Florida and Carolina Free Hockey Days are coming!
The Statewide Amateur Hockey of Florida joined with OneGoal, USA Hockey, Florida Panthers and Tampa Bay Lightning to create an opportunity on March 6, 2010, for families to come to a local rink and Try Hockey for Free!
The Carolina Amateur Hockey Association joined with OneGoal, USA Hockey, Carolina Hurricanes and Charlotte Checkers to create an opportunity on March 13, 2010, for families to come to a local rink and Try Hockey for Free!
This free trial has been created specifically for children ages 4-9 years old who are interested in trying hockey for the first time. While we encourage those who have access to a set of equipment to bring it, equipment is not necessary to participate. For those who don’t have equipment, we ask for you to bring the following: Helmet, any type of gloves (not necessarily hockey), parent, skates (if possible, rink could have rentals), and a smile.
Please click below to find out if a hockey day is coming near you, and let your local rink know so they can participate in the Try Hockey For Free Day!
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RINK NEWS
First Indoor Inline Rink Set to Open on the Island of Oahu, HI!
USA Hockey would like to welcome a brand new rink to the family! Hawaii never thought they would see the day, but a brand new state of the art indoor roller hockey facility is close to completion. Before this facility Hawaii has had only outdoor facilities where players brave all conditions so they can play the sport they love. Richard Pentecost has headed this project when he saw the competition on the mainland and wanted to give the inline players of Hawaii a facility so they could compete with the mainland teams.
The facility is air conditioned, will have two inline rinks, lockers, bathrooms, snack shop, and a pro shop. In addition, the building is green as it uses solar panels for power. The rink is going to be home for leagues, tournaments, clinics, and much more.
Check out www.kihahawaii.com to get more information on the rink and to see the beautiful facility for yourself. Here is a recent article on the facility: Inline Hockey Coming to Kapolei
Event News
You’re Not Going to Want to Miss an Echo Tournament this Year!
ECHO Hockey has all of their Regional Event Dates up on their web site. Check it out to see if an ECHO tournament is coming near you. A new venue they will be heading to is the KIHA rink in Kapolei, Hawaii. Here is a great excuse to take a little vacation to Hawaii and get to play some hockey in a new state of the art facility.
You are not going to want to miss an ECHO tournament. They set themselves apart by having low entry fees, 3-10 minute periods (most of the time you only get 2!), 3 game minimum, Team awards for 1st and 2nd place, Individual Awards for 1st and 2nd Place, Individual Awards for MVP & MVG, and “Phat Tape Playmaker of the Game” awarded EACH game!. And just when you thought that wasn’t enough, ECHO is unique in it offers live scoring, where scores and stats of each game our posted on their web site.
USA Hockey Magazine News
Keep Up to Date on USA Hockey Magazine! Check out the USA Hockey Magazine web page for all issue archived issues, daily contests, tips, articles and anything else that is going on at USA Hockey. Have some ideas for the web page or the magazine? Let us know by emailing us at inline@usahockey.org.
Division I
Chicago, Ill – Over 100 players took the floor this past weekend in the Windy city as MLRH’s north division’s teams met once again in the full check MLRH2, league, the elite AAA league, and the minor AA program. Twelve games were played in total and here are the highlights:
The season is in full swing. 
The NAYRHL is happy to announce the sanctioning of the NAYRHL League with AAU. 
Winter Wars III : Are you ready to BATTLE?
Team Blue flew into Colorado knowing they would have a minimum of five games and a maximum of eight games to play in a two day span. As it would turn out, the team would need to use all eight games to claim the team’s first league championship in just their first season in the league. First up for Team Blue was the best of three semifinal matchup against the Western Conference’s top ranked Littleton Fire. Game 1 was an intense game where both teams had several opportunities, but stellar goaltending kept the score low. The Fire outlasted Team Blue and took the game 2-1. Realizing the Fire was a very talented group, Team Blue collected themselves and came out strong in game two. After Team Blue jumped out to an early lead, the young Fire team took several penalties. Team Blue took advantage of their power play opportunities. The Fire then lost their cool and had two players and a coach ejected for unsportsmanlike penalties. The final in game two would be Team Blue 5 and Fire 0. Game 3 was a battle. The Fire came back very strong and led for much of the game. Team Blue stayed close, but it seemed as though whenever they tied the score, the Fire would capitalize and regain the lead. With just under two minutes remaining, Nate Klusewitz scored for Team Blue to tie the game. Overtime was needed to decide game three. Less than two minutes into overtime, Chris Lerch rushed the puck up the boards and into the Fire zone where he shot the puck through the goalie’s five hole. Team Blue won the game 5-4, and earned a spot in the championship against the number one team from the Eastern Conference, the Suffolk Sting. BFN5FJ6AHEZQ
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