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WOMEN-IN-HOCKEY Digest 89
Topics covered in this issue include:
1) Re: Women's Hockey Tournaments
by email@hidden
2) Game report: Frontenac County Girls Hockey, Novice C.
by email@hidden (Louise Mallory)
3) Organizing tournaments
by Gary Goldberg
4) Re: Organizing tournaments
by email@hidden (Louise Mallory)
5) A question about Ontario university teams
by email@hidden (Louise Mallory)
6) Minnesota Varsity Hockey
by email@hidden
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Date: Sun, 29 Oct 1995 13:16:00 -0500
From: email@hidden
To: email@hidden, email@hidden
Subject: Re: Women's Hockey Tournaments
Message-ID:
Paul asked for a listing of Women's Hockey Tournaments, I would also like
that list here is my contribution of tournaments. If you know of any, please
post to the list.
Here is a re-post of a invitation to our tournament I posted to this list.
Here are a couple of other tournaments in our area this year for adult teams
Univ. of Minnesota Women's Hockey Tournament (Mpls., Minnesota)
Jan 31 to Feb 4th 1996.
Deadline Nov. 30th 1995
Contact: Tami Grimmer, 612-623-4156
4th Annual Twin Ports Invitational (Duluth, Minnesota)
March 8-10th 1996
Deadline Feb 3rd, 1996
Contact: Susan Van Loon, 612-729-9082
Hope this helps.
Good Luck This Year
Tom Scanlon
MGR: SharpShooter! Women's "C"
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Hi
Just another note to invite you all to our 19th annual Minnesota Girls &
Women's Hockey Association (MGWHA) Invitational Tournament. This tournament
will be taking place November 30th, December 1,2, & 3rd, 1995. The location
is the Augsburg Ice Arena in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
There are five classes, Senior Women A, B, & C, Midget, and PeeWee B. Four
to six teams will be selected from each division, depending on responses.
Teams will be randomly selected on November 1. Out of State teams will
recieve at least one guarateed space per classification if committed before
November 1. For Out of State teams we will attempt to make game schedules to
your travel plans.
Each Team will be guaranteed three games. Games will consist of two 15
minute running time period, with the third period being 12 minutes stop time.
First place teams in each class will recieve individual medallions and Team
Plaque, second place recieves a team plaque.
This is a M.A.H.A. sanctioned tournament. MAHA/USA Hockey rules will apply.
The Brampton scoring system will be used.
Tournament fee is $ 310 U.S..
Arrangements have been made with the Holiday Inn for reduced rates on rooms.
Please let me know if you are interested and I will arrange for you to get
any information you need.
Thank you and Good Luck this Year!!!!!
Tom Scanlon
Co-Tournament Director
also
Asst. Mgr SharpShooters! Women "C" Team
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Date: Sun, 29 Oct 1995 15:01:49 +0800
From: email@hidden (Louise Mallory)
To: email@hidden
Subject: Game report: Frontenac County Girls Hockey, Novice C.
Message-ID:
I had a long-distance call this morning from my eight-year-old friend Martha.
"Hi Louise! Do you know what? I played in a GAME this morning!"
"Oh, good! How was it?"
"I shot the puck, and I played left wing, and I can really stop now, and it
was fun. The other team was boys, and we got one point. They got five.
We play another game on Thursday."
"That's great, Mar. Were you excited before the game?"
"No-o. I was scared. But I'm not now, because it was really fun."
"What colour are your team shirts? What number is on your shirt?"
"The shirts are red, and um, my number is the answer to life the universe
and everything [giggle]"
"oh, 42?"
Martha's Mum then got on the phone and told me that fortunately Martha
finds it much easier getting up for hockey than getting up for school, and
then Martha's dad took the phone and said that he thought Mar's team, all
novice-age beginners, improved a lot during the game (their first), and
that it was fun to watch.
