Prince William Tryouts

The Prince William Panthers will be holding tryouts for our CBHL teams from May 8th thru May 11th at the Prince William Ice Center (Formally Prince William SkateQuest). We expect to field two teams at Midget U18, Midget U16, Bantam, Pee Wee, Squirt, and one Mite team. In addition we offer two Girls only travel teams at the U14 and U19 level. For those Girls that are interested in, and want to participate in a Girls Only Travel Team environment, we always welcome new players. Additional information about our club and specifics about the tryouts can be found at; http://www.pwhockey.com/

Free ice hockey
clinics for boys and girls

Boys and girls from 6 to 16, who wish to give ice hockey a try, are invited to two free Let's Play Hockey events on Saturday, May 10, 2008, at new Reisterstown rink in the morning, and at Ice World in Harford County in the afternoon. Prospective players will try on equipment and get on the ice with coaches and experienced players. There is no charge and no registration necessary prior to the event. Parents should RSVP at byhstars@aol.com

Baltimore County
Reisterstown Sportsplex: May 10, 2008
9:40 AM - 11:30 AM on the ice.
Please arrive for your fitting, registration and instructions between 8:30 and 9 am.

Harford County
Ice World, Abingdon, Md. May 10, 2008
4:00 PM-5:15 PM. on the ice.
Please arrive for your fitting, registration and instructions between 3:00 and 3:30 pm

Goalie Minicamp

Goalie, skater minicamp May 17-18
Canadians Jodi Faye and the superb goalie coach Kendra Fischer lead a peppy two-day workout for all players. Please register by May 6. Advance registration by mail only. No walk-ups. Visit this link for a list of mini-camps and clinics. All players welcome. This minicamp has been arranged by Baltimore Youth Hockey and the Susquehanna Rapids.

TriCity U16/U18

TriCity Eagles are fielding teams at the U16 and U18 levels. Tryout information can be found at: http://www.tricityeagles.org/tryouts.html

Anyone interested in trying out for any of the TriCity Midget teams should fill out the following online interest form. The question regarding Juniors/Tier I is optional : www.tricityeagles.org/prospects.

Bowie Tryouts

Bowie Hockey Club is excited to announce our tryouts for our CBHL teams will be from April 26 to May 1 at Bowie Ice Arena. BHC expects to field at least 2 travel teams at the Midget, Bantam, and Peewee levels, and at least one team at the Squirt and Mite levels. All teams have openings at all positions including goalie. Goalies with their own equipment receive a 33% discount. Complete tryout schedule and online registration at www.BowieHockey.org

Chesapeake Bay Chiefs Tryouts

Will be held starting April 28th through May 7th, please check the website for more information http://www.eteamz.com/chesapeakebaychiefs.

Tom Morris

Chesapeake Chiefs and Easton Ice Hawks Welcomes Tom Morris to Coach U18-1 Team, Easton and Chesapeake will be joining clubs at the U18 level to field teams at the highest level.

Tom Morris has been playing hockey and coaching in the local area for over 30 years. This year will be will be his 20th year as a head coach in the area. His extensive experience as a coach for youth clubs includes the Chesapeake Bay Chiefs, Washington Little Capitals and Team Southeast in the Chicago Showcase. Tom has also organized and coached many elite summer teams. In addition, he has 20 years of experience in running hockey schools and camps and he is in his 7th year as an instructor for the Washington Capitals Hockey School. Tom currently works for Comcast Sports Net providing game stats for the Washington Capitals. He also serves as the Stage Manager for the Caps games. We like to welcome back Tom as our Head Coach for the U18-1 team.

Doug Brown

Area hockey lost a local hockey volunteer, Doug Brown, passed away last Sunday during a hockey clinic at Tucker Road. The Southern Maryland Sabres players, who Doug has helped over the years, will pay their respects and wear their jerseys in honor of the service he provided to the hockey community in this area. Our thoughts are with Douglas, Carol, and Michael who are huge supporters of youth and professional hockey in the area.

Alton and Marion Machen

The following link is to a video made by Alton Machen. The video is about Alton's experience volunteering with the Ice Dogs program for special needs hockey players run out of the Ice Gardens. Alton's brother Marion plays on the Ice Dogs and in the past has participated in our REC program. Alton entered a national PTA art contest called "Reflections." There are six categories - he won for Outstanding Interpretation of Theme in the film/video category. This year's theme was "I Can Make a Difference. Alton's video won 1st place in Maryland in a PTA contest. His film, in which he proudly wears his Huskies jersey, has gone on to the national PTA competition.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zYlAyIu2V8g

Richmond Tryouts

Richmond Royals will be holding open tryouts from May 5th to May 15th and information can be found using this link.

