RAHA 2012 November Newsletter

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1 July RAHA 2012 November Newsletter Brad Stepan-Varsity Head Coach Inside this issue: Introduction from the Rosemount High School coaching staff. Traveling Teams News 1 2 REV Teams News 3 Hello Everybody! My name is Brad Stepan and we as a high school hockey staff would like to welcome ourselves to the Rosemount Hockey Community. We are very excited to begin our time here at Rosemount and we look forward to meeting all of you through the coming years. We want you to know that we our a passionate and dedicated group of coaches who care about the development of the players and growth of hockey amongst the Rosemount Community. We plan to attend youth practices, games and off ice events to get to know the kids more and the community more. Initiation Program News Traveling Teams News Continued Boosters News and Notes More Boosters News and Notes Joining my staff will be four other coaches who are committed to making Rosemount Hockey better from top to bottom. Matt Larson has spent numerous years involved in youth, high school, college and junior hockey. He has spent time with coaching, developing and teaching the game to numerous amounts of players. Tom Schmaker has been involved in many youth and high school hockey programs developing and teaching the game as well. Ricky Saintey has been involved with hockey from the youth through high school to junior hockey as well. He enjoys teaching the game to many young hockey players. Rick Saintey has been involved with hockey for quite some time over the years working with youth all the way to the high school level all in the Rosemount Hockey Association. He has a wide variety of experience and is looking forward to another year to work with the Rosemount program. Fun events 7 Sponsors 7 Fundraising Opportunities RAHA and Booster Board Members 8 9 Important Dates. 9 As for myself, I have spent numerous hours around the rink working with players, coaches and parents to teach them the game of hockey. From the youth levels through high school to the college and junior levels, I love being around the rink to make kids better each and every day. As a staff, we look forward to helping out the Rosemount Community get better and be successful while developing players all across the program. Please feel free to introduce yourself to myself or any of the coaches at any time because we would love to get to know each and every one of you more. We look forward to a great first season with the high school and the youth! Brad Stepan Varsity Head Coach, Rosemount High School Hockey

Page 2 News and Updates From RAHA Traveling Teams IRISH Bantam B1 Win the Mankato Meltdown.

including scrimmages and the three tournament victories this weekend.

Bantam C team to work at Feed My Starving Children (Eagan) Thursday, December 6th 8-9:30 p.m. as a community service thanks to the efforts of Coach Tim Loesch.

Squirt C Blue team are Tyler DeBettignies and Ben Peterson as Assistant Captains.

through hard work, respect for their teammates, opposing players, coaches and good

A little bit about our first team Captain: Max's favorite movie is Transformers II and

Boston, his favorite food is pizza, his favorite professional hockey player is Marian Gaborik

2 Page 2 News and Updates From RAHA Traveling Teams IRISH Bantam B1 Win the Mankato Meltdown. Beat Faribault 14-1 Beat Cottage Grove 12-0 Beat Mankato 7-1 The IRISH Bantam B1 are now 8-0, including scrimmages and the three tournament victories this weekend. Next up for the team is their first district game on Tuesday followed by a Thanksgiving weekend tournament in White Bear Lake. Follow us on twitter HAPPY THANKSGIVING! Bantam C team to work at Feed My Starving Children (Eagan) Thursday, December 6th 8-9:30 p.m. as a community service thanks to the efforts of Coach Tim Loesch. Squirt C Blue names Max Sisson as their first team Captain, assisting Max in leading the Squirt C Blue team are Tyler DeBettignies and Ben Peterson as Assistant Captains. The role of team Captain will be earned through players showing their commitment to the team through hard work, respect for their teammates, opposing players, coaches and good sportsmanship. A little bit about our first team Captain: Max's favorite movie is Transformers II and Miracle, his favorite TV Show is Sports Center, his favorite song is "I'm Shipping Up to Boston, his favorite food is pizza, his favorite professional hockey player is Marian Gaborik and his favorite thing about playing hockey is scoring goals. Congratulations to Max Sisson, Tyler DeBettignies and Ben Peterson; thank you for leading our team. Squirt B Green working as a team at their community service project at Community of Hope Church off Biscayne and 147th.

