U14 BB/B – BLUE Update Ep 7, News, U14 BB/B Blue (2009), BB/B (formerly Minor Development), 2022-2023, REP (Kitchener Minor Hockey)

This Team is part of the 2022-2023 season, which is not set as the current season.
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Mar 26, 2023 | David Frazer | 303 views
U14 BB/B – BLUE Update Ep 7
In this episode we will explore, our year end party, report cards, jersey return, practices, time trials, and a final word on the season

Year End Party

Thank you to our social committee members who have continuously put on outstanding events for all players, and parents too.  Our year end party is no exception.   Our year end party will be taking place at Boston Pizza / King Pin located at 425 Bingemans Centre Dr, Kitchener on April 20 from 6pm – 8pm.  Paige will send out more info in the team chat.

Report Cards

Throughout the pandemic we lost the opportunity to have parent/player/coach interviews and the accompanying report cards.  We’re pleased to be reintroducing that for interested families.  We will be producing take-home report cards and a quick 10 minute individual chat with each player.  We’ll assess each player on Hockey Canada’s dimensions like: skating, passing, puckhandling, shooting, checking, coachability, leadership, and the mental aspects of the game.  It will give the players an opportunity to ask questions.  We’ll look to celebrate strengths for each player and provide some suggestions for improvement.  We’ll post some dates/times in the team chat to meet up at Activa.  The post-season briefing is optional.  This is also an opportunity to provide feedback to the coaches on how we can continue to improve. 

Update:  We have secured the Murray Fried Room at Activa Sportsplex from 6pm-9pm on April 12.  Sign-up sheet will be out soon to select your time.

Jersey Return

If you could kindly wash and hang the jerseys on wire hangers and bring them to any remaining ice times.  We’ll bundle them up and return to KMHA.  Let’s aim to have these all returned by April 4.

Practices

We currently have 4 remaining practices on the schedule.  We will continue with those practices as planned to keep our athletes sharp for 2023/2024 tryouts.  The remaining practices are optional.  Please continue to notify a member of the coaching staff if you are unable to make it.

Time Trials

KMHA provides a set of standardized tests to help our athletes gauge their development throughout their minor hockey careers.  It helps them assess their year-over-year progression as well as how they stack up against their peers.    We will be adding a 90 minute icetime over the next few weeks where laser instruments will be used to measure each player (and goaltender) throughout a series of standardized tests.  Only your individual results will be shared with you, but you will be able to see how you stack up against league/age/team averages.  A few years ago when we did these measurements, we actually registered a faster team score for some drills than the AA team; speaks to the dedication and skill of this group of boys. 

A Final Word

What an amazing season all around.  We were blessed with an exceptional group of athletes and parents to put together a fantastic season.  To kick things off, we let a nail-biter slip through 6 shootouts in the Cambridge Early Bird Tournament.  We went undefeated in the round robin in the Nazem Kadri London Tournament.   We missed out again on the Gold medal in the Raiders True Classic Cup again, losing by only one goal to the Huskies in the final.  We won the “President’s Trophy” taking home first place in the regular season.  We then amassed a league record 10 ties in the playdowns, missing the Alliance Championship by only 2 points. We raised several hundred dollars for a food drive for the Food4Kids program and had way more fun than any other team in the league while doing it.  The boys should be very very proud of an outstanding season.  My personal thanks to every one of you for making this a great season!