Albany Cougars: Welcome

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Who We Are

The Albany Cougars Special Hockey Club provides an amateur athletic hockey program for youths and adults with developmental disabilities. The program is open to girls and boys and men and women who are physically able but are ineligible or unable to participate in an existing organized hockey program due to developmental disability.

Our goal is to enhance players' motor skills, social skills, and confidence in addition to learning how to play hockey. Newcomers don't have to be able to skate. Our volunteer coaching staff will be happy to teach anybody how to; skating skills grow during practice.

Practice takes place once a week, usually on a Saturday afternoon, at the Hudson Valley Community College's Conway Arena (see our schedule below). Our team is about more than just hockey. We offer exercise, social interaction, and most importantly, FUN! We host our own tournament, and we travel to tournaments hosted by other special hockey clubs as well, giving our participants a total team experience.

From a Parent's Eyes

“Achievement, friendship, team building, and caring – all these words describe the Cougars. My son has played for the team for over five years. He came to the Cougars as a non-skater with an intense interest in hockey. With the team's support, he has evolved into a kid who can skate and who sees himself as a hockey player. Membership on the team is a great source of pride to him. There is a lot more to hockey than just skating and shooting. As our players evolve, they continue to learn valuable skills such as taking turns getting off and on the ice, passing to and helping other players and interacting with other teams. I am very grateful for the Cougars. Our involvement has been one of the most rewarding experiences we have had as a family.”

Our club is a member of USA Hockey and Special Hockey International.

Schedule for 2009 - 2010 Season

Date Event Location Time
 November 2009
 11/7  Practice  HVCC  10:00 - 11:15 am
 11/14  Practice  HVCC  10:00 - 11:15 am
 11/21  Practice  HVCC  10:00 - 11:15 am
 11/28  Practice  HVCC  10:00 - 11:15 am
December 2009
12/5 Practice HVCC 10:00 - 11:15 am
12/12 Practice HVCC 10:00 - 11:15 am
12/19 Practice HVCC 10:00 - 11:15 am
12/26 NO PRACTICE! NO ICE! N/A
January 2010
1/2 Practice HVCC 10:00 - 11:15 am
1/9 Practice HVCC 10:00 - 11:15 am
1/17 Martin Luther King Tournament HVCC 10:30 am - 3:30 pm
1/18 Martin Luther King Tournament HVCC 8:00 am - 11:45 am
1/23 Practice HVCC 10:00 - 11:15 am
1/30
 Practice HVCC
 10:00 - 11:15 am
February 2010
2/6 Practice HVCC 10:00 - 11:15 am
2/13 Practice HVCC 10:00 - 11:15 am
2/20 Practice HVCC 10:00 - 11:15 am
2/27 Practice HVCC 10:00 - 11:15 am
March 2010
3/6 Practice HVCC 10:00 - 11:15 am
3/13 Practice HVCC 10:00 - 11:15 am
3/20 TBA TBA TBA
3/27 TBA TBA TBA

 April 2010

TBA USA Disabled Festival Laurel, Maryland
 TBA
4/15 - 4/17
 SHI Tournament
 Orangeville, Ontario
 TBA

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