Tons of Trophies Hardware listings and tournament write ups - pages 3-7 December 2013 Calendar of Events The what and when of upcoming events for Rosemount Hockey - page 11 Jersey Night Kids get in free with a paid adult if they wear their jersey to the High School game - page 9 Communication is Key A message from the board - page 2 The Collegiate Clash in Rosemount University of St. Thomas vs Finlandia Lions - page 9 Page 1
A message from the Board-MaryAnn Fox Inside this issue: A message from the Board 2 Trophy Case 3 News from our Traveling Teams Initiation Program News 8 Boosters & Merchandise 8 RHS Teams & Jersey Night 9 3-7 The Collegiate Clash 10 Calendar of Events 11 Sponsors 12 Happy Holidays and Best Wishes to all! I hope everyone s season is off to a fantastic start. RAHA teams continue to add hardware to the trophy case and are playing very competitive district games, as well as against some top teams in scrimmages. I am just over half way into my second year as communications coordinator. This was a new position to the board last year and as I am writing this I looked back to my first article which outlined the communications committee s goals. For the most part we have accomplished what we set out to do. The website is dynamic and has become a more user friendly tool for the coaches, managers and membership. A huge thank you to all of our managers. Your time and dedication are invaluable to association communications. In last year s end of year survey, over 95% of the membership reported that communications from the managers were helpful in keeping them informed. In my original letter back in July of 2012 I stated Communication is far more than sending out pieces of data or updates. We hope to not only provide information, but to share two-way communicate with the membership. In order to do this we must have your cooperation. We will provide the information but the best website in the world is ineffective if no one logs on and the greatest ideas will remain mere ideas if not shared. We encourage and welcome any ideas or feedback. I feel there is more that can be done to hear your thoughts and ideas. We recently send out a request to the traveling parents to complete a mid-season survey so we can assess how the season is shaping up. We can then make positive changes during the season. Thank you to all who took the time to complete the surveys. We will be reviewing them over the next week. IP parents, a similar survey will be sent in early to mid-january to provide you the opportunity to let us know how the season is going for our younger skaters. Keep in mind, we welcome feedback from you at any time. If there are any concerns or kudos that you'd like to share at any time, please feel free to contact Craig (president), Kyle (vice-president/grievance), or Dan (Ace Coordinator) or any of the board members. Our contact information is on the website under the board tab. Have a safe and happy holiday season and please take every opportunity to let your loved ones know what they mean to you. I look forward to seeing you at the rink. 2013-14 RAHA Board Sincerely, MaryAnn Fox RAHA Communications Coordinator President Vice President Secretary/Treasurer Operations/Fundraising Communications Website/Volunteers/Registration Player Development - IP Coaches Coordinator Player Development- Traveling Craig Nelson Kyle Anderson Mike Humble Shaun Nelson MaryAnn Fox Chris Kalata Stacy Johnston Matt Berg Troy Campbell IP Coordinator (Mites & U8) IP Coordinator (Mini-Mite & U6) Assoc. Coaching & Education Coordinator Player Development #2-Traveling Traveling Coordinator Girls Coordinator Equipment Coordinator Tournaments Coordinator Lisa Toll Andy Proshek Dan Nicklay Jeff Tuccitto Dave Tentis David Nygaard Tony Hekrdle Scott Nitti Page 2
