RAHA 2012 December Newsletter

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Inside this

issue:

A message from the

RAHA President

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Off Ice Training 2

Traveling Teams

News

3

REV Teams News 4

The Trophy Case 5

Boosters News and

Notes

6

Fun events 7

Raffle Tickets 7

Sponsors 7

Fundraising Oppor-

tunities

8

RAHA and Booster

Board Members

9

Important Dates. 9

Happy Holidays and Best Wishes to all! I hope everyone’s season is off to a fantastic start.

RAHA teams continue to add hardware to our trophy case at RCC and are playing very com-

petitive district games, as well as against some top teams in scrimmages.

Now that the teams are formed and the season is in full swing, I wanted to say thank you to

everyone who has contributed in making our 2012-2013 season a successful one. Thank you

to our past boards for putting us in the position to continue to expand and offer our RAHA

players some great opportunities. Thank you to our present board members; I truly feel I

am one of the luckiest Presidents to serve RAHA. Thank you to our corporate sponsors, your

donations to our program are not only greatly appreciated, but crucial in our efforts to pro-

vide exciting opportunities for our players. To all our great volunteers, Boosters, Conces-

sions, Tournament, Fundraising, and Operations, we could not do this without your assis-

tance, thank you for the help. I am very thankful for all the team managers that keep our

teams organized and informed – this is no easy task, but your role is one of the most crucial

for a successful season. To our RAHA coaches, I can’t tell you enough how much you mean

to the development of our players, but also the advancement of our program. Finally, many

thanks to the parents for allowing your daughters and sons to play this wonderful game of

hockey – we all wouldn’t be here without your kids. I am very proud of our young athletes;

they are doing some amazing things both on and off the ice. The true success of our pro-

gram will not be known for 10 to 15 years, but we can only hope to give our players the

opportunities to learn the values of hard work, commitment, and what it takes to be a great

teammate.

I hope everyone has had an opportunity to participate in many of our fundraising offerings

like the Kwik Trip program which continues to provide financial relief to the families partici-

pating. Gerten’s and World’s Finest Chocolates have also assisted in reducing ice bills.

There are still plenty of ongoing opportunities to participate in, so please take advantage of

these programs. The concession stand also supports our overall hockey operations, so if

you are in need of a great cup of coffee or a snack, check out the many different items of-

fered.

Have a safe and happy holiday season and please take every

opportunity to let your loved ones know what they mean to

you.

I look forward to seeing you at the rink.

Sincerely,

John

John DeBettignies - RAHA President

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RAHA has once again teamed up with Sweet Hockey Training. This online video training module will be

available for one full year as part of the player registration fees. We are utilizing this program because to offer

this program it will make our hockey players better!!

During practices, there isn’t time to spend on stationary stick handling work. Sweet Hockey is a way for players to have a specific, progressive

training program to work on this skill set. Sweet Hockey Training is available to all Rosemount players and can be accessed at home for indi-

vidual home training or can be used as a tool for team off ice training. Each drill has a video demonstration that will show the player proper

technique, posture, and an explanation of how this drill can be utilized in the game of hockey.

To access the video library, go to the Sweet Hockey tab on the RAHA website and login with the same NGIN account used to register. The

link to Sweet Hockey will appear on the top navigation. From there you can link to the videos, training plans or Chat with Lance.

Dryland training with Curt Meiers of Minnesota Strength Academy kicked off on December 3rd at The Pond!

If you haven’t had a chance, go check out the updated dryland area at The Pond.

Curt offers training that focuses total athletic development of hockey players by focusing on hockey speed

strength and power. He works with players on balance coordination, stability and control while moving their

own body weight while also improving flexibility. This conditioning transfers into great hockey performances.

Curt believes it is imperative to provide a positive and encouraging environment so athletes are able to over-

come any short comings in their athletic ability and improve their self confidence.

Curt Meiers has been a strength and speed athlete since a very young age growing up playing hockey, football, running track and lifting

weights. At age 12 Curt began weight training in his parent’s basement which grew into lifting at the high school weight room 5 days a week

in preparation for high school athletics. At age 15 Curt began training many of his team mates and friends who were eager to learn his lift-

ing techniques and strength and conditioning programs. In 1986 while attending the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Curt was invited

to train at the prestigious Busek Gymnasium in Munich, West Germany where he trained with international power lifters, strongmen and

bodybuilding champions from several European countries and the Soviet Union. Curt has trained around the country and Europe and has

worked with many athletes including the Minnesota Wild with strength and speed training. With over 30 years experience and coaching

over 350 sessions each summer, Hockey Strength and Conditioning training is a full time profession and passion for Curt and the success

of his Athletes continue to grow each year.

The latest issue of “Let’s Play Hockey” had an article entitled “Athletes Make the Best Hockey Players.” We are excited to partner with The

Pond and Minnesota Strength Academy to build our athletes. All parents are encouraged to watch the dryland sessions to see how this pro-

gram is developing your player.

