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INSIDE For The Good of the Game / Life Lessons on Ice / Blade Babe / The Messenger / MHOA / Behind the Bench

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The Colony/Lewisville/Denton Spartans won the AT&T Metroplex High School summer league junior varsity championship. The team, coached by Bryan Heft, fi nished the season 11-2. More information about the club here, www.spartanshockeyclub.com.

Billy Pye’s 99 Dallas Ice Jets Were runner-ups to Chesterfi eld in the Texas Shootout

Coach Lapane’s Alliance Bulldogs U14 Bantam ’96 team kicked off its season in grand fashion by winning the Bantam Silver division in the Texas Shootout 2009 tournament over Labor Day weekend.

2009 TX Shoot Out Bantam Gold Champions, DSS U14, Head Coach Jason Strother

Mite Platinum Champions for the Texas Shootout. It’s this team’s second straight Championship in the Shootout.

Dallas Stars Selects Euless-Mites celebrate their Second Place fi nish at 2009 Texas Shootout.

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My First GoalEvan Werner - Age 6Hockey – Polar Ice Recreational House League - May – August, 2009

May 30th, this was our fi rst game of the season. We were playing against Stonebriar team at their rink. We were losing 6 – 2 at the end of the second periodI was on the fi rst line at the start of the 2nd period, my teammate Liam got the puck at center and skated across the blueline, the puck got knocked off his stick right onto mine. I had a breakaway in on the goalie. I shot the puck and the goalie made a save with his pad, the puck was lying in front of the goalie’s pad. He was lying down on the ice, so I stopped fast and started hitting the puck with my stick.I hit it 4 or 5 times, then it fl ipped up and went over the goalie’s pad into the net. My friend Liam got the assist. � is was my fi rst goal. We lost the game 9 – 7. by Evan Werner ■

My First GoalEvan Werner - Age 6Hockey – Polar Ice Recreational House League - May – August, 2009

May 30th, this was our fi rst game of the season. We were playing against Stonebriar team at their rink. We were losing 6 – 2 at the end of the second periodI was on the fi rst line at the start of the 2nd period, my teammate Liam got the puck at center and skated across the blueline, the puck got knocked off his stick right onto mine. I had a breakaway in on the goalie. I shot the puck and the goalie made a save with his pad, the puck was lying in front of the goalie’s pad. He was lying down on the ice, so I stopped fast and started hitting the puck with my stick.I hit it 4 or 5 times, then it fl ipped up and went over the goalie’s pad into the net. My friend Liam got the assist. � is was my fi rst goal. We lost the game 9 – 7. by Evan Werner

Dylan Layton waits for the puck to drop in the Dallas Penguins vs Ice Jets game in the Labor

Day Tournament.

Jackson Szmul of Dallas Stars Selects Mites with 2nd place medal at Labor Day Shoot-out.

McKinney Varsity/Midget Major captain, Senior Milton Trevino, with McKinney Ice Hockey’s youngest player, Kindergartener Caleb McKinley a member of the McKinney Mite team, at the Grand Opening of the McKinney Dr Pepper StarCenter at Craig Ranch. McKinney Ice Hockey fi elds travel teams at all levels in NTXHL as well as high school teams in the ATT High School league.

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Keith Andresen, Senior Director,

Hockey Programs

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For the Good of the GameBy Keith Andresen

� e Great Alphabet Controversy

Keith Andresen,

At the risk of sounding like something off Sesame Street, today’s column is

brought to you by the letters A and B. I don’t think I have ever seen so much commotion cause by a couple of simple letters. Frankly, the designation of travel teams by letter has become ridiculous. USA Hockey only designates youth teams as Tier I, Tier II and House/Rec. � ere are no letters to designate teams as far as USA Hockey is concerned. Tier I and Tier II teams compete for USA Hockey National Championships and everyone else can be designated house/rec since they do not play at the National level. The letters are something that leagues and teams use to diff erentiate themselves for local and tournament play. While AAA, AA, A and B are the most common designations used, they have become abused and marketed in a way that is confusing and unfair to folks trying to fi gure out where they should play. First of all the AAA designation has been traditionally a designation for Tier I associations/teams. � e top teams and top players are the only ones that should use the AAA label. � e next level is AA and these are typically your top Tier II teams. � ese teams are comprised of the best players after the AAA teams have been selected. After this you have A and