I had to hang up at this point, because I had to meet the coaches of our
university club teams at the rink to drop off scoresheets for this
afternoon's games (our advanced team is playing Michigan State University
and our beginners are playing Bowling Green State University.) But my call
from Martha just made my day, as a reminder of why I'm involved in female
hockey.
Louise Mallory
*Louise C. Mallory Welding Engineering*
*email@hidden The Ohio State University*
* "No-one said it would be easy; no-one thought we'd come this far." *
* -Sheryl Crow *
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Date: Sun, 29 Oct 95 15:07:54 EST
From: Gary Goldberg
To: Subscribers to women-in-hockey newsgroup
Subject: Organizing tournaments
Message-ID:
We are looking into organizing a state-wide tournament for junior girls hockey
for spring 1996 for the state of Pennsylvania. Have never done anything like
this before. We have 4 teams in the Philadelphia area that will be approached
to participate and are looking for other teams throughout the state or in
neighboring states that would be interested in a one-day weekend tournament
somewhere mid-state around the Harrisburg area. Right now the idea is very
preliminary and will depend on the availability of interested teams, rink time,
etc. in terms of whether it will be possible to pull off. Thanks.
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Date: Sun, 29 Oct 1995 17:37:44 +0800
From: email@hidden (Louise Mallory)
To: email@hidden,
Subject: Re: Organizing tournaments
Message-ID:
At 4:18 AM 10/30/95, Gary Goldberg wrote:
>We are looking into organizing a state-wide tournament for junior girls hockey
>for spring 1996 for the state of Pennsylvania. Have never done anything like
>this before. We have 4 teams in the Philadelphia area that will be approached
>to participate and are looking for other teams throughout the state or in
>neighboring states that would be interested in a one-day weekend tournament
>somewhere mid-state around the Harrisburg area. Right now the idea is very
>preliminary and will depend on the availability of interested teams, rink time,
>etc. in terms of whether it will be possible to pull off. Thanks.
What age categories are you thinking of including in your tournament? Do
the hockey organizations in Philadelphia use the USA Hockey age divisions
of 19 and under (midget), 15 and under (peewee), and 12 and under (squirt)?
I don't know how it will complicate your plans that USA Hockey divides
Pennsylvania somewhere down the middle - Western Pennsylvania is part of
Mid-Am District, and I don't remember the name of the district you're in.
Since you apply for tournament sanction permits through your district, will
you need to have the tournament in the same district the host teams play
in? A "state-wide" tournament can't be used as a playdown toward District
and National championships, so you might find it better to invite teams
from other states as well. Talk to the Girls'/Women's Section Rep for your
district for advice about applying for sanction, getting contact addresses
for teams, and other tournament organizing details.
Some of the things that are important to consider when planning a
tournament include:
Refereeing. It is essential that your referees be above reproach. This
includes impeccable uniforming, familiarity with the rules you are using
(they should understand how to call a no-checking game), and respect for
the athletes. Avoid hiring any referees who have no experience with female
hockey. Hockey organizations with a commitment to development of the sport
(Brampton, for example, or Mississauga, or Hamilton, in Ontario,
Fraser/Team Michigan in Michigan) always make an effort to develop
competent female officials and to have them work tournaments.
Scheduling. You should have a small "cushion" of extra ice time, to allow
for injuries, overtime/tie-breaking shots, and other delays. Your
timekeepers, referees, and volunteers should all be aware of the importance
of running on time. Decide on the length of the warm-up, put it in the
rules handout, and stick to it. If you only have 4 dressing rooms, insist
that teams clear their dressing rooms 20 minutes after their games, and
have volunteers check that the rooms are clean. When you prepare the
schedule, try to accommodate the teams which travel the farthest. (For
example, you might have local teams playing their first games on Friday
night, or playing in the earliest Saturday times.) Make sure the rules for
determining first place and tie-breaking are clearly explained. Try to
find out as much as you can about the calibre of the various teams (talk to
their opponents and to convenors of other tournaments, ask them to give
some game scores etc), and try to produce fair matchups.
