F A C e o f f Volume XVI Issue 8 May, 2014 The Official Scorecard of Moorhead Youth Hockey MYHA BOARD OF DIRECTORS 2014-2015 Brian Stavenger President Equipment Stephanie Gess Vice President, Gaming Liaison Membership Brent Teiken Treasurer, Finance Kathy Fischer-Thom Gaming Manager Julie Durgin Board Secretary, Office Manager Dennis Bushy Arena Manager, Scheduler Angie Searls Membership Kelli Dronen Fundraising Mark Hendrickson Fundraising Mike Simonich Equipment Chair Johnathan Judd Corey Delorme Tournament Co-Directors Jeremy Gregoire Hockey Director Rob Gramer In-House Hockey Director Jon Ammerman Hockey Committee Emily Sell Hockey Committee The MYHA 10,000 Puck Challenge is back! The MYHA Hockey Committee is encouraging 12U/PW and 14U/Bantam MYHA players to participate in our 10,000 puck challenge this summer. This program consists of stick handling, shooting development and goalie development programs to form our 10,000 Puck Challenge. The MYHA Puck Challenge is sponsored by Moorhead Youth Hockey Association. The challenge is designed to encourage hockey players to develop good stick handling, shooting skills and goalie skills as well as recognize their dedication to hockey. The MYHA program will be structured for 12U/PW and 14U/Bantam players. The players will be asked to commit themselves to attending 10 sessions of training at the Moorhead Youth Hockey Rink as well as putting in the extra time at home or at the rink to meet the requirements of our 10,000 Puck Challenge. Registration forms will be available on the Moorhead Youth Hockey Association s website once the schedule is finalized. Please watch for emails in the near future with all the details! We will do today what most people won t and do tomorrow what most people can t. Summer Office Hours 8:00 a.m. 1:00 p.m. Monday-Thursday Closed Fridays Phone: 218.233.5021 Fax: 218.233.4504 Arena: 218.236.6650 Jeremy Gregoire Hockey Director
A fixture on the Moorhead, Minnesota, hockey scene, Dennis Bushy continues to leave an indelible mark not just locally, but throughout the state as a coach and administrator. Bushy developed an early passion for sticks and pucks, and following a three-year stint in the United States Army, he launched the Benson (Minn.) Youth Hockey Association in 1972. In 1977, he moved to Moorhead and coached bantam hockey. Bushy has served in numerous roles with USA Hockey, Minnesota Hockey and the Moorhead Youth Hockey Association. He is currently Minnesota s District 15 director, general manager of the Moorhead Youth Hockey Arena and a bantam hockey coach. In his coaching role, he helped groom six future NHL players including Matt Cullen, Mark Cullen, Jason Blake, Chris VandeVelde, Brian Lee and Ryan Kraft. He also served as his district s high performance coach for more than 18 years and as a coach in the Minnesota Hockey bantam summer camps. In 2011, he concluded a 20-year stint as a Minnesota Hockey associate coach-in-chief, having helped develop hundreds of coaches skills and philosophies. Congratulations Denny! The Walter Yaciuk Award is presented to an individual who has demonstrated a consistent commitment and contribution to the education and development of USA Hockey coaches. New Jerseys for Travel Teams! With generous donations from Sam s Club and MHS Alumni Association, we will be ordering new jersey s for the travel teams for the fall. We will be looking to sell most of the current inventory of jerseys later this summer. Be on the lookout for details on how the sales will be handled, and dates, etc. ALSO. There is still space available on our video board in the lobby for advertising! These advertising dollars will go towards the new jerseys. If you or someone you know is interested in advertising at MYHA, contact Julie Durgin at the office (233-5021 or admin@moorheadyouthhockey.com) 2014 Cully s Kids Celebrity Weekend June 27th 28th Golf Tournament - Friday, June 27th at Oxbow Kids Picnic Saturday, June 28th at Newman Outdoor Field Silent Auction/Social - Saturday, June 28th at Ushers For more information http://www.cullyskids.com
