PAST NEWS

On April 14th at 7 p.m., we will be hosting an information session concerning concussions in hockey and we would love to have as many coaches, players, parents, trainers, officials, and directors as possible attend.
The event will take place at Leo Burke Academy and the attached poster contains all necessary information.
(Click here for more details)

Our fundraiser includes an event at barneys this coming friday March18th! A dance featuring local band Papa String featuring Chris Feener. Barneys will be donating admission proceeds to our team. Tickets can be purchased at barneys in advance for $10.

PeeWee AAA: 2011 Bell Aliant Cup Championships
Joe Byrne Stadium, Grand Falls-Windsor

All prizes for the 50/50 of the Mount Peyton Tournament have been claimed. A special Thank You to all who supported this Atom fundraiser.

Friday December 17 at 7:30 p.m the Exploits Valley High Eagles will host the Lewisporte High SeaHawks at the Joe Byrne Memorial Stadium.

Please be advised that the goalie session for this Sunday December 12 at 8:00-9:00 in JB has been cancelled.

Tues Dec. 7 & Wed. Dec. 8
Time 6:00 until 10:00 pm
Joe Byrne Stadium (Multi-Purpose Room)-(Bud Lounge)

NOTICE

Please note that the recent change in the Joe Byrne Memorial Stadium canteen revenue sharing policy was neither requested nor supported by the Exploits Valley Minor Hockey Association or the Grand Falls-Windsor Cataracts. Both organizations are committed to working with all the stakeholders to seek a favorable resolution for all parties. President - Mark Griffin

The Central NL AAA PeeWee tryouts

Hockey NL is pleased to announce the first two members of the coaching staff for the Central NL AAA PeeWee team for 2010-2011.

Dexter Fewer, coach with Exploits Minor Hockey has been appointed head coach.

Juan Gill, coach with Glovertown Minor Hockey has been appointed manager.

November 6, 2010 - Open Practice

Glovertown
Session 1: 10:30 am - 12:00 pm
Session 2 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm

Parent Meeting 2:30 pm

Session 3 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm

November 13, 2010 - Open Practice

Springdale Stadium
Session 4: 12:00 - 1:30 pm
Session 5 1:30 - 3:00 pm
Session 4 4:00 - 5:30 pm

Cost $60.00 for the two weekends and all players are guaranteed 6 hours of ice time, 3 hours for each weekend. Each weekend will consist of one 1.5 hour practice and 1 refereed game.

Registration will begin at 9:00 am in Glovertown Gardens on November 6, 2010.

After these two weekends selected players will be invited back to a third weekend which will take place on November 20/21. This session will take place in Lewisporte's Arena.

For further information please e-mail Juan Gill, manager, at juan_gill@msn.com

Now Accepting Applications for Rep Team Head Coach Positions

Anyone interested in volunteering as Head Coach for any of the Rep Teams are asked to submit an application to the Rep Team Director, Julie Byrne. Consideration will be given to the team that will include their child. Head Coach is required to have a Code of Conduct, Speakout and Coach level or Coach Stream. If you have any questions please feel free to call or email Julie at 489-2495 or julia.byrne@nf.sympatico.ca Application forms can be downloaded from the forms section of site or by clicking the links below.

Please be advised that October 8th is the deadline for rep team coach and player applications.

We are now accepting applications from players wishing to be considered in the tryout process for Rep Teams. It is extremely important if a player wishes to be considered that we receive an application on or before October 8, 2010. Only players having completed these forms will be considered during the selection process for a Rep Team. Also, please take the time to familiarize yourself with the New Rep Team Policies and Procedures.
All Applications can be given to the Rep Team Director, Julie Byrne. Call or email Julie at 489-2495 or julia.byrne@nf.sympatico.ca Application forms can be downloaded from the forms section of site or by clicking the links below.

(October 26, 2009)

Referee Coordinator

Directors and Coaches please note that Venessa Curnew is responsible for ref scheduling...Please email her any changes to scheduled games as soon as you become aware of them...

