Green Brook Hockey Club: Welcome

Welcome to the Website of the Green Brook Hockey Club!!

Welcome to the website of the Green Brook Hockey Club, one of New Jersey's finest youth inline roller hockey leagues. We are an outdoor inline hockey league open to kids from all towns and municipalities. ALL SKILL LEVELS ARE ACCEPTED. Our divisions are 17 and under, 13 and under, 10 and under, 8 and under, and Learn to Play. Our games are played primarily and Saturdays and Sundays. We have a 10 game schedule plus playoffs, which include all teams. The success of our league has been based on our volunteers and the great kids we've had in the league. We ask anyone interested in serving on the board, working the concession stand, helping with rink maintenance, or anything else to help the league, to please contact us by e-mail at gbhc@comcast.net. To check out all of the things going on around our league, just click on the "GBHC News" tab. For Registration and other forms and handouts just click on the "Registration and Handouts" tab. For our "Feature Game of the Week, click on the "Pictures" tab; for scheduling info click on the "Schedules" tab; for all other info, simply click on the appropriate tab at the top!

Last Week of Registration For Our Spring 2010 Season!!

Registration for our Spring 2010 season ends on February 15th, so please make sure yours is sent in today!! After February 15th, you can still try to register, but this will require board approval upon receipt of the registration form. Please send us an e-mail at gbhc@comcast.net if you will be registering, so that we are aware that your registration will be coming in. The fee for registering is $110.00 ($105.00 for families with multiple kids registering), plus one $50 work bond per family, which will be destroyed once 2 hours of volunteer time has been done. Board members and coaches are exempt from a work bond requirement since their roles cover the volunteer time already. It's going to be yet another season of fun and excitement in Spring 2010, as Opening Day will be Saturday March 27th, when we kick things off for another great season of hockey!! You can register by downloading the registration form, which is attached to this article, or you can go to the registration and Handouts section of the website and download it from there. If you have any questions about registering for the season, please send us an e-mail at gbhc@comcast.net .
Handout: Spring 2010 Registration

Evaluations for Spring 2010 is Saturday, February 27th!!

All of our new players, as well as players that have not played the last 2 seasons, that have  signed up for Spring 2010 will be required to be evaluated before our teams are selected for this coming season. The date for all evaluations is Saturday, February 27th at 11 PM at our rink. Players that need to be evaluated are players that are either new to the league or players that did not play at all in 2009. Learn to Play group players DO NOT NEED TO BE EVALUATED. The rain date for evaluations is the following day, Sunday, Febrary 28th. We ask that these families please notify us by e-mail at gbhc@comcast.net as to whether or not they will be able to attend the evaluations on the 27th!!

Just Hockey Discount For GBHC Players!!!

Just Hockey
Our friends at Just Hockey are offering a 10% discount off of all your hockey needs at their store!! If you're in need of new equipment and need good advice and a good deal, why not stop by their store, which is located at 647 Bound Brook Road (Route 28) in Middlesex. Just Hockey, who is also one of our team sponsors, will be on hand Opening Day with some terrific hockey items throughout most of the day. Either way, stop by this proud supporter of the Green Brook Hockey Club and make sure to be ready for the upcoming season with the best hockey stuff around!!

Scores and stats: Fall 2009 Playoffs


U8 Division

First Round

Caruso-Dellomo Snipers 3, Krutis Excavating Bears 0

Snipers Goals: Justin Martin (2), Natalie Lizak. Assists: Justin Martin. Goalie: Shayne Heluk.

Bears Goals: None. Assists: None. Goalie: Anthony Aquino

 

Siskin Family Chiropractic Cyclones 5, Dimola's Pizza Vipers 1

Cyclones Goals: Christian Hoppeler (2), Zachary Feldman (2), Nicolas Chaparro. Assists: Christian Hoppeler. Goalie: Dominic Montecalvo.

Vipers Goals: Gavin Costello. Assists: None. Goalie: Aaron Ahr.

 

3rd Place Game

Dimolas Vipers 3, Krutis Excavating Bears 2

Vipers Goals: Mathew Katz (2), Gavin Costello. Assists: Gavin Costello. Goalie: Aaron Ahr.

Bears Goals: Colin Savulich, Will Benscoter. Assists: Will Benscoter, Colin Savulich. Goalie: Anthony Aquino

 

Championship Game

Siskin Family Chiropractic Cyclones 6, Caruso-Dellomo Snipers 3

Cyclones Goals: Christian Hoppeler (4), Zachary Feldman (2). Assists: Peter Ciliberto. Goalie: Dominic Montecalvo.

