Acceleration - Quick Hands Updated

Here's the lastest Top 10 Times on Quick Hands from Acceleration (as of 12/29):

Tanner 3.35
Grady 3.36
Joey 3.38
Trevor 3.41
Braden 3.53
Logan R. 3.62
Alec 3.88
Harry 3.97
Jesse 3.97
Skyler 3.97

Coach Eric lowered the team record to 3.25 this morning, but you're closing in on him guys!

Player Profile

#14 Grady Ewing
School: Westwood
Grade: 5th
Shoots: Right
Family Members: Mike, Kristin & Zayda
Favorite Sport: Hockey
Favorite School Subject: Math
Favorite Team(s): Gophers & Hurricanes
Favorite Athlete(s): Eric Staal, Brian Gionta & Alex Ovechkin
Favorite Food(s): Chicken Nuggets & Pears
Favorite Restaurant(s): Olive Garden & Wendy's
Pet(s): Dog & Cat
Hobbies: Collecting Quarters, Nickels & Pennies, Writing Stories, Hockey, Soccer, Backyard Football, Computer Games, Collecting Rubber Bracelets (138) & Collecting Hockey Player Cards

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#15 Matson Courrier
School: St. Francis Xavier
Grade: 4th
Shoots: Right
Family Members: Jim, Jenna, Karli & Hayden
Favorite Sport: Hockey
Favorite School Subject: Social Studies
Favorite Team(s): Sioux, Rams, Colts & Wild
Favorite Athlete(s): Mark Setterstrom & Payton Manning
Favorite Food(s): Steak & Pizza
Favorite Restaurant: Outback
Pet(s): Dog
Hobbies: Hockey, Football, Snowboarding & collecting bouncy balls

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#13 Harry Stanius
School: Oak Hill
Grade: 5th
Shoots: Right
Family Members: Jane
Favorite Sport: Hockey
Favorite School Subject: Gym
Favorite Team(s): Huskies & Wild
Favorite Athlete(s): Mark Parrish, John Swanson & Matt Hartmann
Favorite Food(s): Mac & Cheese, Spaghetti
Favorite Restaurant: Mongo's
Pets: Dog & Cat
Hobbies: Hockey, Cross Country, Orchestra, Movies & Hunting

Acceleration - Quick Hands

An update from Acceleration - Top 10 Times on Quick Hands:

Trevor 3.41
Braden 3.53
Logan R. 3.62
Grady 3.65
Joey 3.71
Alec 3.88
Harry 3.97
Jesse 3.97
Skyler 3.97
Tanner 4.01

Keep working on your stick handling skills guys...you're closing in on the team record -- Coach Eric 3.27!

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#12 Logan Neu
School: St. Elizabeth
Grade: 4th
Shoots: Left
Family Members: Rick, Chris, Abbey & Tanner
Favorite Sport: Hockey
Favorite School Subject: Phy-ed
Favorite Team(s): Wild, Huskies & Twins
Favorite Athlete(s): Andres Nodl, Bobby Goepfert & Joe Mauer
Favorite Food(s): Watermelon & corn on the cob
Favorite Restaurant: Vals
Pets: Dog & Hampster
Hobbies: Hockey, Baseball, Soccer, xbox & play station

1st Tourney- 1st win!!!

Wow what a weekend! Great Job boys. 4th place is not the best finish but certainly not the worst either...
All the kids worked hard and had a fun time from what I can tell. Regardless, we learned some things and we are getting better and better all the time. Never give up guys. We know we have big hearts we just have to tap into that energy when we get down...

See most of you Wednesday @ acceleration.

Coach Eric

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#11 Logan Traut
School: Westwood
Grade: 5th
Shoots: Right
Family Members: Ron, Lori, Kayla & Jenna
Favorite Sport: Hockey
Favorite School Subject: Math
Favorite Team(s): Huskies, Sioux, Wild & Twins
Favorite Athlete(s): Marian Gaborik, Matt Hartman & Nate Dey
Favorite Food(s): Pizza
Favorite Restaurant: Old Country Buffet
Pets: None
Hobbies: Baseball, Football & Hockey

Snack Schedule

Here is the snack schedule up to January 8th, once we know about the Paynesville tournament I will add more dates. I will still try to remind you when it is your turn to bring snacks.

Dec 14th - Altena
Dec 15th - Joey Mendel
Dec 16th - Traut
Dec 21st - Neu
Dec 23rd - Stanius
Dec 28th - Ewing
Jan 6th - Courier
Jan 8th - Raygor

Good Luck this weekend in New Prague.

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#10 Joey Mendel
School: Oak Hill
Grade: 4th
Shoots: Left
Family Members: Jeremy, Karen, Josh & Jaden
Favorite Sport(s): Hockey, Baseball & Soccer
Favorite School Subject: Math
Favorite Team(s): Wild, Twins & Gophers
Favorite Athlete(s): Marian Gaborik, Alfonso Soriano
Favorite Food(s): Steak
Favorite Restaurant: Applebees
Pets: None
Hobbies: Fishing & Swimming

Never Give Up!