If you would like to register for minor hockey please contact Craig Cameron by e-mail craig@nf.sympatico.ca

NOTES:
*First time skaters will pay the HNL insurance fee plus a survey fee of $25.00. The survey fee will be refunded when the survey is completed and returned to the Association at the end of the season. If the survey is not completed than that child will be charged the full registration!

For Families with more than one child, the fees shall be calculated in the following manner:
The oldest child shall be selected as the first child to be registered and will be charged the full registration fee, plus the full HNL insurance fee. Each subsequent child will be charged half the registration fee, plus the full HNL insurance fee.

Females wishing to participate in both the female division and an alternate division will be charged the full fees of the alternate division only.

If you have any questions please contact Craig Cameron Registrar for the 2009-2010 season

Exploits Valley Minor Hockey
Skills Development Camp

Starts: Tuesday September 7, 2010
Ends: Sunday October 3, 2010

Initiation group will receive at least 1 hour of ice time per week

Novice to Midget will receive at least 2 hours per week

Please note that in order to register for this skills camp your child must be able to skate independently.

Costs: Initiation - $35.00
Novice to Midget - $80.00

Registration:

Date: Tuesday Aug 31 and
Wednesday Sep 1, 2010
(Exploits Valley Minor Hockey members only)
Thursday Sep 2 (Outside associations if space permits)
Registration times for all days will be 7:00pm to 9:00pm
Location: Windsor Stadium

3 TIME CHAMPION ATOM A CATARACTS

Congratulations to the Atom A Cataracts on winning the Gold Medal at The Ultramar Cup in the Lewisporte Click here for full story and larger picture

Atom A wins Gold in Deer Lake Feb/27th.

Exploits PeeWee 'B' capture Silver Medal at the Jack Curlew tournament in Lewisporte, February 12-14, 2010

Goalies: Liam Hynes and Noah Weir
2nd row: l-r Tyler Pelley, Nicholas Matthews, Grant Guy, Matthew Froude, Cameron Rice, Lucas Hillier, Brandon Butt, Jacob Trask.
3r row: Michael Dicks, Head Coach: Ken Dicks, Brandon Reid, Nick Power, Tyler Griffin, Trainer: Kent Butt, Logan Alcock, Ben Billings, Assistant Coach: Edgar Power, Tyler Young, Team Manager: Sheila Trask.

Exploits Atom 'B' capture Bronze Medal at the S & P Invitational tournament in Gander, December 11-13, 2009

LYING DOWN
Zachery Mercer

Left to Right:
FRONT ROW
Aaron Dyke, Mackenzie Lush, Dylan Tulk, Douglas Hennessey, Christopher Coole, Luke Fifield, Gavin Osmond

BACK ROW
Allan Miller (Manager/Trainer), Gary Pelley (Head Coach), Isaac Pelley, Justin McFarlane, Chandler Beaton, Devin Morris, Colin Miller, Alex Locke, Cyril Hennessey (Assistant Coach), Dylan Boone, Craig Tulk
(Assistant Coach), Joseph Toope.

Please find below a link to the Hockey Canada website that outlines the recommended prevention procedures for minor hockey players during the H1N1 flu season. The executive of the EVMHA would ask that you review these procedures and follow the guidelines recommended by Hockey Canada's medical director. If you have any trouble finding this information please google "Hockey Canada" and follow the links for the H1N1 virus.

http://www.hockeycanada.ca/index.php/ci_id/67156/la_id/1.htm

For information on Initiation including Practice Groups and House League Teams

The 2009-2010 EVMHA Executive elected at the Annual Meeting in June is as follows:

       President - Mark Griffin,
       Past President - Gene Crant,
       First Vice-President - Adrian Whiffen,
       Second Vice-President - Chad Oldford,
       Treasurer - Tom Boone,
       Registrar - Craig Cameron,
       Select team Director - Julie Byrne,
       Secretary - Darren Moore,
       Director-At-Large - Rod Bennett.

