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Women-in-Hockey Digest Wednesday, July 22 1998 Volume 01 : Number 251
In this issue:
hockey camp
When you "Pull the Goalie"
Re: When you "Pull the Goalie"
USA Hockey Rules
Cross Border Rosters
RE: Cross Border Rosters
St. Cloud State Hockey
The Jill
McGill names new coach
Cross Border
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Date: Mon, 20 Jul 1998 23:32:33 -0700
From: Bec Kemp
Subject: hockey camp
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Date: Tue, 21 Jul 1998 12:13:08 EDT
From: email@hidden
Subject: When you "Pull the Goalie"
Well, 7 months after "pulling the goalie", it's finally happened- we're
pregnant!
I recall some list topics about a year ago about players who had to go on the
IR because of pregnancy. I'd love to hear from skating moms/moms-to-be about
how you deal with this situation (there's no way I can even play for a month-
we check...HARD!) I realize it's ok to just skate, and my Dr. said it would
be good for me to continue that type of exercise...but OH GOD I'm going to
miss it!
How soon after birth did you return to the ice, would the physical exertion of
playing "post-partum" affect breast-feeding, etc... I'd like to hear about it.
Babysitters at the game? Ha ha...I knew it was serendipity that my in-laws
live right near our home rink...
My husband is happy- he gets to be the captain now...I get to watch
You can e-mail me directly if you like. Thanks!
Jules
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Date: Tue, 21 Jul 1998 12:24:56 -0700
From: Anne Paulson
Subject: Re: When you "Pull the Goalie"
> Well, 7 months after "pulling the goalie", it's finally happened- we're
> pregnant!
Congratulations!
> How soon after birth did you return to the ice, would the physical exertion
of
> playing "post-partum" affect breast-feeding, etc...
I wasn't playing hockey before I got pregnant, but I was active and
wanted to continue to be active. When I looked into the issue, I found
several concerns.
In early pregnancy and continuing through the pregnancy,
it's very important to stay hydrated. Dehydration can increase the
chance of miscarriage. It can also increase the chance of overheating,
which is bad for the baby. So, keep on drinking plenty of water. Yes,
I know what the consequence of that is, with a baby squashing your bladder
to the size of a peanut, but drink anyway. Keep a water bottle handy
even when you're not exercising, and when you are exercising drink plenty
of water.
A lot of doctors and midwives recommend that you keep your heart rate
down- some say under 140 (which would be a very low maximum for an
athlete), some give higher maximums. The point is to protect the
baby from stress. The research supporting this is equivocal, so it's
worthwhile to talk to professionals and decide what you feel comfortable
doing. My midwife said that she'd continued competitive swimming
throughout her pregnancy, and even did some of her best times. I found
that halfway through my pregnancy, I felt like cutting back on my most
difficult workouts. (In my case, this was climbing steep mountains on
my bike. I continued to commute by bike and to do shorter, flatter rides,
but I stopped going up the mountains behind my house.) In later pregnancy,
you'll probably find that you get out of breath more easily. Partly this is
because your body is breathing for two, and also maybe because the baby is
preventing you from expanding your lungs as much as usual.
Another thing that happens in later pregnancy is that all your joints
loosen up, in preparation for your pelvis to allow the baby to be
born. This could make it easier for you to have a joint injury if
you had a bad fall.
I don't see a reason to stop playing hockey in early pregnancy, if
you still feel like it (you might just be too tired), and if you
are careful to remain hydrated and not overheat. I don't see how the
fetus would be hurt. After four or five months (I'm not sure about the
timing here, it might be later), though, it's a different story. A fall
wouldn't hurt the baby itself directly, cushioned as it is in water, but
there is a rare but life-threatening emergency that can be caused by a hard
impact: placental abruption, where the placenta partially or fully rips away
from the uterus. When this happens, the baby is unlikely to survive, and
the mother has a fair chance of bleeding to death. So a sport like
hockey, with all the body contact and falls, would, in my opinion, be
out for later pregnancy.
If I were to get pregnant again (not very likely), I'd continue to play
hockey for the first three months unless I was too nauseous or sleepy for
it to be fun. I'd keep skating for the full nine months. As I got bigger,
I would stop practising skating moves that I sometimes fall down doing. (I'm a
beginner. Good skaters, who don't fall down when they're just skating, wouldn't
have to worry about that.)
As to post-partum hockey and breastfeeding-- should be fine. Your
milk will be fine. Again, it's important to keep drinking those
liquids to keep up your milk supply. It would be a good idea to feed the
baby right before the game if the baby usually nurses around that time,
because getting elbowed in an engorged breast would be painful.
