Volume 11 Issue 5 | May 2023 |
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LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT | |
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I hope your spring is going well. It’s usually more relaxed and less demanding. When spring is over, take some time away from hockey. Play other sports, get sunshine and fresh air. You’ll be surprised how much it will help when fall comes around.
We are excited about our Annual Leadership Conference coming up on June 3rd. The presidents and hockey directors will attend the program to help plan a great 2023-24 season.
The week following the Annual Meeting we will be in Denver for the USA Hockey Annual Congress. Many of our board members are on USA Hockey committees and will participate in their breakout sessions. We are fighting for our Illinois' clubs to make your experience better every year.
Kevin Bolger
President
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Attention Affiliate Club and League Leadership: 2023 AHAI Annual Meeting Reminder | |
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The AHAI Annual Meeting will be held on Saturday, June 3rd at the Westin Itasca. The meeting is designed for ALL Club and Park District Board Members and Administrators. The format includes an opening Town Hall style forum followed by breakout sessions covering a variety of topics that you, the membership, wanted to hear more about.
As part of the Annual Meeting, votes on new or updated by-laws will be taken as well as a slate of candidates for AHAI Board positions will be voted on by the membership. Each year 5 seats are up for election, the candidates biographies will be sent once all applicants are received.
After the final breakout sessions, we will host a social for those wanting to stay and enjoy some social time with AHAI Board and your peers.
More information on the topics that will be discussed in the breakout sessions can be seen here.
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AHAI Leadership Conference Schedule
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8:00 AM – Conference Check-In
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8:30 AM to 8:45 AM – Welcome & Opening Remarks, Jim Clare, AHAI President, Kevin Bolger
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8:45 AM to 9:00 AM – AHAI Annual Awards
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9:00 to 9:20 AM - Chicago Blackhawks
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9:30 AM to 12:30 PM - Break-out Sessions and Annual Meeting
LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE AGENDA
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TIER II SUBSTITUTE CHOICE INFORMATION | |
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Tier II Substitute Choice Application Process for 2023-24 Season
The Tier II substitute choice application process, 10U through 16U/18U will begin on July 15, 2023. All applications will be submitted online. The deadline for applying for a substitute choice will be September 4, 2023. The Tier II Committee will have (3) three in-person appeal hearings for those denied a substitute choice. The dates for the appeal hearings will be August 16, August 30th and September 6th at 6:30 p.m. in Glenview.
Questions? Please email Gregg Chudacoff, AHAI Tier II Chairman, at gregg.chudacoff@ahai2.org.
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GIRLS TIER II TRYOUT INFORMATION | |
2023-2024 HOCKEY SEASON
GIRLS TIER II NATIONAL BOUND AGE LEVELS
BE IN THE KNOW BEFORE YOU GO TO TRYOUTS
A reference tool for Parents, Players, Coaches, and Tier II Girls Organizations
This article is a quick guide for the Tier II Girls community. The article has been designed to give you a look into the new early tryouts for the National Bound age levels (14u, 16u, 19u).
TRYOUTS WILL BE JUNE 15 – 22, 2023
Know the rules:
AHAI Rules & Regulations -- Article 17 is the location that specifically talks about Girls Hockey in Illinois. The rules to familiarize yourself with are:
- 17.8 – Intent of Girls Tier II Hockey
- 17.9 – Affiliate Organization Playing Restriction
- 17.10 – Girls Tier II Playing Season
- 17.11 – Girls Tier II Early Tryouts
- 17.15 – Tampering
- 17.16 – Coach(es) Movement
- 17.17 – Player Movement
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17.18 – Girl’s Two-Choice: It is the responsibility of ALL Girls Tier II organizations’ leaders to educate families on the Two-Choice Rule & its’ meaning regarding a player’s options season to season
- 17.19 – Choice Declaration/Acknowledgement
- 17.20 – Choice Substitution & Process
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Too often we have heard parents say they didn’t know. The Article 17 sections above will give you the knowledge needed to help your player make the best decision for herself.