Well, Still learning. I think we still are learning a lot about the kids, they are learning a lot about what it takes to be on an "A" team. We all are learning to be more competitive. Regardless, the kids are getting better and better each game. We should all be proud of their accomplishments to date.
Looking forward to the tournament to "open up"... all we need to do is maintain intensity and position, well OK, and pass, shoot, and score... :D We are getting there. My feeling is that both Rogers and SFNB are not slouches at all. We had some chances and we need to make more. Either way, we will get there.

Keep up the good work kids.... and parents! :-)

See you all Wednesday.

Eric

What a fun Game!!

Hey folks,
even thought the outcome wasn't quite what we wanted, I thought our guys all played very well. Nothing to hang our heads about. As an aside, I talked to two of the black teams coaches, and both said they couldn't believe how well we were passing, breaking out and putting the pressure on in the second period particularly.... I know we are due to win a game soon. When we all play like a team it will happen.... When we shoot more than say 25 shots on net (our goal for each game is 30) we will have a great chance to win a game.

In the end, the main thing we are doing is learning all season long. I love having the opportunity to work with you (the kids) and of course getting to know the parents. We'll make it happen ......... soon!!

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#8 Trevor Cornelius
School: Oak Hill
Grade: 4th
Shoots: Right
Family Members: Vaughn, Gina & Allie
Favorite Sport: Hockey
Favorite School Subject: Math
Favorite Team(s): Wild, Huskies, Vikings, Twins & Hendrick Race Team
Favorite Athlete(s): Undertaker, Marian Gaborik & Jeff Gordon
Favorite Food(s): Brats, Pizza & Brownies
Favorite Restaurant: TGI Friday's
Pets: None
Hobbies: Play Sports, Watch TV, Play Nintendo DS Lite

Schedule Changes

Please click on the the link on the right side of the blog for our updated D-10 schedule. There have been two changes: The Anoka game and the Champlin game. We are also talking with Paynesville about their tournament January 12-13. I think it is safe to assume we will be playing in it, as they were looking for two teams. If not, I will let you know!

Keep your heads up and keep playing hard boys! The rewards will come!

Andy

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#7 Tommy Auger
School: SPPM
Grade: 5
Shoots: Right
Family Members: Andy, Libby & Katie
Favorite Sport: Football
Favorite School Subject: Math
Favorite Team(s): Denver Broncos & Mighty Ducks
Favorite Athlete(s): Tom Brady, John Carlson (Notre Dame), Chad Johnson & Andy Auger (Andy who??)
Favorite Food(s): Pizza & Pop tarts
Favorite Restaurant: Buffalo Wild Wings
Pets: None
Hobbies: Football, Hockey & Baseball

Pictures for website needed..... Please

Any chance one of the creative parents could take pictures (like individual mug shots except hopefully smiling) :D Before the game on Wednesday??? I want to get some up on the site instead of the plain old roster....

Let me know.

Coach Eric

Miscellaneous rambling after a tough loss

Well folks it seems like we took a little step back on Saturday. We worked on positioning in practice today(Sunday) quite a bit. Hopefully we can make a profound change in the way we play as a team. I have a good feeling about the way the kids are improving their individual skills. Now we just need to start becoming more of a team...

I have to be at a District 10 meeting tomorrow night (Monday Dec 3rd) during our practice time, but I know with the great help we have there are no worries at all. Thanks to all for being so supportive.


Looking forward to our game against the Black team on Wednesday. See you all then.

The videos have been updated to include the quick hands drill as well.... If you have a chance, check it out..

Sometime during the next week I would like to review some video with the kids. Maybe Friday after practice for about a half an hour would be great. I will let you all know.



Coach Eric

Acceleration

Great work at Acceleration last night boys. Keep working on your stick handling skills. The videos Coach Eric posted to the web site are excellent drills to work on at home. The better your stick handling skills get, the more fun hockey becomes... You can use tennis balls, golf balls, tape balls, etc. to do these drills at home. Remember to "cup" the puck (use your wrists) on both your forehand and backhand.

Eric - can you post "quick hands" on the web site for their reference?

See you at the rink.

Coach Mike

P.S. The Top Quick Hand times from last night: Coach Eric: 3.35 (2 players were close behind...we'll see if you guys can beat him by the end of the season...but, you'd better work at it...Coach Eric is... ; )

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#6 Mitchel Schulzetenberg
School: Oak Hill
Grade: 5th
Shoots: Right
Family Members: Dave, Donna, Dustin, Ashley & Hanna
Favorite Sport: Hockey
Favorite School Subject: Science
Favorite Team(s): Phoenix Coyotes & Minnesota Wild
Favorite Athlete(s): Marian Gaborik & Andrew Gordon
Favorite Food(s): Pizza
Favorite Restaurant: Buffalo Wild Wings
Pets: Cat
Hobbies: Hockey & Baseball

