Greenville Hockey Association: GHA News

TEAM Greenville kicks off the 2008-2009 South Carolina High School Hockey Association this Friday night at 9:10PM.  The game will be in Irmo at the IcePlex against Wando, our historic rival.  Please come cheer our team to a winning championship season. 

2008/2009 Season Practices Begin This Saturday August 16 !!! 

USA Hockey Forms must be completed, signed and submitted before practices 

Click Here for the 2008/2009 USA Hockey Forms

All Players must be registered with USA Hockey for the 2008/2009 season

Click here to access the on-line registration page

****Starts Saturday July 12*****

****Mite's,Squirt's,Pee-Wee's 9:00 A.M. - 11:00 A.M.****

****Bantam's, Midget's 11:15 A.M. - 1:15 P.M.****

****REGISTER NOW**** 

2008 SUMMER ICE TRAINING

Presented by

GREENVILLE HOCKEY ASSOCIATION 

Ø      Training offered to all hockey players, ages 7-18.

Ø      Full equipment required.

Ø      Training by GHA associates, USA Hockey Registered coaches level 3 & 4.

Ø      Ice times Saturday mornings, 9am-1:15pm.*

Ø      Session (8) will run from July 12^th to August 30^th, sessions will be 1:15 hrs.

Ø      Groups will be organized by age and registration volume.

Ø      Optional tournament play based on parental request & registration.

Ø      8 session cost is $140.00, full payment required prior to 1^st skate, partial session registrations will be considered.

Ø      Contact: Fenton Lang, 864-621-7938 or fenton.lang@yahoo.com or

                      Don DiComo, 864-508-2329 or dj@prescottcs.com  

Click Here to Download Registration Form

Return registration form via email to dj@prescotts.com

The summer is hot, on the ice is the place to be!

GHA 9th Annual Golf Tournament

Date: Monday September 22, 2008

Location: Brights Creek Golf Course

All proceeds to benefit Greenville Youth Hockey

Click here for details and entry form

 GREENVILLE HOCKEY ASSOCIATION

2008-2009 PLAYER FEES 

·       $675.00 Mites and Squirts.

·       42 Hours of Ice time.

·       20 Home Games.

·       Uniforms with socks 

·       $900.00 Peewee’s, Bantams’s Midget 16U and 18U.

·       65 Hours of Ice time.

·       20 Home Games.

·       Uniforms with socks 

TENTATIVE PAYMENT SCHEDULE

MITE AND SQUIRTS

·       $275.00 At Registration

·       $200.00 Due October 1^st 2008

·       $200.00 Due December 1^st 2008

PEEWEE’S, BANTAM’S AND MIDGET’S

·       $400.00 At Registration

·       $250.00 Due October 1^st 2008

·       $250.00 Due December 1^st 2008  

All information is subject to change depending upon registration volume.

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Greenville Hockey Association 2008/2009 Season

Announcement for Travel Hockey Players 

Dear Hockey Parent,

 I would like to take this opportunity to invite you to register your child(ren) for the upcoming GHA 2008/2009 travel hockey team tryouts.  Registration and tryouts are open to all players and   age groups from Mites to Midgets.  We look forward to building upon an extremely successful 2007/2008 season and having the opportunity to evaluate each and every player. Our teams will compete in the CHL (Carolinas Hockey League). We will determine which level of play each team will participate once we have completed player evaluations.  

The GHA is the premier opportunity for youth ice hockey players in the Greenville area.  Past alumni have graduated to Prep schools in New England, High School hockey in Minnesota, various AAA programs throughout the Southeast, as well as competing at the collegiate level. Last season, our teams from the GHA enjoyed a fair amount of success.  The Bantam team finished CHL league play in second place and claimed first place at the Regional Silver Sticks Qualifier Tournament in Huntsville, AL earning a berth to participate in the International Championship in Ontario, Canada. The team finished with a 28-15-5 record.  The Midget team finished as the CHL 16U Divisional champions and also participated in the Silver Sticks Regional Tournament in Huntsville, AL, the Sobiech Tier II Regional Tournament in Charlotte, NC, and the Florida International Invitational Tournament in Fort Myers, FL. The 16U team finished with a 25-18-4 record. 

As ice hockey continues to prosper in Greenville, ice availability at the Pavilion continues to be limited, as the number of teams participating in youth house, travel, high school and men’s leagues continue to increase.  This trend is occurring at several other rinks in the league. To assist with this issue, the travel hockey league (CHL) has initiated a revision to its program to assist all associations to accommodate as many players as possible. We are required to submit a census to the CHL earlier than past years so that they may plan accordingly for ice allocation at all CHL rinks.

In order to help minimize the impact of this concern, we need to get a handle on the number of players participating earlier than in past years. This will allow us to submit our ice time requirements to the Pavilion well in advance of the season. We are asking you to pre-register on-line (www.greenvillehockey.com). We expect the travel fee for the year to approximate $700-$1,000 for the season. (The fee is established based on projected costs and fund raising.) All players must pre-register by June 1^st, 2008. (Fee $25)  

During the month of June teams will be established based on number of players pre-registering.  Registration is critical; ice time will be allocated to the teams that are set up in June. Failure to register may leave your child out of the program. 

Good luck for the coming hockey season. If any questions, please feel free to call. 

Yours truly,

Pat Hucker

President

864-859-1447

GREENVILLE HOCKEY ASSOCIATION

2008-09 OPEN HOUSE

JUNE 28.2000, 4–7:30pm @ The Pavilion  

You are invited to join us for an afternoon of hockey fun including free ice time, introduction of board members & coaches, food & beverages, and plenty of hockey stuff!

Ø      Meet & Greet from 4-5pm.

Ø       Ice times - Mites/Squirts 5-5:30 Pee Wee/Bantam 5:30-6 Midget/18U 6-6:30

Ø Family skate 6:45-7:30

Ø      Food &  beverage served for the event.

Ø      Release of Summer Ice Training schedule & flier.

Ø      Golf outing information.

Ø      Contact; Fenton Lang @ fenton.lang@yahoo.com