B teams which are comprised of skilled players who compete in local league and competitive tournaments. Sounds simple doesn’t it? Well for some reason this has become a real sore spot in recent years. Like in many areas of the country, Dallas has a number of hockey coaches making a full-time living off of coaching youth hockey. While I have no issue with a quality coach earning a living from coaching, I fi nd some of the tactics used to supplement that earning distaste-ful. Number one on that list is the way coaches and administrators use the letter designations to market their teams. In most cases, when coaches tell players to come try out for us because we’re going to be “AA” or “AAA,” it’s just not true. With very little exception, there is no way for a coach to promise any level of play until the teams are selected and the coach can see the talent he has on the ice. During the Labor Day tournament I saw several “AA” or “AAA” teams lose BIG to teams that were designated as “A” teams. Players on those “AA” and “AAA” teams have to be a bit discouraged be-cause, in several cases, they chose to play with the team because it was marketed to them as a “AA” or “AAA” team and they thought they would have a chance to play on a more competitive team.

So how do you change this mad-ness? My suggestion is that we start at the top. Allow only teams playing Tier I hockey to use the AAA designation. � at would clearly defi ne the top layer of teams. After the Tier I teams have been selected then Tier II tryouts would be held. Not AA or A or B tryouts, but Tier II tryouts. By not advertising “let-ters,” you take the “marketing” piece out of the puzzle. Players would try out for teams based on who is coaching and the quality of the association, rather than the promise of playing on a “AA team” that may or may not be AA. � ere is no reason to attach a letter to a team until it is selected and it has a chance to fi nd its level by playing a few scrimmage games or the Labor Day tournament. Only then, when they are sure of where they fi t, should a team decide what to call themselves. � is may seem radical, especially to coaches who depend on fi lling teams to assure their annual income. However, are we here for the coaches or the players? I think the answer is obvi-ous, and if we don’t make sure the players are the priority, we will fi nd that fewer kids will be playing hockey, which is not good for anyone. ■

Austin Ballard waiting for the puck to drop

Mike and Gus Solis having a father – son talk after the game. Gus was telling his dad how much fun he was having even though they lost. Thank God for youth hockey!

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Alliance ‘98 Bulldogs goalies, friends on and off the ice: Derek Derileu #35 and

Brooks Anderson #33.

James Myers in a game vs. the Texas Aces/Redington

Hockey Bud’s after Shoot Out. Joey Sinel-Barr and Dominic Flores.

Roman Di Domizio #18 for the Alliance Bull-dogs Mite A team against the Ice Jets at Valley Ranch moving the puck up the ice at Texas Shootout Tournament.

Cameron Casey secures the puck during the Texas Shootout as the snow cone

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Life Lessons On Ice by Kim Tinkham, Editor

In Hockey, � ere is a Lot of Communication(for young players)Communication: what a great word. Have you ever thought what it means to communicate? I’m doing it right now

with you and we can’t even see each other. It means that I can transfer a

message to you. It takes at least two people to communicate.

� ere has to be someone who is sending out the communication and someone who is receiving

the communica t ion . Otherwise it would be like

sending up a fl are when you are lost and no one seeing it. Wasted fl are. I love it when they

put microphones on the ice and you can hear the players. You can hear how they are talking to each other and calling out each other’s names for a play. � ey all have a common goal and that is to win the game. All of their communication is slanted in that direction. Occasionally, communication takes the form of a verbal fi ght but that’s part of the game too. In life off the ice, communication is very important also. Have you ever tried to go through an entire day not communicating in some form or fashion? Communication doesn’t just mean talking. It could be writing on paper or via e-mail. It could also mean body language. � ink about it. If you ask a friend of yours what he thinks about something and he shrugs his shoulders hasn’t he just communicated with you?

In my life away from the hockey rinks I used to be a corporate recruiter and trainer. You know one of those people that help other people fi nd the job of their dreams. Well, sometimes. Anyway, when I interviewed people I would watch to see how they communicated. Did they look at me while I was talking to them? Did they strum their fi ngers nervously when I asked them a question? What exactly did the rolling of their eyes mean when I asked them about their last job? People can tell a lot about you just by listening or watching or reading the way you communicate. Here is a hockey example. What if during a game your coach stands behind the bench and doesn’t do anything? He doesn’t speak, he doesn’t move his hands, he doesn’t even nod his head. What are you going to do as a team? Does he even need to be there? If you are a poor communicator it’s as if you didn’t exist. Worse yet, it could make your life miserable. Why do I say that? Because your friends or players on your team or people at your work will misunderstand what you mean about things. If you constantly have to say to people “I didn’t mean it that way”, or “You didn’t hear me right” or “I never said that” you need to stop and take a long look at how you are communicating. Several years ago a word was reintroduced into the English language with an entirely diff erent meaning. It is one word but it speaks volumes. � e word is ‘whatever’. Have you ever heard that word? Its original definition is ‘everything or anything, no matter what’. Now, more than ever, you hear it said with a rolling of the eyes. However, now when you hear the word spoken it usually takes on the meaning of “what you are saying isn’t important to me and I don’t care about what you are talking about or you.” What a terrible word to say to someone. I have heard this word come out of players’ mouths to their coaches, their parents and to their teammates. If this person was interviewing for his dream job you can bet he wouldn’t get it. � ink about the words that come out of your mouth. You should never use a

