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Saturday, September 16, 2006
2007 Labatt Blue USAdult Pond Hockey Championship
Labatt Blue USA Hockey Pond Hockey Championship to Return to Eagle River, Wis.; Second Annual Event to Take Place February 16-18, 2007
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. -- After a rousing success in 2006, USA Hockey announced today that it will return to Eagle River, Wis., to host its second annual Labatt Blue Pond Hockey Championship. The event is set for Feb. 16-18, 2007.
“Eagle River and the Wisconsin Amateur Hockey Association did a tremendous job hosting our first ever Pond Hockey Championship a year ago and we’re extremely pleased to be going back,” said Ashley Bevan, director, adult hockey for USA Hockey. “Those who competed in the event in its first year had nothing but positive things to say and we look forward to an even bigger and better event in 2007.”
The event, which will be staged outdoors on Dollar Lake, will feature teams of adults 21-years or older divided into eight no-check divisions. The tournament will be structured using a round-robin format and each team will be guaranteed three games.
Games will feature a two-minute warm-up period and two 15-minute halves. USA Hockey playing rules will be followed. Rule modifications, a registration form and a tournament schedule can be found online at usahockey.com/adult.
The Labatt Blue USA Hockey Pond Hockey Championship will also include a free welcome reception at the Chanticleer Inn, the event’s host hotel. Every participant will receive a welcome gift and division winners will receive prizes at the end of the tournament.
NOTES: Among those who played in last year’s event was Bill Ford, Chairman of the Board for Ford Motor Company … Eagle River, Wis., a resort town known as the Snowmobile Capital of the World, will also host the famous Klondike Days Feb. 16-18, which will include lumberjack competitions, cultural expositions and arts and crafts shows … Lodging information can be found online at usahockey.com/adult … Serving The American Rinks (STAR) will be producing the in-ice logos for the 12 rinks that will be utilized during the event.
2007 Labatt Blue USA Hockey Pond Hockey Championships Divisions
Limit of 16 Teams Per Division
USA Hockey Reserves Right To Assign Division)
Men’s Gold
Team is comprised primarily of A-level players* who are 21-and-older.
Men’s Silver 21 & Over
Team is comprised primarily of B level players* who are 21-and-older.
No A-level players will be allowed.
Men’s Silver 30 & Over
Team is comprised primarily of B-level players* who are 30-and-older.
No A-level players will be allowed.
Men’s Bronze 21 & Over
Team is comprised primarily of C-level players* who are 21-and-older.
No A-or B-level players will be allowed.
Men’s Bronze 30 & Over
Team is comprised primarily of C-level players* who are 30-and-older.
No A-or B-level players will be allowed.
Men’s 40 & Over Open
Team is comprised of players who are 40-and-older only.
Novice
Team is comprised of beginner-level players 21 years and older. This player began playing the game as an adult and has 1-5 years of playing experience.
Women’s Open
Team is comprised of female players only who are 21-and-older.
A-level – Highest level. This player is highly skilled, having played Junior A, college or professional hockey.
B-level – Competitive player. Former high school, Junior B or college club player.
C-level – Less experienced recreational player.
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. -- After a rousing success in 2006, USA Hockey announced today that it will return to Eagle River, Wis., to host its second annual Labatt Blue Pond Hockey Championship. The event is set for Feb. 16-18, 2007.
“Eagle River and the Wisconsin Amateur Hockey Association did a tremendous job hosting our first ever Pond Hockey Championship a year ago and we’re extremely pleased to be going back,” said Ashley Bevan, director, adult hockey for USA Hockey. “Those who competed in the event in its first year had nothing but positive things to say and we look forward to an even bigger and better event in 2007.”
The event, which will be staged outdoors on Dollar Lake, will feature teams of adults 21-years or older divided into eight no-check divisions. The tournament will be structured using a round-robin format and each team will be guaranteed three games.
Games will feature a two-minute warm-up period and two 15-minute halves. USA Hockey playing rules will be followed. Rule modifications, a registration form and a tournament schedule can be found online at usahockey.com/adult.
The Labatt Blue USA Hockey Pond Hockey Championship will also include a free welcome reception at the Chanticleer Inn, the event’s host hotel. Every participant will receive a welcome gift and division winners will receive prizes at the end of the tournament.
NOTES: Among those who played in last year’s event was Bill Ford, Chairman of the Board for Ford Motor Company … Eagle River, Wis., a resort town known as the Snowmobile Capital of the World, will also host the famous Klondike Days Feb. 16-18, which will include lumberjack competitions, cultural expositions and arts and crafts shows … Lodging information can be found online at usahockey.com/adult … Serving The American Rinks (STAR) will be producing the in-ice logos for the 12 rinks that will be utilized during the event.
2007 Labatt Blue USA Hockey Pond Hockey Championships Divisions
Limit of 16 Teams Per Division
USA Hockey Reserves Right To Assign Division)
Men’s Gold
Team is comprised primarily of A-level players* who are 21-and-older.
Men’s Silver 21 & Over
Team is comprised primarily of B level players* who are 21-and-older.
No A-level players will be allowed.
Men’s Silver 30 & Over
Team is comprised primarily of B-level players* who are 30-and-older.
No A-level players will be allowed.
Men’s Bronze 21 & Over
Team is comprised primarily of C-level players* who are 21-and-older.
No A-or B-level players will be allowed.
Men’s Bronze 30 & Over
Team is comprised primarily of C-level players* who are 30-and-older.
No A-or B-level players will be allowed.
Men’s 40 & Over Open
Team is comprised of players who are 40-and-older only.
