TGHA Update
December 29, 2005

Practice Schedule
Board Meeting
Cub Club Notice
Skate Sharpening  Benefit
Bowl with the Big Red Men
USA Women's Olympic Team Selected
Another Web Site about Upcoming Olympics
Pancake Breakfast Jan. 7
 
Practice Schedule
 
Today, Thursday Dec. 29 is a regular Thursday schedule at Cass Park with Initiation and House at 5:15, 12U at 6:15, 14U at 7:45, and 19U at 8:15 p.m.
 
Monday January 2 is a return to the regular practice schedule for all teams!
 
(Except 14U and 19U are on the earlier times at Lynah on Tuesdays: 7:00 and 7:30 p.m. respectively.)
 
Board Meeting
 
Monday January 9 at 7:00 p.m. in Rick's Room, The RINK.
 
Cub Club Message from Dave Herrick
Hi Folks,
The manager of the bowling lanes at Helen Newman had to change the date of our Bowling Party with the Big Red. The new date is Tuesday, January 17th from 6-8 PM. Sorry for any inconvenience. We look forward to seeing all of the Little Sisters at this fun evening. As always, I'd like to have confirmation that you'll attend. Thanks and Happy Holidays!
 
David A. Herrick
1 Winner's Circle
Ithaca, NY 14850
phone (607) 277-1414
dherrick@twcny.rr.com
 
Skate Sharpening Benefit
 
Phil Ambis of Ambis Industries has made a generous offer as his way of supporting TGHA!  If you take TGHA players' skates to Phil for sharpening and identify yourself as part of TGHA (he has a list in his shop), he will give TGHA $2.00 of every $7.00 sharpening fee he charges.  Ambis Industries is on Willow Avenue on the other side of the railroad tracks from Rt. 13 heading to the public golf course.  Park in The Haunt's parking lot near the fence door near the door of his shop.  Phil builds skate sharpening equipment as well as sharpens individual's skates. Please be respectful of his generosity to donate only when sharpening the girls' skates this season. Thanks Phil!
 
Bowl with the Big Red Men
 
The Cornell Hockey Association invites the community to Bowl with the Big Red on Friday January 6 from 7:00-9:00 p.m. at Helen Newman Hall Lanes.
 
USA Olympic Team Announced
From www.usahockey.com
 

Dec. 27, 2005
 
USA Hockey Announces Roster For 2006 Olympic Women’s Ice Hockey Team; Nine Returning Olympians Among 20 Players Named

>>>2006 U.S. WOMEN'S OLYMPIC TEAM ROSTER (.doc)

BLOOMINGTON, Minn. -- USA Hockey announced the 20-player roster for the 2006 Olympic Women’s Ice Hockey Team at a public event at the Mall of America in Bloomington, Minn., today. The roster includes 11 forwards, seven defensemen and two goaltenders.
 
Head Coach Ben Smith (Gloucester, Mass.) will lead his third Olympic Women’s Ice Hockey Team into Torino.
 
“We have had an arduous four months where we’ve been tested under fire and we’re looking forward to bringing this group of 20 athletes together to make the final push,” said Smith. “As Americans we all know what the objective is and this group of athletes gives us the best chance of accomplishing that goal.”
 
Among the players named to the team are four two-time Olympians. Forwards Jenny Potter (Edina, Minn.), Katie King (Salem, N.H.) and Tricia Dunn-Luoma (Derry, N.H.) and defenseman Angela Ruggiero (Harper Woods, Mich.) will play in their third Olympic Winter Games in Torino.
 
2002 Olympic silver-medalist Krissy Wendell (Brooklyn Park, Minn.) will serve as captain of the squad. Wendell is joined up front by 2002 Olympians Julie Chu (Fairfield, Conn.) and Natalie Darwitz (Eagan, Minn.). Five forwards; Kathleen Kauth (Saratoga Springs, N.Y.), Kristin King (Piqua, Ohio), Kim Insalaco (Rochester, N.Y.), Sarah Parsons (Dover, Mass.) and Kelly Stephens (Seattle, Wash.) will make their Olympic debuts in Torino.
 
The U.S. blueline includes three returning Olympians with Ruggiero, Courtney Kennedy (Woburn, Mass.) and Lyndsay Wall (Churchville, N.Y.).  Four defensemen; Helen Resor (Greenwich, Conn.), Caitlin Cahow (New Haven, Conn.), Jamie Hagerman (N. Andover, Mass.) and Molly Engstrom (Siren, Wis.) will play in their first Olympic Winter Games in 2006.
 
Goaltenders Chanda Gunn (Huntington Beach, Calif.) and Pam Dreyer (Eagle River, Alaska) will also make their Olympic debuts in Torino.
 
Team USA will play Canada in the final game of the Hilton Family Skate to 2006 Tour on Friday, Dec. 30, at the Xcel Energy Center. Puck drop is set for 7 p.m. CSTV will broadcast the game on a tape-delayed basis on Dec. 31 at 9 p.m. EST.
 
NOTES: Seventeen of the 20 players named to the roster today also represented the gold-medal-winning Team USA at the 2005 Women’s World Championship in April ... Sarah Parsons was the youngest player named to the team at age 18 ... Coach Smith will be assisted behind the bench by Alana Blahoski (St. Paul, Minn.) and Mike Gilligan (Burlington, Vt.).
 
Another Web Site to Visit
 
www.usolympicteam.com
 

PANCAKE BREAKFAST TO BENEFIT ITHACA YOUTH HOCKEY TEAM
 
ITHACA – Here’s a sure goal for your taste buds:  Ithaca Youth Hockey’s “PeeWee Snowbelt” players (ages 11&12) will host a benefit pancake breakfast on Saturday, Jan. 7, 2006.  The breakfast will be held at the Moose Lodge, 367 Elmira Road, Ithaca (just south of the city on Route 13), from 7:30 a.m. until 10:45 a.m.   Cost is $5 per person; children age 5 and under eat free.  Menu includes eggs to order, toast, French toast, pancakes, juices, coffee, and more.  Tickets available at the door.   Raffles will be held during the pancake breakfast for Cornell hockey tickets and a week at Mike Schafer’s August Hockey Camp at Cornell.
            For more information or presale tickets, see any PeeWee Snowbelt player or parent, or call Pam Hanna at 257-2862, email phannamenz@aol.com. 



Mary
Mary M. Grainger
421 Highland Road
Ithaca, NY 14850
Phone 607-257-3268
Fax 607-257-0483
Cell 607-280-4380