Amateur Hockey Association Illinois

The Central District would like to thank all the Players, Parents, Evaluators and support staff at the Blue Line Family Ice Arena for their dedication to our Player Development/Evaluation process this past weekend. Everyone worked extremely hard to make it a good experience for all who participated. The following list of Players will represent the Central District at the USA Hockey National Camps this summer in Rochester, NY. Please watch your email. In the next (10) days you will receive further instructions from the National Office and from Norm Spiegel. The National Office email appear as info@usahockey.com.

Again, congratulations to all players. We could have easily sent many more very talented players, but this is what the Central District is allocated for the National Camps. We will be submitting alternate names to the National Office should any additional positions become available.

Terry Juliar, the Director of the Wilmette facility since it’s opening, passed away this past weekend. Terry was a member of IHOA for many years. He was a fine official and skated in the United States Hockey League, the International Hockey League and in the old Southern League assigned by the World Hockey Association. Arrangements are being finalized and will be posted to this web-site as soon as they are available. Please keep terry’s family in your thoughts and prayers.

Visitation will be Thursday, May 17, 2012 from 5:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. at the Marsh Funeral Home, 305 N Cemetery Road, Gurnee, IL 60031-2414, (847) 336-0127 with the funeral service on Friday, May 18, 2012 from 11:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.

 USA Hockey today announced the players selected from Illinois to advance to one of the USA Hockey Select Girls Camps to be conducted during the summer months at St. Cloud State University in St. Cloud, Minnesota.

We congratulate of the players who competed for these spots.

USA Hockey is excited to announce the 2012 National Hockey Coaches Symposium to be held Aug. 23-26 at the Renaissance Washington, D.C., Downtown Hotel. USA Hockey's Coaching Education Program would like to cordially invite you to attend this prestigious event. Past symposiums speakers have been coaches from the professional, international, collegiate, and junior levels. Breakout sessions will be age-specific. Coaches will have the opportunity to explore innovative approaches to coaching through intensive sessions dedicated to the specific age level of their players. Coaches will leave with tools and resources that they can use every day. Coaches will register for the event based on the breakout session they want to attend. You must select a specific age-level.

To register, and for more information, click on the appropriate link below:

Links:
Symposium Online Registration
Symposium Information Packet
Hotel Accommodations
Tentative Symposium Schedule

For specific questions about the event, please contact Alison Raines at alisonr@usahockey.org. We look forward to seeing you at this celebration of USA Hockey coaches.

The 2012 Annual Meeting of the Amateur Hockey Association Illinois, Inc. (AHAI) will take place on Sunday, June 3, 2012, at the Woodfield Hyatt Hotel located at 1800 East Golf Road in Schaumburg, Illinois, 60173 (847) 605-1234 (just west of Rt. 53) beginning promptly at 9:00 a.m.

Any individual who wishes to submit their name as a candidate for the position as a Board of Director of AHAI must submit their name, in writing, to the Chairperson of the Nominating Committee, Ken Michel, 8150 West 111th St. Palos Hills, IL 60465, kmichel@ahai2.org

A short biography stating the individual's background, hockey experience, etc. should be included.

The Nominating Committee will then send to each team a list of all of the candidates and their biographies prior to the AHAI Annual Meeting in accordance with the By-Laws, Rules and Regulations.

Any individual who wishes to submit a new By-Law proposal or a change to an existing By-Law must submit their proposal(s), in writing, to the President of AHAI, Mike Mullally, 1331 Cantigny Court, Naperville, Illinois 60565, no later than Sunday, April 29, 2012.

Thanking you again in advance for all of your help and cooperation in the furtherance of youth hockey in Illinois.

The 9th annual Puck Cancer Girl’s Showcase will take place June 22-24, 2012 at the Rocket Ice Arena in Bolingbrook, Illinois. The purpose of this event is to raise money to fight cancer.