it out and send it to the below address.
Franklin Youth Hockey Assoc.
Attn: Coaches Evaluation
This form is on the website all year, and can be sent in at anytime during the season.
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TRY-OUT INFORMATION
FYHA Families,
As we ready for registration (to be determined at our February Board meeting), I wanted to give everyone an idea when to expect try-outs this year. Although I only have a tentative schedule put together at this point, I am planning try-outs as follows:
Bantams -- end of March/beginning of April
All others -- week before and week(s) after April vacation (no try-outs on April 13, resuming on April 22).
I will be holding two informational meetings for parents, on February 18th and March 18th at 7:30 p.m. in the Franklin Rink meeting room. Anyone interested in learning more about the try-out process (i.e. what evaluators are looking for, drills that are used, how skaters are scored) should try to attend one of these sessions. I will also have sign-up sheets for anyone interested in assisting with try-outs, as evaluators, with pinnie sign-ins, with food or with “crowd control”. Volunteers are a crucial element in the try-out process running smoothly and efficiently, so I am asking anyone who can spare a couple of hours to sign-up to help. If you cannot attend one of the meetings, you can also contact me directly at the number or email listed below if you are interested in helping or with any questions.
Christine Cannon
FYHA Vice President
(508) 541-8824
ccannon@franklinflyers.com
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Franklin Youth Hockey Night @ Franklin Rink
WHAT: Franklin Youth Hockey Night!
WHEN: Saturday, January 20, 2007 @ 6:30 pm!
WHO: All Franklin Youth Hockey Members and their families!
WHY: To show unity between the youth program and the high school program! And support Franklin High School Hockey Varsity vs. Foxboro HS!
COST: FREE!!!
Admission for children 12 and under is always Free and on FYHA Night the admission Fee will be waived for ALL PLAYERS WHO WEAR THEIR FRANKLIN YOUTH HOCKEY SHIRTS!
Pizza and snack will be served to the kids following the game.
BE PART OF A FUN, FAMILY FRIENDLY EVENING AT THE RINK!!!
IMPORTANT:
If you are planning on attending PLEASE either let your team parent know or email belliott@franklinflyers.com with a headcount (to order the right amount of Pizza & snacks).
Squirt 3 Comes on Strong
Congratulations to the Flyers Squirt 3 team. As a team, they went 21 games unbeaten to start the season before losing in the Jingle Bell Finals to a tough
The team is looking forward to moving up in the Westboro League, making a run at the State playdowns, and most importantly, having fun with their teammates.
Outstanding job by all:
PeeWee 3 advances to Snow Flake Final
PeeWee 3 played the Snowflake Tournament over the christmas holiday and had a great tournement! In the first game Duxbury and Franklin played a close game. Joe T, Peter R, Dan D, Sean D, and Tommy S played excellent defense! Scores by Justin E, and Tommy S put Franklin ahead 2 to 1. The Flyers broke it open in the third period with goals by Ben I and Connor D. Final: Flyers 4 Duxbury 1. Next up was a tough Taunton Bruins team who jumped out to an early 2 to 0 lead, but backed by strong goaltending by Mike D and the backchecking of PJ M, Matthew D, and Brian A the Flyers tied it at 2 with goals by Brian A and Ben Z . Again the Flyers owned the third period with a big goal by Tripper R and the back breaker by Tommy S to ice it. Flyers 4 Taunton 2. In the third game against the Pembroke Pythons the Flyers were sky high with their eyes on the championship game. Four first period goals -- 2 by Brian A and 2 by Connor D left little doubt who owned this Game . Three more goals by Connor D, Tripper R, and Tommy S led to a 7 to 2 rout. Ben R, Ben I and Ben Z all had strong two way games.
In the championship game the Flyers faced off against undefeated powerhouse Nantuket. Mike D's excellent goaltending kept the Flyers in it for the first period but Nantuket was unstoppable in the end winning 6 to 0. PeeWee 3 was aided greatly in this tournement by four players from Pee Wee 4: Tommy S, Ben I, Ben Z, and Peter R.
Congratulations on a great job.
Franklin Coaches vs Bruins Alumni Game
Learn to Skate Session 3
Learn to Skate Session Three will begin on Sunday, February 4th, and be held every Sunday thru March 25th from 12:00pm to 1:00pm at Veterans Arena on Panther Way in Franklin. Walk-in Regsitration will be held on January 28th and February 4th from 11:30 – 1:00 at Verterans Arena, or by contacting Dave Moses.
