November 2019

Welcome to the second edition of GottaLoveCT GirlsHockey, a newsletter dedicated to growing and showcasing girls hockey...and the girls who play!

In This Edition:  Grow Girl! with Meghan Duggan: Finding Your Voice Regionals in Marlborough, MA Futures 2007 & 2008 Tryouts

Serving Others Girls or Youth Team? It's Never Too Late Rivalry Series in Hartford SheIS Sport Features CT Team Reader Poll

Grow Girl! with Meghan Duggan

Finding Your Voice Olympic champion Meghan Duggan offers suggestions for how girls can find and use their voices. Plus, Meghan shares how she and her teammates used their voices to stand up for gender equality. WATCH NOW

New England District Girls U16 & U19 Tier I Regionals Move to Marlborough, MA

For the first time, the New England District Girls Tier I U16 & U19 Regional tournaments will be played side by side with MA Hockey's State & Regionals Tournaments. CT is heavily represented at both U16 & U19 Girls Tier I with the Mid Fairfield Stars, CT Polar Bears, and Watertown CT Jr. Eagles participating. CT will be hosting both Regional Tournaments at the New England Sports Center November 29 - December 1 and will be joined by Vermont in two exciting tournaments. "We approached the District with the idea to partner with MA Hockey in early August. The thought was to maximize the exposure our girls get at the highest level tournament they participate in. Our girls will be playing at the same time as the East Coast Wizards, North Shore Vipers, Assabet Valley, the Breakers and other top ranked national teams. College coaches from all over head to that building for these tournaments. How great is it for our student athletes to reach out and say 'while you are walking around, head over to Rink 8 and watch me play.' CT has nationally ranked teams that can hold their own against any team in that building." - Graham Gill, Women's Hockey Director, CT Hockey Conference Winners of the U16 & U19 NED Regionals will move on to USA Hockey Nationals April 2-6, 2020, in Blaine, MN.

Girls CT Futures 2007 & 2008 Tryouts Announced!

For the second year in a row, Girls '07 and '08 birth years will have an opportunity to participate in the New England District Development Camp process. Geared towards introducing players to the USA Hockey National Development process, which begins at 14U, this low-key tryout session will feature the Regional District model of competitive games. Last year's event was staffed by local girls high school players, local women's college players, as well as some of the top prep school coaches in our District. Details for this years event: Friday, January 24, 2019 Northford Ice Pavilion 5 pm-10 pm Registration will be open to the first 100 girls at each age level. Registration is expected to open this week. More Info

Serving Others

Tara Tosta, Co-Manager, Western 12U Lady Colonials  Veteran Tara Tosta shared her amazing story of heroism with the Western Lady Colonials teams during Veterans Day week.  Tara served in the Navy for 12 years. She became a Navy Flight Lieutenant Commander. Thank you for your service, Tara, and for sharing with CT Hockey's girls!

Aryana Wilson, Shoreline Sharks U14 Black Aryana volunteers for the Community Dining Room in Branford. She collects donated food from shoppers at the grocery store and volunteers on Sundays from 10-2 cooking, serving meals to those in need and cleaning afterward. Aryana says she volunteers because "I really like helping! There are many people who have helped me throughout my life, the least I can do is pay it forward."

From USA Hockey

Should my daughter play for a girls or youth team? ? The answer varies based on several different factors. USA Hockey offers both a girls classification (open to females only) and a youth classification (open to males and females), so girls have a choice. LEARN THE FACTORS Growing the Game: Shoreline Sharks Prove It's Never Too Late for Girls to Learn Hockey The Shoreline Sharks started a clinic specifically for older girls to get in the game. Many youth sports programs draw on a common belief that if a child doesn't start early, and stick with that one sport, he or she will have a difficult time achieving success. continued

Happening in Hartford! U.S. Women to Face Canada in Opening Contest of 2019-20 Rivalry Series One of the greatest rivalries in sports will be showcased in Hartford, when the women's national hockey teams from the U.S. and Canada face off at XL Center on December 14 at 7 pm. Fans can purchase tickets by visiting the XL Center box office or online . Western Lady Colonials Featured as a "Girls in Sports" Team by SheIS Sport at CT Whale Game

October's Poll Results Last month, we asked the girls reading our newsletter if their first hockey team was a girls team or a youth/co-ed team. 73% started out on a youth team. 27% began on a girls team. Thank you for sharing! November's Poll for Girls Who Play Girls, have you ever had your own backyard rink? Yes Select No Select This winter will be my first! Select

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