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!

Fall 2009 Pre-registration!!

Register
Any player from our Spring 2009 season that is interested in pre-registering for our Fall 2009 season can do so by downloading a copy of the pre-registration form from our Registration and handouts section of the website!! we know alot of people are going away on vacation this summer, so before you leave to go on that camping trip, or to the that beach, or even to the French Riviera, please make sure you send in your Fall 09 pre-registration form and avoid that frustrating, last minute feeling later on in the summer!! The quicker you send in your registration, the easier it is for the league to know how many kids, and thus how many teams, we will have for the Fall. Again, please send in your form whenever possible!! Also for your convenience, we have attached the form here to this article as well.
Handout: Fall 2009 Pre-Registration

Playoff DVDs Now Available!!

Hockey Skater

DVDs of our Spring 2009 playoffs, packaged by team, are now available!! Catch all the great plays, awesome goals, terriffic saves, amazing upsets, and thrilling moments from what was truly a memorable season for so many teams. Anyone that is interested in ordering the DVD set for a particular team, please send us an e-mail at gbhc@comcast.net and we will provide instructions on how to get your DVDs!! It's $25 for any team that had 3 playoff games, $20 for a team that had 2 playoff games, and $15 for a team that had one game. Also, DVDs from past playoffs are available as well, so if anyone is interested in ordering those, please let us know!!



Summer Power Skating Camp info!! (Download form from Registration & Handouts)

Hockey Skater

  Green Brook Hockey Club

Summer 2009 / Power Skating Camp  

Wednesday Evenings:   July 15, 22 / August 5, 12, 19

Tuesday Evening:      July 28 

Time: 6:30 – 7:30 pm (U11 skaters) 

Time: 7:30 – 8:30 pm (U13 skaters) 

Cost: $10.00 per session There will always be adult supervison at the rink. 

Maximum 12 skaters per session.   

Space is limited! Required equipment: Skates, stick, shin guards, gloves, helmet, cup and elbow pads Bring plenty of water or drinks.  A cooler of ice will be on hand. 

Please call or email the night before the clinic date to reserve your spot. 

Contacts: Anthony Parascondola / 732-343-1163 / aparas35@hotmail.com  Frankie Buonvicino / 732-322-6623 / frankiebuonvicino@yahoo.comDan Parascondola / 732-968-7161 / dparas19@hotmail.com 

 

Power Skating Agenda 

Power skating                                      Defensive skills                                   Stick handling       Forward / backward skating               Offensive skills                                   Passing               Transition / Pivots                               Breakouts                                            Conditioning drills       Stopping                                              2 on 1, 3 on 2’s                                     Stretches Positioning                                          Shooting (varied)                                 Home exercises



Summer Goalie Camp Info!!

Goalie making save

Green Brook Hockey ClubSummer 2009 / Goalie Camp  

Monday Evenings:          July 13, 20, 27 / August 3, 10, 17

Thursday Evenings:     July 16, 23, 30 / August 6, 20 

Time: 6:30 – 8:30 pm Cost: $15.00 per session There will always be adult supervison at the rink. Maximum 10 goalies per session.  Space is limited! 

Required equipment: Pads, skates, chest protector, glove, blocker, helmet, stick, cupIf you do not have any of the above equipment, please let us know so that we can provide it for your son / daughter  at the rink Bring plenty of water or drinks.  A cooler of ice will be on hand. Please call or email the night before the clinic date to reserve your spot.  

Contacts: Anthony Parascondola / 732-343-1163 / aparas35@hotmail.com   Frenkie Buonvicino / 732-322-6623 / frankiebuonvicino@yahoo.com Dan Parascondola / 732-968-7161 / dparas19@hotmail.com 

Goalie Agenda:             C-Cuts     Two pad stack    Stick handling            Shuffles                                   Conditioning drills                                           Passing                               T-slides                                    Breakaways                                                    Shooting                      Butterfly                                  Angles                                                             Balance            Stretches                                 Home exercises



Team Pictures Now Posted!!

We have now posted 6 team pictures from our Spring 2009 season on our website!! We'll be continuing to take pictures of our teams each week throughout the rest of the season, so we ask that everyone make sure their child makes their games, especially if their team picture has yet to be taken!! So far we have posted: The Blackhawks, Panthers, Titans, Ducks, Sharpshooters, and River Rats. To view any team picture, simply click on the "Our Teams" tab on the website, then click on the name of the team whose picture you would like to view. To view team pictures from past seasons, simply click on "Our Teams" then click the drop down box in the upper right hand corner and switch to the season you would like to go to. Once there, click on the team you want to view and you're there!!

Next Board Meeting: Thursday, August 7th!!

Meetings
Our next Board of Directors meeting will be Thursday evening, August 7th, 2009, at 7:30 PM at the Green Brook Town Hall. All Board of Directors meetings are held the first Thursday of each month, unless otherwise specified. There is no meeting in July, as we take our summer break. 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.

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!!

Devils Clinic in November 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!!



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!
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.



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 80,000th Hit!!!!!!!

Woman at computer
Wow!! Another yet another incredible milestone for our website was acheived in September 2008, 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!! 80,000 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!!