Houseleague Game/Practice Days **Tentative**

Please note the estimated Game and Practice days for each House League division.  Please note that these dates while anticipated are not a guarantee.  We will do our utmost to keep to these identified days as indicated.  If you have specific questions please contact Tissy Taylor or John Magee.

MORE “Learn to Play Hockey” Coming This September!

• Monday, September 13 - Rickard Arena Pad B 5:30pm - 6:20pm 

• Wednesday, September 15 - Rickard Arena Pad A 6:00pm - 6:50pm

• Thursday, September 16 - Rickard Arena Pad B 5:30pm - 6:20pm

Clarington Flames Senior "A"

The Clarington Senior A Team are currently PROVINCIAL GOLD Champions in the OWHA.

They will be defending their title this year and are currently seeking A calibre players born in 1988 or earlier.

If interested, please email Jana Cryderman at janacryderman@hotmail.com for more information.

Bryan Bickell Day

WOW!  What a day of celebration for Orono and Bowmanville as our own Bryan Bickell, the Chicago Blackhawks Stanley Cup Champion celebrated his own special day designated for this outstanding accomplishment! 

Our very own CGHA team comprised of fine young REP and HL players was out in full force garnished brightly in a rainbow of hues spanning a plethora of teams, divisions and sponsors. 

The girls represented the CGHA proudly and were personally acknowledged by the Mayor himself for their poise and organization throughout the photo opportunity.  We were flanked proudly by two CGHA banners and distributed candy and fun puzzles to the roaring crowd. 

Despite the sweltering heat our girls cheered loud and strong as Bryan rode into the building with Lord Stanley alongside him.  Each girl received a photo of Bryan with the Stanley Cup and had a group photo taken with the cup by our resident photographer Dwayne Evelyn (EPS).   

Despite my own amateurish knowledge of professional hockey I along with other organizers John Magee and Shannon Roehrig were the biggest kids of all enjoying an opportunity to mingle and say “cheese” with a true NHL superstar! 

Thanks to our organizers and photographer who helped to make this event a wonderful success for our organization and a cherished memory for these girls and Bryan himself.  Thanks also to the parents who trekked alongside us in the sweltering heat to cheer on their loved ones and who waited patiently as we completed our photo op! 

A special thanks to the girls themselves and a callout to Nicole T. and Sarah M. who were interviewed personally for the Clarington Times. 

• Sarah Mc.
• Nicole T.
• Megan E.
• Kaitlyn M.
• Kaitlyn Mc.
• Abbey T.
• Alyssa R.
• Kristyn M.
• Lindsey F.
• Madison V.
• Megan V.
• Emma T.
• Kaitlyn E.
• Marissa T.
• Brooke R.
• Paige R.
• Sammy G.
• Terra R.
• Zoe R.  

Tissy Taylor, Director of Coach & Player Development, House League

RIDE4UNITEDWAY CYCLING EVENT

The United Way Durham Region is seeking volunteers for the annual Ride4UnitedWay cycling event to help them make the day a great success.

Ride4UnitedWay is organized by the United Way of Oshawa, Whitby and Clarington.  Last year in the initial event, 450 cyclists competed on three courses of 60 km, 100 km, and 160 km using Durham College/UOIT as the start and finish point.

This year the Ride4UnitedWay is coming to Clarington!

The Garnet B Rickard RC will be the focal point and the United Way is hoping to see 1000 competitors this year!

Bring your team and your enthusiasm on out to volunteer at the Ride4UnitedWay which takes place on Sunday August 29^th, 2010 at the Garnet B Rickard Complex.  Volunteers will be asked to attend an orientation session prior to the event in order to have a good understanding of their role.  Date for orientation to be determined.  If you can help out for the day, please contact Cheryl Manikas at cmanikas@unitedwayowc.com or Lynn Martin at lmartin@unitedwayowc.com or call 905-436-7377 for more information.

The Hockey Hall of Fame has welcomed its first female members

The Hockey Hall of Fame has welcomed its first female members.  It has been announced that Angela James, long time member of the Canadian National Women's Hockey Team and Cammi Granato, long time member of the United States National Women's Hockey Team will be inducted into the Hall in the annual induction ceremonies in November.  The CGHA congratulates both of these women for this outstanding achievement.  To read more, visit http://www.legendsofhockey.net/html/ind10prolog.htm.

