Monday, September 1, 2008

Labor Day and Not Too Early To Be Thinking About Hockey


I hope you all had a great summer.

Although Labor Day is not yet over, I thought I would let everyone know that we are already starting to think about the upcoming hockey season.

The following players are on the roster, although some paper work is still making its way to Ann-Marie:

1. Jackson Aldam
2. Ethan Cohen
3. Spencer Cookson
4. James Huften
5. David Ibanez
6. Peter Lovejoy
7. Matthew Madsen
8. Aaron Norton
9. Kyle Smith
10. Jacob Malicky
11. Grace Jennings
12. Alex Niemann
13. Sam Hoover
14. Daniel Driscoll
15. Henry Beckwith
16. Jake Diamond

The situation with ice at the Berkshire School remains uncertain. I also have not yet heard about plans for pre-season ice. However, the Board meets next week, and I imagine we will get a full report after the meeting. Meanwhile, two Peewee team reps have already been appointed by the Board: Tom Torrico and Charlie Humes.

Our coaching staff remains more or less intact: Mark Aldam, Carl Niemann and Matt Norton (who will be helping out with goal keeping). Also, Coach Driscoll will be providing guidance throughout the season. I am hoping to supplement our team with perhaps one other coach. If you (or someone you know) is interested, please let me know.

Lisa (ltmelmed@gmail.com) will again be serving as our excellent scheduler.

We are also looking for a couple of people who are willing to serve as team parents.

I know that Shawna, Laura, Alex, Victoria and Maddy have already begun preparing for the season. Any siblings interested in serving on our booster squad should contact Maddy at MaddyC21@gmail.com.

Let me also make a big push for volunteers to help with the 8th annual Berkshire Youth Hockey Golf Tournament which will be held on Saturday, September 20th at the Copake Country Club. Anyone who is available to help in any capacity, please contact Kathy Ives (Golf Tournament Chair) at kives@bhs1.org.

Now, let’s talk about business. I know that many of our players – as well as their families -- have competing obligations on the weekends. So, what I am going to propose is completely voluntary. But, assuming we have enough interest, I would like to try to get together as a team at least once every weekend beginning in mid-September. If we can get ice, we can start skating. If we can’t get ice, we can run dry-land drills and start working through various plays and systems. Again, this is completely voluntary. If you would be interested in this kind of pre-season preparation, please let me know. Also, I would gladly include players from other levels.

I look forward to seeing you all soon.

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