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I found this hockey video about the game in New England. Definitely worth a look.

Register now for four free learn to play hockey lessons. Learn to play hockey begins on Wednesdays in early November. The spots fill fast and are free to the first 50 registrants. Register on line or by sending the attached flyer to KYHC Registrations, P.O. Box 42 Keene, NH 03431.

Great perspective from Don Lucia, coach for the University of Minnesota hockey team. He's interesting because he talks about playing for fun, cross-ice games, keeping the game in perspective for coaches and parents.

We're pretty blessed with the great parents we have in our hockey club. It's still always a good idea to have a refresher video about proper (or improper) parent conduct. It's important to emphasize the positive with kids. Here's one I saw a few years back and just found again on YouTube. Enjoy...

We're not ready to announce the date officially. So...I'll unofficially let you know to mark your calendars for the weekend of September 21-22. This year we have a number of special events planned and it's sure to be the best kickoff weekend yet.

So I'm actually sitting in Manchester, NH at the Amoskeag Bingo Center. Sharky's Games of Chance is running a ten day fundraiser for the hockey club and I'm the designate representative for the hockey club for today. Last year, we raised more than $14k in fundraising in a single event. That beats selling door-to-door! This year we are running one poker tournament this fall and then will repeat again next year. Scott Langevin (last year's fundraising chair) organized these and they are a HUGE boost to the hockey club to keep our costs down and promote the best program we can.

The eternal struggle of every youth sports organization is communication. There is so much going on and people are all volunteering time that it's hard to make sure all of our members are up to date. I'm going to try to remedy this a bit with the new KeeneHockey.org blog. I'll be posting things here in a not-so-official format to keep people as up to date as possible.