Off Ice Training

Dryland Training at The Pond

Sweet Hockey

News and Updates From RAHA Traveling Teams

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From the Rosemount Tournament:

The Rosemount Irish Squirt C White team took home third place in the

23rd Annual Irish Ice Classic. The Tournament started out with a hard fought

3 to 1 victory against Apple Valley. It took a complete team effort to pull

out the win. Saturdays game against the Stillwater Ponies was one to forget.

The team never quit and played to the final buzzer in a one sided 0 - 10 loss.

Sundays 3rd place game was against the Stillwater Stallions. The kids came

out ready to avenge the previous day’s loss. They came out skating hard,

playing position and with great goaltending came out on top with a 4 - 2 victory,

bringing Rosemount more hardware for our trophy case.

From the Hopkins Thanksgiving Tournament:

Squirt C White Team brought home 1st

place in the 37th

annual Hopkins Thanksgiving Tournament.

The White Team opened the tournament with a come from behind win against Edina. Down 0 to 2 going into the 3rd period,

the White Team never gave up and scored 3 goals in the third to win Game One 3 to 2. Second game against Eden Prairie was a

nail biter. Down 0 to 1 with a little over a minute left in the 3rd period the White Team scored and sent the game into over-

time. It took a second overtime to seal the deal and go on to the championship game with a 2 to 1 win. The Championship

game was against Bloomington Jefferson. After going down by 1 goal, the White Team came soaring back with an 8 to 2 win

and brought the hardware home to Rosemount.

Congratulations Squirt C White Team!

Congrats to the boys for winning the Hopkins Tourney Consolation game with a 3-2 victory over Elk River! The

boys went 2-1 in the tourney with an opening loss to Orono 4-0, and came back with a 3-1 win over Eagan and

finished with the win over Elk River.

The Bantam AA team competed in the North American Prospects Hockey League (NAPHL) tournament in

Blaine, MN the weekend of November 30th - December 2nd. The tournament was made up of teams from Dal-

las, San Jose, Pikes Peak, Omaha and St. Louis with the Irish being the lone Minnesota team. The Irish first took

on the Pikes Peak Miners and came out with a 9-1 victory. They followed that up with victories over the Omaha

Lancers and the St. Louis Selects in OT. Once again the Irish faced the Lancers and beat them 3-1 to advance to

the championship where they met up with the talented St. Louis Selects again. The Irish proceeded to get on a

BANTAM AA

PEEWEE B1

SQUIRT C WHITE

News and Updates From REV Teams

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The Rev 10UB Blue team took 2nd

in the Eastview Lightning Classic over

the weekend of Dec 7-9. The team advanced into the finals behind great

goal tending and pressing forward play. All around team play provided

excellent defense including superb back checking that stifled the opposi-

tion. Positioning and a total team effort were definitely keys to their suc-

cess. Congratulations Rev 10UB Blue!

10UB Blue

12UA

REV 12UA take the Championship at the Altoona Classic. Congratulations Girls!!!!

All members of the 12UA team volunteered at Feed My

Starving Children on November 30th

. This was coordinated

by their head coach Brian DePaulis.

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Lepre

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CHAMPIONS

Bantam AA-North American Prospects Hockey League (NAPHL) Tournament Bantam B1-Mankato Meltdown REV 12UA-Altoona Classic

Squirt B White- Salute to Hockey Squirt C Green-South St Paul Cow Town Classic Champions Squirt C Gold-Armstrong Cooper Squirt C Classic

Squirt B Green-Cottage Grove Turkey Tourney

Squirt C White-37th Annual Hopkins Hockey Thanksgiving Tournament

SECOND PLACE

Bantam AA-Rosemount Carbone Classic

Bantam C-Eagan Thanksgiving Shootout PeeWee AA-37th Annual Hopkins Hockey Thanksgiving Tournament

THIRD PLACE

Squirt B White-Annual Irish Ice Classic

Squirt C White-Annual Irish Ice Classic

Squirt C Blue-Big Apple Tournament U12A-Anoka Classic

U10A-Orono Turkey Classic

CONSOLATION CHAMPIONS

REV U10A-Centennial Super Chill Tournament Bantam B1-White Bear Lake Moose Goheen Tournament Bantam B2-Minneapolis Tournament PeeWee B1-37th Annual Hopkins Hockey Thanksgiving Tournament PeeWee B2-37th Annual Hopkins Hockey Thanksgiving Tournament

The Trophy CaseThe Trophy CaseThe Trophy CaseThe Trophy Case

Rosemount boys and girls have started the season out strong. The trophy case at RCC is filling up fast with many suc-

cesses for the 2012-2013 season. Keep on eye out each month for the ‘virtual’ trophy case in the newsletter. If your team

brought home hardware that you don’t see listed, contact MaryAnn Fox at communications@rosemounthockey.org and

we will ‘open up the case’ and get you listed.

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Rosemount Youth Hockey Boosters

IRISH Hockey Bags (custom orders)

Hockey Bags ………………medium $75 ………… large $80

Garment Bag (not pictured) ……………..$45

Coaches Bag …………………………$50

Please contact Kerri DuPuis to place an order kdupuis@frontiernet.net. Order by Dec 18 to ensure delivery for Christmas!

