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The Official Scorecard of Moorhead Youth Hockey Volume XIV Issue 12 August, 2017 MYHA BOARD OF DIRECTORS 2017-2018 Brian Stavenger President Executive Committee - Facilities Mike Simonich Vice

Treasurer Executive Committee-Facilities Equipment Co-Chair Rachel Alderson Fundraising Sara Owen Fundraising Josh Krieg Membership Tournaments Robby Lundbohm Membership - Tournaments Tim Kolehmainen

Hockey Committee Office Hours 8:00 a.m. 3:00 p.m. Monday-Friday Enjoy the Ride As we transition from Summer to Fall our family took the Labor Day holiday to stop and look back.

1 The Official Scorecard of Moorhead Youth Hockey Volume XIV Issue 12 August, 2017 MYHA BOARD OF DIRECTORS Brian Stavenger President Executive Committee - Facilities Mike Simonich Vice President Executive Committee-Facilities Anne Norris Gaming Manager Rob Gramer Executive Director Elli Laurila Board Secretary, Office Manager Dennis Bushy Arena Manager, Scheduler Chad Marsden Treasurer Executive Committee-Facilities Equipment Co-Chair Rachel Alderson Fundraising Sara Owen Fundraising Josh Krieg Membership Tournaments Robby Lundbohm Membership - Tournaments Tim Kolehmainen Tournament Co-Director Evan Marty Tournament Co-Director Equipment Co-Chair Jeremy Gregoire Hockey Director Sean Bertie In House Hockey Director Jon Ammerman Hockey Committee Whitney Restemayer Hockey Committee Office Hours 8:00 a.m. 3:00 p.m. Monday-Friday Enjoy the Ride As we transition from Summer to Fall our family took the Labor Day holiday to stop and look back. We looked back through photo albums and social profiles, reflecting on the stages of our lives and kids lives, sharing stories they couldn t remember, talking about the changes in the people in the photos, and so on. It was a lot of fun and inevitably led us to the questions: where did the time go? And, how do we slow down and enjoy it as much as we can? It was a good reminder for me as we turn the corner in to fall and head toward the start of another hockey season to really appreciate this time. I am looking forward to everything great about the fall in our community, and I am looking forward to seeing our families coming back to the rink. I am looking forward to enjoying the opportunity to watch our kids play and perform in activities with their friends and classmates, and I m looking forward to cheering them on with the other parents we are fortunate enough to share this time with. I invite all of you to do the same. Commit to enjoying this upcoming season with your kids and the other MYHA families. Do what you can to make it a fun, positive experience so that 10 years from now, when we you flip through the photo album and social profiles, you and your kids will do so with many fond memories of a unique time in your life that was a lot of fun. Rob Gramer MYHA Executive Director

Mark your Calendar: Check our website for exact practice/game times and more info! Sept 18-19...New Member...Registration Nights Sept 20 MYHA Board Meeting October 6..Fall Social/Golf Marathon www.

com Click on Association Events on the left for the yearly MYHA calendar RECYCLING NOTICE: You are welcome to bring your aluminum cans to Minnkota Recycling and tell them they are for Moorhead Youth

Please turn in your used printer ink cartridges to the drop off box in the MYHA lobby.

(sorry, no toner tubes or tanks) Lisa Schmidt Ink Recycling Coordinator OFFICE HOURS 8:00 am to 3:00 pm Monday through Friday MEETING NOTICE The Board of Directors of Moorhead Youth Hockey meets on

2 Mark your Calendar: Check our website for exact practice/game times and more info! Sept New Member...Registration Nights Sept 20 MYHA Board Meeting October 6..Fall Social/Golf Marathon Click on Association Events on the left for the yearly MYHA calendar RECYCLING NOTICE: You are welcome to bring your aluminum cans to Minnkota Recycling and tell them they are for Moorhead Youth Hockey. Moorhead Youth Hockey will receive the rebate check back from the cans. Thank you!! DON T THROW THOSE DEAD INK CARTRIDGES! Please turn in your used printer ink cartridges to the drop off box in the MYHA lobby. We earn cash for each one we turn in for recycling/refilling so it's an easy way for us to make money for our organization! Accepting small and large cartridges! (sorry, no toner tubes or tanks) Lisa Schmidt Ink Recycling Coordinator OFFICE HOURS 8:00 am to 3:00 pm Monday through Friday MEETING NOTICE The Board of Directors of Moorhead Youth Hockey meets on the third Wednesday of each month. At each meeting the financial records of the association and its gaming subsidiary are available to review by the members of the association. All members are invited to attend. The next scheduled meeting will be held on Wednesday, September 20th at 7:00 pm at the MYHA Board Room. If you would like to be added to the agenda please contact Elli Laurila at or admin@moorheadyouthhockey.com at least one week prior to the meeting. Parents! Out for a relaxing evening? Stop by one of the MYHA supporters and have fun playing bingo or pull tabs! Gaming is a vital component to reducing costs of youth hockey for the members of Moorhead Youth Hockey Association. Please consider patronizing one of our MYHA gaming sites: Mainline Dave s Southside Tap Moorhead Billiards Red Hen Tap House