3 Page 3 News and Updates From REV Teams REV 12B Season Kick-off Party The party started with the girls doing a service project for the community. They made 150 bologna and cheese sandwiches for The Sandwich Project ( which is a grass roots organization in the Twin Cities. It was established with the goal of helping to feed 150 homeless people in Minneapolis as many times a year as possible, with the ultimate goal of doing it everyday of the year. Today, they are helping to feed about 4,500 people per week through various shelters and food shelves. After the service project it was time for some Halloween fun! The girls decorated pumpkins and cookies and also had a pizza party. Then it was time for a coaches meeting and some skills development. The party was a success in that the girls got to know each other better away from the rink and they did something good for their community. All in all it was a good day for the team! Pictured in the back row (left to right): Rachel Carlson, Ruthie Fix, Kendra Olson, Annie Mason, Rachel Parent, Bitsy Oberle and Annika Brekke. Pictured in the front row (left to right): Ashley Boyer, Mary Dillon, Skylar Smith, Marrissa Stella, Mckenna Jacobson and Lauren Ebeling. Not pictured are Lauren Dolan and Abbey Sweetman. The U10B team in support of Movember

Page 4 Page 4 News and Updates from the Initiation Program LET S PLAY HOCKEY!!!! Mite, U8 and Mini-Mites teams are now formed and the season ifsofficially in full swing.

4 Page 4 Page 4 News and Updates from the Initiation Program LET S PLAY HOCKEY!!!! Mite, U8 and Mini-Mites teams are now formed and the season ifsofficially in full swing. Skaters had their first practices with their teams this past weekend and team pictures were taken. The IP extra is also up and running at the Pond on Friday nights. Watch future newsletters for updates on our IP teams. SKATING WITH THE GOLDEN GOPHERS News and Updates From RAHA Traveling Teams Continued... The Squirt C Green "Machine" is off to a great start notching a 3-0 record in non-district play outscoring their opponents 29-3! The Machine opened the season with a road win over the New Prague Trojans 12-0 with Brockton Winkler starting his Squirt career with a shutout. Michael "Pancake" Nelson and Logan Heim lead the way with hat tricks for the Irish. Also finding the mesh were Jake Peterson (2) Zach Sirek (1), Bobby Verhey (1), Been Hoover (1) and Dan Murtell (1). Another road win in Farmington 8-1 against their Orange team with Jake Peterson lighting the lamp three times. Logan Heim, Danny Murtell, and Zach Sirek also contributed in the goal scoring column. Finally a home game as our arch rival Apple Valley Eagles traveled to RCC and "The Machine" lived up to their name peppering the visiting netminder with 40+ shots. When the dust settled the scoreboard read IRISH 9 EAGLES 2. Leading the way for the Greenies was Niko Barrett (2), Boomer Hanf (2), Michael "Pancake" Nelson (1), Tysen Kalata (1), Ben Hoover (1), and Bobby Verhey (1). Next up will be the Cottage Grove Thanksgiving Tournament where we open against the cake-eaters of Edina. The Squirt C Green Machine staff includes Head Coach Chris Peterson, Manager Lori Kalata and assistant coaches Jason Heim, Chris Kalata and Shaun Nelson.

Page 5 Page 5 Rosemount Youth Hockey Boosters MERCHANDISE SALE DATES Dec 8-9 th at RCC lobby Helmet Stickers The Boosters will provide IRISH and REV helmet stickers to all NEW skaters and those that

5 Page 5 Page 5 Rosemount Youth Hockey Boosters MERCHANDISE SALE DATES Dec 8-9 th at RCC lobby Helmet Stickers The Boosters will provide IRISH and REV helmet stickers to all NEW skaters and those that have NEW helmets. If you had to take your stickers off your helmet for another team, you can purchase new stickers for $4. Please contact Kerri DuPuis at Kdupuis@frontiernet.net with how many your team needs. Come Support ROSEMOUNT HOCKEY The Boosters Annual Squirt B and C Tournament Check out the DIBS tab for future volunteer opportunities during the tournament! If you are interested in getting involved with the Rosemount Youth Hockey Boosters, please contact the Booster Secretary (Cara Marx) at crmarx@charter.net to be placed on the distribution list. The Boosters have many opportunities for you to get involved in your hockey organization! Do you have a trophy that needs to go into the trophy case? Please bring to RCC and ask one of the arena guys to place in the case.