Trophy Case New trophies continue to be added to the trophy case. The current trophy tally is... CHAMPIONS 1st Place 2nd Place 3rd Place Consolation 7 7 3 1 Bantam AA-Rosemount Carbone Classic Bantam C-Somerset Peewee B2 White-38 th Annual Hopkins Hockey Thanksgiving Tournament Peewee B2 White-Mankato Meltdown Squirt C Blue- Apple Valley Big Apple Invitational Squirt C Blue-Wayzata Squirt C White-River Falls Jenifer Jenkins Memorial Tournament Second Place Bantam C-Apple Valley Big Apple Invitational Peewee B1-Stillwater Stampede Peewee B2 Green-Eagan Thanksgiving Shootout Peewee B2 White-Osseo-Maple Grove Squirt B Blue-Rosemount Irish Ice Classic Tournament Squirt C White-Chaska s Brick City Tournament Squirt C Green-Rosemount Irish Ice Classic Tournament Third Place Peewee C-Coon Rapids Tournament Squirt A-Burnsville Squirt C Green-Cottage Grove Thanksgiving Tournament Consolation Champion Squirt B White-Sibley News from Traveling-Bantams Bantam AA Wins Rosemount Carbone s Classic Congratulations to Coach Humble and his Bantam AA squad for taking the championship in the 12 team Rosemount Thanksgiving Tournament at RCC. In early Pool play, the hosts took care of New Prague 3-0 and Duluth East 4-1 to earn a spot in the Championship Bracket. An exciting semi-final game with Rochester was tied 1-1 late in the 3rd until Griffin Lanoue redeemed his (2) 3rd period penalties and top shelved the winner. That setup a championship match-up with cross-town rival Farmington. The Irish took a 4-2 lead into the 3rd and some very solid defense and goaltending would keep the Tigers at bay and a 4-2 victory put the trophy in the case. Congrats and keep the momentum going boys! Page 3
News from Traveling-Bantams Bantam C Brings Title Back from Cheese Land More hardware for the Bantam C Squad as they bring back a 1st Place Trophy from across the river in Somerset. The Irish took care of Eau Claire, WI 5-3 and Hudson, WI 7-1 to setup an ALL MN final with crosstown rival Burnsville. A very entertaining championship game would come down to the final period where the boys would grind out a 4 to 3 win. An awesome tournament start to the season as they add a championship to their runner-up finish in Apple Valley. Bantam C Places 2nd at the Big Apple Congrats to Ben Harris and the Bantam C squad for earning 2nd place in the 12-team Big Apple Invitational at Hayes Arena in Apple Valley. The Irish earned the #1 overall seed with pool play victories over Chaska 4-1, Sioux Falls 4-0 and Highland Central 4-3. That setup a championship clash that is starting to become very familiar (Rosemount vs Edina). The cake-eaters got the best of our boys this time 7-1, but kudos to the coaches and team for your runner-up finish. News from Traveling Peewee Peewee B2 White Team wins in Hopkins Coach Cusack and the Peewee B2 White lads are off to a great tournament start winning their 2nd in a row at Hopkins. Duplicate 4-3 victories over Orono and Hopkins put the Irish in the championship game against Edina. An exciting title game would come down to great goaltending and our Irish would prevail 2-1 over the Hornets. The Big Win improved their season record to a PERFECT 10-0! Congrats to the Boys! Peewee B2 Green Team takes 2nd in Eagan The PeeWee B2 Green team brought home 2nd place in the Eagan Thanksgiving Shootout. They beat Cottage Grove, Elk River, Mahtomedi and Prior Lake. They lost to Mahtomedi in the rematch for the Championship. Great Tournament, good work boys! Page 4
News from Traveling Squirt Squirt A Finish 3rd in Burnsville Coach P's Squirt A's captured 3rd place at Burnsville over Thanksgiving weekend. A 2-1 pool play record (Irish 3 Eastview 2, Irish 4 Tonka 3, Lakeville North 6 Irish 4) was good to earn a birth in the semi-finals against Apple Valley where our boys would fall 4-1. That setup a 3rd place game rematch with Lakeville North and this time we got our Panther Revenge with a 2-1 victory. Congrats Irish Squirt A's! Squirt B Blue Runner-up at The Irish Ice Classic Cheers to Jeff Tuccitto and his Irish Squirt C Blue for their runner-up finish in the Rosemount Irish Ice Classic at RCC. Victories over Forest Lake 3-1 and Chaska- Chanhassen 6-1 earned a spot in the championship game for a matchup with Youth Hockey Hubs #1 ranked Osseo-Maple Grove. With the score tied 1-1 early in the 2 nd, Logan Heim put the Irish on top 2-1, but the lead was short lived as OMG took it from there scoring 8 unanswered goals to take the title 9-2. Still another championship game for Rosemount and extra special when you are the tournament host. Congrats Bombers! Squirt C Blue wins at Big Apple Invitational Doug Ebner s Rosemount Squirt C Blue took 1 st place in the Big Apple Invitational. On the way to bringing home the 40lb 1 st place trophy, the Squirt C Blue team took care of Edina 7 to 0 and Johnson/Como 5 to 1 to set up a championship game with Lakeville South. The final horn sounded with the scoreboard reading 3-0 Irish and the boys were able to toss their gloves in the air at and enjoy bringing home the hardware. Congratulations Squirt C Blue! Page 5