Team Maryland

Attention all Maryland and District of Columbia Residents:

For all players who are interested in playing Tier 1 AAA hockey next season, Team Maryland will hold tryouts beginning in early April 2008. ALL players interested in trying out MUST register for tryouts online. Please visit www.teammaryland.org to do the online registration. Tryouts begin on April 7 for Squirts, April 8 for Peewees, April 10 for Bantams and April 16 for Midgets. Complete tryout schedules and rink locations are found in the Team Maryland Registration Book, which is also on our website.

If you have any questions, please contact Bob Weiss at (240) 277-6909 or mrw1717@aol.com.

National Bound

Congratulations to the Virginia Wild U18 Team - who have advanced to Tier II Nationals. In addition the CBHL wants to congratulate the following Tier I teams who are advancing to Nationals:

PeeWee: Team Maryland
U16 Team Maryland
U18 Team Maryland

Brian Bowser

CBHL Alumni Named to All-BRHC 1st Team

Brian Bowser is a Northern Virginia Ice Dog alumni (1993-2004) and a Freshman at Christopher Newport University. This was his first year playing for CNU’s D-3 Club Hockey team; which is a member of the Blue Ridge Hockey Conference and the ACHA. Brian was recently named to the All-BRHC 1st Team after compiling huge offensive numbers and setting several league records. He established new conference records for goals (36) and points (59), sharing the new points record with Mark Wilkinson, another Ice Dog alumni. CNU’s hockey team went 12-0 in conference action led by numerous CBHL veterans. The team was ranked in the Top 10 of the ACHA south all season. There is more information at www.cnuhockey.com

Pride Hockey Summer Camps

The day camps have remained the same, only the dates have changed. Also, we are pleased to announce our relationship with The Quality Inn, a Choice Hotel Property! This is where we will be housing our athletes participating in our summer boarding programs. We will continue to work diligently with the hotel staff to ensure that our skater's get the proper accommodations and the necessary supervision! Pride Hockey will be taking every measure possible to guarantee a safe and enjoyable week of hockey camp.

Additional information can be found at www.pridehockey.net or by calling (978) 857-7099.

Play Spring Hockey!

Not ready for hockey to be over? The Prince William Hockey Club is happy to announce the opening of their spring 2008 Season Registration. Boys and girls, Mites to Midgets, are all welcome to play. The season begins April 5, 2008 and will run through June 15, 2008. It will consist of 5 practices and 15 games with a break for Memorial Day weekend. The cost is $395 with discounts given for goalies and siblings. If you have any further questions, please contact Kris Brittigan@Ice-registrar@pwhockey.com or Chris Layman@Ice-House@pwhockey.com.

Harford Hockey Fights Cancer

WWW.HOCKEYFIGHTSCANCERMARYLAND.COM
JOIN THE FIGHT!

Please be a part of the biggest and most rewarding event of the year!
HOCKEY FIGHTS CANCER SKATE FEST 2008
Sunday, May 4

Ice World (Abingdon, Maryland)
12-5 p.m.

The local Harford community has teamed up with the NHL and its foundation, Hockey Fights Cancer, to host a one-day fun filled extravaganza to raise money for Cancer. The event will take place at Ice World in Harford County on Sunday, May 4, 2008. The following is some of the scheduled activities with more being added on a regular basis:

Skate-a-thon for two hours on the ice.
Skills competition on the ice.
Broom ball on the ice.
Outside will be rides, carnival games, vendors, food and music.
NHL players and alumni appearances
Duff Goldman and Mary Alice from the food network show, Ace of Cakes, will attend. In addition, if in production, they will film Food Network show.
The Zambonies, an all hockey band, will perform.
Silent Auction including sports memorabilia.
Health Screenings.
Media Coverage.

We need your help in order to make this event a success. We invite you to be an event sponsor. A sponsorship form, as well as a Hockey Fights Cancer fact can be found on the website above. Business sponsors will have the option of setting up a table for promotional purposes on the day of the event. All sponsors will receive recognition at the event and in the local media. All donations are tax deductible. Business sponsors will be invited to a VIP breakfast with the celebrities who will be attending. We urge you to get involved in this most meaningful project. By making a donation you can be sure that you are helping the lives of those who are affected by cancer.

Click here for a flyer!