(March 26, 2010)

Looking For Billets

Bantam C Easter Provincial Tournament April 8-10

As an Association we have the honor of hosting the Bantam C Provincial Tournament during Easter Week. Our Bantam A team is the host of this tournament. As an Association we are responsible for offering the option of Billets for teams that are coming into our community for this event. If anyone is interested in playing host to one of the players coming into our community during this time please contact Roger Budgell at rogerbudgell@nf.sympatico.ca or 489-6845 or Julie Byrne at julia.byrne@nf.sympatico.ca or 489-2495. It is really important that we are able to offer these billets to the team of St. Pierre to ensure that they will be able to participate in this most important event of the season for hockey players. Thank you in advance for your cooperation in considering being a host family.

The Bantam A team will be hosting the Gander A team at the Bishop Falls Stadium on Sunday Jan 17 at 10:30 A.M.

Year End Banquet for all at Joe Byrne Memorial Stadium this Thursday, May 7th at 5:30pm.

Front: Matt Peyton, Liam Hynes
2nd Row: Tyler Young, Matt Antle, Ethan Browne, Grant Guy, Brandon Reid
3rd Row: Michael Dicks, Luke Wall, Carlos Letemplier, Michael Maher,
Jordan Goodland
Back Row: Edgar Power, Ken Dicks, Nic Power, Stephen Crooks, Jarod
Maloney, Nic Matthews, Thomas Collett, Mark collett, Brad Maloney

Recently, the minor hockey room at the Joe Byrne Stadium was cleaned out. The room had an excessive amount of second hand hockey gear that no one was using anymore. It was decided by the executive to donate this used gear, as well as any gear that people wanted to donate, to an association in Nain, Labrador.
The members of the executive of the Exploits Valley Minor Hockey Association would like to say a big THANK YOU to the following:
· Erika Stockley of Provincial Airlines who flew the gear, free of charge, to Goose Bay.
· Constable Scott Evans of the RCMP
· Gene Crant for the use of his vehicle to transport the gear to Deer Lake
· Everyone who donated Items to this worthy cause.
· And a very special thank you to Rod Bennett who’s initiative made the whole thing possible.

Exploits Bantam A Cataracts captured Gold at the HNL Provincials in Marystown

The Exploits Bantam A Cataracts catured Gold at the H.N.L tournament held in Marystown from April 17-19 2009
Exploits went on defeated and won over the host team Marystown Mariners 7 to 1.Congratulations to our Bantam A for
bringing this Association another Gold.

Exploits PeeWee A Cataracts captured Gold at the HNL Provincials in Kelligrews

The Exploits Pee Wee A Cataracts captured Gold at the HNL Pee Wee "C" Tournament held in Kelligrews from April 13-16, 2009. It was an exciting finish with Exploits defeating the host team CBR Renegades 3-1, with an empty net goal with 19 seconds remaining in regulation time. Congratulations to our Pee Wee A team for bringing home the Gold.

These two house league teams
travelled to Lewisporte January 17, 2009 to play some games as a start to minor hockey week.

Atom cats take home Gold, Silver and Bronze in respective divisions in the Gander S&P Tournament held January 9, 10, 11, 2009

Front row: Noah Burt(goalie) Zachery Sampson, Noah Weir (goalie)
2nd row: Stephen Crant, Dillon Fewer, Bradley Manuel, Brandon Butt, Tyler Power, Jacob Trask, Lucas Hillier, Ryan Ricketts
3rd Row: Cameron Rice, Mark Janes, Tyler Anthony, Tyler Griffen, Conor O'Driscoll

Kent Butt (goalie coach); Keith Hillier (trainer); Dexter Fewer (head Coach) and Barry Manuel (Assistant Coach).

Exploits Cataracts Atom A won 5 to 3 against Gander in the gold medal game.

Go Cats Go!

