Binghamton Blizzard Girls Hockey Association: Blizzard Team News
Chicken Barbeque AND BOTTLE DRIVE- June 16th
It’s Blizzard Chicken Barbeque AND NOW BOTTLE DRIVE Time!
Mark your calendar! Our first Chicken Barbeque of the summer will be Saturday, June 16th from 12:00-3:00pm. The Barbeque will be at M&T Bank parking lot on Hooper Road, Endwell. Price of the dinner is $10.00 including a bottle of water. We have sent 10 tickets to every player to pre-sell. We will also need players and families to be available on the day to sell.
We also will be collecting bottles at the same time. Collect all of those empties and bring them down the day of the Barbeque!
Please email Christina Burlingame at Christina_Davis_Burlingame@ymail.com if you are available to help out! This fundraiser goes to reducing your cost of ice time this coming year. Thanks for all of your help.
Saturday, May 26
Car Wash and Bottle Drive - July 28
Hatala Orthodontics
165 Riverside Drive, Johnson City
Please email Christina Burlingame if you can volunteer to help out: Christina_Davis_Burlingame@ymail.com
Saturday, May 26
Coaching Questions?
If you would like to be a coach or have any questions about coaching levels for the upcoming year (trainings), please contact Herb Griffith at hgriffith1@stny.rr.com. Thanks!
Saturday, May 26
| Blizzard Car stickers, pins, and tattoos are IN! |
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Available at the upcoming Blizzard fundraisers will be your first chance to get the new Blizzard Car Stickers, Trading Pins, and Polar Bear temporary Tattoos. A bundle pack will be available for $20 - includes 2 stickers, 5 pins, and 10 tattoos. |
Saturday, May 26
Registration for 2012-13 Season
Registration for the 2012-2013 Blizzard season will be finalized in the coming months but you can get a head start by signing up with USA Hockey.
The Blizzard needs all players to register with USA Hockey for the upcoming season. https://www.usahockeyregistration.com/register_form_input.action
Registration for USA Hockey will be online again this year and must be completed before you hit the ice. The total for USA Hockey will be $33.00. When you finish, please email a copy of your paperwork to Cindy Knickerbocker with your registration information. cindyknickerbocker45@gmail.com
Monday, April 23
Head Coaches 2012-13
The Binghamton Blizzard Girls Hockey Association Board of Directors is pleased to announce the appointment of head coaches for the 2012 - 2013 season:
19U Jamie Rutherford
16U Herb Griffith
14U Jeremy Parsons
10U Eric Burlingame
8U Bill Kelly
Developmental Mike Kania
We appreciate everyone who has volunteered to step up to be on the ice with our girls. Our head coaches will be working with these volunteers to determine assistant coaches and team managers for next season. If you have any questions about coaches, please contact Barbara Watson at barbwatson51@gmail.com
Let's Go Blizzard!
Saturday, March 3
Bottle Drive
Please continue to drop off your Bottles at -
Greenblott Metal Co Inc
Drop off your bottles and tell them to add it to the Blizzard account -- Thanks!
Next Association Board Meeting -June 19th
UPDATED -- The next Association Board Meeting -Tuesday, June 19th at Barbara Watson's house. Please come at 6:30 with a dish to pass and your swim suits for an end of the year get together. The adress is 2029 Cheshire Rd, Binghamton.
All Binghamton Blizzard members and families are encouraged to come, participate and provide input.
Meeting at 7:00 - Thanks!
Board Minutes
Board Minutes are available in the handouts section. Click Here for the Board Minutes
New Girl's League: Finger Lakes Area Girls Hockey League
This season, our competitive teams will be competing in a brand-new girl's hockey league.
Named "FLAG", it stands for "Finger Lakes Area Girls" Hockey League. The league has many positives:
- Schedules will be established for the year in October.
- More "close to home" teams in which to play.
- Standings kept.
- End-of-season tournament.
A Website has been started. Click 
to visit the Webpage.
See if you can identify the Blizzard players on the Front-Page !
Saturday, July 2
2011/2012 Player Fees
Binghamton Blizzard Girls Hockey Association By-Laws
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The Binghamton Blizzard Girls Hockey Association By-Laws are available in the handouts section. |
USA Hockey - Heads Up Hockey
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USA Hockey has developed a video for players called "Heads Up Hockey". This video is an excellent video to show all ice hockey players the correct way to go into the boards to prevent a head and/or neck injury. It also talks about your most important piece of hockey equipment ----- your helmet. This video is available on YouTube. Please note that you will be directed off of the Blizzard website to YouTube when you click the link below. Please Click Here to view the USA Hockey video "Heads Up Hockey" |
Binghamton Blizzard Name and Logo on Sportswear
The Binghamton Blizzard Girls Hockey Association Board would like to remind its members that it is not permissible to use the Binghamton Blizzard name, logo or emblem on any clothing items, hockey bags or any other purchased merchandise without permission from the Board of Directors.
Please contact the Binghamton Blizzard Girls Hockey Association President Barb Watson at skywarn@stny.rr.com for further information.
Sunday, October 2
New Hockey Magazine
Hockey NYS is a new monthly online publication dedicated to New York State Hockey - it FREE!
Check it out at: http://hockeynys.com/index.html
Sunday, November 13
Serve Weather Closing Policy
There
is a new severe weather closing policy for the BCC Ice Center
and Broome County Veterans Memorial Arena. Both will close only when
there is a state of emergency issued for Broome County. BCC Ice Center
closings will no longer be tied to the college closing.
2011-2012 Binghamton Senators Slapshot Den Signups
For all Binghamton Senators Home Games, we ask every players parents to sign up to run the Slap Shot Den once during the season. This fundraiser helps lower fees for all players.
Please review the BSENS SIGN UP SHEET and please reply to Patrick Stetson at stethom@stny.rr.com to reserve your date(s).
To watch a video on how to run the SlapShot Den please click here
To print out instructions on running the SlapShot Den click here.
Thanks for your support!!
Thursday, August 11
Registration for for 2011-12 Blizzard
PLEASE remember your Registration runs until Aug 31st
1) Registration Cover letter - lots of important information.
2) Registration Policy - including payment schedule
3) Registration Form - must be accompanied by non-refundable $75 Registration fee.
4) Consent to Treat (USA Hockey Form)
The Blizzard needs your player to register with USA Hockey for the upcoming season. https://www.usahockeyregistration.com/register_form_input.action
Registration for USA Hockey will be online this year and must be completed before you hit the ice. The total for USA Hockey will be $33.00. When you finish, please email Margaret Clancy-Darling with your registration number. mclancy5@stny.rr.com