Do you have a trophy that needs to go into the trophy case? Please

bring to RCC and ask one of the arena guys to place in the case.

If you are interested in getting involved with the Rosemount Youth Hockey

Boosters, please contact the Booster Secretary (Cara Marx) at

crmarx@charter.net to be placed on the email distribution list. The Boosters

have many opportunities for you to get involved in your hockey organization!

Last minute Christmas Shopping?

MERCHANDISE SALE DATES

Dec 20th Boys HS game @ RCC

and

January 19th Mini Mite Jamboree @ RCC – time TBD

Thank you to everyone who has helped at the merchandise sales!

Upcoming Fun Events

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Jersey Nights at the RHS Boys Games

SPONSORS

We are creating a great recognition program for our Sponsors. If you would like to be a sponsor, please contact

Shaun Nelson at fundraising@rosemounthockey.org or 612-860-8555.

Saturday Jan. 5, 2013 Lakeville North

Tuesday Jan. 29, 2013 Prior Lake

Only the kids with Rosemount Jerseys will get in free, per our Athletic Director the parents will still

have to pay.

Raffle winners will be announced weekly and will be posted on the RAHA website under the

Raffle Winners tab. There will be two winners every day from December 2, 2012 through Febru-

ary 2, 2013.

Sunday - Friday - $20 winners

Saturday-$50 winners

For the week of Feb 3rd, 10th and 17th we will draw one $250 weekly winner.

Grand Prize winner of $500 will be announced the week of Feb 24th.

All prizes will be mailed to the name/address on the winning ticket.

Raffle Winners

Current and Ongoing Fundraising Opportunities

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Money off hockey for driving your car? YES!!! Receive an $8 ice credit on EVERY $100

Gas Card purchased through the RAHA website. Use your card at the pump or in the

store for Gas or goods. Use gas coupons along with your card to save even MORE! We

are running this program 24/7/365, so buy cards all year round to maximize your ice

credits. Visit our KWIK TRIP PAGE for more details and how to order.

RAHA has teamed up with Nitti Sanitation where you can earn an $80 ice bill

credit when you switch over to Nitti. They offer the best prices in town and

you will be supporting a hometown business who has kids in our associa-

tion. See our NITTI SANITATION PAGE for more details and how to sign-up.

Earn a $25 ice bill credit on every box of chocolate bars you purchase ($50 per

box +$1 Shipping). Eat Em Up yourself or sell the bars to friends, family,

neighbors or at your office. We have Almond, and Crunch currently avail-

able. See our World’s Finest Page for more details on how to order WORLDS

FINEST PAGE.

Earn a $3 ice credit for every $25 plant card that you purchase. That is $12 back

on every $100 in cards that you purchase. With the planting season in the rear

view mirror, these make GREAT GIFTS for your green thumb family and

friends. Visit our GERTENS PAGE for more details and how to order.

Earn money for RAHA and yourself while supporting many of our local merchants

like Carbone’s, Rosemount Liquor, Las Tortillas, and many more. Stop into Car-

bone’s or Rosemount Liquor and ask for a RAHA Choice Loyalty card and you can

immediately start earning your rewards (3% Rosemount Liquor, 5% at Car-

bone’s) RAHA will benefit by receiving half of the reward and the other half goes

directly back onto your card for future purchases. If you visit any of the Choice

Loyalty merchants and you don’t have a card, you are missing out. Visit

our FUNDRAISING PAGE for more details.

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2012-13 RAHA Board of Directors

President John DeBettignies

Vice President Matt Berg

Operations/Fundraising Shaun Nelson

Secretary/Treasurer Craig Nelson

Communications MaryAnn Fox

Website/Volunteers Chris Kalata

Website/Rostering Nate Bauer

Equipment/Registration Kyle Anderson

Registration/Equipment Dan Nicklay

Coaches Coordinator/ Troy Campbell

Player Development

Tournaments Coordinator Mike Humble

Initiation Program (IP) Lisa Toll

Player Development - IP Stacy Johnston

Traveling Coordinator Dave Tentis

Girls Coordinator David Nygaard

U8 Girls Coordinator Andy Proshek

2012-13 RAHA Booster Officers

President Kerri DuPuis

Vice President Holli Priebe

Secretary Cara Marx

Treasurer Elizabeth Hoover

Merchandise Coordinator Becky Pasch

Merchandise Assistant Stacy Retka

Merchandise Assistant Karla Kraus

Merchandise Assistant Meredith Johnson

Tournament Director Jill Bohl

Tournament Director Julie Salak

Saturday, January 5 Jersey Night vs Lakeville North

Saturday, January 19 Mini Mite Jamboree

Tuesday, January 29 Jersey Night vs Prior Lake

**See Calendar on RAHA website for times and locations

Tuesday, December 18 Last day to order Irish Custom Hockey bag for

delivery before Christmas

Saturdays Dec-February Weekly Raffle Winners Posted

Mondays Bingo at Carbone’s

Friday, January 18 Submissions for January Newletter Due

Thursday, December 20 Booster Merchandise Sale at RHS Boys Game

Important Dates