word that you don’t know the meaning of and always make sure that your emphasis on the word is not negative. Communication also deals with attitude. It seems that there is always one player on a hockey team that is more negative than the rest. You know him, he’s the one that says “we’re doing that drill again?” kind of in a whiney voice. Or he says “this is stupid, why do we have to wear our travel suits when we are just going to a rink in the same town”. Zig Ziglar, a famous motivational speaker, has a great saying. It is, “your attitude will determine your altitude”. He is right. How high you go in life will be determined a great deal by your attitude. My husband, who is a hockey coach, has always told me that he would rather pick a player who has a great attitude and a little bit of talent for a team than a really talented player with a lousy attitude. � e lousy attitude hurts the team. A player with a great attitude is willing to work to become a better player and a better teammate. Bosses know that too. Remember that the way you communicate is with your whole body not just your mouth. Another form of communication is listening. � at’s right. You didn’t know that did you? Did you know that people think that you are great at communicating if you just listen more intently to what they have to say? Try this experiment. Next time one of your parents is trying to make a point to you, stop whatever you are doing, look at them while they are talking to you and listen carefully at the message they are trying to get across to you. Don’t interrupt, just listen. You will be amazed at the results. Be careful of your facial expressions. Don’t roll your eyes or smirk or have this look of ‘are you done yet?’ on your face. Look interested. Your parents won’t be around forever. One day you will miss hearing their voices. Pay attention. Listen. Learn to communicate without saying a word. When people feel like you are listening, they feel like you care about them and the ideas that they have to share with you. Good luck this season! ■

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Dallas Penguin Ben Buhse give Christopher McEl-roy a celebratory hug after beating the Aces 8-0 in the Labor Day Tournament while Caden Halverson and Jacob Plattner look on. Michael Smith and Martin Brodeur at

Goalie camp. Plano West’s Will Baker, #14 reaches for the puck against Plano Senior’s Matt Fulcoly #28.

Phillip Griebenow imitating Bobby Orr in the Texas Shootout Tournament. Photo courtesy of Ken Hatley Photography.

Fall Shootout Labor Day Tournament ‘09. Joe Shep-pard (DJHA Johnson Bantam 95 AA) is making the catch in a game between the Aces and DJHA Johnson Bantam 95AA. DJHA won the Bantam AA division.

A great save by Reid Robertson (DPSC Stars Select Plano - Squirt McBey) at Texas Shootout Tourna-ment.

Stretching for the puck. A backhand goal by Connor Nehls (DPSC Stars Select Plano - Squirt McBey) at Texas Shootout

Tournament.

Daniel Patrick, Scots McLean, bears down on the slapshot on the Elite during the Texas Shootout

A Jr. Ice Jet fi ghts for the puck during a scrimmage. Goalie keeping a good eye on the player with the puck.

Jared Guffy of OKC Peewee Platinum putting it home.

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Blade Babe By Scarlett Chambers

If you want to contact Scarlett please emil her at [email protected]

Chris Keff er was 15 years old when the hockey boom first came to

North Texas. Growing up he played every sport possible, but he never stayed with one of them until hockey. “Someone gave me a stick and that was all it took.” Keff er shared. Within his fi rst year he quickly progressed from shooting around his driveway in Weatherford to driving all the way to Valley Ranch to skate on their ice for games three times a week. � at year

the rink in Valley Ranch was undergo-ing the change from the North Texas Ice Arena to the Dallas Stars practice facility. During the construction Chris said, “We had to change in trailers in the parking lot.”. A lot has changed since those days in the make shift locker rooms, but Chris

Keff er can still be found at the rink. He has been with the Dr Pepper Star Center in Euless for 5 ½ years. Tom Yockey, Eu-less Hockey Director and Southlake/Tornado 18U coach, will tell you that “He is the best zam man in town.”. That explains why Chris can be found on the ice at the American Air-lines Center, as well. For the past 2 ½ years he has been preparing the ice for the Dallas Stars games. Even after falling off a ladder and breaking his back, he went right back to work at a job he takes pride in. It has its perks, such as watch-ing all the home games from the zam tunnel and getting to spend some time with the Stanley Cup. But the biggest perk for Kef is the job itself. “I may not make millions but it makes me happy,” he says.

