Thanks for the Great Season!
Overall Record
W--L--T-SOL
18-12-3--1
Special Thanks to Head Coach Ken Rosenhoffer, Asst Coach John Haubrich, Asst Coach Brian Orsborn, & Team Mgr John Rueve.
GET WELL SOON CARSON!
WELCOME BACK WILL!
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To play the game is Great...
To win the game is Greater...
To love the game is Greatest of all.
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Regular Practices Days are Mondays & Wednesdays @ 7:10 - Fenton (1/2 ICE)
REMEMBER: All Players should be at the rink 1 hour before scheduled ice time
2010 - 2011 WEEKEND ICE TIMES
Aug 28th (SAT) practice @ 3:10pm - Fenton
Sep 4th (SAT) practice @ 6:00pm - Fenton
Sep 11th (SAT) practice @ 9:00am - Fenton
Sep 19th (SUN) practice @ 2:15pm - Affton
Sep 26th (SUN) practice @ 3:00pm - Fenton
Sep 26th (SUN) Pizza Party after practice - Smugala's Pizza
Oct 2nd (SAT) Practice Game vs St.Peters 1 - W 4-3
Oct 6th (WED) Video Review @ 6:10 - Affton
Oct 9th (SAT) practice @ 9:00am - HPC (All American)
Oct 16th (SAT) Practice Game vs Rockets @ 5:00pm - W 5-1
Oct 23rd (SAT) Practice Game vs Meramec @ 9:20am - L 2-0
Oct 30th (SAT) Practice Game vs Chesterfield 2 @ 9:20am - T 2-2
Nov 3rd (WED) Video Review @ 6:10pm - Affton
Nov 7th (SUN) practice @ 10:20am - Fenton
Nov 11th (THU) Game @ Sharks @ 7:50pm - W 6-2
Nov 13th (SAT) practice @ 10:30am - Fenton
Nov 13th (SAT) Team Pictures @ 11:45 - Fenton (wear white)
Nov 14th (SUN) Game @ Rockets @ 9:25am - W 4-3
Nov 21st (SUN) Game @ Springfield, MO @ 2:00pm - W 5-3
Nov 27th (SAT) Tournament vs Ice Hawks - W 11-0
Nov 28th Tournament (SUN) vs Affton 2 - L 4-3
Nov 28th Scrimmage on tournament ice - Fenton
Dec 4th (SAT) Game @ St.Peters 2 @ 2:30pm - L 2-1
Dec 5th (SUN) practice @ 6:30pm - Fenton
Dec 6th (MON) Game vs Sharks @ 7:10pm - W 7-1
Dec 11th (SAT) Game @ Springfield, IL @ 1:45pm - W 2-1
Dec 12th (SUN) Game vs Springfield, MO @ 7:50am - L 4-2
Dec 18th (SAT) Game vs Rockets @ 4:45pm - L 4-2
Jan 2nd (SUN) practice @ 1:30pm - Fenton
Jan 3rd (MON) Game vs Kirkwood @ 7:10pm - L 3-0
Jan 8th (SAT) Game vs St. Peters 1 @ 3:15pm - W 2-1
Jan 9th (SUN) Game vs Chesterfield 2 @ 5:15pm - L 5-3
Jan 16th (SUN) WI Dells Tourn Game vs St Jude Knights @ 9:00am - L 4-3
Jan 16th (SUN) WI Dells Tourn Game vs Sabers @ 8:30pm - L 3-0
Jan 17th (MON) WI Dells Tourn Game @ Decatur Flames @ 8:00am - W 3-1
Jan 17th (MON) Championship Game vs Sabers @ 11:00am - L 6-0
Jan 22nd (SAT) Game vs Decatur, IL @ 10:45am - W 7-0
Jan 28th (FRI) Game @ Twin Bridges @ 7:00pm - T 3-3
Jan 29th (SAT) Game vs St. Peters 1 @ 8:00pm - T 3-3
Feb 4th (FRI) Game @ Chesterfield 1 @ 7:30pm - W 5-3
Feb 5th (SAT) practice @ 9:45am - Affton
Feb 6th (SUN) Game @ Chesterfield 2 @ 8:20am - W 1-0
Feb 12th (SAT) Game @ Affton 2 @ 2:30pm - W 3-1
Feb 13th (SUN) Practice @ 6:30pm - Fenton
Feb 19th (SAT) Tourn Game vs Glenview Stars @ 7:00am - L 5-4
Feb 19th (SAT)Tourn Game vs Dallas Stars Selects @ 5:15pm - L 5-1
Feb 20th (SUN)Tourn Game vs Memphis Blues @ 8:30am - L 3-1
Feb 21st (MON) Tourn Game vs St.Peters 2 @ noon - W 6-1
Feb 26th (SAT)Playoff Game vs Chesterfield 1 @ 9:45am - W 8-1
Feb 26th (SAT)Playoff Game vs St.Peters2 @ 5:15 - W 4-3
Feb 26th (SAT) practice @ 7:15pm - Affton
Feb 27nd (SUN)Semi-Final Playoff Game vs Kirkwood @ 3:30 - L 2-1 S.O.