Snipers Goals: Justin Martin (3). Assists: Rebecca Brady. Goalie: Shayne Heluk.



U10 Division

First Round

Green Brook F.O.P. Lodge #23 Lightning 6, Boretz Orthopaedics Checkers 1

Lightning Goals: John Hoppeler (2), Spencer Savulich, Jonny Chang, Tommy McNulty, Brian Reiss. Assists: John Hoppeler (2), Brian Reiss, Michael Stalenyj, Spencer Savulich. Goalie: Reese Robinson.

Checkers Goals: Jimmy Girgus. Asists: None. Goalie: Chris Liebau

Shogun 22 Wolfpack 4, Performance Dynamics Group Sharpshooters 3

Wolfpack Goals: Mathew Piro (2), Daniel Lee, Zach Giamundo. Assists: Zach Giamundo. Goalie: Jacob Seif.

Sharpshooters Goals: Justin Todtenkopf (2), Anthony Kuzmenko. Assists: Anthony Kuzmenko, Jordan Green. Goalie: Thomas Rau.

3rd Place Game

Performance Dynamics Group Sharpshooters 7, Boretz Orthopaedics Checkers 1

Sharpshooters Goals: Jordan Green (5), Justin Todtenkopf, Ross Pila. Assists: Justin Todtenkopf (2), Ryan Boettcher, Ryan Ewald, Jared Venutolo, Jasper Ingrassia. Goalie: Thomas Rau.

 

Championship Game

Green Brook F.O.P. Lodge #23 Lightning 7, Shogun 22 Wolfpack 4

Lightning Goals: John Hoppeler (4), Brian Reiss (2), Spencer Savulich. Assists: Michael Stalenyj, Philip Ciliberto, Jonny Chang, John Hoppeler. Goalie: Reese Robinson.

Wolfpack Goals: Mathew Piro (2), Ben Giangrasso (2). Assists: None. Goalie: Jacob Seif.



U13 Division

First Round

Event Capital Ducks 7, Walls & Doors Blackhawks 3

Ducks Goals: Luke Rizzoli (4), Xavier Deida, Dillon Robinson, Jennifer Hansell. Assists: Dillon Robinson (2), Luke Rizzoli, Matt Celeste. Goalie: Sam Robinson.

Blackhawks Goals: Derek Siegal (2), Colin Chang. Assists: Colin Chang. Goalie: Travis Page.

Stooney's Auto Transport Blue Angels 9, Geico Phantoms 2

Blue Angels Goals: Becky Turlip (2), Ben Neri (2), Kaylan Daly, Aaron Standish, Corey Neiper, David Truesdell, Bryan McCracken. Assists: Ben Neri (3), Kaylan Daly, Becky Turlip, Bryan McCracken, David Truesdell. Goalie: Dustin DeMarsico. 

Phantoms Goals: David Roushdy, Danny Hicks. Assists: Justin Scalera, Joseph Rau, David Roushdy. Goalie: Lauren MacWhinney.

 

Second Round

Carrabba's Titans 7, Stooney's Auto Transport Blue Angels 2 

Titans Goals: Michael Stein (3), Daniel Buccino (3), Mathew Hode. Assists: Daniel Buccio, Mathew Hode, Michael Stein, Nick Lally, Jarad Jirari. Goalie: Jeffrey Isaacs.

Blue Angels Goals: John Hermann, Becky Turlip. Assists: Ben Neri. Goalie: Dustin DeMarsico. 

 

Hockey Haus Panthers 8, Event Capital Ducks 1

Panthers Goals: Michael Quense (4), Chris Lubrano (2), Danny Russomanno (2). Assists: Dylan Betz (2), Danny Russomanno (2), Chris Lubrano (2), Kyle Bickerton, Richie McNulty. Goalie: Dov Landau.

Ducks Goals: Matt Celeste. Assists: Luke Rizzoli. Goalie: Sam Robinson.

 

3rd Place Game

Event Capital Ducks 13, Stooney's Auto Transport Blue Angels 4 

Ducks Goals: Xavier Deida (5), Dillon Robinson (4), Luke Rizzoli (3), Matt Celeste. Assists: Xavier Deida (4), Dillon Robinson (3),  Matt Celeste (3), Luke Rizzoli (2). Goalie: Sam Robinson.

Blue Angels Goals: Ben Neri (2), Dustin DeMarsico (2). Assists: Becky Turlip, Ben Neri, Brian Dempsey, Dustin DeMarsico. Goalie: Dustin DeMarsico.