Learn To Skate cost per child is $125.00 for Session Three.
Tournament Updates
4 Franklin Teams played in Marlborough in the Jingle Bell Skate this weekend.
Congratulations to the Mite 3's for winning the championship!
Congratulations to the Squirt 3's for making it to the championship game!
Congratulations to the Mite 1's for making it to the playoff round.
Congratulations to the Squirt 2's for making it to the playoff round.
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LTS and LTPH Holiday Schedule
As a reminder, both Learn to Skate and Learn to Play Hockey will have it’s regularly scheduled times on the Sunday’s of December 24th and December 31st.
Learn to Skate Session Two
Learn to Skate Session Two will begin on Sunday, December 10th, and be held every Sunday thru January 28st from 12:00pm to 1:00pm at Veterans Arena on Panther Way in Franklin. Regsitration will be held on December 10th from 11:30 am to 1:00 pm at Verterans Arena, or by contacting Dave Moses.
Learn To Skate cost per child is $125.00 for Session Two.
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Mite 2 Continues Strong Play
Saturday morning the Mite 2 team took on Concord and came away with a great 3-2 win to take there record to 7-1-2.
The first period belonged to Concord as they jumped out to a 2-0 lead. The score remained that way into the second period. Then 2 minutes into the period Franklin came back with 2 goals. Henry B (unassisted) and Kevin B. assisted by Kyle B and Brian V. 25 seconds apart to even the score. The remainder of the period went scoreless as the teams battled back and forth with Franklin goalie Cam B making some stellar saves to keep the score at 2-2.
Forwards Adam A, Kyle B, Kevin B, Ryan H, Connor O, and Brian V really moved the puck well to keep the pressure on Concord. Brendon S, Noah N and Alex C (Mighty Mite Line) were buzzing all around not allowing Concord any scoring chances.
Period 3 went back and forth until the 6 minute mark.. After a great save by Cam in net, Henry B netted the game winner on a shot from the corner. The defense led by Joey R, Kevin L, Brendon M, Kyle M, and Henry B then took over. Even after pulling there goalie with 2 minutes to go, Concord got into the zone just once, as the D stood up on the blue line and keep the puck out of the zone.
This was a great game by all. Most of all no one got down and they battled back against a tough Concord team after falling behind.
As always thanks again to the loud cheering section as the team always appreciates the support.
Keep up the hard work team.
Coaches Ollie, Dave, Mike and Hank
Calendar Winners
2-Nov - Kelly Abbott - $50.00
3-Nov - Connor Norton - $75.00
4-Nov - Jenny Golding - $50.00
5-Nov - Nancy Iadarola - $50.00
6-Nov - Patrick Glynn - $25.00
7-Nov - Nick Oliver - $50.00
8-Nov - Tom Murphy - $200.00
9-Nov - Brian Lewis - $25.00
10-Nov - Robert Coyne - $50.00
11-Nov - Jackie Kenney - $25.00
12-Nov - Scott Campbell - $75.00
13-Nov - Robin Sweeney - $75.00
14-Nov - Joe Bourque - $50.00
15-Nov - Chris Meisner - $50.00
16-Nov - Pat Mcloughlin - $150.00
17-Nov - Dave Friday - $25.00
18-Nov - Michael Carlucci - $50.00
19-Nov - David Norkus - $25.00
20-Nov - Dillon Scarnici - $50.00
21-Nov - The Evers Family - $50.00
22-Nov - Patrick Glynn - $100.00
23-Nov - Joe Tobin - $50.00
24-Nov - Clinton Read - $50.00
25-Nov - Bob Booker - $50.00
26-Nov - Bob Barbell - $250.00
27-Nov - Jennifer Parrella - $50.00
28-Nov - Donna Tetrault - $50.00
29-Nov - Cory Ryan - $100.00
30-Nov - Liz Humphreys - $25.00
Dusty Lardin Memorial Tournament
The 4th Annual Dusty Lardin Memorial Tournament recently concluded at the Franklin Veteran’s Arena. The tournament is held in memory of a former FYHA Board member and coach and referee who believed in keeping the game fair and fun for all level of players. FYHA sponsors the tournament for D level Squirt and Pee Wee teams to provide them the opportunity to compete in and enjoy a tournament aimed at their level of play.