Reminder to NOT leave hockey bags, sticks, etc. at the MYHA Arena overnight. The Arena and Office Staff are NOT responsible for items that are left unattended, lost, stolen or missing. This procedure will help maintain the cleanliness of the Arena, the Locker Rooms as well as allow the Arena Staff to properly clean. Thank you! Rookie, Mites, 8 U Many trophies are left for those who were unable to attend the banquet. Please stop in the office to pick yours up. 2014 Scott Tobolt Golf Tournament June 27th Moorhead Country Club For more info: http://www.toboltgolftourney.com Grizzlies Newz: Thank you for all the donations of equipment so far and for all the volunteers that come out every Sunday to help!! We are still in need of gloves and elbow pads if anyone has any to donate. Also, anyone that would like to volunteer to help with the team can contact Jackie Beedy at 218-329-1808 or jlbeedy@gmail.com. If any MYHA team would like to scrimmage us on a Sunday, please contact Jackie. Today is an exciting time to be a part of Moorhead Hockey!! Through the hard work and dedication of many, Moorhead Hockey has become a leader in the State of Hockey. For the past fifty years a countless number of individuals have contributed to the program on and off the ice. The framework for a celebration in January of 2015 has started to take shape, and we are looking for volunteers to step forward and help make the event a celebration of all involved. We hope you will consider using your talents to make our 50th an amazing event! If you are interested, please contact the MYHA office. Job Openings Gaming is looking for people with good customer service skills, and evening and weekend availability to work Pull Tabs and Bingo at various locations. Must be 18. Contact Kathy at the MYHA office for more info. DIDJA KNOW. HOCKEY HAS BEEN AROUND FOR AWHILE?? Hockey Skates date back to 1000 BC and were made of animal bones!! ARENA NEWS We recently pulled the turf on the north rink so we now have ice on both rinks for summer camps and tournaments. Lights and ballasts have been replaced in the south rink as well. It is always awesome to see the ice all new and shinybright! We have ice on both rinks, and will take out the north rink after Blue Line and Pepsi Cup is over in July, so we can replace lights and ballasts there as well. Flagpoles will be installed soon, the M flowers are planted, and some patching to the grass has been done. Most of the interior painting is complete. Watch the website for open hockey times Thanks, Denny
Off-Season Office Hours Monday thru Thursday 8:00 am 1:00 pm Closed Fridays Mark your Calendar: Check our website for exact practice/ game times and more info! June 9 - - Girls Hockey Club and Blue Line Hockey Starts June 18 - - MYHA Board Meeting 7 pm June 27 - - Scott Tobolt Memorial Golf Tournament June 27-28 - Cully s Kids Celebrity Weekend July 31 - - -MYHA/MHS Golf Tournament www.moorheadyouthhockey.com 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, June 18th @ 7:00pm, at the MYHA Board Room. If you would like to be added to the agenda please contact Julie Durgin at 233-5021 or email admin@moorheadyouthhockey.com at least one week prior to the meeting. 2014 MYHA/MHS Golf Tournament Save the Date! New Email Address? Please call or email the office at 218-233-5021 or myha@moorheadyouthhockey.com to notify us of any change of address (home or email) to keep our information updated. Thanks. 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!! SPORT NGIN Trouble keeping all your accounts straight? Each FAMILY should have only one NGIN login. It can happen. New email addresses, forgotton passwords, his and hers, etc. Our records show some people with multiple logins. This can effect DIBS records as well as emails sent via Sport NGIN. If you want to check your account(s), email the MYHA office at MYHA@moorheadyouthhockey.com and Alane will email you back a report that can help you. Let s try and get the bugs out! 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! We have earned over $830 so far. Accepting small and large cartridges! Lisa Schmidt Ink Recycling Coordinator GAMING Pull tab and bingo gaming help to support and reduce the costs of youth hockey for the Moorhead Youth Hockey Association. MYHA appreciates the partnerships we have with the following gaming sites. Please patronize our MYHA gaming sites: ** RED HEN TAP HOUSE** CROWBAR ** DAVE S SOUTHSIDE TAP **GALAXIE **JC CHUMLEY S** **JC CORRAL ** MAINLINE** **MICK S OFFICE **O LEARY S PUB ** SPEAK EASY **VIC S BAR & GRILL
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