Again, congratulations!
- -- Anne Paulson
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Date: Tue, 21 Jul 1998 15:58:58 -0400 (EDT)
From: Greg GMSMITH Marlene Smith
Subject: USA Hockey Rules
Hey everybody!
I have a question primarily about the rules in USA Hockey, but which might
also touch on Canadian Hockey Rules.
I was wondering whether a team, comprised mostly of Canadian players,
would be able to register under USA Hockey as an U-19 Midget Female
team and be eligible to compete in the districts, nationals, and other
tournaments.
In addition, I am curious whether Canadian players would be able to join
an existing US U-19 Midget Female team and be eligible to participate in
the Nationals.
Thanks in advance for your responses.
Greg.
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Date: Tue, 21 Jul 1998 05:08:19 -0700
From: email@hidden (Liam, Agnes & Daniel Coughlan)
Subject: Cross Border Rosters
>I was wondering whether a team, comprised mostly of Canadian players,
>would be able to register under USA Hockey as an U-19 Midget Female
>team and be eligible to compete in the districts, nationals, and other
>tournaments.
>
>In addition, I am curious whether Canadian players would be able to join
>an existing US U-19 Midget Female team and be eligible to participate in
>the Nationals.
I don't believe there are restrictions on either situation. I believe
currently there are Canadian players on American teams and American players
on Canadian teams in the British Colubia/Washington State area that are
playing without any hurdles or restrictions.
Liam
>Thanks in advance for your responses.
>
>Greg.
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Date: Tue, 21 Jul 98 14:02:00 -0700
From: "harris, zharris"
Subject: RE: Cross Border Rosters
AL> I don't believe there are restrictions on either situation. I believe
AL> currently there are Canadian players on American teams and American
AL> players on Canadian teams in the British Colubia/Washington State area
AL> that are playing without any hurdles or restrictions.
I might be wrong, but I think that is just on the adult teams... not the
under 18/19 teams vying for Nationals. I am not sure of the rules on this
for the youth....
Zoe
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Date: Tue, 21 Jul 1998 17:05:21 -0500
From: "Olson, Lynn"
Subject: St. Cloud State Hockey
The following article appeared in the July 11, 1998, St. Cloud Times
newspaper:
SCSU Hustles to Get Program Started
Coaching search is on as starting date now set for the fall. Like the
women's hockey team they are trying to assemble, St. Cloud State
athletic and administration officials are learning to change lines on
the fly.
With fewer than three months before the hockey season begins, the
university is hustling to hire a coach, build that coach some office
space, whip locker rooms into shape, buy some equipment and schedule
some opponents.
"It's going to be a good year," said Shawna Hutchins, associate athletic
director. "It's going to be a learning year."
St. Cloud State officials had a goal to field a women's team to play the
fall of 1999, but a $200,000 grant from the Minnesota Amateur Sports
Commission allowed them to step up those plans and ready a team for this
fall. Athletic Director Morris Kurtz said possible legal action by two
university students wanting a team sooner had no bearing on the
decision. "We've had a plan in place for quite awhile," Kurtz said.
"We knew the grant would move it up." "It's an exciting challenge, no
question," he said. "As always St. Cloud State will put its best foot
forward and look forward to putting a team on the ice this fall."
COACHING SPOT OPEN
The university has selected a five-person search committee to find a
coach. Men's hockey coach Craig Dahl is chairman. The university has
advertised the position, with a July 29 deadline, and has received some
applications already, Dahl said. The search committee will review the
candidates after the deadline, and Dahl said he doesn't expect to
interview more than three prospective coaches. The university hopes to
have a coach on board before August is over. No program budget has been
finalized, and no salaries have been set. The position will be full
time, and pay will be based on experience, Hutchins said.
The University of Minnesota women's hockey team was contacted to round
up some applicants, and St. Cloud State found a solid foundation on its
own turf, Hutchins said. "We've got a good base to model it on our
men's program," she said. "And the men's program here has been helping
us a lot." The university won't be issuing any scholarships this
season, however, she said. The university has had a club team in the
past, and it's possible some of those players will be able to fill out a
varsity roster. "We're so late starting," she said. "We want to try to
get everything else in order and go full bore as soon as possible." The
university is lining up opponents for next season. Schools like Mankato
State, Minnesota-Duluth, Bemidji State and Wisconsin-Superior are
possible rivals.
The Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic conference also has several teams
rounding into shape, including St. Benedict, Augsburg and St. Thomas.
Varsity and club teams will be considered, Hutchins said. By fall 1999,
St. Cloud State also hopes to help put together a conference based on
the men's Western Collegiate Hockey Association, she said.
