New Rink Progress
April 1, 2008 – 05:00 PM
As April begins, construction on the new rink will begin to rapidly speed up as the weather becomes nicer and nicer. With a slated start date less than a month away (May 1), we've provided the following progress bar below to help illustrate how things are going on the rink's progress. Check back often to see updates!
UPDATED: New program information. SEE BELOW!
Last updated: April 29, 2008
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Grand Opening Week, Monday May 5 - Friday May 9th
The New Castle Community YMCA's newly re-built dek hockey rink will officially open on May 5th, and will be free to everyone to come and drop-in for the week. Also during the entire week, registration for program offerings will be available to the public.
Here's the schedule (for May 5-9 ONLY):
Monday, May 5th 2008:
Drop-In Skills Competition, 4:00-9:00pm
Program Registration (optional), 4:00-9:00pm
Tuesday, May 6th through Friday, May 9th:
Youth Hockey Drop-In, 4:00-6:00pm
Adult Foot Hockey Drop-In, 6:00-7:00pm
Adult Roller Hockey Drop-In, 7:00-9:00pm
For any other questions, please contact Jason Kmick at the New Castle Community YMCA at 724-658-4766.
Program Meetings and Start Dates
Note: On Wednesday, May 21st 2008 at 5:30PM (at the New Castle YMCA) we will be hosting a hockey referee certification course taught by Gary Miller of the AAU / USARS. The cost of the course is $50 per person (required before the start of the course) and will not only include two years of certification in addition to other benefits. For more information on this course, please contact Jason Kmick by Monday, May 19th at the very latest by calling 724-658-4766. Consideration for individuals wanting to officiate league games at the New Castle rink who are certified will be given the utmost first consideration.
Here is an updated schedule of the programs being offered at the rink. Following the schedule, there are updated dates and times for registration/captains meetings for upcoming leagues.
Mondays:
6:00-10:00PM, Adult Footer League Games
Tuesdays:
6:00-11:00PM, Adult Roller League Games
Wednesdays:
6:00-10:00PM, Adult Roller Hockey Games
Thursdays:
6:00-11:00PM, Adult Roller League Games
Fridays:
5:00-9:00PM, 18 & Under High School Hockey League Games
Saturdays:
11:00-12:00PM, Junior Penguins Youth Hockey Instruction Class (5-12yrs)
12:00-1:00PM, Junior Penguins Youth Hockey League (5-8yrs)
1:00-2:00PM, Junior Penguins Youth Hockey League (9-12yrs)
If you have any questions or need more details about programs, contact Jason Kmick by phone (724-658-4766) or by email (jkmick@ncymca.org).
Official Ribbon Cutting Ceremony
May 28, 2008 – 11:00 PM
On Saturday, May 31st the official ribbon cutting ceremony will begin at 11:00AM to commemorate the community effort led by the New Castle YMCA to renovate our dek rink facility.
The final steps in the completion of the dek renovation are coming to a close, and to commemorate this event, we will be holding ribbon cutting ceremonies. Here is a schedule of events for the day:
Ribbon Cutting Ceremony - 11:00AM
Commemorative Youth Hockey Game - 11:30AM
Free adult pickup - 12:30-2:30PM
Please come join us this Saturday to properly celebrate all of the hard work and effort put into completing this monumental community project!
Winter Session 2008-2009
December 9, 2008 – 02:52 PM
The draft was completed, and here are the teams:
Additionally, here are the games for the first three days of games (starting on Thursday, December 11):
Thursday, Dec 11 -
7 pm Black v Grey
8 pm Yellow v Green
Tuesday, Dec 16 -
7 pm Yellow v Black
8 pm Grey v Green
Thursday, Dec 18 -
7 pm Green v Black
8 pm Grey v Yellow
Fees are $25 (league fee) + $10 (up-front ref fees) so the total $35 will be due BEFORE games on THURSDAY, DEC 18
All players should be hearing from their prospective captains soon. Team names are subject to change and right now have temporary names that involve the color of their shirts. To make it easier on everyone, please be sure to bring your color shirt to every game.
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Additionally, here are the games for the first three days of games (starting on Thursday, December 11):
Thursday, Dec 11 -
7 pm Black v Grey
8 pm Yellow v Green
Tuesday, Dec 16 -
7 pm Yellow v Black
8 pm Grey v Green
Thursday, Dec 18 -
7 pm Green v Black
8 pm Grey v Yellow
Fees are $25 (league fee) + $10 (up-front ref fees) so the total $35 will be due BEFORE games on THURSDAY, DEC 18
All players should be hearing from their prospective captains soon. Team names are subject to change and right now have temporary names that involve the color of their shirts. To make it easier on everyone, please be sure to bring your color shirt to every game.