Volume 4 Issue 5 | December 2019
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The AHAI Girls Committee wishes you and your families a very Merry Christmas and a Happy, Healthy and Prosperous New Year!
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2020 ILLINOIS GIRLS STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS
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It's time to register for the 2020 Illinois State Girls Hockey Championships! All organizations with Girls Tier II or Tier III teams have been sent an email that includes the 2020 Girls State Tournament Invitation Packet; click button below to view. Please don't delay, register early to be part of the excitement.
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IMPORTANT NOTE: A player may not play on two (2) teams (e.g. one Girls and one Youth team) in the State Tournament that are at the National Bound level (14U, 16U, 19U).
Any player that is double rostered on two (2) National Bound level teams must declare for which team she will play in the State Tournament by Dec. 31, 2019. An email stating for which team a player is declaring must be sent to the following people:
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Tom Hansen
Central District Registrar
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Laura Johnson
AHAI Registrar
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Michelle Lichterman
Girls Tournament Director
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An added reminder for those players that are declaring - once you make your selection please remember that you are with that team for the State Tournament. If the team you chose is knocked out, either during play-in games or the round robin, you may NOT go to your other team and continue on. However, you are allowed to complete the regular season and any league playoffs with both teams.
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2020 AMERICA'S SHOWCASE TEAM
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Attention all sophomore, junior or senior high school age girls! If you have not yet committed to a college/university, America’s Showcase could be exactly what you need to help you reach the next chapter of your life.
If you're wanting to play hockey in college, please consider registering for the 2020 Illinois Girls’ Showcase Team. Many NCAA DIII and ACHA coaches and scouts will be on hand in St. Louis looking for players to round out their teams.
America’s Showcase, previously known as the Chicago Showcase, has grown over the years and more girls than ever before from across the country come together to play in a showcase tournament in April.
It’s never too early to register. Please click the button below to review the invitation and Showcase information. If you have any questions, please contact Anita Lichterman, Illinois Girls' Showcase Team Manager at
[email protected] or 847.414.5737.
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Reserve your spot early, and let's represent Illinois proudly!
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Girls United Hockey Is Back and Looking to Build Off Success
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By Greg Bates, Special to AHAI – When Girls United Recreational League (GURL) Hockey was formed last year, there were plenty of unknowns going into the first session. Would the program be well received by the girls ages 4-10? Is having instruction solely designed for young girls’ players a great route to attract new players? Would the parents approve of the unique approach with their daughters? The answer to all these questions was a resounding, “Yes.”
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Spread the Word about the Barrington Bucks!
Attention players up north...do you have friends that want to give hockey a try or maybe even play this great sport? The
Barrington Bucks are looking for new players to join their all-inclusive girls organization. If you are a girl between the ages of 6-10, they would love for you to join them. Their home will be the Barrington Ice Arena and they will offer a year round hockey experience.
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AHAI says hello to Heather Mannix, USA Hockey’s newest member to the ADM regional managers staff of female hockey. I had the pleasure of meeting with her the week of December 8th, and look forward to working with both her and the other ADM regional managers like Kristen Wright and Dan Jablonic in the months and years to come to grow Girls’ Hockey in Illinois!! -
Anita Lichterman, AHAI Girls Chair
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USA Hockey’s Newest ADM Manager of Female Hockey, Heather Mannix Visits Local Girls Associations
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By Jim Clare, Illinois Coach-in-Chief & AHAI ADM Coordinator – Heather Mannix recently scheduled a couple Association visits in Illinois as she begins her new role as an ADM regional manager of female hockey for USA Hockey. She spent time with the Franklin Park Panthers 12U and 14U girls’ teams as well as a night on the ice with all five Sabre Hockey girls’ teams (10U, 12U, 14U, 16U, and 19U).
Dan Jablonic, USA Hockey’s ADM regional manager for Illinois, joined Mannix for her visit to local girls’ Associations. While here they participated in on-ice practices with the Panthers and Sabres Girls and held post-skate coaches’ meetings where they covered a variety of topics such as practice planning, USA Hockey’s ladder of development, How to Coach Skills, coaching girls and making it all FUN!
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It's amazing how quickly the New Year is approaching! Before we know it the regular season will be over and playoffs will begin. Please see below for a listing of important dates to remember in 2020.
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JANUARY
Girls “A” & “B” Division Championships Qualifying Rounds
January 17-February 20, 2020
Various Locations
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FEBRUARY
Hockey Week Across America
February 16-23, 2020
State Tournament Round Robin
Tier II/Tier III (A) – Triphahn Ice Center, Hoffman Estates
February 26 – March 1, 2020
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WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU!
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Please share your stories with us!! Send an email to any member of the Girls’ Committee and we will do our best to make sure your story appears in an issue of Girls’ Snapshot to be shared with our Hockey Community. Please click button below for the AHAI Girls' Committee contact information.
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