Anyone familiar with North Texas hockey has noticed that we are experi-encing another hockey boom of sorts. Be sure to read next month to fi nd out more! ■

Chris Keffer

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Dallas Penguin Caden Halverson cel-ebrates his fi rst goal of the season against the Ice Jets in the Labor Day Tournament with Cade Williams and Bryce Murphy

Plano West’s Billy Keys,#47 battles along the boards with

Plano East’s Andrew Andersen, #55.

Reese Layton, Plano East JV vs Plano Senior High

Hunter Kimmerlee, Plano East JV vs Plano Senior High

The McKinney Mite and Varsity Teams with McKinney Mayor, Brian Loughmiller and the Dallas Ice Girls at the Grand Opening of the McKinney Dr Pepper StarCenter at Craig Ranch. The Mites won their inaugural game 10-1 over the Aces and the Varsity team beat Frisco 3-2.

The McKinney Ice Hockey Midget Major team celebrates winning the Labor Day Shoot Out Tournament.

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The ‘98 Alliance Bulldogs PeeWee team, coached by Steve LaMere and Assistant Coaches Boots Williams and Bob Windschitl, bond both on and off the ice. They attended a pre-season campout, which included a variety of fun team-building exercises. Go Dogs!

Alliance Bulldogs Cameron Hopkins, Billy Krieghbaum, and Michael Miggans celebrate their Midget Minor Platinum Texas Shootout Tournament Championship victory. The three friends and former teammates are reunited after spending the previous season on different teams.

Bryce Murphy of Dallas Stars Elite 99 team.

Texas Aces Defenseman #20 Patrick Neiswender in action.

Jessica Brooks powers through the Oklahoma City defense after a loose puck.

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While the dismal state of the economy is forcing many customer

service-based companies into survival mode, such is not the case at American Skating Entertainment Centers. For ASEC, the largest owner/operator of ice skating facilities in the United States, business is booming! With offi ces in New York and Phoenix Arizona, ASEC owns and operates rinks all over the country including the Polar Ice House in Grapevine, Texas. Considering that discretionary recreation and entertainment dollars are usually the fi rst to be slashed in family budgets when money is tight, news that ASEC sales and profi ts have increased over the same period last year is indeed remarkable. According to Brad Berman, ASEC

Kathi Singleton

President, there are several reasons why ASEC is performing so well. “Now more than ever before, consumers are being extremely careful as to where they invest their paychecks,” said Berman. “As a result, our staff and management teams have to work harder than ever to earn customer loyalty. � is has been accomplished by creating a positive customer experience with every visit, getting to know our clientele on a personal level and having a consistently clean, warm and inviting environment while maintaining a superior ice product.” A diverse program off ering, including social-oriented activities as “Coff ee Club” (for mid-day skaters) and broomball (for church groups, f raternities and sororities), complements the traditional industry staples of public sessions, skating school, fi gure skating and hockey at each ASEC facility. Skating camps of all types – hockey, fi gure skating, Skate, Rattle and Roll Kids Day Camps – are strategically scheduled throughout the year and enthusiastically embraced.

“My son Steven has skated in the Olympic Dreams camp at Polar Ice House Grapevine for the past two years,” said Mark Evans. “He looks forward to it every summer and wouldn’t miss it for anything.” � e camp, led by Steven’s Coach Natalia Mishkutionok, a former gold medal Olympian, has paid dividends for the seventeen year old from Keller, Texas. At the 2009 AT&T United States Championships held in Cleveland last winter, Steven was the U.S. Novice Men’s Silver Medalist.Cultivating personal relationships and a friendly rapport with all customers are also vital keys for success cites Berman. “We want our skaters to feel like our facilities are their recreational home away from home,” continued Berman. “Our managers make a concerted eff ort to know every regular who walks through the door. Being greeted on a fi rst name basis and taking a sincere interest in the day-to-day goings-on of a patron is integral in developing customer allegiance.”

