Kentwood Hockey & Skating Association: Welcome

The Kentwood Hockey & Skating Association (KHSA) and the East Kentwood Falcons have been one of the elite hockey programs in the State of Michigan for over 25 years. Each fall 300+ boys and girls from ages 4 through high school, representing 200+ families, take to the ice. Call the Kentwood Hockey Hotline today at 616-698-0100 or email admin@kentwoodhockey.com for more information.

The American Development Model (ADM) Explained

We would like to cordially invite you to the West Michigan American Development Model discussion on Wednesday, January 13th at Kentwood Fine Arts Auditorium from 7-9 pm, located on the East Kentwood High School campus just off Kalamazoo Ave. north of M-6.  This large scale introduction of the American Development Model (ADM) is meant to highlight the positive and long lasting implications of the ADM on youth hockey here in the United States.

Keep an eye on the website for more updates.  Click on the Calendar Tab on the left to get up to date practice schedules.

Here are some upcoming important dates:

Saturday Morning Power Skating & Skills:  Power Skating sessions for Kentwood Public School players, and players that live within the Kentood City Limits is being offered by the Kentwood Ice Arena, Coached by Todd Bell, on Saturday mornings from 7:00 - 7:50 am.  These begin on December 5th and continue for 11 weeks excluding Christmas and New Year's weekends.

Fundraisers: Squirt Team 1B is selling hand and toe warmers in the Kentwood Pro Shop now.  They make a great gift or stocking stuffer.

PeeWee AA Raffle: Tickets can be purchased from any parent on the PeeWee AA team or by contacting Team Manager, Jerry Beiley at 616-822-2651.  The drawing will be held at the Kentwood Ice Arena on December 21st at 8:30 pm.  Need not be present to win.   You can buy tickets all the way up until the drawing time.  Tickets are $10 eash for 3 for $20 with some very nice prizes.

Kentwood Hockey Spaghetti Fundraiser: The Spaghetti dinner has been moved to January 22, 2010.  Get your tickets from your team manager.  Tickets are $10 each or $30 for a family.  See you there!

For those of you that don't have it here is the Revised Practice Schedule: 2009-10 Kentwood Practice Schedule (Rev 091809)

Here are the Sponsor Forms for 2009-10:

2009-10 Winning Tradition    2009-10 Team Sponsor Form    2009-10 Banner Sponsor Form    2009-10 Parent Cost Reduction Form    2009-10 Yearbook Sponsor Form    2009-10 Dasher Board Sponsor Form   

Younger players interested in Learn to Skate, Learn to Play or Cross Ice for the upcoming season please visit the Kentwood Ice Arena for more information.

Dear Mom and Dad,

 I hope you won't get mad at me for writing this letter but you always told me never to keep anything back, so here it goes.

Remember the other morning when my team was playing and both of you were watching? Well, Mom and Dad.   I hope you won't get mad, but you kind of embarrassed me.

Remember when I went after the puck in front of the net trying to score and I fell down?  Well Mom I could hear you yelling at the goalie for getting in my way.  It wasn't even his fault.  That is what he is supposed to do.

Then do you remember yelling at me to get on the other side of the blue-line.  Well, Mom I just didn't know what to do because the coach told me to cover my man, and I couldn't if I listened to you.  So while I was trying to decide what to do they scored against us.  Then you yelled at me for being in the wrong place.

But, what really got me was what happened after the game.  You should not have jumped all over the coach for pulling me off the ice.  He's a pretty good hockey coach and he knows what he was doing.  Besides, he is just a volunteer trying to help us kids out.

And then neither of you spoke to me the whole way home.  I guess you were pretty mad at me for not getting a goal.  I tried really hard but I guess I'm not a good player.  But I love to play Hockey.  It's a lot of fun being with the other kids and learning to compete in a real good sport.

But Mom and Dad, how can I learn if you don't show me a good example? And, anyway, I thought I was playing hockey for fun; to have a good time; and learn good sportsmanship.

I didn't know you were going to get so mad when I didn't become a star.

Love,

Your Kid

As of July 31st, Postal Connections closed their doors at the Kalamazoo Avenue branch, therefore, KHSA has a new address, Please take note!

2009-10 Kentwood Falcons Travel Teams

Thanks to everyone who tried out for a Kentwood Travel Team for the 2009-10 Season.

If you have been selected and accepted a position a $300 deposit will be required to hold your spot.  A team representative will contact you about a time and date to get the forms filled out for the upcoming season.  There will be forms available at Kentwood Ice Arena beginning 4/21/09 late in the afternoon or you can download a copy of the form, fill it out and get it to your team representative with the appropriate deposit payment of $300.

Click Here for the 2009-10 Travel Team Registration Form