 

Championship Game

Carrabba's Titans 4, Hockey Haus Panthers 1 

Titans Goals: Nick Petrozelli, Michale Stein, Jarad Jirari, Eric Harding. Assists:  Jarad Jirari, Daniel Buccino, Nick Lally. Goalie: Jeffrey Isaacs.

Panthers Goals: Danny Russomanno. Assists: Dylan Betz, Chris Lubrano. Goalie: Dov Landau.



U17 Division

First Round

Earth Thebault Rangers 5, Atlantic Fence Bruins 2 

Rangers Goals: C.J. Girgus (2), Logan Green, Frankie Buonvicino, Anthony Parascondola. Assists: Anthony Parascondola (2), Robert Lally, Frankie Buonvicino. Goalie: Tyler Reedman.

Bruins Goals: Peter Chang, Damian Quense. Assists: Ryan Chang, Peter Chang, Matt Todtenkopf. Goalie: Al Nieliwocki.

 

Second Round

Earth Thebault Rangers 9, Sign-A-Rama River Rats 7 

Rangers Goals: Frankie Buonvicino (4), C.J. Girgus (3), Logan Green, Will Hughes. Assists: Frankie Buonvicino (4), Will Hughes (2), Anthony Parascondola (2), Noah Murphy. Goalie: Tyler Reedman.

River Rats Goals: Georgie Margelis (3), Corey Paltjon (2), Bryan Serge, Cody Sorrentino. Assists: Georgie Margelis (2), Cody Sorrentino, A. J. Vischetti, Anthony Sorrentino. Goalie: Dov Landau.

Just Hockey Devils 6, Metro Wire Rope Mudcats 4

Devils Goals: Justin Capella (3), Tyler Hardgrove, Phil Hessemer, Justin Turlip. Assists: Justin Capella, Bailey Green, Justin Turlip. Goalie: Al Nieliwocki.

Mudcats Goals: Zach Iverson, Stephen DeTorres, Chris Lubrano, Michael lester. Assists: Michael Lester, Spencer Iverson. Goalie: John Carl Gibbons.

3rd Place Game

Sign-A-Rama River Rats 9, Metro Wire Rope Mudcats 6

River Rats Goals: Corey Paltjon (4), Anthony Sorrentino (2), Alan Curtis, Cody Sorrentino, Bryan Serge. Assists: Corey Paltjon (2), Matt Celeste. Goalie: Dov Landau.

Mudcats Goals: Colin Bradley (3), Chris Lubrano (2), Chris Hagen. Assists: Michael Lester, Spencer Iverson. Goalie: John Carl Gibbons.

Championship Game 

Earth Thebault Rangers 9, Just Hockey Devils 3

Rangers Goals: Frankie Buonvicino (3), C.J. Girgus (3), Logan Green (3). Assists: Anthony Parascondola (4), Frankie Buonvicino, C.J. Girgus, Robert Lally, Noah Murphy, Will Hughes, Steven Sarnowski, Logan Green.  Goalie: Tyler Reedman.

Devils Goals:  Assists:  Goalie: Al Nieliwocki.



Next Board Meeting: Thursday, March 4th!!

Meetings
All Board of Directors meetings are held the first Thursday of each month, unless otherwise specified. our next board meeting will be Thursday, March 4th. The first 15 minutes are an open forum to the public, while the remaining portion of the meeting is closed to board members only. The Green Brook Town Hall is located at 111 Green Brook Road in Green Brook.

Congratulations to our new 10, 15 , and 20 Season Club Inductees!!

The Green Brook Hockey Club is proud to announce its new inductees into its 10, 15, and 20 Season Clubs this season!! We like to thank all of these players and their parents for supporting the league for so many seasons!! OK, our new inductees are as follows:

10 Season Club:

  • Michael Bereheiko
  • Katelyn Bereheiko
  • Matt Celeste
  • James Hansell
  • Lauren MacWhinney
  • Kevin MacWhinney
  • Mathew Todtenkopf
  • Kyle Bickerton

15 Season Club:

  • Eric Harding
  • Bailey Green
  • Tyler Hardgrove
  • Justin Turlip

20 Season Club:

  • Spencer Iverson
  • Michael Lester
  • Billy Stevens

We will be presenting award cetificates to these players during our playoffs and will also be adding their names to our plaques in the display case at our rink.

The league offers its congratulations to all these players and and of course, much thanks for supporting our league throughout the years!! 