“In the eyes of our customers, fi gure skating and ice hockey are things that simply cannot be left out of the family entertainment mix,” said Kathi Singleton, General Manager of the Polar Ice House in Grapevine, Texas. “Families will sacrifi ce movie nights as well as other hobbies and pastimes so that ice activities can be kept in the family budget.” “My son Brady has been playing at the Polar Ice House in Grapevine since 2005 when he fi rst started skating in the rink’s Learn to Skate program,” said Stephanie Amox. “Brady has now progressed to the Ice Jets travel club and looks forward to every game, practice and training session. We love the sport, the facility and the Grapevine Ice House staff . It’s like they are part of our extended family.” “The loyalty of our customers is actually inspirational,” states Berman. “It motivates our staff to go that extra mile in the name of customer service. To say the least, we appreciate their business and it will never be taken for granted.” ■

Creating Customer Loyalty Drives American Skating Entertainment Centers in Tough Economy

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All Texas hockey fans are encouraged to visit USA Hockey’s

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Development Model and Long Term Athlete Development.

2010 Planned EventsAug 12-15 Level 5 Coaching clinic (MN)Aug 22 Level 4 Officials clinic (Dallas)Sept 11-13 Level 4 Coaching clinic (Denver)Oct 9-10 RMD ACE Workshop (Dallas)Jan 23 TAHA Winter Meeting (Dallas)Jan 29-31 Hockey Weekend Across AmericaFeb 18-21 States: Tier I (Dallas)Feb 26-28 States: Tier II (Dallas)Mar 12-14 Districts: Tier Girls (Dallas)Mar 12-14 Districts: Tier 1 Youth (AZ)Mar 19-21 TAC Boys/Girls (Dallas)Mar 26-28 Texas Cup HS States (Dallas)Mar 26-28 Nationals: Girls/Womens (WI)Apr 7-11 Nationals: All Youth (Varies)Apr 14-18 High School Nationals (IL)Apr 14-18 HS Showcase (Pittsburgh)May 6-9 RMD Player Dev. Camp (SLC)

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• High School - Keith Andresen

• House Sect. - Cesar Cepeda

• Travel Sect. - Mark Servaes

• Women’s Sect. - Tracy Servaes

• ACE Director - Angie Vaught

• Coach-in-Chief - Jouni Lehtola

• Ref-in-Chief - Garry Pariseau

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Joe Holweger, Plano East JV vs Richardson Rampage. Preston Mudgett, Plano East JV vs Richardson Rampage.

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Mike Schwarz, Team Manager, is enjoying stress-free hockey.

The Messenger: Tales of a Team ManagerBy Mike Schwarz

Another fall, another season. For players and parents, the unoffi cial

start of the local DFW hockey season is the Labor Day tournament run by the Dallas Stars Selects. For Team Managers, tournaments aren’t always the most fun adventures. In fact, some are quite painful. But year after year, the behind the scenes team preparations for the Texas Shoot Out requires absolutely zero novacaine. � at’s the highest form of praise from a Team Manager! But I use that event to point out that the season for youth hockey starts much earlier than you might imagine. � e fi rst critical decision (ok, I’m blowing the TM horn here) a coach makes after the team is formed is to land a Team Manager. In most cases, it ’s a lot like fi shing…fl y fi shing. It’s a delicate process, where truth (the actual TM job requirements) is sometimes “disguised.” But once a TM is selected, the season is off and running. � e Team Manager begins the season collecting paperwork: birth certifi cates, and all sorts of forms. It’s the hockey rites of summer and requires dancing that fi ne line between persistence and being a pest with a team’s parents. Now some of us struggle with such fi nesse, so

we excel at apologies. But the paper gets collected! As noted last month, there will be many fi rsts for me this season. I’m not sure what it will be like as Team Manager for a sonless team. The Labor Day tourney has provided some answers. As the tournament days approached, the usual frenetic activities took place, with the most common question: “Where are the jerseys?” In years gone by, my teams have skated in all kinds of jerseys this fi rst time out of the gate, including temporary jerseys, with diff erent numbers for the darks and lights. Now, imagine this TM having to change the roster for each game, depending if home or away. THAT was a fun year. But this year, our Association came through, and we had both jerseys. Going to the fi rst game was certainly diff erent. Our coach wants players at the rink 75 minutes prior to a game. However, based on my Jesuit educational training early on, I know that if 75 minutes early is on-time, than 90 minutes early is just one step closer to godliness. It used to be a struggle trying to explain to my son why we were leaving, in his words, with eyes rolling, “ soooooooooo early.” Not this time. I got to leave when I wanted, no questions. (Truth is, no one in my family