Hospitality. Provide maps of the area to out-of-town teams. Recommend
some economical places to stay and some restaurants. Make sure that the
arena snack bar is expecting crowds. In your search for tournament
sponsors, try to collect some coupons from fast-food restaurants and
include these in the team packages. Have all the tournament committee
members wear name tags and be visible. Make signs to show new arrivals
where the players should check in, where the manager can get a dressing
room key, and where one can go to ask questions. Send press releases to
the local media ahead of time and immediately after the championships. Make
sure the out-of-town teams know where to get skates sharpened and where
they can buy tape, mouthguards, chin-straps, sticks ....
Income and expenses. Solicit tournament sponsors from local businesses,
the recreation departments of municipalities (where the arena is, where
your players live), service clubs (especially female ones), and your
players' families. For a major sponsor you could include their name in the
tournament name, or name one of the awards after them (e.g. The Play It
Again Sports MVP Award ...). You can provide program ad space for all your
sponsors. (At the Fraser tournament, they have pages and pages of "Good
luck Jenny and Peewee Team-mates from Mom, Dad, and Bucky" ads ...). You
could sell tournament souvenirs (t-shirts or something), or have a bake
sale, or a raffle (check licenses required). You could ask a
cell-phone/walkie-talkie company to lend you some equipment and air-time,
for communications between the volunteers. In my opinion, it is
counter-productive to charge admission to the parents and fans, because you
want the tournament to be a showcase of female hockey to your community.
Some organizations do charge admission, but this also means having
volunteers to check tickets/hand stamps for every player or spectator all
day long.
My own criteria for a well-run tournament also include frozen pucks,
adequate parking, clean bathrooms with enough toilet paper all day long,
information available about the host hockey program, and well-balanced
games.
Whether or not you are able to put on a tournament this season, start
planning now for next season. Set the dates, book the ice time, send
notices in to USA Hockey so your tournament will get listed in the magazine
and in the Girls'/Women's Newsletter. Visit other tournaments and talk to
the convenors.
Have fun!
Louise
*Louise C. Mallory Welding Engineering*
*email@hidden The Ohio State University*
* "No-one said it would be easy; no-one thought we'd come this far." *
* -Sheryl Crow *
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Date: Sun, 29 Oct 1995 18:00:37 +0800
From: email@hidden (Louise Mallory)
To: email@hidden, email@hidden,
Subject: A question about Ontario university teams
Message-ID:
At 11:28 AM 10/28/95, Marc J. Ouellette wrote:
>Here are the box scores for the 5 games that the University of Toronto's
>Women's Hockey Team (the Varsity Blues) have played so far.
> Exhibition Game Results for the Toronto Varsity Blues
> Last updated - 1995 10 27
>
>1995 09 29 - McMaster 1 at Toronto Varsity Blues 13
Is McMaster back in the varsity league, or is this a club team? Do they
have plans to regain varsity status? Is it the same team that's playing in
the Hamilton Sr. Rec league?
Last year the teams in the varsity league were (left to right) Windsor,
Wilfrid Laurier, Guelph, York, Toronto, and Queen's. Are there any
changes?
Louise
*Louise C. Mallory Welding Engineering*
*email@hidden The Ohio State University*
* "No-one said it would be easy; no-one thought we'd come this far." *
* -Sheryl Crow *
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Date: Sun, 29 Oct 1995 21:28:41 -0500
From: email@hidden
To: email@hidden
Subject: Minnesota Varsity Hockey
Message-ID:
Hi All,
Just thought I would drop a quick note, it would appear that the University
of Minnesota has finally approved varsity status for women's hockey. I am
not sure of the details, but it is a welcome addition.
There are now two womens varsity programs in Minnesota. Augsburg College
started this year and the U of M ( I am assuming next year as a start date ).
I am sure others will post the details as they come out, if there are others
from Minnesota on this list. If not I will try to forward more information
as I get it.
That is all for now,
Tom Scanlon
MGR, SharpShooters!
Women's Senior "C" (for now)
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