Lucan Minor Hockey 

 

Welcome to 09/10 Season!
 

 

 

 

 

 


Welcome to another season of hockey!  I trust that everyone had an enjoyable summer and that you are now ready for the return to the rink!  As always, I’m looking forward to the season ahead.  Lucan Minor Hockey will be proud of the teams we will field this year.  Some will be more successful than others, but through it all the team experience our players have and the lessons they learn on the ice, the friendships they develop will create memories for them that will stay with them throughout all they do.  I know our teams will represent us well and I’m anxious to watch our seasons unfold!

 

See you at the rink! 

Cathy Burghardt-Jesson

 

GOALIE CLINIC DATES

 

This season we are pleased to be offering goalie clinics in an effort to develop and enhance our goalie program.  As with the clinic we held in the spring, goalies of all ages/ability are encouraged to participate.  These will be hosted by Steve McKichan.  There will be a $25 fee/session or $125 for all 6.  Please contact

Cathy Jesson to register.

 

        Sat. Sept 19          9-10:30am

Sun. Oct 4              7-9am

Sun. Nov. 8           7-9am

Sun. Dec. 6            7-9am

Sun. Jan 10            7-9am

Sun. Feb. 7            7-9am

BOND OPPORTUNITIES

 

Remember each player has a 3-hr bond or $125/fee at the end of the season.  Here is a list of how that bond may be worked off.

 

·            Executive Member/ROSTERED Bench Staff works of a family bond.

·            Team Representative (team liaison/attend monthly general meetings/work directly with Melissa VanRoestel as required)

·             Volunteer at any of our tournaments –

Ken Bailey Tournament October 22, 23, 24 and 25

Christmas Girls’ Tournament December 27, 28, 29 and 30

March Break Tournament March 18 and 19

**Sign up sheets are posted in Arena Lobby**

·            Sr. A Lucan Minor Hockey Night         

         Saturday October 10

For further opportunities, contact Melissa VanRoestel

 

 

DATES TO REMEMBER

 

Checking Clinic – Sun. Sept 13 5-7pm

(Mandatory for PeeWee Aged Players)

Coaches Meeting – Wed. Sept. 16 7pm @ Legion

 

Sr. A Game Night – October 10, 2009

Picture/Apparel – October 19, 2009 by Luis Photography from Strathroy

London Knight Day (tickets purchased on Picture night) – November 6, 2009

 

 

Atom/Midget GIRLS

We are in the process of working with 2 neighbouring centres, in an effort to try and field teams that work with our registration numbers and provide places for our players to play.  We will keep those affected posted.  Please look for more information towards to the beginning of September, as we will notify you of details through email.  Any questions at this time may be directed to Natalie Lingier.

 

 

Text Box: REMINDERS • Registration cheques will be deposited September 1 • A Tryout fee of $50.00 applies to any player trying for a competitive team and is due on the first night of tryouts, before the player is allowed to skate. No exceptions! A refund of $25 is given if a player doesn’t make a competitive team. • Don’t Forget to pick up you cash calendars at your first tryout or skate • General meetings can be attended by anyone; they are usually the second Wednesday of every month. If you have a matter that you would like to speak about, please forward a note to Denise Smith, and it will be brought to the attention of the executive and then discussed at the general meeting.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Oval: We are currently accepting applications for the gate & clock. High school students that are interested please contact Ruthann Hoegy 519-227-2294. These are paid positions.
Oval: New Jersey Sponsorship Looking to support your community! Want to help Lucan Players look great while visiting other Please consider sponsoring a team set of jerseys. For further info: Please contact Cathy Burghardt-Jesson
 

 

 

 

 

 

 


                                                                                               

 

 

Keys to the Coaches’ Room!  Anyone who signed for a key last year and hasn’t returned it, please do so during the first week of tryouts (at registration table).  Keys will be re-issued at the coaches meeting.

After listening to many constructive comments about our socks, we have decided to go with one style of sock for our uniforms.  We will be using only the dark green version of socks for both home and away.  The sock resembles the same sock as last year, however we have secured a new supplier and this is a higher quality sock then the socks we have used during the past few seasons. 

 

Just a quick note about our gate fees, these fees help to offset the cost of refereeing in our centre.  While it may be convenient for you to use the side doors of the arena to drop your player off, please be mindful of paying the gate fee, either by going through the front gate (which we all should be doing), or going back to the gate after dropping your player off and paying the gate fee.  We appreciate your adherence and respect of our gate fee policy.  Family Season passes are available.

 

We have made some changes to our website over the summer.

Please refer to www.lucanminorhocky.net beginning September 1st

for ice schedules, minutes and financial information pertaining to

LMH and up-to-date contact information for our Executive.

 

As we all know our association has been faced with lack of availability of ice during the past few seasons.  Our registration numbers continue to rise and that has put pressure on our schedule.  This year we have decided that we are contracting early morning ice.  We will be scheduling practices three mornings a week at 7am.  This will affect our Novice, Atom and PeeWee level teams.  The teams affected will be involved in a rotating schedule that will be clearly defined by your coaches in September.  The schedule will be laid out well in advance so that you can make appropriate arrangements for your player and your own work commitments.  We understand and respect that this arrangement may cause inconvenience in the initial stages until routine is established.  I am very confident that sharing driving responsibilities with team mates, coaches and relatives and that with enough forward planning we can make this work.  As an Executive, we stand behind this schedule as we believe it is a more workable option than spending weekends driving between Lucan, St. Marys and Exeter which has been our solution the last couple of seasons.  This solution is also economically responsible, as ice costs at that time are significantly reduced.  Any concerns/questions may be directed to Cathy Jesson and/or David Landers.