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Anthony Petruzzelli with the Royal Bank of Canada Cup

Brooks Bandits Win Royal Bank of Canada Cup

Prince Edward Island, Canada, May 19, 2013 - Congratulations to Anthony Petruzzelli and his Brooks Bandits. The Bandits have won the Royal Bank of Canada Cup with a 3-1 victory over the Summerside Western Capitals! Petruzzelli opened the scoring at 7:17 of the first period with assists coming from Cam Maclise and Anthony Paskaruk. Dakota Mason got the game winning 2nd goal at 8:37 with assists from RJ Reed and Brandon Tkachuk, and Captain Camo sealed the deal with an unassisted empty netter!

The Royal Bank of Canada is an annual ice hockey tournament held to determine the Canadian Junior “A” champion. The winner of the tournament wins the Royal Bank Cup. The forerunner to the Royal Bank Cup was the Manitoba Centennial Cup, which ran for 25 years from 1971 to 1995 inclusive.

Anthony Petruzzelli played for Kent Valley Hockey Association from 2003/2004 through the 2008/2009 hockey seasons. Petruzzelli is scheduled to attend the University of Vermont in 2014.

KVHA News – Lorenz Names Coaches for 2013-2014 Hockey Season

Kent Valley Ice Centre, Kent, WA. May 13, 2013 – Danny Lorenz, KVHA Hockey Director, released the coaching assignments for the 2013-2014 hockey season today. In making today’s announcement Lorenz praised the volunteer contributions of our coaches and other team officials. “Volunteers are the backbone of our organization. Without them we couldn’t afford to offer a quality and competitive program,” Lorenz said. Below are the coaching assignments for 2013-2014:

Mite Rec (two teams possible) Head Coach – Matt Wagner Associate Coach – Lance Meyer Assistant Coach – Ken Cyr Assistant Coach – Ryan Reese-Beltrand	Squirt Rec Tornadoes Head Coach – Derek Pizzey Assistant Coach – John Dunn Assistant Coach – David Allison
Squirt Tier-II Selects Head Coach – Jeff Ferguson Associate Coach – Rick Campbell	PeeWee Rec Tornadoes Head Coach – Rod Britten
PeeWee Tier-II Selects Head Coach – Steve Mertel Associate Coach – Harry Smith Assistant Coach – Bob Sellers	Bantam Rec Tornadoes Head Coach – Cam Randall
Bantam Tier-II Selects Head Coach – Chuck Cadiente	Midget Rec Tornadoes Head Coach – Rob Austin Assistant Coach – Jeff Paradee
Midget Tier-II To be determined

Cross Ice “Open” Stick n’ Puck Sessions, AKA “The Power Hour,” Returns to KVIC for Spring and Summer

Kent Valley Ice Centre will be offering Cross Ice “Open” Stick n’ Puck sessions on Mondays (4:15-5:45pm) and Thursdays (4:15-5:45pm) again this spring and summer. The popular sessions, also known as “The Power Hour,” are reasonably priced at $6.39 plus tax for a total of $7.00. Kent Valley’s Les Grauer indicated that players would be free to determine which end of the ice would be a best fit for them given their skill level. Grauer said he expected a number of midget and junior aged players, home for the summer, would come out for the sessions, while younger players would prefer the action at the alternative end of the ice. The sessions will switch to Monday, Wednesday and Friday during the summer.

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KVHA News for Monday May 13, 2013.

KVHA News – Stay in Shape this Spring and Summer and Get Prepared for Next Season

Kent Valley Ice Centre, Kent, WA. March 28, 2013 – We have received numerous questions on what to do in the spring and summer after the hockey season ends. The simple answer is you need to train on a regular basis, which means almost daily. What that training entails really depends on the player’s age, playing level and hockey aspirations.

When I was a youth hockey player, I skated about 300-400 hours during a winter season, mostly playing pick-up games on an outdoor rink. I used to shoot and stickhandle a puck or ball daily. As I got older, my off-ice training included what is currently considered a standard off-ice work out, but at the time was unheard of. If you want to be good, it will take a lot of training and dedication. If you want to be the best, then you have to train the best.

My recommendation is that at the very least you need to skate 3-4 times per week all year long, which comes to about 300 hours per year. Skating includes attending Stick n’ Puck and Public Sessions along with your regular practice, skills clinics or any spring teams or summer hockey schools you plan to do. In a standard winter season, you are on the ice around 80-150 hours, depending on whether you play Rec. or Rep. and how many games you play. For the remaining 5 months of the year in the spring and summer, you have at least 150 hours of ice time to make up if your goal is to be on the ice 300 hours a year. That averages to about 5-6 hours of ice per week.

There are a huge number of options available, so you will need to use your training dollars wisely. A typical hockey school is usually about $80.00 to $130.00 per day and you usually get about 2 to 3 hours of ice with all the other off-ice activities. Compare that to a $9.50 public session, an $11.75 stick n’ puck or one of the training sessions below and you can get more ice time with your training dollars at Kent Valley.

Les Grauer, Coach
KVHA Executive Director/Vice President

Spring and Summer Training Options

Spring:

Public Skating Sessions – check the Ice Schedule page on the KVHA web for times.

Stick n’ Puck Session – check the Ice Schedule page on the KVHA web for times.

Spring Learn to Play – April 14^th through June 9^th – Click here for full details.

Spring Practice – April 3^rd through June 12^th – Click here for full details.

“3 on 3” Cross Ice – April 4^th through June 13^th – Click here for full details.

Summer:

Public Skating Sessions – check the Ice Schedule page on the KVHA web for times.

Stick n’ Puck Session – check the Ice Schedule page on the KVHA web for times.