New Rink System Installed - Many Thanks To All Our Volunteers!!!

Unloading the truck delivery

During the Summer of 2009, many volunteers help put together our new rink system and helped with other projects around our rink, allowing us to celebrate our 10 year anniversary in great fashion for our Fall season!! This project involved many tasks that needed to be done, and the numbers of volunteers we had to help out with this project was truly something special. The project started off with the dismantling of our old rink, as well as the fencing around the rink. Once the new rink was delivered, it took a real team effort to do the new rink layout, piece everything properly, make sure the rink was shimmed for good drainage, and secure the boards to the surface. On top of this, we still had other things we needed to address and our volunteers did so in fine fashion!! We had the fencing and netting to reinstall and secure around the boards. We had to fill many holes around the rink area. We had to put down sealer on both sides of the the rink. We also had to reinstall the player bench boxes and scorekeeper areas and clean them out as well and had to install kickplating at the bottom of each new rink panel. A couple of the league moms, Barbara Todtenkopf and Keri Benscoter, pitched in and cleaned out and sorted all of our equipment sheds. Finally, the last chore was to seal all the cracks that existed on the rink surface, a job done nicely by Dan Parascondola and Bob Sarnowski. In all it was a great effort, and we thank the following people who chipped in their time to make it all happen: Dan Parascondola who led and coordinated the entire effort, with Bob Sarnowski and Matt Zientek, who also put in many many hours of their time as well. Other star players in our New Rink Project were:

Jerry Russomanno

Vinny Russomanno

Danny Russomanno

Pete Brady

Dean Miller

Lou Castellanos

Andrew Serge

Mike Quigley

Anthony Parascondola

Bob Robinson

Sherry Bickerton

George Aller

Joe Villa

Tony Coco

Rich Nieliwocki

John Giamundo

Ed & Anthony Lubrano

Greg Mas

Jeff Greenman

Mark Green

Keri Benscoter

Gene Bradley

Dennis Costello

Tom Sammon

Check out all the pictures we got during the summer, of our rink project, just click on the pictures section of the website and then scroll to our New Rink Project Photo Album.

Again, many thanks to all of the people that chipped in, es[pecially those that showed up numerous days!! The new rink is truly a proud accomplishment for the league, made only possible by those people who are truly dedictaed to seeing this league become the success that it has!!



Fall 2009 Opening Day Fun & Excitement!!!

Opening Day group shot!!.jpg
Wow!! What a terrific start our Fall 2009 season had as our Opening Day festivities on Saturday, September 26th included some great fun and excitement for everyone!! The day started off with our players getting their jerseys for the season prior to our Opening Day ceremonies, and then joining their teams on the rink for the ceremonies to kick off another exciting season of hockey! Our ceremonies started with league President Tom Sammon announcing 2 important celebrations for this season: First, the Green Brook Hockey Club is proudly celebrating 10 years of great hockey fun this year, and secondly, we celebrated the opening of our brand new rink system which we constructed over the summer. All the people that helped out during the summer months to construct the rink were honored as they were asked to come forward and take a bow. They then proudly held up our new 10 year anniversary sign for a great photo, which you can find in our pictures section under the "Opening Day ceremonies" album. We had Mike Quigley, who was there at the league's very beginning, to tell us how it all began and he even held up a jersey from the first ever season at the Green Brook Hockey Club, which we will have on display at our rink. We also had our Mayor, Melanie Marano, on hand to speak to our Opening Day crowd for a couple of minutes about what the league has meant to the town. she then proceeded to do the now traditional first shot of the season, against Aaron Ahr, one of our U8 division goalies. As a final touch to our Opening Day ceremonies, we had former NHL Devils' player Grant Marshall on hand. Grant spoke to the kids about how great it is for them to have a program such as this, and that even NHL players such as himself did not have youth roller hockey leagues such as ours when they were growing up. He then took a shot on Aaron as well and then joined everyone in a group shot, which can be found in our pictures section, as well the top of this article. We also had photographer Chris Jorda on hand for some great photos, which can be ordered through his website at www.printroom.com/pro/G2 . We had our contests and raffles as well, and had the New Jersey Devils Mascot on hand to round out the day. We also want to thank our friends at Just Hockey for being on hand to help with hockey needs for our players. Just Hockey, located at 647 Bound Brook Road (Route 28) give GBHC families a 10% discount on their purchases! To view all the pictures we got from our ceremonies, events, and games from Opening Day, just go to the Pictures section of the website. Opening Day for Fall 2009 was truly a great day and a wonderful way to start our 10 year anniversary season!!