Traveling News-Squirt Squirt C Blue Team Making Sandwiches for Community Service Project In November the Squirt C Blue team made 150 sandwiches that benefited the Minneapolis Recreation Development s 363 Days Food Program. The sandwiches will be distributed to the homeless within the Twin Cities Area. The boys did a great job and had a lot of fun! Squirt C White wins in River Falls It was an exciting weekend for the Squirt C White team as they brought home a first place trophy from the Jennifer Jenkins Memorial Tournament in River Falls. In their first game they defeated the hometown River Falls Wildcats by a score of 14-0 in an early morning matchup. They then played Janesville and came away with another shut-out with a score of 3-0. This advanced them to the championship game where they faced off with Woodbury. They would claim the championship title with a 3-1 victory over the Predators. Way to go Irish! Squirt C White takes 2nd in Chaska Congratulations to Coach Carlson and the Squirt C White team for bringing home the Runner-Up trophy from Chaska's 16 team Brick City Tournament. In early pool play, they tied Canada's Neebing Hawks 3-3 and shut out Chaska Chanhassen Black 6-0. After a fast paced game against Mahtomedi they were able to secure a 4-2 victory and guaranteed themselves a spot in the semi-finals. In an early morning semi-final match-up they faced Canada's Volunteer Pool Bearcats where a fast offense, a tough defense, and goalie Chris Hekrdle set up a 7-0 shutout and advanced the team to the championship game where they squared off against the Forest Lake Rangers. After a tough battle, the Rangers came out on top by a score of 3-1. A second place finish in their first tournament is a great start to the season! Page 6
Traveling News-Squirt Squirt C Blue wins in Wayzata The Squirt C Blue won the Wayzata Gold Star Tournament over the weekend of December 13-15. This is their second consecutive tournament championship. They did so by defeating the Fargo Angels 5-1, defeating Stillwater 3-0 and in the championship game winning 4-0 over Lakeville South. Squirt C Green Places 3rd in the Cottage Grove Thanksgiving Tournament Congratulations to the Squirt C Green team for placing 3rd in the Cottage Grove 16 Team Thanksgiving Tournament. They dominated the Northern Lakes team by winning 18-0 on Friday afternoon. Saturday morning they took on the Cottage Grove Black team. It was a great game and the Green team held on to win 3-2. Next up was the Stillwater Mustangs. It was a tough game and Stillwater would hand the Green team their first defeat of the season by a score of 5-3. On Sunday they faced the Highland Red. The game ended with a shoot-out and the Green team came out on top with a final score of 6-5. A great way to end the first tournament of the season! Squirt C Green takes 2nd in the Rosemount Irish Ice Classic Congratulations to the Squirt C Green team for taking 2nd in the Rosemount Irish Ice Classic tournament. They played New Prague in an early Saturday game and came away with a 10-0 victory. Up next was Lakeville North on Saturday afternoon. They dominated Lakeville with a final score of 10-0. It was off to the championship game on Sunday to face Thunder Bay. After a tough battle, Thunder Bay came out on top by a score of 6-0. Congrats team on another great tournament! Your teams stories and pictures wanted! Submit your tournament victories and team news to MaryAnn Fox. Page 7