Robby Glantz Power Skating – June 7^th through 9^th – Register here

Pro Ambitions Hockey Camp – July 8^th through 19^th – Register here

Seattle Thunderbirds Hockey School – August 5-10 & 12-17 – Registration Flyer

   Kent Valley Individual Hockey Skills – Mid June through mid August – TBA
     - Shoot to Score & Make the Save (Goalie Clinic) with Passing & Stickhandling
     - Power Skating

Kent Valley Accelerated Training – Mid June through mid August – TBA

KVHA News – Final NPSHL Standings and Playoff Results

Kent Valley Ice Centre, Kent, WA. March 15, 2013 – Congratulations to the following teams for winning their respective divisions of the North Puget Sound Hockey League (NPSHL). The 2013 Division Champions are:

Squirt – Everett Youth Hockey Squirt Kodiaks
PeeWee – Seattle Jr. Hockey Association PeeWee Spartans
Bantam – Seattle Jr. Hockey Association Bantam Eagles

Midget – Everett Youth Hockey Midget Bruins

The following teams won their respective divisions for the regular season:

Squirt – Seattle Jr. Hockey Association Squirt Badgers
PeeWee – SnoKing Amateur Hockey Association PeeWee Green
Bantam – SnoKing Amateur Hockey Association Bantam Blue
Midget – Everett Youth Hockey Midget Grizzlies

It is interesting to note that none of the teams that ended up at the top of their division at the end of the regular season were able to win their division in the playoffs. Amazingly, all of the playoff champions finished in second place during the regular season. Is winning the regular season a curse? Who knows? But, eight different teams have bragging rights of winning something, either the regular season or the playoffs. And, that’s a good thing…

Robby Glantz

The #1 Power Skating Program in the World Coming to Kent Valley Ice Centre

June 7-9, 2013

#763 • Kent (Seattle/Tacoma Area) • 3-Session Power Skating Clinic • 2013

Kent Valley Ice Centre • June 7-9, '13 (Fri-Sun) • $169
• Total On-Ice: 4.5 Hours •

Group A (Mites & Squirts): Fri: 5:30-7:00 pm • Sat: 4:30-6:00 pm • Sun: 10:00 -11:30 am
Group B (Pee Wee to Adult): Fri: 7:15-8:45 pm • Sat: 6:15-7:45 pm: • Sun: 11:45am-1:15 pm

Click here for registration and additional details.

Pro-Ambitions Hockey Will Host Summer Camps at Kent Valley Ice Centre July 8th through 19th

Kent Valley Ice Centre, Kent, WA. 8 February, 2013 – Pro-Ambitions Hockey will return to Kent Valley Ice Centre again this summer to host a series of summer hockey camps. Promotional materials and a large poster are displayed on an easel in the lobby. Pro Ambitions’ Kent Valley summer programs and dates are listed below:

Camp # Description Date Time Ages Price

172K. Battle Camp^SM 7/8 – 7/12, 2013 8:30AM – 4:00PM Ages 7 – 15 $515

173H. Battle Half Day Option 7/8 – 7/12, 2013 8:30AM – 12:30PM Ages 7 – 15 $380

G96K. Goalie (max 10 goalies) 7/8 – 7/12, 2013 8:30AM – 4:00PM Ages 6 – 18 $455

174K. PROLUX (Super Combo) 7/15 – 7/19, 2013 8:30AM – 4:00PM Ages 6 – 15 $515

175K. PROLUX (Super Combo) 7/15 – 7/19, 2013 8:30AM – 12:30PM Ages 6 – 15 $380

G97K. Goalie (max 10 goalies) 7/15 – 7/19, 2013 8:30AM – 4:00PM Ages 6 – 18 $455

Click here to review the programs and register your hockey players:

Kent Valley’s Joseph Schlipp Battling Cancer

Kent Valley Ice Centre, Kent, Wa. January 24, 2013 – Joseph Schlipp has been working at Kent Valley Ice Centre (KVIC) for two years. You may have seen him around the rink performing a variety of jobs from manning the skate rental counter during public skating sessions to cleaning the locker rooms or sweeping the bleachers. During his two years at KVIC Joseph has come to be known as Mr. Reliable. He rarely misses a day of work and always focuses on whatever list of jobs he is assigned.

A couple of months ago Joseph was diagnosed with cancer and was prescribed surgery and a regimen of chemo treatments to fight the dreaded disease. He is in between a series of chemo treatments this week and was feeling well enough to work a few hours. I visited with Joseph Tuesday afternoon and asked him how he was feeling. He said he was actually feeling better but was struggling with some side effects of the chemo which were making it difficult for him to keep his food down. Aside from that, his attitude was good and his work ethic was as strong as ever.

The chemo treatments have caused Joseph to lose his hair and it appears that he may have shed a few pounds as a result of the treatments. However,

he is optimistic about recovery. The major issue that troubles Joseph is how to pay the mounting medical bills. He has limited medical insurance and is quickly exceeding the limits of that plan. Joseph’s mother Michele is helping Joseph cope with the medical bills and recently established a fund for Joseph at Union Bank in Covington. She is hoping that family and friends will contribute to the fund to help pay for Joseph’s medical bills. She asked if the staff and patrons of KVIC might be able to help. We agreed that we would see what we could do.

Here’s how you can help:

We invite you to make a contribution to Joseph’s cancer fund. Big or small, any contribution will be appreciated. Just make out a check payable to the Joseph Schlipp Cancer Fund and mail it to the following address:

US Bank - Covington Branch
Joseph Schlipp Cancer Fund
Attn: Scott Saiki, Manager
17601 SE 272nd ST
Covington, WA 98042

Thank you for your kind consideration.

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