Please Obey All Our Rink Rules!!

Officer Muldoon

The Green Brook Hockey Club requests that all parents, players, and fans obey all of our rules around the rink area. These rules include the following:


1) No standing, sitting, or skating on our handicapped ramp (For handicapped use only!!!)
2) No dogs are allowed at the rink or on the school grounds.
3) Players, refs, and coaches only are allowed in the area in the back past the gate.
4) Do not leave trash around the rink area. Also, please help out by picking up any trash you see around the rink! Starting in Fall 2009 we have recycling bins around the rink. We ask that everyone please recycle their plastic bottles, etc. and put all other trash in the trash bins.
5) Do not park anywhere on the basketball court area or on the sides of this area as well.
6) Do not direct any disparaging remarks at our players or our refs. Anyone heard doing this will be subject to ejection from the rink area.



Last Year's winner George Aller was also
2009 Matt Paltjon Scholarship Awarded To Patrick Sammon!!

Awards

Our annual scholarship award, known as the Matt Paltjon Memorial Scholarship, was awarded for 2009 to Patrick Sammon. The award goes to a player that has displayed a good sense of sportsmanship, scholastic ability, volunteerism toward the Green Brook Hockey Club, and service to the community. Dave Paltjon presented the award to Patrick during our playoffs, on Sunday, June 7th, 2009, with Patrick's friends and family present at the rink. Last year's recipient, George Aller, was also on hand to help present the award to Patrick. During the presentation, Patrick's accomplishments in the areas that are necessary for the award, were noted by Mr. Robinson. These included league activities such as being one of the few members of the 20 season club, volunteering for rink chores, helping out at the concession stand, refereeing and scorekeeping a number of seasons, and serving as a junior coach for a number of seasons in the league. He also played ice hockey for St. Joseph's High School in Metuchen, and his scholastic achievements there included being awarded an "Excellence in French" award and a Founders Scholarship to La Salle University. Patrick's community service achivements included such things as church community projects, church administrative tasks, and a trip to New Orleans with a group to do construction work on homes that were damaged by Hurricane Katrina.

Patrick's is now attending La Salle University, where he is majoring in Digital Arts and Multimedia Design. When presenting the award to Patrick, Dave Paltjon noted other family members of his that had attended La Salle, thus making the presentation of the award named in honor of Dave's son an even more pleasurable one.

Pat finished his playing career in style, by notching the Championship winning goal in overtime for his team in June 2009. On behalf of the Green Brook Hockey Club, we wish Pat all the best and thank him for his many season's with the Green Brook Hockey Club!!



Devils Clinic in November 2008 a Huge Blast!!!

Devils clinic

Wow!! What a great time everyone had on Saturday, November 1st, 2008 when the New Jersey Devils Alumni Association held a clinic at our rink for all our kids !! Former Devils players Grant Marshall and Rob Scrlac were on hand to show the kids alot of great skating tips, as well as some interesting stick handling moves. Of course, they also provided some overall great hockey advice as well. Grant and Rob then signed autographs afterwards and everyone had a great time, as the kids got t-shirts, autographs, and most importantly, alot of great hockey learning that day!! The Devils have posted pictures from the clinic on their own website, and the link to those pictures is as follows: 

http://devils.nhl.com/team/app?service=page&page=MediaGalleryBrowser&type=3 

 We thank all the kids that were at the rink that day, and most importantly we thank the New Jersey Devils for putting this great clinic on for us!! All pictures we got ourselves that day have now been posted in the Pictures section of the website!!



New Jersey Devils Add The GBHC As An Official Rink Partner

Devils Logo
The Green Brook Hockey Club is proud to announce that the New Jersey Devils have added our rink as one of their featured rinks and has made us an official Rink Partner!! This allows us to participate in the Devils' contests and also provides exposure for us on the Devils website. You can check out the Devils' Rink Partner page, which is at http://devils.nhl.com/index.html . We have provided a link to the Devils website as well, by just clicking on the title to this article.

Hey, How Can I fulfill My Work Bond Obligation?

Broom
During any season, those that have signed up for the Work Bond program, volunteer for 2 hours of work to be done at our rink in a number of ways. The most common way is to work at our concession stand. To sign up for the stand, simply ask the stand supervisor for the volunteer sign up sheet and assign yourself to a date that fits your schedule. Other ways of fulfilling the Work Bond obligation involve participating in specified maintenance cleanup days at the rink. Coaching and serving on the Board of Directors are yet other ways as well to fulfill the Work Bond. There can be other volunteer works to fulfill the Work Bond obligation as well, at the discretion of league officials. Those that do not complete the necessary 2 hours of volunteer work will have their work bond checks cashed after the season concludes. Again, thanks to all our volunteers, who really help make the Green Brook Hockey Club rink a fun place to be!!