– read that TM mom – understands that earlier bird, bigger worm thing. Airplane family travel at the Schwarz household is always chronologically challenging.) Prior to each game the TM presents a signed roster to the scorekeeper, with a circle on the starting goalie. � is requires going to the coach and asking, “Who’s in net?” Previously this exercise sometimes had personal repercussions. When Goalie Son was named, this initiated the beginning of the stomach knot. (Goalie parents know what I mean.) However, this time round I was just asking for info, and I knew there would be no personal response. It was kinda cool. One less ritual to dread as a TM. As the puck dropped, I assumed the same game watching position I have entertained for years, about three quarters of the way up the board, on the glass - standing of course. Everyone knows that this is the best view for the defensive end of things, which, of course, is where the game is always won or lost: always from the net out. Watching the game was a delightful experience, even including breakaways. During such events I didn’t fi nd myself providing that extra body English to help my son stretch that butterfl y on the third deke! I just watched and had

fun. And the tourney results themselves were awesome. We won all five games, although I didn’t get to see the championship game due to a family confl ict. Wow! What did I just say? A confl ict with a hockey game and that something else won? Yes, indeed. And I had a great time with my non-hockey son and wife. So what I learned is that I could have both a hockey weekend and a family weekend. How cool is that? � is new season is going to off er all sorts of great possibilities. (Now all I have to do is fi gure out what to do about the � anksgiving weekend tournament!)

To be continued… ■

Grand Opening of Dr Pepper Stars Center at Craig Ranch. Scott Coffi n, Anthony Brigante & Chase Lanasa with the Dallas Stars Cheerleaders.

Jake Trapp dueling with an Oklahoma City Defenseman.

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Heath Ford does his version of the Magic Man “Now you see me, now you don’t” during the Texas Shootout.

Nicolas Samadian rips a shot from outside the circle against the Thunder during the Texas Shootout.

Jake Theis buries an early goal on OKC and slides through the crease with hands high in the Texas Shootout.

James Darby makes another save for OKC at the Texas Shootout.

It was a great start to the upcoming season for the McKinney Bantam team on Saturday. Not only were they playing their fi rst game of the season in the much-anticipated Dr. Pepper Star Center at Craig Ranch in McKinney, but they came away with a victory over the BAHHA Hounds of Houston, Texas, 12-2. The Bantam team looked really energetic against their opponents, with several team members contributing to their victory. Leading scorers for the game were Harrison Hood (3 goals and 1 assist), Ty Holt (1 goal and 3 assists), Devon Howard (3 goals), Drake Grier (3 goals), Alex Miller (1 goal and 1 assist), Ian Hammond (2 assists), Scott Coffi n (1 goal), Nick Daggett (1 assist), and Chase Lanasa (1 assist). It was defi nitely a team effort.

It was a great start to the upcoming season for the McKinney Bantam team on Saturday. Not only were they playing their fi rst

Heath Ford does his version of the Magic Man “Now you see

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Metroplex Hockey Officials Association� e Game Within A Game

Ken ReinhardPresident, MHOA

Local Area Supervisor of Offi cials, North Texas

USA Hockey

Ken Reinhard

Everyone who watches a hockey game, no matter at what level, has

an appreciation for what happens on the ice. � e players skate, shoot, and pass the puck. Saves are made and some are not. Coaches work to match up players, changes lines and impart their strategic knowledge. Offi cials skate up and down the ice trying their best to remain an invisible part of the contest. For me, I embarked upon a new experience last week. I had an opportunity to work as an off ice official for the NHL. I was the time out coordinator for the pre-season contest between the Stars and Tampa Bay. I arrived at the AAC 2 hours before game time. Tim Zemens is the primary TOC (Time Out Coordinator) and I am training to back him up. We immediately went upstairs to the off ice offi cials room and gathered our tools, including that little red light that you see go on from time to time. We then went to the production truck to coordinate watch times with stop

watches. (� is is important to the timing of commercials and network feeds.) We ask if anyone is miced up so that offi cials know. You can’t have any bad language going out over the air waves. From there it is off to the ice and home penalty box to set up our equipment (including the red light). When we get to the ice we provide the game time keeper with another stop watch so they know what point in the game we and the production truck are at. It is now about 45 minutes to game time, and it is time to grab a quick bite to eat. It is then off the NHL offi cial’s dressing room. Finally I feel at home. We stop in to let them know the routines we will use for keys during the game and let them know that for tonight, no one (player or coach) is wearing a microphone. Two local NHL offi cials, Gord Dwyer and Darren Gibbs are working the game tonight. I take some good natured “rookie “ribbing from them and get to meet Rob Martell and Jonny Murray. Nice guys

all, which reconfi rms my thoughts about how close knit the offi ciating community really is. Back out to the penalty box. Warm up is over and we are going through our checks. We make announcements to the truck, 5 minutes to anthem, 3 minutes to anthem, 1 minute to anthem. It takes Celina 1minute, 36 seconds to do the USA National Anthem. Tim told me this prior to, and darn if she wasn’t dead on the number. Anthem completed, we coordinate with the truck coming back from commercial, and then in our last bit –We (that is the royal we) give the thumbs up to Gord that the can drop the puck for the opening face off . Everything is precision timed. We have commercials at 14:00, 10:00 and 6 minutes; none in the last 30 seconds of the 1st and 2nd period, and none in the last two minutes of the 3rd ,or overtime, or the shootout. We have to keep our eyes on everything, including commercial time, to get back to playing and recording a signifi cant bit of information.

