October 7, 2008                    Press Release

Jaffrie Perrotti will be speaking to U16 Players and Parents tonight at 7:45 PM about Prep Admissions and Hockey. Jaffrie is the Assistant Director at Admissions and Assistant Coach/Head Recruiter of Pomfret School. He will be watching the first half of practice to evaluate our prospective student athletes.

September 25, 2008             Press Release

The Connecticut Chiefs have entered another highly scouted tournament.The 4th Annual Columbus Day Elite Midget Tournament sponsored by the NJ Devils Youth Hockey Midget National team will be held October 10-13, 2008 at Richard Codey Arena at South Mountain. Top “AAA” teams from all over the nation will be coming in for the tournament.With this being the 4th year of the tournament many “old” friends will be returning and some “new” teams will be joining us for this Elite Midget Tournament such as Dallas Penguins and Rochester Alliance. Their will be a number of Prep school coaches as well as OHL and USHL scouts in the stands to look for up and coming players! 

September 4, 2008                Press Release

Guest Coaching Program Begins

Tim Quinn will be joining the U16 Midget AAA team for practice this upcoming Tuesday, September 9 at South Windsor. Tim is the Assistant Coach/Recruiter for perennial Division I prep power Westminster School. A 1996 Westminster graduate, Tim graduated from Amherst College with a degree in political science and was elected captain of the varsity ice hockey team. Tim began his teaching career at Avon Old Farms School where he taught both English and philosophy. He then taught at Trinity Catholic High School in Boston. Tim has served as a master teacher and dormitory head at Northfield Mount Hermon Summer School and as the assistant director for the Crossroads Cooperative Learning Program (CCLP) for students at Hartford Public High School. From 2004 to 2006, Tim, and his wife, Sarah Dalton Quinn, taught at Seoul International School in Korea. There, Tim was an instructor in language arts, speech, and drama, and served in an administrative position for the Grade 8 academic and extra-curricular team. Along with his teaching credentials, Tim is an exceptional hockey player and coach. While in Korea, he formed and taught at the Kor-Am Hockey School, a hockey camp for players in grades 6-12, which also featured instruction in SSAT preparation and general English preparation for students desiring to attend private school in the United States. Tim was the assistant varsity hockey coach at Wentworth Institute of Technology in Boston, where the team advanced to the 2003 NCAA Quarterfinals. 

September 1, 2008

Press Release 

 The Connecticut Chiefs U16 Tier 1 Midget Team played in the  Massachusetts Tier 1 Labor Day Face Off Tournament this past weekend.
 
The Chiefs led the American Division with a first place 4 -1-0 record and out scored their opposition with a combined 21-10 goal differential. The Chiefs recorded victories against the New Jersey Devils, New Jersey Avalanche, Dual State Huskies and Mass Conn Braves to clinch 1st place in the American Division before losing a closely fought battle to the New Jersey Rockets. In interdivisional play the Chiefs finally succumbed in a close  6-4  battle to the eventual overall winners,Vally Jr Warriors.
 
The Massachusetts Tier 1 Labor Day Face Off is on of the countries premier Midget tournaments. Over a 4 day period,110 teams from around the country compete in this USA Hockey sanctioned event.
 
The Connecticut Chiefs are a brand new Tier 1 Midget hockey organization comprised of players from all over cental and northern Connecticut.To do so well at an elite tournament was especially rewarding to the players, parents, and coaches and other supporters.
 
The Connecticut Chiefs would like to thank the management and staff of South Windsor Arena and the Avon-Canton-Farmington Youth Hockey Association and their board for all their support and guidance.
 
Follow the Chiefs at their upcoming tournament, the Junior Bruins Shootout. This is big event for the entire New England hockey community. Hockey fans get to look at the fall and winter teams and the scouting community gets a chance to really see all the top teams on the east coast in one building over a three day period. College & Prep Scouts will check out the talent that they want to follow during the 08/09 season. The tournament  is held within a 2-hour drive from approximately 21 D-I and 33 D-II & III programs. We expect most will be represented, in addition to scouts from NHL organizations and Central Scouting. Since the Shoot-Out takes place before college programs “take the ice” we also expect scouts from programs outside New England to catch the action. Teams from all over the US and Canada are being invited to this “don’t miss” event! Last year over 70 division 1 and 3 scouts were in attendance. 
 

The Connecticut Chiefs are pleased to announce that the Chiefs U16 AAA will be participating in both the Massachusetts Tier I Labor Day Face-Off and Boston Junior Bruins Shoot-Out

The Massachusetts Tier I Labor Day Face-Off will have 48 Midget Minor teams and 36 Midget Major Teams in the most highly scouted event to start the season in the US. The tournament is scouted by USHL Central Scouting, Prep Schools, Colleges, and the NHL. The tournament starts August 29 with each team playing 5 games and playoffs on Labor Day.

The Connecticut Chiefs are excited to be competing at this prestigious tournament.The Connecticut Chiefs are thrilled to be competing in another highly scouted event,  the Boston Junior Bruins Shoot-Out starting September 19. "This is always an exciting weekend for the entire Junior Bruins organization. It is the first big event of the fall for the entire New England hockey community. Hockey fans get their first look at the fall and winter teams and it is the first time the scouting community gets a chance to really see all the top teams on the east coast in one building over a three day period," said GM/Coach Peter Masters of the Boston Junior Bruins. The Shoot-Out takes place at  the New England Sports Center in Marlborough, MA. This will be the second major opportunity after the Mass Face-Off at the Midget Level for College & Pro Scouts to check out the talent in the Boston area that they want to follow during the 08/09 season. “The New England Sports Center is within a 2-hour drive from approximately 21 D-I and 33 D-II & III programs. We expect most will be represented, in addition to scouts from NHL organizations and Central Scouting. Since the Shoot-Out takes place before college programs take the ice,  we also expect scouts from programs outside New England to catch the action,” said Peter Masters.Junior teams and Midget teams from all over the US and Canada have been invited to this “don’t miss” event! Last year the Shoot-Out had over 70 division 1 and 3 scouts in attendance.

Massachusetts Tier I Labor Day Face-Off                        

Boston Junior Bruins Shootout    

 May 12, 2008

Great Article from USHL Central Scouting

on choosing the NCAA route

Article

May 7, 2008

 Please read this informative letter

about Prep Hockey

Letter