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#5 Jesse Mendel
School: Annandale Middle School
Grade: 5
Shoots: Left
Family Members: Jon, Kevin, Stephanie & Kelly
Favorite Sport: Hockey
Favorite School Subject: Phy Ed
Favorite Team(s): Wild, Twins & Gophers
Favorite Athlete(s): Blake Wheeler
Favorite Food(s): Tacos, Buffalo Wings
Favorite Restaurant: Applebee's
Pets: 2 Dogs (Yellow Lab & Bishon), 5 fish, 1 cat & 1 Horse
Hobbies: Fishing & Hunting

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#4 Skyler Rieland
School: Westwood
Grade: 4th
Shoots: Right
Family Members: Tom, Eryca, Theo & Carter
Favorite Sport: Hockey & Football
Favorite School Subject: Math
Favorite Team(s): Pittsburgh Penguins & Washington Capitals
Favorite Athlete(s): Sidney Crosby & Alex Ovechkin
Favorite Food(s): Tacos
Favorite Restaurant: Mexican Village
Pet(s): Dog-Dexter, Skipper Cat-Sweetie
Hobbies: Sleep, Play Football, Watch TV & Play Hockey

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#3 Alec Adelman
School: Pine Meadow
Grade: 4th
Shoots: Right
Family Members: Chris, Dean, Austin & Alexis
Favorite Sport: Hockey
Favorite School Subject: Social
Favorite Team(s): Colorado Avalanche & New Jersey Devils
Favorite Athlete(s): Joe Sakic & Brian Gionta
Favorite Food(s): Pizza
Favorite Restaurant: D.Q.
Pets: None
Hobbies: Hockey & baseball cards

Apparel Forms are Here

I am told, although have not verified yet, that the appparel order forms are here! We are going to try to do the ordering TONIGHT at practice so we can get our order in as fast as we can. I know this is short notice, but hopefully everyone can make it. We can collect payment at a later date. Thanks!

First game!

Well, a big thanks are in order first of all for Augers hosting our first get-together.

The game: Well, I think there is a lesson learned in all games. Both in losing and in winning. We learned we need to move our feet more and stay in our spots.... No real surprises, but effort will get us there for sure. We'll keep after it and get the kids to push themselves just a bit more. Certainly flashes of the type of game we need to play... we just need it all three periods. Looking forward to Wednesday's practice... See you all there.
Eric

Thanks for all the help folks

I realize we were taken off the ice for the photo opp with the Senate Finance Committee bus. But honestly, maybe working with SCSU has advantages both for our team and the association. I appreciate the kids doing a great job and all the help from parents that were there.

Thanks again. Eric

Team Party

Coaches, Parents and Players - there will be a season kickoff party at Andy and Libby Auger's home this Saturday November 10th from 4 to 8pm. (See email for directions & more details) The plan is to have Pizza delivered and soft drinks will be provided. Please come meet the coaches, players and there parents and lets start the new hockey season with a little celebration. Hope to see you all there.

Dave and Donna Schulzetenberg
Social Committee

Great Scrimmages folks!!!

Well,
Our first two tests we did fairly well overall. It was impressive to see us face two fairly strong teams as well as we did. Both teams have been practicing for some time. Considering we only had four practices under our belts, we did very well.

I liked our determination and heart. We can use a little work on positioning, passing and the forecheck, which is to be expected this early in our season. Regardless, I think the kids had a great attitude and really seemed to enjoy themselves out there..


Great job to all and thanks again parents for being so supportive...

Volunteer Positions

Thanks to those of you who volunteered to help with some of the positions last night. I still am looking for a gameday coordinator and someone to handle the year-end party. If you are willing to help, let us know either on this blog or at aauger39@q.com.

See you at the rink! Andy

3 rd practice!
Looking good folks! I like what I see. We worked a little on positioning and break-outs and we need some more work but all in all, a great job. The level of enthusiasm is right up there. Let's keep up the good work!

Don't forget about the parent/player meeting Thursday after practice at the NHC

If you are looking for something or somewhere to check out for Halloween... stop by Companions Animal Hospital 2703 Clearwater Road... All free... Free candy, games and much more... And you can even bring your pet dressed up!

Apparel Coordinator

The team is looking for an apparel coordintor for the year. It would consist of getting the samples, filling out the order form for the team, following up on the order and collecting payments. I handled it for our team last year, and it is a pretty simple process. If you would like to handle this, please let me know ASAP. I can get you all the info. We would like to get the order in ASAP, so we can get our apparel soon. Either leave a message here or contact us at aauger39@q.com.

Thanks! Andy and Libby Auger

!st practice!

Hey nice job to all out there. Coaches, thanks for all the help. Kids, awesome effort so far. I see plenty of potential in our team. Lets keep it rolling.

Practice Sunday 10-28-2007 10:45 am NHC... please be 20 minutes early. :D

Squirt A Red A Start to a new season!

A start to a new Season 2007-2008. Squirt A Hockey.

A place for all of the team to contribute.