HOCKEY CENTER GETS NEW LOOK
The National Hockey Center coaches' offices will soon be renovated to
make room for a women's teach coach and assistants. Dahl and his
assistants will be moved temporarily to makeshift office space in the
arena's corporate skybox section, and their office space and an adjacent
classroom will be remade to accommodate men's and women's team offices,
said Steve Ludwig, assistant vice president for facilities management.
The price tag will be roughly $30,000 and contractors have been given
plans this week. Ludwig expects to hear back with bids in a week to 10
days. The women's players will move into the locker room previously
rented by the St. John's University hockey team, which will move to
another locker room on the other side of the arena. "We'll still take
care of St. John's," said Anne Abicht, St. Cloud State sports
information director and search committee member.
When the upcoming season is over, more renovations will be made to
"better accommodate (an NCAA) Division I women's program and St.
John's," Ludwig said. "We'll make it feel like theirs."
GRANT GETS BALL ROLLING
The $200,000 Minnesota Amateur Sports Commission grant will help pay for
the space renovations at the hockey center, and an expected $150,000
will be used to offset operating expenses, salaries and equipment
purchases, Hutchins said. It's another tool to help the program get its
legs in shape and up and over the boards. "You've got to make sure
women have things they need to be successful," Dahl said. "We're lucky
that we've got two rinks so we can both practice at the same time. It's
progress, man. Progress."
Story by Tom Larson, Times Sports Writer
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Date: Tue, 21 Jul 1998 15:47:50 -0700
From: Liz Johnson
Subject: The Jill
Hi there,
My hockey shop just got in 'the jill' and I thought it looked pretty
interesting, hadn't seen them before. Just wondering if anyone is using it
and what your opinions are of it. Do you like it - why? Do you hate it -
why?
If you're looking to buy one and live in the Calif Bay Area - East/West
Hockey on the El Camino in San Mateo has them for $36.
Thanks and adios,
Liz
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Date: Tue, 21 Jul 1998 18:59:36 PDT
From: "Dan Madden"
Subject: McGill names new coach
The Varsity women`s hockey team at McGill University in Montreal, Quebec
has announced its new coaching staff for the 1998-99 season. The
following press release is from the McGill women`s hockey webpage. Check
it out at www.zoo.net/hockey
Caroline Blanchet named new McGill hockey coach
The McGill University Women's Hockey Club is pleased to announce it has
named Caroline Blanchet as its new head coach.
Blanchet brings plenty of coaching experience to the position. She
guided Quebec's under-18 team to a National Championship in 1997 and
also served as assistant coach with Quebec's Senior team that won a
National title in 1995.
"We're extremely excited to have Caroline join our program," said
manager Dan Madden. "Her coaching abilities and experience at the
provincial and national level will be a great asset. She has been
involved with many championship teams and knows what it takes to be
successful."
Along with her on-ice duties, Blanchet will be responsible for
recruiting players to the university.
"We want to attract more players from within Quebec and I strongly
believe that Caroline can help us to achieve this goal," said Madden,
who will continue to recruit throughout Canada and the United States.
Blanchet has experience in the Quebec University Women's Hockey League.
She coached the Collegiate Champion St. Laurent Patriotes last season
and spent 3 seasons as assistant coach at Concordia.
Last month, Blanchet was an on-ice instructor at Team Canada's
evaluation camp in Montreal and has also been an evaluator with the
National Team program.
Blanchet replaces Alyson Fournier who has gone south of the border to
be an assistant coach at Yale University. Fournier coached three seasons
following a five-year playing career at McGill.
Bergeron named assistant with McGill
There will be plenty of coaching experience behind the McGill
University women`s hockey bench this season.
Head Coach Caroline Blanchet has wasted no time in nameing Anny
Bergeron as an assistant with the club. Both have worked together
before. Bergeron has spent three seasons as assistant with Quebec's
senior team and head coach of Ferland-4 Glaces, a "AA" senior women's
team in Repentigny, near Montreal.
"We'll have one of the best coaching tandems at the university level,"
said manager Dan Madden. "It's exciting to have two coaches of this
calibre."
Like Blanchet, Bergeron has been involved as an on-ice instructor and
evaluator with Canada's National team.
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Date: Wed, 22 Jul 1998 10:10:00 -0700
From: Don Howell
Subject: Cross Border
l have 2 daughters who are Canadians and played on a US team. We had to
prove that we were living in the US legally to play at Nationals. lf you
follow that logic it would seem to me that if you lived in Canada and
played on a US team you would not be eligable for Nationals?
Don
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