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Friday, December 12
East Hockey Booster's Life Members
Family Members Corporate Members
Bess and Steve Afendoulis Bess Afendoulis. D.D.S., PLLC
Peter C. Afendoulis Scott & O'Grady Orthodontics
Richard and Melanie Abraham Vi-Chem Corporation
Bill and Janis Azkoul Nicola Construction
Brad and Sue Boylan Swaney, Inc
Joanna Brink
Dave and Joan Burch
The Buzzitta Family
Pete and Kim Canepa
Tom and Sandy Carroll
Joe and Amy Coretti
James and Joanne Coretti
Mike and MaryAnn Crete
Gary and Susan Dobre
Peggy Ervine
Larry Connie Frazier
Frank & Denise Mondor-Gavern
Jim and Patti Haskins
Kim and Armen Kassouni
Paul Howland and Amna Siebold
Gregg and Kim Hughes
Don and Jennifer Kallil
Kenyon Kendall
Robert and Laurie Laarman
John and Barb Ludlow
Mike and Sue Madden
Bernie and Patti Malewitz
Terry Nicholas
James and Nancy Peterson
Tom and Dawn Reed
Tom and Suzanne Schriefer
Robbie Schriefer
Teddy Schriefer
Paul Howland Amna Seibold
Steve and Sarah Swaney
Barney and Becky Turner
Ryan VanSluyters
Dave and Jan Wollet
Tom and Lisa Wurst
Andy and Ruth Witt
Monday, July 9
Hockey Boosters Update
The Hockey Boosters have had several off season meetings and another set for Monday, December 3rd, at 7:00 PM at the Library. Everyone is welcome. Please check the handout section where detailed information of our meetings and plans can be found in our board minutes. We welcome everyone who wants to contribute to the East Varsity Hockey Program!
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Tuesday, June 12
Coach Day Takes Charge
East Grand Rapids Athletic Director Scott Robertson recently introduced East's newest addition to the high school coaching staff - Coach Joe Day. In a recent Grand Rapids Press article, Coach Day was quoted as saying:
"I live in this community and this program is about excellence. They have excellent atheles and administrators and parents who do what it takes to be sucessful. This program would be on everyone's list to be a part of."
The players and parents were equally enthused to have someone with Coach Day's experience and enthusiam come on board. The position became available when Coach Frazier, who dedicated seven years to the team and served as a great mentor to many students, decided to step down. Coach Day was captain of the St Lawrence University team that played in the 1988 NCAA Division I finals. Drafted by the Whalers, he spent three years in the NHL and has about nine years of professional playing experience. In the words of Scott Robertson: "We are very excited to have him."
Friday, July 20
Grin for the Day
A mother was making a breakfast of fried eggs for her teenage son.
Suddenly, the boy bursts into the kitchen. "Careful! CAREFUL! Put in some more butter! Oh my goodness! You're cooking too many at once. TOO MANY! Turn them! TURN THEM NOW! We need more butter. Oh my! WHERE are we going to get MORE BUTTER? They're going to STICK! Careful!...CAREFUL! I said be CAREFUL! You NEVER listen to me when you're cooking! Never! Turn them! Hurry up! Are you CRAZY? Have you LOST your mind? Don't forget to salt them. You know you always forget to salt them. Use the salt. USE THE SALT! THE SALT!!"
The mother stared at him. "What's wrong with you? You think I don't know how to fry a couple of eggs?"
The son calmly replied....
"I just wanted to show you what it feels like when I'm trying to play hockey......... "
The East Hockey Boosters Club
The East Grand Rapids High School Varsity Hockey Program has a long and proud tradition. Many East Grand Rapids Varsity Hockey supporters are concerned, however, that the ever-increasing cost to play this great sport jeopardizes the future of our program. The varsity team is usually comprised of between 18 and 20 players who pay approximately $1500 per player in order to participate in this sport. This amount does not include the cost of equipment, busses, travel or hotels. In an effort to protect the future of our existing high school varsity hockey team and improve the quality of our program, patrons of the East Grand Rapids High School Varsity Hockey Team have banded together to raise money to support the program, coaches, and players now and in the future.
The East Grand Rapids Varsity Hockey Booster Club raises money that is used for the following purposes:
* To defer some of the annual expense paid by individual players.
* To provide equipment including medical supplies, pucks, bags, jerseys, or the like.
* To provide need-based scholarships (In accordance with MSHAA)
* To pay for coach buses for away games.