Page 6 Page 6 Ever $$$ Ever wonder how the Boosters give back to our organization? Listed below are some of our donations since last spring $$$ Leprechaun Days Parade candy..$600 Leprechaun Days float.

6 Page 6 Page 6 Ever $$$ Ever wonder how the Boosters give back to our organization? Listed below are some of our donations since last spring $$$ Leprechaun Days Parade candy..$600 Leprechaun Days float..$150 Leprechaun Days Mid Summer Faire..$475 PDA room upgrades..$725 Helmet stickers..$475 Players gifts (hats)..$2,800 IP coaches jackets estm $1,000 IP goalie gear..tbd Leprechaun RAHA DIRECTORY The Boosters will be putting out an updated RAHA directory this year. Each RAHA family will be complimented with one book. We are looking for business owners for sponsorship to help offset the cost of the booklets. For $10, your business can submit their business card for advertisement in the directory. For more information, please contact Cara crmarx@charter.net 8x10 All RAHA Group Photos $10 each. If you forgot to order your photo, please contact Kerri DuPuis at kdupuis@frontiernet.net

Page 7 Page 7 Upcoming Fun Events SKATE WITH THE

and Varsity players on Wednesday November 21st from

Get a group photo and have the photo autographed by

We will also have pizza for purchase provided by

There will be a baked good sale and silent auction

Christmas gifts for local families in need.

We just ask that you bring a non-perishable food item

Tuesday Dec. 11, 2012 Burnsville, Saturday Jan.

29, 2013 Prior Lake JERSEY NIGHTS AT THE BOYS HIGH

7 Page 7 Page 7 Upcoming Fun Events SKATE WITH THE IRISH! Come skate with the J.V. and Varsity players on Wednesday November 21st from 7:00 8:30pm. Get a group photo and have the photo autographed by the players. We will also have pizza for purchase provided by Carbones as well as drinks. There will be a baked good sale and silent auction with a lot of great auction items upstairs above the stands. All proceeds will be used by our team to purchase Christmas gifts for local families in need. Admission is FREE. We just ask that you bring a non-perishable food item or items to donate to our local food shelf. Tuesday Dec. 11, 2012 Burnsville, Saturday Jan. 5, 2013 Lakeville North Tuesday Jan. 29, 2013 Prior Lake JERSEY NIGHTS AT THE BOYS HIGH SCHOOL GAMES Only the kids with Rosemount Jerseys will get in free, per our Athletic Director the parents will still have to pay. SPONSORS We are creating a great recognition program for our Sponsors. If you would like to be a sponsor, please contact Shaun Nelson at fundraising@rosemounthockey.org or

Page 8 Page 8 Current and Ongoing Fundraising Opportunities RAHA is once again offering Club's Choice pizzas, cheese cakes, cookie dough, breakfast items and much more as a holiday season fundraiser.

You will average around 40% profit (some large" bundled items" at 35%) on your sales and the profit gets deducted directly off your ice bill.

Order forms are due Monday, November 26th, and can be turned in to MaryAnn Fox in the communications/secretary box at RCC. Pick up is Thursday, December 13th at RCC.

