Hockey Alberta Information Bulletin
INFORMATION BULLETIN
Number: 1420 — Date: November 17, 2014
Included in this Information Bulletin are some interesting news items, promotional opportunities, and information on a couple of surveys that are seeking input from participants in the sport of hockey. If you have information that you believe would be of interest to the larger hockey audience across Alberta, please send it to Brad Lyon, Senior Manager, Communications, at the contact information at the bottom of this email.
Peewee Prospects Cup – calling players, coaches, and volunteers
Alberta peewee hockey players born in 2002 will have a unique opportunity to participate in a new provincial-level competition starting in 2015.
The inaugural ATB Alberta Peewee Prospects Cup will be the start of the Hockey Alberta Development program and will be held in off years of the Alberta Winter Games. For the 2015 event, male athletes born in 2002 are eligible.
The Prospects Cup program begins with four regional camps, April 17-19, 2015. The camps will be held in Edmonton, Calgary, Stony Plain (for northern Alberta players), and Olds (for southern Alberta players). Two teams (a total of 40 players, along with coaches and trainers) will be selected at each camp to participate in the eight-team Prospects Cup tournament in Olds, May 7-10.
Currently, Hockey Alberta is looking for volunteers interested in applying for positions as head or assistant coaches, or directors of operations. Information/application packages are available for download on the Hockey Alberta website, hockeyalberta.ca. Deadline for applications is Nov. 30.
Player registration for regional camps is underway, and players will need to register for the applicable regional camp. Zone boundaries, costs and all other information is available on the Hockey Alberta website. For players in the Calgary and Edmonton zones, AA/A players can register until Jan. 1, 2015, with registration open to all 2002-born players after that.
For more information, contact Dustin Moore at the Hockey Alberta office, 403-342-6777 or email dmoore@hockeyalberta.ca.
Hockey Canada survey on cyberbullying
Hockey Canada is dedicated to “Leading, Developing and Promoting Positive Hockey Experiences”. For many years, Hockey Canada, Hockey Alberta and other Branches and Hockey Associations have delivered programming around the prevention of bullying, harassment and abuse. Technology has become more advanced; however, if websites, e-mail, texting, and social media are used in negative ways, the cyber world becomes a negative experience for children, teens and adults. As administrators, coaches, officials, safety people, parents and players in the game of hockey we all have a responsibility to stop bullying, harassment and abuse in the game. Stopping cyberbullying is an important component of this prevention. Hockey Canada is asking you to take a few minutes to complete this survey to help in developing prevention in this area. The survey will only take 5-10 minutes and your feedback is very important.
English: https://www.
French: https://fr.
Check out the new blog on the Hockey Alberta website
The Communications department at Hockey Alberta is pleased to announce that we have a new feature appearing on the website, hockeyalberta.ca – a blog entitled, “In our Words”. Three editions of the blog have been published. Last week, Jimmy Adams reminded everyone of the importance of being safe while travelling during the winter. Our goal is to have a new edition of “In our Words” each Wednesday. At the outset, Jimmy and I will be writing on alternating weeks. If you have comments or thoughts about the blog, or a topic you think would be good to write about, let me know at blyon@hockeyalberta.ca.
Youth hockey research study
Researchers in the Faculty of Kinesiology and Physical Education at the University of Toronto are conducting a research study to examine youth hockey in Ontario and across Canada. Online surveys with athletes, parents, coaches, referees, and administrators will be used to study positive and negative experiences in youth hockey. This study will also examine the impact of the Respect in Sport Parent Program within youth hockey leagues. People who visit the survey will be entered in a draw to win a $50 gift card from Sport Chek or Hockey Life. The survey is available at: https://www.research.net/s/
This study is being conducted independently at the University of Toronto, led by Dr. Katherine Tamminen. Hockey Alberta is helping to send out information about the study to people who might be interested in participating, but it is not involved in the study or data collection/ analysis of results. The study has been approved by university’s Research Ethics Board and it is regulated by strict ethical standards regarding participants’ confidentiality and anonymity. Hockey Alberta will not know who participated in the study. Any questions about the project should be directed to Dr. Tamminen at katherine.tamminen@utoronto.ca or hockeystudy@utoronto.ca.
Minor hockey night with the Flames
The Calgary Flames will be having another Minor Hockey night on Tuesday, Nov. 18 when the Anaheim Ducks are in town. Tickets will be $30 each and this price can be extended to family, friends or whoever wants to join the game with the team. The order form is attached to this bulletin or you can download the form from Hockey Calgary’s website at
https://www.hockeycalgary.ca/
Best Western Fun on the Road
Attention Hockey Alberta Minor Hockey Coaches, Managers and Players! Do you want a chance to win $1,000 in Best Western Travel Cards this month? Best Western, the preferred tournament hotel of Hockey Alberta has created BW Fun on the Road! Each month until February, a minor hockey team in Hockey Alberta will win $1,000 in Best Western Travel Cards. Entering is simple! Submit a photo of your team having fun during the hockey season to the contest website www.bwfunontheroad.com and you will be eligible to win $1,000 and become Team of the Month! Don`t miss out on your chance to become Team of the Month for November!
If you have questions, or would like more information, please contact:
Brad Lyon
Senior Manager, Communications
HOCKEY ALBERTA
Direct: 403-967-0045 · Switchboard: 403-342-6777 · Cell: 403-391-9014 · email: blyon@hockeyalberta.ca