Atom C (Silver Medal Winners) Gander S&P Tournament

Front: Goalie Michael Hurdle
Kneeling L to R: Cole Sampson,Dillon Duffett, Zachary Mercer, Devin Morris, Maria Griffin

Standing Middle Row L to R: Trainer - Sean McFarlane, Gavin Osmond, Cameron Hemeon, Bailey White, Justin Mcfarlane, Haley O'Grady, Laura Horwood, Trainer - Allan Miller

Standing 2nd Row L to R: Head Coach - Art Coffey
Alex Locke, Colin Miller, Adam Loveless
Alex Coffey, Matthew Alaverdy

Exploits Cataracts Atom C lost to Twillingate 5 to 1 in the gold medal game

Front row(L-R) Matt Peyton, Liam Hynes

Middle Row (L-R) Michael Maher, grant Guy, Matthew Antle, Stephen Crooks, Brandon Reid, Carlos Letemplier, Tyler Young

Back Row (L-R) Michael Dicks, Luke Wall, Jordan Goodland, Ethan Browne, Nic Matthews, Thomas Collett, Nic Power, Jarod Maloney

Click here for roster

(January 4, 2009)

Initiation Players List

The updated Initiation Players List is available. Click here to view the list.

Exploits Valley Minor Hockey Association would like to congratulate one of our own, AJ Whiffen, on winning the ITECH Design-A-Mask contest for the 2009 IIHF World Junior Hockey Championships playing now in Ottawa. AJ was chosen from more than 1,000 entries that were received for the ITECH Design-A-Mask contest, brought to you by General Mills. If you`re watching the games in the next few days, keep a lookout for Canada`s goalies who will be wearing AJ`s designed mask. Its the home helmet. The white one. For full details on AJ's winnings, check out the website at http://www.hockeycanada.ca.htm

Congratulations to Tyler Griffin of the Atom division on winning the opportunity to attend the 2009 NHL All Star Game in Montreal, as part of the McDonald’s In the Line Up promotion. He will be one of twelve players chosen from across Canada to accompany one of the all stars on the ice during the singing of the national anthems. For full details on Tyler’s prize, check out the website at www.mcdonaldsinthelineup.ca.

Note: Anyone interested in being involved as a coach for Atom C, please contact Sheila Trask.

(November 19, 2008)

Novice Players List (updated November 19)

The updated Novice Practice Rosters and Team Rosters are now available. Please contact David Dooley at ddooley@cokecce.com
or Darren Hanlon at Hanlon.Darren@midlandtransport.com
if there are any questions.

For further information on registration contact Registrar Tom Boone at 489-2522 .

(October 26, 2009)

Referee Coordinator

Atom A wins Gold in Deer Lake Feb/27th.

(March 26, 2010)

Click here for roster

(January 4, 2009)

Initiation Players List

The updated Initiation Players List is available. Click here to view the list.

(November 19, 2008)

Novice Players List (updated November 19)

The updated Novice Practice Rosters and Team Rosters are now available. Please contact David Dooley at ddooley@cokecce.com or Darren Hanlon at Hanlon.Darren@midlandtransport.com if there are any questions.

(January 5, 2009)

Referee Coordinator

(October 27, 2008)

Atom Players Lists

The Atom Players House League Groups and the Atom Practice Groups are now posted.

(December 4, 2007)

New EVMHA Logo

The Exploits Valley Minor Hockey Association would like to extend thanks and appreciation to Stagg Signs and Graphics for designing and creating our new Exploits Cataracts Logo. Exploits Cataracts team apparel is available at Stagg Signs and Graphics, S and G Sports, and Grant's Footwear.

(October 27, 2008)

Atom Players Lists

The Atom Players House League Groups and the Atom Practice Groups are now posted.

The updated Novice Practice Rosters and Team Rosters are now available. Please contact David Dooley at ddooley@cokecce.com
or Darren Hanlon at Hanlon.Darren@midlandtransport.com
if there are any questions.