8 Page 8 Page 8 Current and Ongoing Fundraising Opportunities RAHA is once again offering Club's Choice pizzas, cheese cakes, cookie dough, breakfast items and much more as a holiday season fundraiser. Take the catalogue to your family Thanksgiving gatherings or find treats to buy as teacher s gifts. You will average around 40% profit (some large" bundled items" at 35%) on your sales and the profit gets deducted directly off your ice bill. Also check out the new online direct delivery option available for all non-frozen products. Order forms are due Monday, November 26th, and can be turned in to MaryAnn Fox in the communications/secretary box at RCC. Pick up is Thursday, December 13th at RCC. Please request a packet through your team manager or contact MaryAnn Fox for one at communications@rosemounthockey.org Money off hockey for driving your car? YES!!! Receive an $8 ice credit on EVERY $100 Gas Card purchased through the RAHA website. Use your card at the pump or in the store for Gas or goods. Use gas coupons along with your card to save even MORE! We are running this program 24/7/365, so buy cards all year round to maximize your ice credits. Visit our KWIK TRIP PAGE for more details and how to order. RAHA has teamed up with Nitti Sanitation where you can earn an $80 ice bill credit when you switch over to Nitti. They offer the best prices in town and you will be supporting a hometown business who has kids in our association. See our NITTI SANITATION PAGE for more details and how to sign-up. Earn a $25 ice bill credit on every box of chocolate bars you purchase ($50 per box +$1 Shipping). Eat Em Up yourself or sell the bars to friends, family, neighbors or at your office. We have Almond and Crunch currently available. See our World s Finest Page for more details on how to order WORLDS FINEST PAGE. Earn a $3 ice credit for every $25 plant card that you purchase. That is $12 back on every $100 in cards that you purchase. With the planting season in the rear view mirror, these make GREAT GIFTS for your green thumb family and friends. Visit our GERTENS PAGE for more details and how to order. Earn money for RAHA and yourself while supporting many of our local merchants like Carbone s, Rosemount Liquor, Las Tortillas, and many more. Stop into Carbone s or Rosemount Liquor and ask for a RAHA Choice Loyalty card and you can immediately start earning your rewards (3% Rosemount Liquor, 5% at Carbone s) RAHA will benefit by receiving half of the reward and the other half goes directly back onto your card for future purchases. If you visit any of the Choice Loyalty merchants and you don t have a card, you are missing out. Visit our FUNDRAISING PAGE for more details.

Page 9 2012-13 RAHA Board of Directors President John DeBettignies Vice President Matt Berg Operations/Fundraising Shaun Nelson Secretary/Treasurer Craig Nelson Communications MaryAnn Fox

Humble Tournaments Coordinator Mike Humble Initiation Program (IP) Lisa Toll Player Development - IP Stacy Johnston Traveling Coordinator Dave Tentis Girls Coordinator David Nygaard U8 Girls

9 Page RAHA Board of Directors President John DeBettignies Vice President Matt Berg Operations/Fundraising Shaun Nelson Secretary/Treasurer Craig Nelson Communications MaryAnn Fox Website/Volunteers Chris Kalata Website/Rostering Nate Bauer Equipment/Registration Kyle Anderson Registration/Equipment Dan Nicklay Coaches Coordinator Troy Campbell Player Development- Travel Jeff Humble Tournaments Coordinator Mike Humble Initiation Program (IP) Lisa Toll Player Development - IP Stacy Johnston Traveling Coordinator Dave Tentis Girls Coordinator David Nygaard U8 Girls Coordinator Andy Proshek RAHA Booster Officers President Kerri DuPuis Vice President Holli Priebe Secretary Cara Marx Treasurer Elizabeth Hoover Merchandise Coordinator Becky Pasch Merchandise Assistant Stacy Retka Merchandise Assistant Karla Kraus Merchandise Assistant Meredith Johnson Tournament Director Jill Bohl Tournament Director Julie Salak Important Dates November Bantam A Rosemount Carbone s Classic Monday, November 26 Raffle Tickets Due Monday, November 26 Club s Choice Orders Due Thursday, November 29 RHS Girls Jersey Night vs Eastview December 7-9 The Booster s Annual Squirt C Tournament Tuesday, December 11 RHS Boys Jersey Night vs Burnsville Thursday, December 13 Club s Choice Product Pickup Saturday, January 5 RHS Boys Jersey Night vs Lakeville North Saturday, January 19 Mini Mite Jamboree Tuesday, January 29 RHS Boys Jersey Night vs Prior Lake **See Calendar on RAHA website for times and locations Raffle Tickets are Due November 26th No Exceptions Please fill out completely. Winners are mailed checks so failure to include your address may delay receiving your winning. Address labels work great! Turn tickets in at RCC in the box below the RAHA mailboxes.

Annual Halloween Party Saturday, October 25 from 8:30pm to 2:00am. See page 4 and the website for more information.

Annual Halloween Party Saturday, October 25 from 8:30pm to 2:00am. See page 4 and the website for more information. Inside this issue: Rosemount Hockey Days 2 Halloween Party 3 Try Hockey for Free 4 Boosters & Merchandise 5 Golf Tournament 6-7 LET S PLAY HOCKEY! October 2014 Rosemount Hockey Days Hockey Days kicks off