2010 / 11 Rep Coaches

Novice A: Chris Tozer

Atom AA: Trevor McQuigge
Atom A: Ken Pedersen
Atom BB: T--CANCELLED--

Pee Wee AA: Jeff Haley
Pee Wee A: Kevin Stover
Pee Wee BB: Bill Calder

Bantam AA: Kevin MacDonald
Bantam A: Tim Lyttle
Bantam BB: Al Napier
 

Midget AA: Richard McPaul
Midget A: Dale Cook
Midget BB: Chris Olmstead

Intermediate A: Helen Hunt

Hockey Fundamentals Program Returning

The CGHA is now accepting registration for all house league divisions and our especially pleased to announce the return of our Fundamentals program.  Due to low registration numbers we were unable to support a Fundamentals session for the previous two years so we are really excited to be offering it again for the 2010/2011 season!

The program is open to all girls born 2004/2005/2006.  The Fundamentals program will be offered in two sessions.  Each session costs $150 per child or register upfront for both sessions for $250 - and enjoy a savings of $50!

Session Two - January through March 2011

To register please follow the prompts for registration on our website www.cgha.ca.  Thank you for your interest!

Senior "A" win GOLD at Provincials!

Congrats to the team of: 

• Erin Haass
• Angie Haass
• Melissa Scott
• Ashley Lucas
• Sarah Carter
• Kristen Ryan
• Cheri Ostroskie
• Nissa Turner
• Heather Lye
• Heather Peel
• Laura Stacey
• Elizabeth Brown
• Michelle Warner
• Sara Rossall
• Leigh Simpson
• Amy Milks
• Jana Cryderman   

A Winning Season – 2009/10 House League Awards Banquet

Wow!  In the very shadow of a successful and integral piece of Canadian history the 2010 Olympic winter games earmarked an integral moment in sports history for all athletes’ especially Canadian women! 

And the Clarington Girls Hockey Association too celebrates our very own successful season in the very wake of those athletes – sharing with them in spirit their victories, their losses, their tragedies and triumphs – our very own moments of glory. 

In this very year we celebrate for many reasons as we look back on the 2009/10 season:

• An interlock with Oshawa Girls Hockey Association Novice Division
• A partnership with Northumberland Girls Hockey for our Atom and Peewee divisions
• The introduction of the goalie and skill development clinics from Mandy Cronin and Joe Cirella.
• The first annual CGHA All Star game – a celebration of the hockey greats on our benches, in the change rooms coming together for a very special cause
• We welcomed new voices and fresh ideas to the executive and sadly will say goodbye to many who have contributed so much this past year helping the CGHA to grow
• Two wildly successful Clarington tournaments – the 2009 Applefest tournament and the 2010 Flames Fest house league. 
• A rewarding and successful Silent Auction and Dance 

The support and commitment from each of you – our officials, timekeepers, our sponsors, moms and dads, family and friends who came in droves giving of their time to support and lend a hand in our practices and our games, our fundraisers and our tournaments making a DIFFERENCE – a special thank you to all of you! 

And finally, this season is about celebrating the players – this wonderful assortment of talent and skill and personality complete with laughter and friendships newly developed and everlasting  and the challenge and fun of just playing hockey – doing what you do best.  I enjoyed watching you play and win and the constant showcase of your talents and abilities.

For these very reasons we wanted to continue the magic of the Olympic spirit in our very own community…and celebrate each one of YOU 

2010 Awards Banquet Wrap-Up: We welcomed a wonderful turnout of our players, coaching staff and families to our house league awards banquet.   

We thank our sponsors for their continued support to our organization especially our house league teams.   

Laura Nelson was this year’s recipient of the Sunspace Award of Excellence, an avid sportswoman and assistant coach and mentor to her Novice team – congratulations Laura! 

Thank you to Janet Fletcher and Kathy Munro for their help with decorations and setup and to James Publishing for the loan of Olympic memorabilia.   

Thanks to Dwayne Evelyn, he created a brilliant slideshow filled with memories from this past season a showcase of our players.   A special thanks to our coaching staff for your personal commitment and dedication throughout the year. 

The speeches were a personal tribute to a successful season.