Key points to keep in mind:
- All Girls’ organizations must notify the AHAI Girls’ Chair of their intent to hold early tryouts for the National Bound age levels.
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All Girls’ organizations will only be allowed to select 1 team at each National Age Bound Level during the early tryouts June 15-22, 2023 (A Girls’ organization may have the potential for an additional team at a specific age level. For a potential 2nd team, tryouts may NOT be held NOR may spots be ‘reserved’ for players until the regular tryout period beginning August 15th).
- All Girls Tier II organizations must adhere to the Coach(es) Movement & Player Movement rules.
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It is the responsibility of ALL Girls Tier II organizations to educate families on the Two-Choice Rule & its’ meaning regarding the player’s options season to season.
- All players must adhere to the Two-Choice rule & follow the appropriate guidelines to request a choice substitution, if applicable (know your playing history, know where you played the past 4-5 seasons and be prepared to list the organizations/teams on the player card if selected).
- The application link to apply for a choice substitution will open on May 22, 2023 and will be located on the home page of the AHAI website. This is only applicable for the National Bound Age Levels (14u, 16u, 19u.) 10u, and 12u aged players seeking to apply for a choice substitution must wait until the normal application opening date of July 15th. Remember, there is no assurance your request will be granted.
- Players who make a team during the early tryouts will be required to sign a player card and are then locked onto said team for the upcoming season.
Here is the list of AHAI Affiliate Girls’ organizations that will be holding tryouts and for which level:
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| BRUINS | 14U | 16U | 19U | | CHIEFS | 14U |
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| | FRANKLIN PARK | 14U |
| 19U | | GLENVIEW | 14U | 16U | 19U | | HAWKS | 14U | 16U | 19U | | HOFFMAN | 14U | 16U |
| | MAMMOTH | 14U | 16U |
| | SABRES | 14U | 16U | 19U | | ST. JUDE | 14U |
| 19U | | WARHAWKS | 14U | 16U | 19U | | WEST DUNDEE | 14U | 16U |
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Good luck to ALL GIRLS!!
HAVE A FUN & SAFE SUMMER!
Anita Lichterman AHAI Girls Director 847.414.5737
girls@ahai2.org
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HIGH SCHOOL HOCKEY HIGHLIGHTS | |
Third Coach Wood Set To Lead Stevenson Varsity Hockey
Dan Wood named Patriots’ new head coach, following his brother and dad who formerly held the title.
By: Ross Forman
There’s a new name as the head coach of Stevenson High School.
Well, sort of.
Dan Wood, 33, who lives in Milwaukee, begins his first season as the Patriots’ head coach in the fall, which will be his first time as a high school varsity head coach. But Dan is following the skates of his older brother, Tom, and dad, Jim, who formerly served as the Stevenson varsity head coach.
Dan enters his 11th season coaching Stevenson in the fall, his alma mater where he has held numerous coaching roles, including JV assistant coach (2 seasons), JV White co-head coach (1 season) and varsity assistant coach (8 seasons). During Dan’s run on the Stevenson bench, the Patriots won the school’s first and only varsity state championship (2021-2022), were runners-up in the Varsity USA Hockey Nationals (2021-2022), were varsity state runner-up (2017-2018), and three-time participants in the state tournament final four. Plus, Dan was a Stevenson coach for the 2013 JV state championship and more.
Dan also is the head coach and hockey director at DePaul University. He has been with the DePaul program since 2020. Since taking over the program, he's led DePaul from a consistent 27th-35th ranked team in the region to being ranked 5th in the region last season and 12th in the nation.
He will coach Stevenson and DePaul in the 2023-24 season.
And he has the same goals that both past Coach Wood carried: “We always (want) to go to the United Center and compete for a state championship,” he said. “To do that, we need to grow and develop a lot of new players who are coming to the team this year.” READ MORE<<<
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USA Hockey Central District Boys National Camp Invitees
Congratulations to the Illinois' Boys selected for the 2023 National Camp in Amherst, NY in June. Good Luck!