Hartley Camp

July 6 to July 11, 2008
July 13 to July 18, 2008

York City Ice Arena

Coach Bob Hartley, Former Head Coach of the Atlanta Thrashers, Head Coach of the NHL 2001 Stanley Cup Champions Colorado Avalanche announces the 12th edition of the Bob Hartley High Intensity Camp at the York Ice Arena, York, PA. The two one week sessions are available for youth players from 1989 to 2001. The program offers three on-ice sessions per day. The last session each day consists of a hockey game with coaches and referees. The on-ice program is planed and supervised by Bob Hartley who is at the school for the entire duration. One pro and five instructors conduct each practice using innovative coaching techniques. The school has a low student/instructor ratio. The emphasis of the Bob Hartley High Intensity Camp is on improvement and enjoyment of the game. For information visit www.hartleyhockey.com or call 404-323-0503

Caps Support Girls Tourney

Click here for a press release on the 2008 JWHL Challenge Cup.

Player Development

PVAHA Player Development April 12 and 13 will be at Ashburn Ice House. SE District Player Development will be held at Kettler Capitals Iceplex May 2 – 4 go to www.pvaha.org for more information.

Level IV Coaching Clinic

See below for flyers on the 2008 level IV clinics.
Tampa, FL
Dulles, VA

Southeastern District Player Development tryouts will be held May 2-4, 2008 in either MD or VA. Please keep the dates of the District Player Development tryouts in mind as you schedule 2008 tryouts. The District Tryouts would be for birth years 1994, 1993, 1992 and 1991.

Girl POM

Paige Bugg
Prince William Panthers
U14 Girls

Paige is a member of the Junior National Honor Society - She has maintained an all A-B GPA for the last 4 years and counting, including straight A's in 2 of the last 4 years. Not always an easy task with hockey practice twice weekly, guitar lessons, band practice (trumpet), and weekend games. She also regularly tutors her younger brother (recently adopted from Russia) in many of his school subjects. She is currently acting as a Junior Coach to younger hockey players for the second time in her career, and was named Captain of her U14 Girls in just her second season with the team. An accomplishment she is very proud of. She has achieved several academic achievement awards including Top Accelerated Reader in her entire school, highest GPA's in both Language Arts and Extended Math, which is an advanced class, The Presidential Award for Academic Excellence, The National Physical Fitness Award, and was voted by her peers and teachers "Future Ambassador to the UN". Paige is a very hard worker and strives for excellence in all that she does both on and off the ice.

Ryan Haughey

Last season, the CBHL started recognizing the 'Graduating Player of the Year' - players who are completing their last year of CBHL eligibility and best exemplify the on-ice and off-ice qualities of hockey excellence, sportsmanship, community service and academic achievement.

This year, the CBHL is pleased to recognize Ryan Haughey who plays goaltender for Montgomery Youth Hockey Association U18(AA) National Division Team and Bethesda Chevy Chase High School .

Ryan has been a member of MYHA family since he was seven years old. Right away he excelled at goalie displaying an intensity and skill which quickly elevated him into the elite travel teams. Ryan went 11-5 this season with a 91.2 save percentage and 3.31 Goals Against Average. Ryan’s U-16AA team went to the Division Championships in Chicago and came in second place.

Ryan's success on the ice is eclipsed only by his exceptional academic excellence. Ryan scored a perfect score of (36) on the ACT’s. He is one of only four students in Maryland to do so and a total of 177 for the whole country. His SAT score for Math & Physics was a perfect (800). He has straight A’s graduating from Bethesda Chevy Chase (BCC) High School with a weighted (International Baccalaureate Program) GPA of 4.61. All four years at BCC High School Ryan started goalie in Lacrosse and Ice Hockey and for MYHA Midget U-16AA and 18AA travel teams.

He has been offered scholarships to the University of Maryland and is being recruited by Stanford, and MIT.

We wish Ryan the best of luck in the future and ask that he and all graduating CBHL players remember that they will always be representing the outstanding qualities of their clubs and the CBHL.

CBHL Alumni Signs Pro Contract

The CBHL would like to congratulae Russell Smith who recently signed a professional contract with the Elmira Jackals of the CBHL. Russell played for Bowie, Chesapeake and TriCity and we know he will be a great representative of the quality of CBHL and his former CBHL teams.

Got Skills

Two '97 Ashburn Xtreme players - Michael McDonald and Garrett Forrest - will be representing the Washington Capitals at the national AcesGotSkills competition in Boston at the end of June. Michael won the 'Hardest Shot' competition and Garret won the Goalie competition at the Kettler Center.