After the game, we pack everything up and leave the building. Is the job done? No. � ere is a report to fi le with the NHL recapping all the info we collected. You can’t believe how much coordination goes on and the cooperation required so that the fans — you and me — can enjoy the game. I can’t wait for my next opportunity. ■

NUTRITION AND CONDITIONING - Hockey season is here! Practice and dry land training are in full swing and special attention to nutrition is instrumental while working on strength and conditioning.

Teena Murray, co-author of Athlete Construction, and strength, conditioning, performance and nutritional consultant to two NHL teams, says that “training and nutrition must go hand in hand. Nutrition must be a consistent priority to attain high-level performance.”

While working out enhances strength and stamina to help a player reach their game potential, young athletes need the proper protein and fitness water during their training and their games to sustain energy.

The body can achieve the strength and conditioning required for an athlete, but only with proper nourishment. Parents and their children need to understand the importance of this regimen. The best way to accomplish this is for parents to take an active role in their children’s athletic training.

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BEHIND THE BENCH By Mark Dyslin

Mark Dyslin has been coaching youth sports for over 15 years and coaching youth hockey since 1999. He is currently one of the coaches for St. Mark’s Junior Varsity Hockey Team.

Mark Dyslin has been coaching

From the farthest reaches of the universe, they come with a single

purpose in mind: dinner! Alien creatures whose very survival depends on a steady diet of brain soup. Who are these extraterrestrial carnivores, whose insatiable appetite for being right, all the time, threatens our planet’s very existence? Beware: � e Brain Eating Parents! (Cue ominous music). Please understand, I don’t consider all parents to be gray matter epicureans. Really. � e majority are wondermous non-zomboids. But it only takes one or two cerebellum chow hounds to spoil

things for the rest of the team, parents, spectators, offi cials, snack bar employees, and even the maintenance folks. We all know some parents “living the dream” through their kids. While we privately giggle at them, be careful you don’t wind up as their amuse-bouche. Just remember: from their perspective, your actions better mesh with their expectations, thus ensuring their investment pod (read: child) grows into the next “great one”. So how do you survive these “high energy” parents? It ain’t always easy. It’ll take a lot of patience and resolve. Just make sure you do what’s best for the kids

(without usurping the parent’s authority, of course). If you wind up with a parent who sees you as nothing more than medulla oblongata pate, bewailing non-stop about everything, try using a communication escalation process. � is is designed to protect you and the team.

1) First formal conversation. You have reached the point where the frequency and tone of the complaints have become more intense. Using your 24-hour rule, arrange a meeting and explain the desired outcome is for the two of you to reach a mutually agreeable direction. Make sure your assistant is at the meeting. Afterwards, email parentis eatamus cerebelli the plan(s) of action, and copy your association or rink management.2) � e “Grow-up” directive. Do this when mummy/dadda has not followed the aforementioned plan o’ action. Explain (and email), point-by-point, how they have failed to honor what you both agreed upon. Make sure they understand that the behavior will have to cease immediately and throughout the remainder of the season. � ere is no “or-else”. � ey don’t have choices at this point. Copy your association or

rink management.3) � e Pontius Pass. If the negative behavior persists, then wash your hands and pass the problem off to your association or rink management. Send a note to the parent(s) letting them know you are no longer to communicate directly. You have done what you can.

We’d all like to think only bad coach’s “get” themselves into these situations. Fact is, we are dealing with the general public and it’s not always pretty out there. But open and frequent communication is like garlic and a crucifi x: it’ll repel the nastiest of the nasties. ■

rom the farthest reaches of the things for the rest of the team, parents,

Cole Cook from OKC coming in for his fi rst travel goal. Zach Barrett brings it in for OKC Squirt

platinum.

Bryce Johnson tried to sneak it in during the Shootout for OKC Squirt Platinum.