CGHA First Annual ALL STAR Competition

Our First Annual CGHA All Star game was a resounding success!  From the skill and athleticism so aptly demonstrated on the glistening sheet of ice, the camaraderie on the benches, expertise coaching staff and the roar of the crowd.....it was in a word AMAZING!

Revisit the ACTION first hand as seen through the eyes of our resident photographer Dwayne Evelyn (EPS) - follow the link below to view photos from the game...

http://epsphoto.net/Hockey-2009/CGHA-Allstar-Game/11367605_VWVG3

Thank you to each and every volunteer who gave so generously of their time and their enthusiasm.  Our officials, photographer, music man, timekeepers, dancers, announcers, sign-in booth and fundraiser volunteers - your efforts made a difference.

We successfully raised over $700 dollars so well done!  Based on all of the positive feedback we will definitely carry this forward making this a time-honoured CGHA tradition. 

And a very special thank you to Sandra McKee and John Magee.

Kind regards,

Tissy

CGHA Award of Excellence Sponsored by Sunspace Sunrooms

CGHA Award of Excellence

Sponsored by Sunspace Sunrooms

This is an award that identifies positive role models and players who give back to their community as well as the CGHA.

The award is open to all players currently in both the House league and Rep program.

It will be awarded annually to the player in the CGHA who best exemplifies the meaning of  “The Love of the Game.”

The winner will have some or all of the following criteria:

• commitment to the CGHA
• team involvement
• volunteer time devoted towards hockey & the community
• positive attitude
• encouragement of others
• outstanding effort
• Teamwork

All players are encouraged to participate.

Letters of recommendation may be submitted to

Helen Hunt-helen.hunt@sunspacesunrooms.com or Denise Sankey - dsanket@rogers.com

A selection committee is responsible for the selection of the recipients. The sponsor, Sunspace Sunrooms, will choose selection committee.

Presentation will take place at awards banquet.

Flamesfest 2010 Wow!

Our 2010 FLAMESFEST Tournament kicked off into high gear Friday, January 29 in four Clarington arenas spanning our local communities!  A weekend of success underscored by the committment and dedication of the amazing team of staff, parents, players, friends and families who made it so... 

FIRST let's congratulate our own CGHA teams who fought hard and showed definite skill and spirit throughout the entire weekend.  Each of our teams were successful and I would like to especially congratulate those teams who earned spots in the quarter finals and semis with a callout to "Midget 5" for their final battle against GKGHA Rogan Kitchens which ended in overtime in the Midget Finals. 

Semi/Quarter Finalists: 

• Sports Shop (Novice) 
• Hammerhead Sharks (Atom) 
• A2 – Rona Whitby (Atom)
• OPG (Peewee) - Quarter and Semi-Finalists 
• Scotia Bank (Peewee) 
• Oshawa Sand and Gravel (Peewee)
• Play it Again (Peewee)
• James Publishing (Bantam) 
• Durham Dodge (Midget) 
• Continental Currency (Midget) 
• CGHA Midget 5 (Midget) - Finals 
• Jakes (Midget) 

Congratulations CGHA House Leage Teams and Players - WELL DONE! 

I would also like to take this opportunity to extend a very personal and heartfelt thank you to each of our volunteers for your committment and hardwork to our efforts this weekend.  Your contributions were an integral part of the success of our tournament and I am certain was felt by every person who came through our doors!   

For the preparation leading up to this weekend, website, set up, communications, fundraising, sponsorship, close down, game officials and all other roles that you played to help us make this wonderful event a reality - THANK YOU. 

A special thank you to Dave and Samantha Nelson who stepped up to support our organization as Head Conveners this weekend!  I will also note the tremendous support from our house league teams and families and would like to acknowledge the Rep folk who also supported us this weekend. 

We were recognized verbally by a visiting OWHA representative who had the opportunity to sit in for seven of our games and commended our efforts this weekend and organization overall for a JOB WELL DONE!   I will most definitely echo those very sentiments.... 

Tissy Taylor, Director of Coach & Player Development - House League CGHA

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Clarington Applefest Challenge 2009 Champions

Clarington Applefest Challenge 2009 Champions 

Novice B

Atom B

Atom  AA

 Peewee B

 Peewee A

Peewee AA

Bantam BB

Midget B

Midget BB

Midget A

Intermediate A

Senior A