REMEMBER: All Players should be at the rink 1 hour before scheduled ice time
ROSTER
75 Ben Givens
9 Matthew Hageman
78 Otto Haubrich
42 Will Henderson
79 Carson Heskett
96 Nate Kovack
28 Danny LaVigne
50 Mitchell Lux
73 Brendan Meissner
33 Cameron Orsborn
14 Christopher Rueve
6 Michael Sheridan
72 Xander Sisco
4 Christian Stemmler
55 Dylan Sullivan
Hockey: An easy game to play…from the stands
By Hal Tearse {Minnesota Hockey Coach-in-Chief}
As the new year begins, the interest in watching hockey increases to a fever pitch. There are many discussions in the stands about the various teams and the players. Many definitive statements are uttered a loud, many of them wrong or unfair to the players.
Hockey is very different than other team sports. It takes a tremendous amount of physical and mental skills to play the game at all, much less play well. Unlike the other team sports with set plays and rigid routes and patterns, hockey is a flowing game with constant substitutions and endless possibilities for play making.
We use a phrase “read and react” to communicate to players that they must constantly observe the action around them and react accordingly. No time to check with the offensive or defensive coordinator or have a timeout huddle to diagram the last shot. Hockey is about constant movement up and down the ice.
Parents and spectators who sit in the elevated stands often cannot understand why “little Johnny” didn’t just lift the puck over the fallen goalie to win the game. Or why the puck carrier didn’t pass off to a teammate who was obviously in a better position to score. Or why that “stupid coach put the wrong guys on the ice to kill off the penalty.”
The game is actually very much different the closer you are to it. Up in the stands it looks pretty clear. From the player’s bench the view is much different than from above, and on the ice the view is even different again. The players do not see what you see. They have a much narrower view in most cases and they are normally under the pressure of the competition. As the game progresses, the players tire from the physical exertion and stress. This all changes how they see the game. What you see is not always what they see.
Another element to consider while you are sitting or standing in the stands is the speed of the game on the ice. A top bantam and high school player can skate at top speed from blue line to blue line in 1.9 to 2.2 seconds. That is 50 feet in about 2 seconds. If the skater is carrying the puck through the neutral zone numerous split second decisions need to be made and skills executed. Skating, stick handling, and passing skills are all required here in those 2 seconds. Many of the decisions the players make are right and many of them wrong. Sometimes the idea is correct but the skill to accomplish the task is not quite there. In the context of the skills required to play hockey, the fans and parents should recognize that what is happening on ice is a remarkable combination of physical and mental skills coordinated into a team effort. Celebrate their achievements, and ignore their failures.
As the tournaments commence in March, it will be fun to see the terrific play at all levels as the teams advance towards their respective playoffs. Whether or not your favorite team advances to the tournaments, you must respect them all for the great talent, heart, and dedication that they exhibit. Win or lose it is a great to compete.
Then the season will be over. The days will be longer, and the wind will be warmer. We will hold onto the memories of the good times and bad; the joy and the sorrow; the pain and the thrills. And we will look ahead to the future with new dreams, new goals, and Championships yet to be won. Remember that from the stands you see a very different game than what the players see and experience. Give them the benefit of your support and goodwill.
Every day that a hockey player DOES NOT practice hockey skill development is another day they are behind a hockey player that DOES.
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