By / Laurence Heinen
The ultimate goal of the Esso Fun Day is to increase the number of females participating in sport.
Thanks to the generous sponsorship of Esso, the program will take place on Nov. 15 at the Max Bell Arena in Calgary and is free to the first-time participant.
The Esso Fun Day is open to all Hockey Calgary Novice and Atom female players and any other female aged 9 to 12 years of age who would like to experience a day of hockey.
The day is designed to make players’ first contact with hockey a safe and positive experience.
It enables participants to become contributing members of a team effort, to experience team spirit, develop self-confidence and experience a sense of achievement.
Deadline to register is 5 p.m. on Nov. 12 and registration forms are available on Hockey Calgary’s website at www.hockeycalgary.com.
COACHES WANTED FOR ALBERTA CUP
The 2009 Alberta Cup (male) will be held in Calgary from April 23 to 26 and Hockey Alberta is on the lookout for qualified coaches.
The deadline to apply is set for Nov. 24 and more information can be found at www.hockeycalgary.com and www.hockeyalberta.ca.
Hockey Alberta is looking for one head coach and two assistant coaches to lead each of the eight Alberta Cup zones from around the province.
Applicants should be coaching at the competitive Bantam level or higher and all head coach applicants must have a minimum of Development I level qualification.
All coaches will be sent a post task to complete once their application has been received and they will be asked to have it completed and returned to Hockey Alberta by Dec. 1.
Coaches will be selected & notified by the Hockey Alberta Coaches Selection Committee by Dec. 15.
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
Hockey Calgary is also searching for volunteers interested in helping stage the 2009 Alberta Cup.
Positions needed to be filled include: hospitality suite host, media coordinator, banquet supervisor, evaluator coordinator, statistician, score clock operator, official game sheet scorer, public address announcer, ticket sales, program and 50/50 coordinator and medical supervisor.
For a complete rundown of responsibilities of each job and to volunteer, visit www.hockeycalgary.ca.
HEADS UP
In the last issue of Alberta Hockey Now, dated Oct. 18, a photo on Page 16 was incorrectly identified.
The photo of Simons Valley goalie Brady Newton and one of his teammates inadvertently identified them as members of the Springbank Phantoms A1 team.
The Phantoms actually hosted their annual Thanksgiving tournament with teams participating from Simons Valley, Crowchild, Airdrie and Springbank, which was the order of finish with all teams winning at least one game at the event.
The A final was an exciting affair as Simons Valley defeated Crowchild 4-3 in a shootout.
The two teams played to a 3-3 draw in regulation and neither team scored in another five minutes of five-on-five action with no goalies. After three shooters from each team failed to score in the shootout, another three shooters went from each team in a sudden-death format until the third shooter from Simons Valley finally notched the winning goal. |