Yet Another Milestone - Website Gets its 90,000th Hit!!!!!!!

Woman at computer
Wow!! Another yet another incredible milestone for our website was acheived in 2009, as we reached an amazing 80,000 hits!!! As always, we extend special thanks to all the people that contribute to the league and help make the website the success that it is: our volunteers, parents, sponsors, and most importantly...our players!! 90,000 hits - Amazing!!! Thanks everyone for helping make the website the success it has been!!!

- Webmaster Tom Sammon


Hey, How Do You Get A High Resolution Picture Copy?

Camera Zoom
Every once in a while people ask about the pictures we take for the website and whether or not they might be available at a higher resolution. The answer is - yes! In fact, all our pictures are taken at a resolution of 1600 x 1200 pixels. The reason why the pictures on the website are not kept at the 1600 x 1200 resolution is because that size resolution would overfill computer screens too much and you'd have to scroll down and across just to see 1 picture. Secondly, if we kept that resolution there's no way we'd be able to put that many pictures on the web - our webspace would be completely depleted after just a few pictures at that resolution. If there is anyone that wishes to have a high resolution copy of a particular picture printed for them or even e-mailed we can do so by request. Simply send us an e-mail at gbhc@comcast.net and we'll arrange with you to have the picture sent or given to you at the higher resolution.

Not getting Our Weekly Updates? We Need Your E-mail Address!

e-mail
Each week throughout the season we provide all our Green Brook Hockey Club members with updates about league info and important news items concerning the league. Quite often we'll have important announcements concerning various things such as re-scheduling of games, special events, and so on. The e-mails we use are the ones that people have provided either on their registration form or by e-mails sent to our e-mail address. ALL E-MAIL ADDRESSES ARE KEPT PRIVATE AND ARE NEVER SHARED WITH THIRD PARTIES. If have you have not received any updates from us recently, it means we do not have your e-mail address. Either you may not have provided us with one on your registration form or the one you provided no longer works. In some cases, the address given was not legible enough for us to use properly. Also, some e-mail programs may be diverting our e-mails into a Bulk or Spam folder. You can resolve this by adjusting the settings for your e-mail program so that it allows e-mail from our address. To be on our e-mail update list, simply send us an e-mail at gbhc@comcast.net. For AOL e-mails, we ask that you use our alternate e-mail address, which is greenbrookhockeyclub@comcast.net. Thanks and again, please send us your e-mail address right away to get our updates!!

- Tom Sammon
GBHC Webmaster & League Communications


Ken does the U8 division puck drop!!
Ken Daneyko Visits The Green Brook Hockey Club!!

The Green Brook Hockey Club extends its deepest appreciation to the New Jersey Devils and to Ken Daneyko, who made our Fall 2005 Opening Day one of the most special ones ever! Shortly after Ken arrived and said hi to everyone, he went right to work signing plenty of autographs and taking pictures with many of our players. After a while, Ken took a moment to do a couple of puck drops for one of our U8 games, which thrilled those guys to no end. Ken then conitinued to autograph sticks, pucks, pictures, and even some of our players' jersey's (looks like those won't get washed for a while!). Finally, Ken posed for some pictures with Dave Paltjon and family with the new Matt Paltjon scholarship plaque, which of course, honors the yearly recipients of our scholarship award. Again, we thank Ken and the Devils for all they did to help open our Fall 2005 season in a very special way. To see pictures of Ken Daneyko from our Fall 2005 Opening Day, just click on our "Pictures" section of the website and click on the "Ken Daneyko visits" option. What a fantastic day it was!

Bruce Driver Visits The Green Brook Hockey Club

Bruce Driver
What a great day Saturday, September 23rd, 2005 was when former Devils and Rangers player Bruce Driver joined the Green Brook Hockey Club for a great time at our rink. Bruce stayed and signed autographs during the first couple of our U8 division games that day and chatted with alot of our players and parents about hockey life. Bruce also did a puck drop during one of the U8 games and stayed and talked a while longer with some of our players, parents, and coaches. All in all we had a terrific time with Bruce and we thank the New Jersey Devils for arranging for Bruce to be on hand at our rink! Thanks Bruce!!