3 Is Your Kid Talented? By Minnesota Hockey, 08/14/17, 3:30PM CDT Talent. It s a word that gets used frequently in the world of youth sports, and if we re being honest with ourselves we ll admit we LOVE talent. We love watching the best players at any age perform skills beyond their years. We love it even more if it happens to be our kid who is drawing people s attention. Our infatuation with talent is the primary reason certain kids are labeled as talented before they re even able to tie their own skates. But what does talent really mean? Here are three important things to keep in mind regarding talented young athletes: 1) Many times what appears to be natural ability is a combination of unknown factors. 2) Current success is not a guarantee for future results. 3) The way we treat talented young players impacts their mindset and development. Let s take a closer look at each of these three and why they matter. He s a Natural! It s particularly common at the youth levels for good players to be associated with natural ability. Since kids seemingly haven t had much time to develop those skills, it s easy to associate differences in ability with players natural-born gifts. In many cases though, the top youth players, especially at Mites/8U or Squirts/10U, are older, have been playing longer or skate more frequently than their peers. These advantages tend to even out as players progress to higher levels, but they can make a significant difference at the young ages. Another factor that can give the appearance of natural talent is the child s physical development. Two kids who are the same age may have six inches or more of a height difference when standing next to each other. Furthermore, even if the two kids are the exact same age and the same height, they may be at very different stages of their motor and cognitive development, allowing the more developed child to progress rapidly while the other may struggle to initially learn certain skills. As players become older and reach higher levels of play, the impact of these factors decreases and other factors begin to play more important roles. The Danger of Projections In most cases, referring to kids as being talented is fairly harmless. The trouble often starts when parents or coaches begin to use a player s current ability level to predict where he or she will be in the future. NHL clubs pay full-time scouts to travel the world to identify, evaluate and project players for their teams. Yet, each year about 40% of the players drafted will never play in the NHL and numerous players selected late in drafts or undrafted surpass draftees to be impact players. A great example is multi-sport standout Anders Lee of Edina, MN. Lee was selected in the sixth round of the 2009 NHL Entry Draft with pick number 152 out of 210. Eight years later, less than 70 of the players drafted that year have played a full season worth of games (82) in the NHL. Meanwhile, Lee has played in over 260 games and his 84 career goals rank 14th among the players drafted that year. Continued on previous page..

4 Continued from previous page.. If projecting players who are 18 years old, nearly fully matured and among the 200 best players in the world is hard, why do we get concerned if kids don t make the top Squirt/10U team? Development occurs on a nonlinear and unpredictable path so a great Squirt/10U player may not be a great Bantam/15U player. On the other hand, a player who doesn t start organized hockey until Squirts/10U may still become a first line player on the high school team. If your child happens to be one of the more skilled players, let them enjoy the success that comes with it, but beware of putting too much stock into early indicators. For those kids who aren t the most skilled, let them follow their passion. It s not too late. Changing the Focus When adults, whether it s parents or coaches, frequently praise the current talent or abilities of kids, we put them at risk of developing a fixed mindset in which they view people as either good or bad, which eventually limits their potential as players around them improve. Carol Dweck, who has pioneered research on how people s mindset affects their motivation and development, warns teachers, parents and coaches that: Praising children s intelligence may boost their confidence for a brief moment, but by fostering the fixed view of intelligence, it makes them afraid of challenges, it makes them lose confidence when tasks become hard, and it leads to plummeting performance in the face of difficulty. Since the goal of youth sports is to develop kids into better people as well as better athletes, the focus should be on each player s progress over the course of the season, regardless of their current ability. Parents and coaches can do this with simple acts such as praising players effort and embracing mistakes as opportunities to learn and improve. Over time, these lessons will help all players become the best they can be on and off the ice. More Than Talent One of the best attributes of youth sports is whether players are considered talented or not, all of them benefit from the same coaching and parenting lessons: Do they love the game? Are they coachable/do they have a teachable spirit? Are they a good teammate? How do they cope with adversity? Are they responsible? If we help young athletes develop these talents, success will find them eventually whether or not they become a great hockey player. Jeremy Gregoire Hockey Director

(Almost) Famous Denny Quotes: Discipline Weighs Ounces Regrets Weigh Tons TRAVEL PLAYER & PARENTS TRAVEL JERSEY/SOCKS INFORMATION During the handing out of travel jerseys and socks this year, we will

