A Case for Safety: Neck Guard Saves Gordon
Celebration of Hockey Raises $3500 for Hornets
Bozek Inducted into IHHOF
Girls Only Try Hockey For Free Events
Countdown to State: Brackets Announced
2017 Girls High School All-State Team Rosters Announced
New All-Girls Program Gaining Strength in Alaska
If You Want to be a CEO Later, Play Sports Now
Video: Game On!
Video: Penn State University Women's Hockey Motivational Video
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Volume 1 Issue 8
February 9, 2017
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A CASE FOR SAFETY: NECK GUARD SAVES YOUNG GIRLS HOCKEY PLAYER FROM P.E.I.
By Nancy Russell, CBS News ~ A young hockey player from P.E.I. is thankful to her coaches, who always insisted that she wear a neck guard and wear it properly.
Growing up playing for the Pownal Red Devils, Cassidy Gordon, now 16, always had extra neck guards in her hockey bag, as did her coaches, "because it was a really big deal to make sure that we had our necks protected," she said.
That emphasis on safety may have saved Gordon's life after an incident in a hockey game on Nov. 4 that landed her in hospital. A doctor told her the injury could have been fatal.
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No matter how stupid or not cool you think it looks, it's definitely an important thing to wear ...'
- Cassidy Gordon
Gordon was playing defense for the Guelph Gryphons, a team she had just joined in September after her family moved from P.E.I. to Ontario.
As she was skating out of her end, a girl fell in front of Gordon. That's the last thing she remembers, as the player's skate hit Gordon directly in the neck guard.
FULL ARTICLE>>
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CELEBRATION OF HOCKEY RAISES OVER $3500 FOR HORNETS
By Nick Lavalle ~ On Saturday January 28th, the third annual Celebration of Hockey took place at the Niles Iceland outdoor rink. It is the third year that Vipers Coach John Berthiaume and Stars Coach Nick Lavalle have joined forces on this event. The Stars and Vipers were fortunate enough to include the Hornets Sled Hockey Association as part of the day. The purpose of the event was to provide a great day of hockey, across multiple age levels, to celebrate this great game and teach our kids the importance of giving back.
The day started off with the Glenview Generals 8U girls playing a scrimmage game with the Generals Mighty Mites. The next part of the day involved the Stars 10U Girls, the Sabres 10U Girls, and Wisconsin's Fox River Freeze 10U Girls. The Stars and Sabres split their teams in half, playing a mixed scrimmage game, followed by the Sabres and Stars each facing off separately with the Fox River Freeze 10U girls.
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BOZEK GETS THE CALL FROM ILLINOIS HOCKEY HALL OF FAME
By Ross Forman,
Daily Herald Correspondent ~ A large part of her play today -- as assistant captain for the Buffalo Beauts in the National Women's Hockey League and on the U.S. Women's National Team - was learned early on while skating in Illinois, when
Megan Bozek played on boys teams.
Her physical style on the ice, for sure, is a flashback to her childhood games. Her slap shot also has roots here in the northwest suburbs. Her speed, too.
"I had to keep up (with the boys). I didn't want to be the worst one out there because I already stuck out because was the only girl on the team," said Bozek, who played on her first organized team at age 5 and skated on boys' teams until age 13.
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THREE ILLINOIS CLUBS WILL HOST FREE GIRLS-ONLY SKATES IN FEBRUARY!
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WOLVERINES
Free Skates
Feb. 17-19
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WILMETTE HOCKEY
Free Skate Feb. 11
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SABRE GIRLS
Free Skate Feb. 25
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Additionally, 14 Illinois associations, rinks and/or park districts will play host to Try Hockey For Free Day events. Check out the list for the location nearest you! Help grow the game and spread the word about Try Hockey For Free Day!
VIEW LIST OF LOCATIONS>>
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ILLINOIS GIRLS STATE HOCKEY CHAMPIONSHIPS
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Good luck Teams! Please click on division names below to view brackets.
Please click HERE for 2017 Weekend of Champions Schedule.
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2017 GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL ALL-STATE TEAMS ANNOUNCED!
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GIRLS' HOCKEY ACROSS AMERICA
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NEW ALL-GIRLS PROGRAM GAINING STRENGTH IN ALASKA
By Mike Scandura ~ After the 2015-16 season ended, the Juneau-Douglas Ice Association board of directors took feedback on what they could do to improve. It became clear from the community's response that the association needed to add an all-girls program. "A few girls traveled up to Anchorage (575 miles, as the crow flies) and played with the Anchorage girls," Juneau-Douglas President Matt Boline said. "That was last April and we thought we should have our own all-girls team. "We had a lot of girls that hadn't played hockey before or some who had quit for various reasons. Because we have this program, other girls are coming back to the game or starting hockey for the first time. We ended up getting about double the number we expected." READ MORE>>
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IF YOU WANT TO BE A CEO LATER, PLAY SPORTS NOW
Abigail Hess, CNBC ~ What do a disproportionate number of CEOs have in common? They played sports when they were younger. Former Whole Foods CEO Walter Robb was the captain of the Stanford Soccer Team. Bank of America CEO Brian Moynihan played rugby at Brown. Even Mark Zuckerberg was a high school fencing star. But according to a series of
Ernst & Young studies, it is
even more common for female executives to have played a sport.
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GAME ON!
WITH KENDALL COYNE
Olympian Kendall Coyne teaches hockey to young girls at the Game On!
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PENN STATE UNIVERSITY WOMEN'S HOCKEY MOTIVATIONAL VIDEO
"You've got to want to succeed as bad as you want to breath"
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