TGHA Update
Nov. 19, 2008
 
 
Home Games
Practice Schedules
Reminders for Initiation and House
Following Cornell Women
Tournament Help Needed
Other Volunteer Openings
Apparel Orders
Coffee Deliveries
Next Board Meeting
USA Hockey eNews
 
Home Games
 
Sun. 11/23 12U vs. Binghamton 12U 12:45 p.m. Cass
Sun. 11/23 14U vs. Binghamton 16U 1:15 p.m. RINK
 
Good luck to the 19Us playing in the Kingston, Ontario tournament 
this weekend!
 
Practice Schedules
 
Watch here and on the web site for the practice schedule since there 
are sometimes variances around the holidays.
 
For example, there is NO practice on 11/27 Thanksgiving Day!
 
Initiation
Mondays 6:00-7:00 p.m. at The RINK
Thursdays 5:15-6:15 p.m. at Cass Park
 
House
Mondays 6:30-7:30 p.m. at The RINK
Thursdays 5:15-6:15 p.m. at Cass Park
 
12U
Mondays 7:00-8:00 p.m. at The RINK
Thursdays 6:15-7:15 p.m. at Cass Park
 
14U
Tuesdays 7:45-9:15 p.m. at Lynah
Thursdays 7:00-8:15 p.m. at Cass Park
 
19U
Tuesdays 7:45-9:15 p.m. at Lynah
Thursdays 7:45-9:00 p.m. at Cass Park
 
Reminders for Initiation and House
 
Helmets with masks are required whenever on the ice. Only coaches 
(over 18 year old ones, too) can wear helmets without masks when 
coaching, but not when playing ice hockey.
 
It's getting colder at Cass Park which means the ice is harder and 
better for skating, but it also means more clothing is needed when 
at practice. Older players who are moving most of the time at 
practice don't necessarily wear anything different except on frigid 
nights, but the smaller and newer players should.
 
Coaches Becky and Beth recommend lightweight gloves inside of hockey 
gloves, warm socks or two pairs of lightweight ones, scull cap style 
hats under helmets, and layers of clothing under their hockey pants 
and jerseys. If it's more comfortable to wear a winter coat that 
fits over pads and pants then that is fine, too. Jerseys are not 
required, but padded safety equipment is!
 
They will keep the girls moving as best they can, and will take 
warmup breaks when/if we have sub zero or low wind chill nights this winter.
 
Following Cornell Women
 
The Cornell women's hockey team will be at Dartmouth and Harvard 
this weekend. Follow the team at 
http://cornellbigred.com/index.aspx?tab=icehockey2&path=whockey
 
The web site under Schedule doesn't list Live Stats for these games 
but there may be a way to follow through the Dartmouth or Harvard 
web sites. Good links at www.ecachockey.com or 
www.uscho.com.
 
Tournament Help Needed
 
Friday Dec. 5-Sun. Dec 7 is our exciting Ithaca Shooting Stars 
Invitational Tournament. It brings 21 other teams to town as well 
as gives our three travel teams exciting competition, and a boost to 
the Ithaca economy with all those hotel rooms, meals, gas tanks, car 
washes, not to mention holiday shopping that can go on! TGHA (all 
programs) benefit from the tournament revenue, too.
 
Training is available to anyone who wants to volunteer and hasn't 
signed up yet, contact Matt Ulinski at mattulinski@rivertrailchinooks.com.
 
See the tournament schedule on our web site under Tournament menu at left.
 
Other Volunteer Openings
 
Coaches for Initiation and House, see Kathey MacQueen or Dave Herrick
Bulletin Board Updaters for RINK and/or Cass, see Mary Grainger
Equipment Loan Closet Manager, contact Mary Grainger
Help Spreading Word about 1/2 Initiation Starting in January, 
contact Mary Grainger
 
Apparel Orders
 
Due by Monday at 8 p.m.
See www.ithacagirlshockey.com for 
forms, etc.
 
Coffee Deliveries
 
Coffee ordered last week will be distributed at practices Thurs. 
11/20/08 and Mon. 11/24/08. Anyone who misses delivery can call me 
227-8897 to arrange pick-up.
 
Barbara Horton
 
Next Board Meeting
 
Tuesday Dec. 16
6:30 p.m. Lynah's Harkness Room
 
USA Hockey eNews
 
If you didn't get a copy of the new girls/womens newsletter that 
came by email last week from USA Hockey, let Mary know and she'll 
forward you a copy.
 
 
Mary
Mary M. Grainger
421 Highland Road
Ithaca, NY 14850
Phone 607-257-3268
Fax 607-257-0483
Cell 607-280-4380