TGHA Update

September 20, 2007

 

Welcome to Newcomers

Marcoux Day for Travel Team Girls

Registration Update and Fees Announced

Regular Season Schedule Revised

Preseason Schedule Updated

 

 

Welcome to Newcomers

 

At this time of year TGHA offers a hearty welcome to the new players and their families as we register girls as beginners in Initiation as well as at all of our other House and Travel programs.  We hope that communication through TGHA All messages and through messages from their teams will help everyone feel a part of TGHA.  Anticipate at least one message a week, and some like this one that may need you to make a hard copy to post at home.  Get a yahoo ID for yourself so you can log into the yahoogroups site and access the Message Archives.  The TGHA web site is also updated regularly at www.ithacagirlshockey.com

 

Marcoux Day is This Sunday

Olympian Offers Clinic for Ithaca Shooting Stars

 

Sunday Sept. 23

12:30-3:15 p.m.

The RINK

 

Calling all Shooting Stars!

Let’s get the season started in style!

 

Presented by TGHA

and the friends and family of Bob Marcoux

 

Featuring Team USA Olympic Ice Hockey Player and Coach

1998 Gold Medalist - Alana Blahoski

 

Bob Marcoux was one of TGHA’s biggest supporters and fans from 1979-1987.  He was a dedicated and proud hockey parent who truly loved being a part of the girls’ hockey organization in Ithaca.  He believed strongly in the values that TGHA teaches and the importance of athletics in the development of young girls.  Mr. Marcoux died on December 30, 2004.  His family and friends, in conjunction with the TGHA, honor his memory by providing this exciting “Bob Marcoux Day” program to help kick off the 2007-2008 Ithaca Shooting Stars’ hockey season in style!

 

All Ithaca Shooting Stars should bring full equipment and be ready to:

 

Learn about Alana’s experiences as an Olympic athlete (1998 Gold Medal team) and coach (2006 US National Team), and as a D1 NCAA student athlete, and a sportscaster

 

Hear some great girls’ hockey stories

 

See her GOLD medal!

 

Participate in an on-ice session run by a US Olympic team coach!

12:30 off ice and 2:00 on ice

 

 

Registration Update and Fees Announced

 

September 15-17 was a busy time for TGHA as travel teams had Team Formation, TGHA joined with IYHA for 'Registration Day' and the board met. Attendance was strong at all of these events (except among 17-19 year olds).  Note: there are many more chances for girls to register this season: by mail, by contacting Registrar Cathy Long before a preseason ice time (cel3@cornell.edu, 257-4005), by attending Try Girls Hockey or Open House.

 

It was decided to have three travel teams instead of four so ice times (preseason and regular season) have been adjusted; for all of TGHA teams;  use today's information not what was distributed last weekend.

 

16U and 19U are a blended team competing as both a 16U state tournament bound team and a 19U non tournament bound team.  12U is planning to play as a 13U non state tournament bound squad.  Additional home ice times were added to each team's schedule which has affected fees (but is seen as more convenient than away games!).

 

Initiation        $210 (Full= twice a week from Oct. 29-March 6)
                        $135 (Half Season or Half Time)
                        $75 (Half Season and Half Time)  
House            $375
Recreation     $425        
13U                 $875           
14U                 $975
16U TB           $975
19U  NTB       $875

14U and 16/19U have two practices per week and 20 home games. 13U has two practices per week and 15 home games. Each team has one tournament fee covered by registration fees. (19U NTB players will be participating in the majority of the 16/19U game schedule as well as all practices.)

 

Initiation, House and Recreation have two weekend times per season; Recreation practices once weekly but the fee is higher than the twice weekly Initiation and House since it is anticipated that there will be fewer girls on the ice and team environment.

 

Regular Season Tentative Practice Schedule (REVISED)

 

Mondays at The RINK

Initiation     6:00 - 7:00 pm

House        6:30 - 7:30 pm
13U            
7:00 - 8:00 pm


Tuesdays at Lynah

14U      8:00 - 9:15 pm

16/19U 8:30 - 9:45 pm

Thursdays at
Cass Park

Initiation and House      5:15 - 6:15 pm
13U                               
6:15 - 7:15 pm

Recreation                    6:45 - 7:45 pm

14U                               7:45 - 8:45 pm


Thursdays at J M McDonald Rink,
Cortland

16/19U                         8:30 - 9:30 pm

 

 

Preseason Schedule  2007

 

9/18/2007   Tuesday  Lynah     8:15- 9:30 PM 14U    8:45-10:00 PM   16/19U        

 

9/25/2007   Tuesday  Lynah     8:15-9:30 PM  14U    8:45-10:00 PM  16/19U

 

10/1/2007   Monday   The Rink   6:00-7:00 PM I/H/R*   7:00-8:00  PM   13U            

10/2/2007   Tuesday  Lynah        8:15- 9:30 PM 14U    8:45-10:00 PM   16/19U          

10/4/2007   Thursday Cortland   8:30- 9:30 PM  14U and 16/19U       

10/6/2007   Saturday Cortland   4:00-5:15  PM  16/19U       

 

 

10/8/2007   Monday  The Rink 6:00- 7:00 PM  I/H/R*  7:00-8:00 PM   13U            

10/9/2007   Tuesday  Lynah     8:00- 9:15 PM  14U   8:30-9:45 PM   16/19U

10/11/2007  Thursday Cortland 8:30- 9:30 PM  14U and 16/19U                          

 

10/15/2007  Monday  The Rink   6:00- 7:00 PM  I/H/R*  7:00-8:00 PM      13U      

10/16/2007  Tuesday    Lynah     8:00- 9:15 PM 14U     8:30-9:45 PM  16/19U         

10/18/2007  Thursday  Cortland 8:30- 9:30 PM  14U and 16/19U             

  

10/22/2007  Monday   The Rink   6:00- 7:00 PM  13U

                          Try Girls Hockey Event (6:30 start, 7-8 on ice)

10/23/2007   Tuesday   Lynah     8:00 -9:15 PM 14U    8:30-9:45 PM  16/19U  

        

10/25/2007   Thusday   Cass 5:15-8:45   Regular Season Schedule**    

10/25/2007   Thursday Cortland 8:30 -9:30 PM 16/19U         

 

10/29/2007    Monday  The Rink  6:00 -7:00 PM 13U

                            Open  House     (6:30 start, 7-8 on ice)

 

*I/H/R = Initiation, House and Recreation skaters who are registered with USAHockey and TGHA are welcome.

 

** Regular Season Schedule on Oct. 25 is for those who are registered already, or wish to register this evening.

 

Mary
Mary M. Grainger
421 Highland Road
Ithaca, NY 14850

Phone 607-257-3268
Fax 607-257-0483
Cell 607-280-4380