News Articles - August 2007

Treasurer News: Invoices, Emails, Assessments - Oh My

(8/25/2007) A couple of quick notes. The treasurer has mailed out the first invoices. If you haven't received yours, you need to contact Maya immediately. The September assesment is due September 1st. All emails to the treasurer should use the new hockey club email address treasurer@hsehockey.com If you have any questions regarding assessments or invoices, contact Maya Winebrenner at treasurer@hsehockey.com.

Program Sales

(8/25/2007) The deadline for submitting ads for the HSE program is Tuesday, September 4th. If you are a Senior, you need to submit a short bio for the program. We are still looking for pictures to add to the program. If you have some shots from last year, please submit them to Cindy King. Click here (MSWORD doc) for the list of reserved sponsors. The Ad Sales Form (pdf) is also available. If you have any questions, contact Cindy King at realestcindy@aol.com.

Hoosier League Announces Divison Lineups

(8/20/2007) The Hoosier League has announced the divisions and the teams participating in those divisions this season. The Blue Division will feature 2006-2007 champion HSE A, Carmel Gold, Cathedral-Chatard, and North Central. The White Division looks extremely competitive with teams representing Lawrence, HSE B, South Stars A, Park Tudor, and Brebeuf. The Red Division contains Noblesville, Evansville, Columbus, Bloomington, and Carmel Blue. The newly created Gray Division has HSE C, Carmel White, South Star B, and Team X. Team X contains players from around the Indy area. The league format will be similar to last year, with the Blue Division teams playing each other twice as well as the White Division once. The White Division will play each opponent in the Blue, White, and Red Division. The Red Division teams play each other twice, and the White Division teams once. For more information on the Hoosier League, go to their website at www.eteamz.com/hhsha Best of luck to all Hoosier League teams and GO HSE!

New Features to debut in September

(8/12/2007) There are three new website features that will be unveiled in September. The first is called "Senior Showcase". This feature will profile a Senior player from the hockey club. Each Senior player will get their picture and feature run for 3 weeks on the website. In addition to "Senior Showcase", the "Player Spotlight" feature will highlight a couple of players each week. Both of these features will include pictures and profiles of the players as well as a "head shot" on the home page. Terri Blackwell has already started contacting the first couple of players. Terri will contact players 4-5 weeks before their feature is scheduled to run. This should give everyone an opportunity to gather their pictures and information and get it submitted two weeks prior the feature so we can get it on the website in a timely manner. The third feature is "Coaches Corner". Each Head Coach will be writing an article for the website every month. This article will cover anything the coaches wish to share with the hockey club. Also, a couple of you have asked about the "calendar" feature of the website. We are currently waiting on our ISP provider to upgrade to SQL 2003, which is scheduled to occur this week. After that, the "calendar" database will be populated and made available with all the practice and game dates. I apologize for the delay in getting this feature up and running.

UPDATE * Varsity C Practice Time Change * UPDATE

(8/12/2007) UPDATE - The Varsity 'C' Team will practice on Tuesday from 8:30 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. and on Thursdays from 8:40 p.m. to 9:40 p.m.

UPDATE * HSE Hockey Club Family Picnic * UPDATE

(8/12/2007) The HSE Hockey Club Family picnic will be held on August 26th from 1:00 - 3:00 p.m. The picnic will be at Northern Beach - Shelter 1. The address is 5801 E. 116th St. near Hazel Dell. Food, Apparel Sale, Code of Conduct Meeting, Food, and More Food. The cost is $5 per person. If you haven't already contacted picnic coordinator Patty June with your RSVP, please do so immediately. We need to make sure we have the right amount of food. If you have any questions, contact Patty June at jjunepatty@aol.com. Thank you!

Acceleration Indiana Wins President's Award

(8/12/2007) Long time HSE Hockey sponsor Acceleration Indiana recently won the President's Award for its success and dedication to athletic development. Many HSE Hockey players have "survived" the hockey treadmill. A few have even joined their "Casper Club". Congratulations to Gary Nelson, David Nelson, and the rest of the Acceleration Staff. Thank you for your continued support of the HSE Hockey Club. There is a great article on Acceleration Indiana on the Indy Star website. Search their recent archives for "A winning idea: developing athletes one at a time."

HSE "Big Buddy" Program

(8/2/2007) The Big Buddy Program is a mentoring program between HSE Hockey players and elementary school age boys who are in need of a positive male role model. The buddies meet every other Monday at Hoosier Road Elementary during the hockey season. The hockey players supervise homework and also have open gym time. Many of the buddies have even served as stick boys at HSE home hockey games. The goal is to form a bond between the older boys and the young boys so the younger boys feel they have a "buddy" to talk to and hang out with. The impact that our hockey boys had on the little buddies last year was significant. We are looking forward to another successful year for the program. Our boys have made us proud by giving back to the community! If you are a player on the HSE Varsity 'A' team and interested in participating in this program, please contact Big Buddy coordinator Kelly Lattal.

IHOA Announces 2007-08 Referee Clinics

(8/2/2007) Want to earn some extra cash doing something you love, get extra ice time, and learn more about the game of hockey? Have we got a gig for you! The Indianapolis Hockey Officials Association (IHOA) has announced the referee seminar dates for the coming hockey season. Every on-ice official must attend a seminar each season. This is a great way to earn cash to pay for that new composite stick. You work with the Scheduler to work games that fit your schedule. You can earn from $14 to $28 per game, depending on the level. See the IHOA website for more information about becoming an official or upcoming seminar dates.

HSE Hockey Practices Start August 21st.

(8/2/2007) The HSE Hockey Club will hit the ice starting Tuesday August 21st. The HSE Varsity 'A' Team will practice Tuesdays and Thursdays, 4:00 p.m. to 5:15 p.m. The Varsity 'B' Team will practice from 4:10 p.m. to 5:25 p.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays. The Varsity 'C' Team will practice on Tuesday from 8:30 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. and on Thursdays from 8:40 p.m. to 9:40 p.m. All practices are at the Forum in Fishers. Let's get it started... and remember the words of fellow Hoosier and legendary basketball coach John Wooden, "The only place that success is before work is in the dictionary."