* To pay for special hockey instruction and/or assistant coaches.
* To pay for incidental costs of running the High School program.
The Booster Club recognizes that a successful program depends on an enthusiastic crowd. Attendance at Varsity Hockey games has varied greatly from year to year and even from game to game within a season. The Booster Club will undertake efforts to substantially increase the attendance at the Varsity games. This will be accomplished by:
* Printing and distributing programs for each game.
* Preparing flyers letting students know about upcoming games.
* Promoting and maintaining our web site
* Investigating the possibility of radio broadcasting of some games.
* Promoting and selling season tickets to home games.
The East Hockey Booster Club is a part of the larger East Booster Club. We have established, however, an executive committee of 7 people who make the decisions on expenditures. We have also established a "Life Member" group. Cost of being a Life Member is $100.00. Annual membership dues are $25.00. A listing of Life Members is printed on the programs for each game. So what do you get for being a life member? Your name forever listed in the program and the satisfaction of being a patron of East Hockey. Life member contributions will never be spent, but rather, will accumulate like an endowment. The East Hockey Boosters raise and give money each year for the team by undertaking a variety of fundraising activities. But the life member contributions dedicated to build a a substantial fund that will benefit East Hockey for decades to come. For more information about our East Hockey Boosters Club, email Steve Afendoulis at spafendoulis@varnumlaw.com.
Tuesday, June 26
2007-2008 FUNDRAISING PROGRAMS
BANNER PROGRAM
Cost: $1,000.00
First Year: $619.00 to player and $206 to team
Renewal Years: $750 to player and $250.00 to team
Team Banners: Sold by team management $1,000 to team
T-SHIRT/APPAREL SALES
75% To Player 25% To Team
AD'S FOR PROGRAM YEARBOOK
Player sold ad's 75% to Player 25% to team
Team sold ad's 100% to team
SEASON'S PASSES PROCEEDS
100% To Team
HOME GAME ROSTERS "premier game sponsors"
$250 for front cover
$100 for back cover
75% to player and 25% to team
Tuesday, September 18
Hockey Basics
HOCKEY 101
Answers To Some Basic Hockey Questions...
What is the puck made of? The puck is made of solid vulcanized rubber, three inches in diameter and one inch thick. It is frozen before entering play to make it "bounce" resistant. It weighs about six ounces.
How fast does the puck travel? Some slap shots are propelled between 90-100 mph. Speeds up to 120 mph have been recorded by some of the hardest shooters in the NHL. Compounding the problems for goaltenders, frequently the puck will curve in flight, much like a baseball.
Can a puck be kicked into the net for a goal? Not intentionally, but a puck can be deflected off a skate or a player's body if no overt attempt is made to throw or kick it in.
What about deflections? Many people think that deflections are mere luck. Actually, however, players practice deflections constantly, standing off to the side of the net, or in front, and deflecting the shot from outside to another area of the goal.
How thick is the ice? The best ice for pro hockey is usually held at 16 degrees Fahrenheit for the proper hardness and is approximately 3/4" thick. A thicker sheet of ice becomes softer and "slower." Commercial ice shows perform on "warmer, slower" ice.
What are the sticks made of? Generally, sticks are made of northern white ash or rock elm. The handle is one piece and the laminated blade is affixed to it. Some players have recently gone to shafts made of composites, such as graphite or aluminum.
Are all sticks alike? Far from it. Just as baseball players have their individually personalized bats, so too do hockey players have their "patterned" sticks. Flexibility, lie (blade angle), weight, etc., vary from player to player.
How are the lines and markers applied to the ice? The ice is built up to a 1/2" thickness by spraying water over the concrete floor (sometimes sand is used as a base for the floor), which has the freezing pipes embedded. Then the markings are painted on, after which additional water is sprayed to coat the markings and build the ice to the prescribed thickness.
What if an offensive player is in the crease (the blue outline area in front of the nets) as a goal is scored? If he is there under his own power, the goal is denied. However, if he was forced into the crease or held there by an opposing player, the goal stands. An offensive player may carry the puck into the crease and score (as in breakaway situations).
Who gets credit for an assist? The last player or players (not more than two) to touch the puck prior to the scoring of a goal.
How big is the rink? The standard size is 200' by 85'. Occasionally, some professional rinks vary slightly in size.
How big is the goal? The goal is six feet wide by four feet tall, curving from one to three feet deep. Pins anchor it to the ice.