News From the Initiation Program First Graders Skate at Mariucci Arena The Old Dutch Little Chippers program invited our first graders to skate at Mariucci Arena on Sunday, November 24th. The skaters took the ice between the 2nd and 3rd periods of an interstate rivalry match-up of the University of Minnesota and University of Minnesota-Duluth. Rosemount Youth Hockey Boosters Merchandise Sales The Boosters are now accepting credit cards, checks and cash! Other future sales dates will be posted on Facebook. More information You can also find us on FACEBOOK search Rosemount Youth Hockey Boosters Get Involved with the Boosters If you are interested in getting involved with the Rosemount Youth Hockey Boosters, please contact the Booster Secretary Carrie Allen at alleca1@gmail.com to be placed on the email distribution list. The Boosters have many opportunities for you to get involved in your hockey organization! Our next meeting Join us at RCC for our next Hockey Boosters meeting on Tuesday, January 14 at 7pm. 2013-14 RAHA Booster Officers President Vice President Secretary Treasurer Merchandise Coordinator Tournament Director Tournament Director Warm Up Coordinator Cara Marx Stacy Retka Carrie Allen Elizabeth Hoover Becky Pasch Julie Salak Chris Noonkesser Karla Kraus Page 8
Rosemount High School Hockey Support the Boys and Girls High School Teams The boys and girls Varsity and Junior Varsity have a number of games coming up in November. Come on out to cheer them on at the Rosemount Community Center or follow them on the road with your friends and family. Jersey Night! Saturday, January 4 at RCC Rosemount hockey players who wear their jersey get in free with a paid adult at the Boys games as they take on Lakeville South at RCC. Boys Varsity & Junior Varsity December 26-28 Duluth Heritage Holiday Classic-Varsity January 4 JV - 5pm & Varsity - 7pm at RCC vs Lakeville South *Jersey Night January 7 JV - 5pm & Varsity - 7pm at RCC vs Eastview January 11 JV - 5pm & Varsity - 7pm at RCC vs Apple Valley January 14 JV - 5pm & Varsity - 7pm at RCC vs Bloomington Jefferson January 18 JV - 1pm & Varsity - 2:45pm at Hasse Arena vs Lakeville South January 21 JV - 5pm & Varsity - 7pm at RCC vs Burnsville January 23 JV - 5pm & Varsity - 7pm at Graham Arena vs Rochester Lourdes Girls Varsity & Junior Varsity January 4 JV - 1pm & Varsity - 3pm at RCC vs Lakeville South January 9 JV - 5pm & Varsity - 7pm at RCC vs Eastview January 11 JV - 1pm & Varsity - 3pm at RCC vs Apple Valley January 16 JV - 5pm & Varsity - 7pm at RCC vs Bloomington Jefferson January 18 JV - 5:30pm & Varsity - 7:15pm at Hasse Arena vs Lakeville South January 23 JV - 5pm & Varsity - 7pm at RCC vs Burnsville Home games are bold Page 9
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Check Your Calendar December 25th December 26 28 Saturday, January 4 No RAHA events- Enjoy time with your family Boys Varsity Duluth Heritage Holiday Classic ***Jersey Night Boys vs Lakeville South JV-5pm at RCC Varsity 7pm at RCC Girls vs Lakeville South JV-1pm at RCC Varsity-3pm at RCC Tuesday, January 7 Thursday, January 9 Friday, January 10 Saturday, January 11 Boys vs Eastview JV-5pm at RCC Varsity 7pm at RCC Girls vs Eastview JV-1pm at RCC Varsity-3pm at RCC The Collegiate Clash In Rosemount. University of St. Thomas vs. Finlandia Boys vs Apple Valley JV-5pm at RCC Varsity 7pm at RCC Girls vs Apple Valley JV-1pm at RCC Varsity-3pm at RCC Tuesday, January 14 Thursday, January 16 Saturday, January 18 Saturday, January 18 Boys vs Bloomington Jefferson JV-5pm at RCC Varsity 7pm at RCC Boys vs Bloomington Jefferson JV-5pm at RCC Varsity 7pm at RCC Boys vs Lakeville South JV-1pm at Hasse Arena Varsity 2:45pm at Hasse Girls vs Apple Valley JV-5:30pm at Hasse Arena Varsity-7:15pm at Hasse Mini-Mite Ice Classic Jamboree Newsletter Submissions due Tuesday, January 21 Boys vs Burnsville JV-5pm at RCC Varsity 7pm at RCC Thursday, January 23 Boys vs Rochester Lourdes JV-1pm at Graham Arena Varsity 2:45pm at Graham Saturdays Weekly Raffle Ticket Winners posted online Monday s January December Bingo at Carbone s Girls vs Burnsville JV-5:30pm at RCC Varsity-7:15pm at RCC Page 11
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