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Hockey Canada & Hockey Nova Scotia to host a Female Skills Development Camp in Dartmouth

Saint John, NB – Hockey Canada’s Atlantic Regional Centre in partnership with Hockey Nova Scotia, is pleased to announce the 11th Annual Hockey Canada Female Skills Development Camp set to take place on Thursday, November 11th at the Dartmouth Sportsplex.

Players from the Metro Boston Pizza Midget AAA Female Hockey Club will join skills camp participants on the ice and assist other qualified on-ice instructors. Participants who attend will also have the opportunity to be part of a Hockey Canada Skills Camp video shoot happening throughout the day.

The skills development camp will offer three separate female divisions; Novice/Atom, Peewee/Bantam and an Adult recreational division. The camp is designed to provide a day full of fun and excitement and has the following objectives:

§ To develop/enhance the fundamental skills of skating, passing, goaltending, stick handling, and shooting.
§ To create opportunity for players to meet other players and develop friendships.
§ To promote the fun of the game and learn new drills.
§ To teach the concepts of fair play, fitness, safety, team work, and the importance of a positive attitude.
§ To provide a memorable experience for all who attend.

The camp will be $65/player. Each division will have a maximum of 35 participants. Players who attend the camp will receive:

§ Hockey Canada Practice Jersey
§ Water Bottle
§ Hockey Canada Gift
§ Two on-ice sessions
§ Off-ice fitness session
§ Off-ice team-building session
§ Off-ice session for Parents

Registration for this camp will take place on-line. To register, please CLICK HERE

For more information on this camp please contact:

Joanne Hughes – Camp/Community Lead
Phone: (902) 462-7594
Email: joanne@accesswave.ca

Paul Dagg – Hockey Canada’s Atlantic Regional Centre
Phone: (506) 642-0490
Email: pdagg@hockeycanada.ca

Pink in the Rink - October 22

October 22nd is Pink in the Rink III with the Halifax Mooseheads when they take to the ice in their pink jerseys against their biggest rivals, the Cape Breton Screaming Eagles! This is a special event in support of the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation-Atlantic Region.
Package 1:
25 Upper Bowl tickets: $250.00
*taxes included
Package 2:
25 Lower Bowl tickets: $300.00
*taxes included
$50.00 from every package sold will go directly towards The Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation (Atlantic Region)
-Tickets are based on best available seating at the time of purchase
-Additional tickets can be purchased with $2.00 from every ticket going to the CBCF
-Your team name will be listed on the Silvervision screen during the game for supporting this great cause
*Pink Ice at the Halifax Metro Centre again this year for our Pink in the Rink Event!

Thank you and reminders from pre-season meeting

Thank you everyone for a succesful pre-season league meeting yesterday. Looking forward to our biggest season yet. A record 19 teams and 24 games!

1. Let us know by *Wednesday* if your team will be going to any tournaments.

Dates we know of that conflict with our schedule are:
Nov. 6-7 Shelburne - Contacts: Chrissy Rose (637-1995) & Nicole Hurlburt (745-0342)
Nov. 19-21 Greenwood - lindsay.doyle@forces.gc.ca
Nov. 26-28 - AAA Midget tournament for A teams only in Port Hawkesbury - Contact: greghull@aamunro.com
March 4-6 - Eastern Shore Tournament: ewadden@ns.sympatico.ca 827-2786
March 24-27 Vince Ryan - www.vinceryan.ca

2. Get your fees into the league by October 8th. All teams must be be fully paid up by the start of league play.
3. Get your rosters to Kathy Robertson by October 8th so she can submit it to HNS for insurance purposes.

Reminder! Get yourself and your players signed up through the league's website for automatic updates.

The schedule will be out around next weekend with play to begin a week later.

Meeting on Sunday, September 26th - UPDATED

The 2010/11 pre-season league meeting will be on Sunday, September 26th at 10:30 am. LOCATION IS THE GYMNASIUM BOARD ROOM AT STADACONA. First league games may begin as early as Oct. 9th but the league schedule won't be heavy until Nov. 4 when the four-pad opens.

Can everyone please confirm with me your jersey colours. A few of the new teams are trying to decide what to wear.

Each team is required to send one team rep to the meeting.

55+ Nova Scotia Games

Are you a hockey player that is 55+ (or will be 55 by the end of 2011)?

If so please contact Nancy "Mac" MacLean about the possibility of women's hockey competing in the 55+ Nova Scotia Games to be held in Kings County on September 22-25, 2011. Mac can be reached at nmac41@ns.sympatico.ca

Looking for Goalies!

The NSWHL needs a couple of goalies for some HRM based teams. Contact scout@nswhl.ca today!

2010-11 Contacts list now online

The contacts list for 2010-11 league executive members and team reps is now online under "League Info" > "Contact Us".

The league is currently compiling the list of all of our available ice times. If your team manages their own ice times please submit your list to the league as soon as possible.

Rosters wanted

Teams are asked to submit a preliminary roster to the league at scout@nswhl.ca by August 15th. (Except Truro, West Hants, and Mariners). We want to make sure that everyone who wants to play has a team to play on! Looking forward to getting your list....