What is the hardest shot to stop? The toughest shot is low (a few inches off the ice) to the stick side. Often goal tenders will "cheat" to the stick side, presenting more net to their glove side (the easiest to protect).
Who calls the penalties - the referee or the linesman? The referee calls penalties and has the ultimate responsibility for allowing (or disallowing) goals, even naming the goal-scorer if a question arises. The linesmen concentrate mainly on calling offsides and icing. A linesman may call a misconduct penalty or ask the referee to hand one out if he thinks it is justified.
What if the puck is stopped or stops on the goal line? There is no score. The puck must completely clear the goal line between the posts to be counted as a goal.
What is a "hat trick"? The term is now applied to a player scoring three goals in a single game. Originally, it stood for three consecutive goals with none scored in between by either team. The term is borrowed from cricket. In England in 1858, a bowler (like the pitcher) took three wickets from consecutive balls, an incredible trick. As a reward, his club gave him a new hat, hence the name.
Here Are Some Additional Hockey Terms...
"A" - Letter worn on the uniform of the alternate team captain.
Assist - Point awarded to a player for helping set up a goal, usually given to the last two men to handle the puck prior to the goal.
Backcheck - Legal attempt by forwards on their way to the defensive zone to regain control of the puck.
Backhand - An effective shot which employs a sweeping motion. The puck is brought behind the midline of the body and shot from the opposite side of the normal delivery. It is used when there is no time to shift the puck to the natural shooting side.
Blue Lines - The pair of one-foot-wide blue lines which extend across the rink at a distance of 60 feet from each goal. These lines break the ice up into attacking, neutral and defending zones.
Bodycheck - Slowing or stopping an opponent with the puck by using the hip or shoulder (legal).
Breakaway - When no opponent is between the puck carrier and the opposition's goal except the goalie.
Breakout - When the attacking team comes out of its defending zone with the puck and starts up the ice.
Butt Ending - To hit an opponent with the end of the stick farthest from the blade. It is illegal and calls for a penalty.
"C" - Letter worn on the uniform of the team captain.
Center Red Line - The line that divides the ice in half and is the center of the rink.
Clearing the Puck - When the puck is passed or shot away from in front of the net or a congested area.
Crease - The area in front of the goal marked off by a thin red line in the shape of a semi-circle. Players who do not have possession of the puck may not enter the crease
Deke (D-eek) - A puck-carrier's fake or juke move to stickhandle his way around an opponent, or in making the goalie move first, thus giving the shooter an advantage.
Drop Pass - Puck carrier leaves the puck behind to be picked up by a trailing teammate.
Faceoff - To start play at any time, the puck is dropped between two opposing players facing each other.
Forecheck - To keep opponents in their end of the rink while trying to regain control of the puck.
Freezing the Puck - Holding the puck against the boards with a stick or skates in order to stop play.
Hat Trick - When one player scores three or more goals in one game.
Headmanning - Passing the puck ahead to a leading teammate.
Major Penalty - A five-minute penalty.
Minor Penalty - A two-minute penalty.
Neutral Zone - Center ice area between defending and attacking zones.
Penalty Box - Off-ice area near the center red line where penalized players serve their time.
Point - A position just inside the opposition blue line and close to the boards. Attacking defensemen usually take these positions when their team is in control of the puck in the opposition's zone.
Pokecheck - To dislodge the puck from the puck carrier by stabbing at it with the blade of the stick (legal).
Power Play - When a team has more players on the ice because of penalties to the other club.
Pulling the Goalie - A team losing by one or more goals takes the goaltender off the ice in order to put another forward on the ice in an attempt to tie the game. Usually occurs in the last minute of a game or period.
Save - A shot blocked by the goaltender, which would have been a goal if it had not been stopped.
Screenshot - A shot on goal when one or more players is between the shooter and the goal.
Slapshot - Bringing the stick back, then quickly forward, hitting the ice and the puck at the same time.
Slot - The area immediately in front of the goal. It is from here that most goals are scored and the most furious action takes place.
Splitting the Defense - When the puck carrier goes between the two opposing defensemen.
Stickhandling - Carrying the puck along the ice with the stick.
Sweepcheck - To use the entire length of the stick with a sweeping motion while laying flat on the ice in order to dislodge the puck from the puck carrier (legal).
Wrist Shot - Propelling the puck off the blade of the stick with a flicking wrist motion.
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