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The Dallas Stars are pleased to announce that two collegiate

hockey games will be played at American Airlines Center this season. Texas will play Texas A&M on Saturday, November 28th, 2009. � ese two teams battle several times throughout the year for the Pride of Texas Cup, awarded to the team that wins the series every year. � is will be the 2nd year in a row these teams have met at American Airlines Center, and the third year for A&M to play a game at the Stars’ home. � e Big XII match up will start at 1:30 on November 28th, followed by a happy hour for each school and the Stars vs. Lightning game at 7:30pm. Also facing off in Dallas this year are Alabama and Arkansas. � eir game will be played on December 19th, 2009. � is is a classic SEC rivalry that always produces some great hockey. Both schools will be playing their fi rst ever game at American Airlines Center. � e Dallas Stars host the Detroit Red Wings that afternoon (2pm start), and then the SEC game will begin 30 minutes after

College Hockey At American Airlines Centerthe Stars game ends. “Each year we continue to have very competitive and memorable college hockey games,” said John Higgins with the Dallas Stars. “� ey are fun and great for our sport – our fans and the alumni really enjoy seeing these teams play. We’re excited to have these two games on the schedule this year and are still working on a third game this year – I hope to be able to announce that matchup soon.” All four collegiate teams are part of the American College Hockey Association (ACHA). The first collegiate game at American Airlines Center was played on December 23, 2007 when Texas Tech defeated Texas A&M 3-2. Ticket information for both collegiate games is available by calling 214.387.5542. Fans are able to use the same ticket for BOTH games that day (Stars and collegiate games) Additional questions regarding either game can be directed to John Higgins, 214.387.5541. ■

The McKinney Varsity Gold Ice Hockey team lost their fi rst game

of the 2009-10 AT&T High School League to Frisco High in overtime, 5 to 4. If every game this season is this exciting, we are in for a great year of hockey. Playing at the new McKinney Craig Ranch Starscenter, McKinney started off sizzling hot with an early goal by Chris Gregor (assisted by Logan Bingaman) only one minute and twenty-fi ve seconds into the fi rst period. � is goal was followed up 9 minutes later with a goal by Brandon Siler (assists to Michael Tallo and Dillon Kaiser). Frisco then scored at 11:06, and less than two minutes later, McKinney made the score 3 to 1 with Brandon Siler’s second goal (assisted by Chris Gregor) on a beautiful, textbook two-on-one drive to the net. In the second period, Logan Bingaman (assists to Michael Tallo and Brandon Siler) then got McKinney off to another quick start, scoring one minute and forty-fi ve seconds into the period. � is put McKinney up 4 to 1, a seemingly insurmountable lead. But then Frisco came on. Scoring three

unanswered goals in the second, Frisco tied the score going into the third period 4 to 4. No scoring happened in the third period, although both teams had numerous opportunities to take the lead. At the end of regulation, both teams had the same score and the same number of shots on goal (25), making this a game as close as they get. With the score tied, the teams began a five-minute overtime period. Both teams traded shot after shot on each other’s goalies for over four minutes, and all were rebuff ed until Frisco’s Brendan Donovan snuck a quick wrist shot over the stick-side shoulder of McKinney goalie Bryan McGee for the Frisco victory. Over two hundred fans attended the season opener for both McKinney and Frisco, and the crowd was wild, loud, and crazy – just like hockey fans are supposed to be! McKinney encourages all of its present fans to bring along a friend or two to the next game so they can enjoy the “fastest game on earth” fi rsthand. Cost to attend is the best entertainment bargain around, just $5.00 at the gate. See you there! ■

Thockey games will be played at American Airlines Center this season. Texas will play Texas A&M on Saturday, November 28th, 2009. � ese two teams battle several times throughout the year for the Pride of Texas Cup, awarded to the team that wins the series every year. � is will be the 2nd year in a row these teams have met at American Airlines Center, and the third year for A&M to play a game at the Stars’ home. � e Big XII match up will start at 1:30 on November 28th, followed by a happy hour for each school and the Stars vs.

McKinney Varsity Drops Close Season Opener to Frisco

By Jim Pikl

Love your magazine and I enjoy looking at the teams and action shots that everyone shares! It is such a small Hockey World and after 10 years of Hockey

with my boys we recognize many of the players. � anks for all you do. — Michele Griffi n

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The Alliance AA Midget minor team wins the 6th Annual Texas Shoot Out and going undefeated and only allowing three goals.

McKinney Ice Hockey Club Pee Wee Gold Team after winning the Texas Shootout Tournament Pee Wee Gold Division Championship.

Congratulations to Scott Branum’s mite team on their big win at the Texas Shootout!

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