Novice
Team is comprised of beginner-level players 21 years and older. This player began playing the game as an adult and has 1-5 years of playing experience.
Women’s Open
Team is comprised of female players only who are 21-and-older.
A-level – Highest level. This player is highly skilled, having played Junior A, college or professional hockey.
B-level – Competitive player. Former high school, Junior B or college club player.
C-level – Less experienced recreational player.
Friday, September 08, 2006
Lest We Forget......
Monday, September 11, 2006, is the 5th anniversary of the attack on the World Trade Center Twin Towers in New York City. In addition, there were attacks on the Pentagon and subsequently - all over the world - including Madrid, Bali and Mumbai, to mention just a few. Here is a poem, written anonymously, to help us remember not only September 11, 2001 but all the other terrorist attacks on democracy.
Two thousand one, nine eleven
Five thousand plus arrive in heaven.
As they pass through the gate,
Thousands more appear in wait.
A bearded man with stovepipe hat
Steps forward saying, "Lets sit, lets chat."
They settle down in seats of clouds,
A man named Martin shouts out proud,
"I have a dream!" and once he did
The Newcomer said, "Your dream still lives."
Groups of soldiers in blue and gray
Others in khaki, and green then say
"We're from Bull Run, Yorktown, the Maine"
The Newcomer said, "You died not in vain."
From a man on sticks one could hear
"The only thing we have to fear.
The Newcomer said, "We know the rest,
trust us sir, we've passed that test."
"Courage doesn't hide in caves
You can't bury freedom, in a grave,"
The Newcomers had heard this voice before
A distinct Yankees twang from Hyannisport shores.
A silence fell within the mist
Somehow the Newcomer knew that this
Meant time had come for her to say
What was in the hearts of the five thousand plus that day.
"Back on Earth, we wrote reports,
Watched our children play in sports
Worked our gardens, sang our songs
Went to church and clipped coupons
We smiled, we laughed, we cried, we fought
Unlike you, great we're not"
The tall man in the stovepipe hat
Stood and said, "Don't talk like that!
Look at your country, look and see
You died for freedom, just like me"
Then, before them all appeared a scene
Of rubbled streets and twisted beams
Death, destruction, smoke and dust
And people working just 'cause they must
Hauling ash, lifting stones,
Knee deep in hell, but not alone
"Look! Blackman, Whiteman, Brownman, Yellowman
Side by side helping their fellow man!"
So said Martin, as he watched the scene
"Even from nightmares, can be born a dream."
Down below three firemen raised
The colors high into ashen haze
The soldiers above had seen it before
On Iwo Jima back in '44
The man on sticks studied everything closely
Then shared his perceptions on what he saw mostly
"I see pain, I see 20 tears,
I see sorrow - but I don't see fear."
"You left behind husbands and wives
Daughters and sons and so many lives
are suffering now because of this wrong
But look very closely. You're not really gone.
All of those people, even those who've never met you
All of their lives, they'll never forget you
Don't you see what has happened?
Don't you see what you've done?
You've brought them together as one."
With that the man in the stovepipe hat said
"Take my hand," and from there he led
five thousand plus heroes, Newcomers to heaven
On this day, two thousand one, nine eleven.
Two thousand one, nine eleven
Five thousand plus arrive in heaven.
As they pass through the gate,
Thousands more appear in wait.
A bearded man with stovepipe hat
Steps forward saying, "Lets sit, lets chat."
They settle down in seats of clouds,
A man named Martin shouts out proud,
"I have a dream!" and once he did
The Newcomer said, "Your dream still lives."
Groups of soldiers in blue and gray
Others in khaki, and green then say
"We're from Bull Run, Yorktown, the Maine"
The Newcomer said, "You died not in vain."
From a man on sticks one could hear
"The only thing we have to fear.
The Newcomer said, "We know the rest,
trust us sir, we've passed that test."
"Courage doesn't hide in caves
You can't bury freedom, in a grave,"
The Newcomers had heard this voice before
A distinct Yankees twang from Hyannisport shores.
A silence fell within the mist
Somehow the Newcomer knew that this
Meant time had come for her to say
What was in the hearts of the five thousand plus that day.
"Back on Earth, we wrote reports,
Watched our children play in sports
Worked our gardens, sang our songs
Went to church and clipped coupons
We smiled, we laughed, we cried, we fought
Unlike you, great we're not"
The tall man in the stovepipe hat
Stood and said, "Don't talk like that!
Look at your country, look and see
You died for freedom, just like me"
Then, before them all appeared a scene
Of rubbled streets and twisted beams
Death, destruction, smoke and dust
And people working just 'cause they must
Hauling ash, lifting stones,
Knee deep in hell, but not alone
"Look! Blackman, Whiteman, Brownman, Yellowman
Side by side helping their fellow man!"
So said Martin, as he watched the scene
"Even from nightmares, can be born a dream."
Down below three firemen raised
The colors high into ashen haze
The soldiers above had seen it before
On Iwo Jima back in '44
The man on sticks studied everything closely
Then shared his perceptions on what he saw mostly
"I see pain, I see 20 tears,
I see sorrow - but I don't see fear."
"You left behind husbands and wives
Daughters and sons and so many lives
are suffering now because of this wrong
But look very closely. You're not really gone.
All of those people, even those who've never met you
All of their lives, they'll never forget you
Don't you see what has happened?
Don't you see what you've done?
You've brought them together as one."
With that the man in the stovepipe hat said
"Take my hand," and from there he led
five thousand plus heroes, Newcomers to heaven
On this day, two thousand one, nine eleven.