5 (Almost) Famous Denny Quotes: Discipline Weighs Ounces Regrets Weigh Tons TRAVEL PLAYER & PARENTS TRAVEL JERSEY/SOCKS INFORMATION During the handing out of travel jerseys and socks this year, we will be collecting $20. This $20 gets you the socks (a white and orange pair), helmet number stickers, and Spuddy stickers. If a player needs to replace a pair of socks during the year the charge will be $10 per pair. Replacement helmet stickers are $5 a set. MYHA NEEDS YOU! In House and Travel Coaches are still needed! Bantam, Peewee, 12U and 15U levels this season. The Hockey Committee has been working on filling these positions for the last few months and are finding it more and more difficult to find coaches for these teams. If you know of anyone willing to coach this winter please pass his or her name on to Jeremy Gregoire at jeremy@bertsonline.com. If we do not find coaches from outside of our organization, team parents will be asked to coach again at these levels this winter. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * In House Volunteer Coaches are also needed at all levels! Please contact Sean Bertie at sean.bertie@gmail.com if you can help. September A Fresh Start Without question, Fall is my favorite season. The beginning of school marks a fresh start for all of us here in Moorhead. Whether last year was a success or disappointment, this is another opportunity to learn from our experiences. Over the next few months you will achieve success, deal with disappointment, and realize new challenges. Remember that success does not always happen immediately. But, success will come to those that show up, give their best effort, and have a great attitude. There are few better opportunities for these lessons to be learned than in hockey, welcome back for another year of fun. Jon Ammerman Boys Hockey Coach Moorhead High School

6 MYHA President s Reception and Fall Social Friday, October 6 th, 2017 Moorhead Country Club 2101 N River Dr., Moorhead, MN Reception 6-7 p.m. Social 7 p.m.-midnight SILENT and LIVE AUCTION Silent Auction closes at 9:30 p.m. Live Auction begins at 10 p.m. Meet and Mingle with MYHA Members, Alumni, and Supporters and help raise money for a great organization! * Free Spuddy Insulated ConvertibleTumbler for first 100 people. * Free Beer and Wine during President s Reception from 6-7 p.m. Registration for bidding will open September 1 st through the Fall Social link on * Free Membership in the Spuddy Coffee Club for the first 100 people.

Registration Nights. Once your Online registration is completed, you can turn in the required documents and get your raffle tickets, work with Tobolt, talk to staff, and get your questions answered!

8 Registration Nights. Once your Online registration is completed, you can turn in the required documents and get your raffle tickets, work with Tobolt, talk to staff, and get your questions answered! That night you can complete your registration, pick up your raffle tickets and drop off any forms you need to. Tobolt Equipment Lease will be there**, AND you can try on SPUD Clothing! We want to limit your wait, so are requesting if at all possible, Last Names starting with A-K come the first hour (5:30 to 6:30) and L-Z come the second hour (6:30 to 7:30). Please remember: 1. Checks/cash only for raffle tickets. 2. Completed and Parent-signed (to include Insurance Info) Consent to Treat, and Code of Conduct forms. 3. Copy Birth Certificate if starting a new player to MYHA. 4. Cash, Check or CC for Reg Fees. 5. Check for Tournament Worker Deposit. New Member Registration September 18 or 19 5:30 7:30 at MYHA ** Paperwork is completed for Tobolt Lease at the rink, THEN you would go to Hockey Zone for equipment fitting that same night from 5:30 to 7:30. Positive Coaching Alliance (PCA) develops BETTER ATHLETES and BETTER PEOPLE through resources for youth and high school sports coaches, parents, administrators and student-athletes. PCA has partnered with roughly 3,500 schools and youth sports organizations nationwide to help those involved in youth and high school sports create a positive, character-building youth sports culture. Parents, we are excited to be heading into our third year working with PCA to help develop the culture we all want for our kids in youth hockey. Here are the dates for this year s Parent Workshops: Mark your calendars! Monday, October 30th at The Courtyard by Marriott 5:30-6:45pm Second-Goal Parent (New Parents) 7-7:45pm Parent Talk 8-8:45pm Parent Talk

www.moorheadyouthhockey.com click on the CLOTHING tab. Girls Try It Night Know a girl that thinks she wants to play hockey...but isn't SURE? Here's their chance to TRY IT FOR FREE!

The event is 100% free, and we will have equipment and skates available for every player to use for the evening. No prior skating experience necessary!

9 click on the CLOTHING tab. Girls Try It Night Know a girl that thinks she wants to play hockey...but isn't SURE? Here's their chance to TRY IT FOR FREE! Thursday, September 12th, at MYHA Register Today Moorhead Youth Hockey is happy to present the 2017 Girls Try It Free night. Sign up today for this year's free "try girls hockey" night. The event is 100% free, and we will have equipment and skates available for every player to use for the evening. No prior skating experience necessary! September 12th from 6-8 (2 session choices) Check in at the rink 1 Hour before your session starts. Sign up HERE PARENT/GUARDIAN ORIENTATION MEETINGS There will be mandatory parent/guardian orientation meetings again this year where one parent/guardian of each player will be required to attend and sign in. There will be one scheduled meeting per level and at least one parent/guardian must attend the sessions. Please plan on attending. Sunday, October 15th at Moorhead High School Study Hall Level Meeting Time Rookies 4:00-5:00 Mite/8U 5:15-6:15 Squirt/10U 6:30-7:30 Peewee/12U & Bantam/15U 7:45-8:45

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Let s Play HOCKEY! Welcome to another new Hockey Season!

Let s Play HOCKEY! Welcome to another new Hockey Season! The Official Scorecard of Moorhead Youth Hockey Volume XV Issue 1 September, 2017 MYHA BOARD OF DIRECTORS 2017-2018 Brian Stavenger President Executive Committee - Facilities Mike Simonich Vice President