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Forwards
Aurelio Garcia
Shaeffer Gordon-Carroll
Nathan Hauad
Jack Hextall
Robin Kuzma
Kalder Varga
Lukas Zajic
Defense
Abraham Barnett
Brady Cunningham
Ryan Hecker
Memphis Wilcox
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Forwards
Jacob Eilers
Nicholas Knutson
Sammy Smith
Wyatt Sypniewski
Defense
Luke Brierley
Holden Carter
Edison Engle
Kevin Perreault
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Forwards
Charles Arend
Eero Butella
John Delaney
Ryker Lee
Jake Merens
Drew Waterfield
Defense
Justin Bartley
Ryan Kroll
Michael Phelan
Goalie
Charlie Durkin
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COACHING & OFFICIATING INFORMATION | |
IHOA Annual Meeting & Election
IHOA had its Annual Membership Meeting and Elections on May 8th at the Marriott in Naperville. For more details and meeting recap visit IHOA.com.
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Ask the Official
By Dave Zednik
QUESTION: In a 3 referee game the referees don't see a possible head contact penalty and play continues. The offending team scores a goal, at the stoppage of play the linesman gives his account of what happened. The referees then asses to the offending player a 5 mins and Game Misconduct, is the goal allowed or disallowed.
ANSWER: Casebook Situation #7 under Rule 502 in the USA Hockey Playing Rules states:
“A Linesman has determined that a major penalty infraction has occurred unseen by the Referee and is waiting for the next stoppage of play to report to the Referee. The next stoppage of play occurs when the offending team scores a goal, whereupon the Linesman reports his version of the infraction. The Referee concurs that a major penalty should be assessed. What procedures does the Referee follow?
Disallow the goal and assess the penalty. Rule References 502(c) and 503(e).
Linesmen cannot stop play, but must wait for the first stoppage of play to report their version of the incident to the Referee.”
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Each month we will present a brief article on various health & safety issues relevant to youth hockey players. Today, we hear from physicians at Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush on hip and groin injuries that can occur in hockey. | |
Foot and Ankle Injuries
By: Caitlin A. Nicholson, MD, Primary Care Sports Medicine Physician
Injuries to the foot and ankle are common in hockey players. They can be minor such as contusions (bruises) or severe, like some types of fractures (broken bones) that require surgery.
Ankle sprains are a common injury in sports. The more common type of ankle sprain (low or lateral ankle sprain) is a stretch or tear of the lateral ligaments. The stiffness and support of skates make this less common in hockey players. Instead, hockey players more often get high ankle (syndesmotic) sprains after a twisting injury. The athlete may have pain, swelling, bruising, and trouble walking. These are treated with crutches or a walking boot, time off from hockey, and physical therapy. Athletes are often out of hockey for at least 6 weeks with a high ankle sprain. READ MORE<<<
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Blackhawks Tournaments
Blackhawks Tournaments return for Summer 2023! This summer, the Chicago Blackhawks are providing incredible opportunities for individuals of all ages to participate in a fun and competitive environment on the ice, while sharing one-of-a-kind experiences off of it! Each tournament will provide unique opportunities for an NHL-like experience for all participants and their families. From check-in all the way through award presentations, our tournaments are run efficiently, professionally, and fairly. To see the full listing of summer tournaments head to Blackhawks.com/tournaments!
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Summer Camps
Summer is almost here! This years Blackhawks Summer Camps will be held at the Chicago Blackhawks practice facility, Fifth Third Arena, as well as arenas in Hammond, IN, and Mt. Prospect, IL. All of our camps will feature experienced and highly skilled coaches, including Blackhawks alumni, to help your son or daughter learn from the very best in the business.
The sessions will be geared toward skills such as power skating, edgework, agility, puck handling and shooting. Participants will also work on team skills in 1v1, 2v2 and scrimmages. On the last day of camp each week (Friday), we play a variety of games -- a fun day for parents and siblings to come watch. Visit Blackhawks.com/camps for additional details and registration!
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