The squirt division played from October 24th through October 28th. Tri-Valley, Demons, KP Walpole and Nashoba participated along with our Squirt 5 team. Most of the games were very evenly competitive, and KP Walpole enjoyed their first wins of the season. The final game was heated contest between KP Walpole and the Franklin teams. KP had beaten Franklin earlier in the week by a score of 4-1, but the Franklin team was ready for them in the final. The game ended in a 1-1 tie, and was still even at the end of overtime. KP Walpole prevailed in a shoot-out and both teams played a tremendous game!
The pee wee division games ran the week of Halloween. Seven teams joined our Pee Wee 4 and 5 teams, representing Tri-Valley, Demons, Lakers, SMS and Newton. The competition was again pretty even. Franklin 4 team went undefeated to make it to the final game. Their opponent was not determined until one of the last games of the tournament, with Tri-Valley, SMS, Newton and Franklin 5 all vying for the last spot. Tri-Valley, who, like KP Walpole in the squirt division, won its first games of the season, ended up beating out Franklin 5 by virtue of winning against them earlier in the week by one point. In the championship game, Franklin scored in the first and Tri-Valley scored in the second, going into the third period tied. Franklin prevailed in the end, winning 4-1.
Congratulations to all the teams that participated for games well-played! And thank you to all the referees, timekeepers and other volunteers who helped make the tournament a success!
Learn to Skate Session 2
Learn to Skate Session Two will begin on Sunday, December 10th, and be held every Sunday thru January 28st from 12:00pm to 1:00pm at Veterans Arena on Panther Way in Franklin. Regsitration will be held on December 10th from 11:30 am to 1:00 pm at Verterans Arena, or by contacting Dave Moses.
Learn To Skate cost per child is $125.00 for Session Two.
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FYHA Dinner Dance
Reminders
Franklin Youth Hockey's Annual Face-Off Dance is Friday, November 10th. Invitations should be completed and returned to your team parent this week!!
Squirt 2 News
The UNDEFEATED Squirt 2's swept the Haunted Shootout in Marlboro this weekend taking home the top spot out of 14 teams.
Ryan backstopped the team to not 1, but 3 shutouts against the Hudson Valley Polar Bears, The Ridgefield Lions, and the Princeton Tigers (oh my!) to go into the semi-finals as the number 1 seed.
In the semi-finals against Billerica, Franklin threw them a bone and gave them a one goal lead going into the 3rd period. Then Conor dished the puck to Andrew who fed it to Chris who put it in the net to tie it up. Then 3 minutes later Drew took the puck from Pumpkin and put the game winner in the net.
On to the finals against the Long Island Rebels, where again we let them get ahead in the second period, but Marc put one in the net with 15 seconds left in the 2nd to tie it up. Then in the third Chris netted the game winner with 6:10 left in the game. Great job by everyone!
Other goal scorers were Mark M (2), Jaime (4), Nick, Randy, Andrew (2), and Assists from KJ, Nick, Mark M, Conor, Chris, and Kyle. Couldn't have done it without Jack and Marcus.. and not to mention the outstading coaching staff!
FHS Comedy Night
Franklin High School Boys Hockey Booster Club Presents their third annual COMEDY NIGHT Saturday, November 18, 2006, 7:00 pm at the Franklin Elks. This fundraising event features 2 of Boston’s Best Comedians and for the first year … featuring a Hypnotist as well.
Cash Bar, 50/50 Raffle, Prizes. Bring your own munchies, dips, etc for your table. Tickets sold individually or you may reserve a table for 8 or 10 guests.
Admission: $20.00 per person (Purchase your tickets early as space is limited!!)
Come support the hockey team and have some laughs doing it. To reserve your tickets call Rick at 508-520-3942.
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FYHA Clothing Orders
This year features a new item, the Alpine Jacket. It is a winter coat that can be embroidered. Once you have collected all the forms from your families, please fill out the clothing order summary form for your team. Order forms and checks for payment (made out to FYHA) should be turned in to your team parent. Clothing items should be in for the holidays.
Calendar Sale
- 1st prize: Free enrollment in the Slapshots Advantage Summer Camp (week long camp-cash value $495.00)
- 2nd prize: Free player evaluation and 1 private lesson (cash value $75.00)
- 3rd prize: Skate Sharpening Card (10 free skate sharpenings - cash value $50.00)
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MA Hockey EFFORT Program Meetings
Learn how you can create the optimal hockey environment for your child. Program speakers include, Kevin Sullivan, USA Hockey Sled Hockey Coach and EFFORT Committee Chair, Dr. Adam Naylor, Sport Psychology Coach from Boston University and Dr. Alan Ashar