Hockey Fights Cancer

Click here for a brochure on the upcoming Hockey Fights Cancer event.

Team Maryland

Congratulations to the Team Maryland Peewee Major Tier I Team, which won the AYHL championship with a 3-0 victory over the Long Island Royals.

Collegiate Girls Camp

Brian McCloskey, head coach of the No. 2-ranked University of New Hampshire women's varsity, will conduct a two-day minicamp at Ice World, in Abingdon, Md., April 12-13, for advanced and intermediate players and goalies -- and all girls with an interest in playing Tier 1 and collegiate hockey. All experienced players are welcome to enroll in the minicamp. There will be 20 slots for advanced players, and 20 for intermediate-level players.

ADVANCED: For experienced and the most motivated players, 12 and up, who have played on national-bound teams or on CBHL teams at the U14, U16 and U19 levels
INTERMEDIATE: For experienced players, 10 and up, who have played at least one full season of CBHL hockey or Tier II youth hockey.

REGISTER ON LINE
$275 fee
Players get: Jersey, three ice sessions Saturday, two Sunday; off-ice sessions: strength and conditioning; chalk talk with UNH coaches, including Brian McCloskey; lunch and dinner included Saturday; lunch included Sunday.

Coach McCloskey, his top assistant, former Team USA goalie Erin Whitten Hamlen, will be at the camp. The UNH Wildcats, reigning Hockey East champions, are having another successful season, currently ranked No. 2 in national polls, with a 23-3-1 overall record that includes a 13-0-1 mark in Hockey East.

Spring Skills Clinic

Montgomery Youth Hockey and the Rockville Ice Arena will conduct a series of Spring Skills Clinics and Scrimmage League at the Rockville Ice Arena starting in Mid April. The weekly clinics will allow the players to sharpen skills in power skating, passing, stick handling, shooting, goalie instruction, defensive skills, checking, and basic hockey instruction

The scrimmage league is a chance for the kids to enjoy "pond hockey". There are no practices just a weekly game (all levels will be non checking) to go out and have fun.

More information and registration form about all of the programs can be found at MYHA.ORG

Little Caps Tryouts

Go tot his page for info on Little Caps Tryouts:
http://www.littlecaps.com/show_tryouts.php?news_id=78993

Dan Masiulis

CBHL Alumni Nammed Offensive MVP of ACCHL

Dan Masiulis is a Howard Huskie alumni (1996 - 2005) and a Junior at NC State University. He has played three years for NC State University's D-2 Club Hockey team which is a member of the ACC Hockey League and the ACHA. This past week, Dan was named Offensive MVP of the ACC Hockey League for 2007-08 season. There is more information at www.ncsuhockey.org and the www.acchl.goalline.ca Dan is also ranked in the top 25 in goal scoring in the ACHA D-2 and in the top 35-40 for total points.

Great Job Dan! and thanks for representing the CBHL so well!

Girls CBHL and PVAHA Playoff Champions

This past weekend was an exciting one for girls hockey at the Laurel ice rink. We had 10 CBHL playoff games and 10 Affiliate playoff games. We had two games go to a shootout (the CBHL final 16U game between Raleigh and Montgomery) and the Affiliate 16U round robin game between Maryland Monarchs and Montgomery) and one other game go to overtime (the 12U CBHL final between Chevy Chase and Reston. All in all, a great weekend of hockey.

Congratulations to the following CBHL Playoff winners:

12U: Chevy Chase
14U: Reston
16U: Raleigh
19U: Montgomery

Game results are posted:
http://www.cbhl.org/Main/Schedule/GirlsPlayoffResults08.asp

Congratulations to the following Affiliate Playoff winners:

12U: Montgomery
14U: Montgomery
16U: Maryland Monarchs
19U: Washington Pride

The 12U, 14U and 19U teams advance to the District tournament in Florida March 8-10, to compete for a spot to go to Nationals. The Maryland Monarchs 16U advance directly to Nationals as there are no other 16U teams in the District.

Good luck to all teams at Districts and/or Nationals!

Team Maryland Tryouts

Click here for Team Maryland tryout dates and times.

Washington All Stars

Elite spring travel hockey is now open for registration for any elite level CBHL player looking to keep their hockey skills sharp during the off-season and serve as a tune-up for their respective 2008 club tryouts. In addition to intense full-ice practice sessions, players will showcase their skills at some of the best AAA tournaments in North America. To learn more, visit http://www.washingtonallstars.com