Frozen Fish Fiasco Pee Wee Photos

HoneyBaked Pee Wee A Dragons face off against the 01 Livonia Lancers

Best seat in the house!

Good competitive battles on the board.

A great day for old time hockey!

January 26, 2013

2013 Detroit Winter Classic at Clark Park, the Frozen Fish Fiasco

Just when it looked like metro Detroit would not have any outdoor games or inner city youth hockey tournaments (due to the NHL lock-out & the demise of Hockey in the Hood) the Frozen Fish Fiasco held a 'city meets the suburbs' Winter Classic showcase to support the Clark Park Coalition.

It was a perfect day for hockey outside in the shadow of the Ambassador Bridge in Southwest Detroit. House and travel youth teams from Detroit and surrounding communities had a great time playing old school hockey outside in Mexican town.

 Travel 01 Livonia Lancers faced off with the Pee Wee A Honeybaked Dragons from Hazel Park.

The Mite B Dearborn Hockey battled for the blue puck with the Mite B Livonia Predators.

All proceeds from this event are allocated to help keep amateur youth hockey alive in the City of Detroit. Feel free to contact Clark Park to learn more about their plans for the future of Southwest Detroit Hockey.

Clark Park hosts 5th Annual Detroit Police vs. Detroit Firefighters hockey game on Sunday, January 27, 2013 at 1:00 PM

Visit the Clark Park website for more details.

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Welcome back Detroit Red Wings! Detroit NHL Hockey returns with the belated opening of 2013 Wings training camp at Compuware Arena, home of the OHL's Plymouth Whalers

Detroit Hockey bloggers to present SEO search engine success small business seminar at the Canton, MI Public Library on Wednesday January 23, 2013

Go Tigers!

The World Series home games start Saturday Night.

 

Go Tigers!!!

When will we see the Red Wings?

the Detroit Hockey Association no longer exists

I now have confirmation  from MAHA  that the Detroit Hockey Association no longer exists. I regret having to report this...but..this is what happens when rules are  not  followed.

A Low-Down Dirty Shame

In the mid 1980s,when the Detroit Hockey Association rebuilt itself, no one ever denied members the right to vote on who would lead the association,and help to keep hockey  in Detroit,and their kids off of the streets.  My how times have changed!

After being told by  the Michigan Amateur Hockey Association to bring ALL of the ballots  from the May 12th  election to a  special meeting with the District 2 Council,the DHA ignored this,and showed up empty handed. Excuses flew from the DHA, they claimed vote tampering,they  claimed voter intimidation, they  blamed the City, they blamed the association parents for not getting involved,they blamed everyone but themselves.

The  MAHA District Council gave the DHA  another  chance,ordering them to hold  an election by September 1st 2012. Once again,the DHA put no serious effort  into complying with this,and now NO TEAMS are skating out of Jack Adams  under the DHA flag. This is shameful.

What is worse however is the loss  of QUALIFIED LEADERS who  were  running for offices(and,who likely won  in May) who have taken their kids and talents to other associations now.

Regardless of how you feel about the former DHA board,as people,as association 'leaders', they have dropped the ball,and the DHA is for all intents and  purposes non existent.

None of this was the fault of parents (many of whom never  even knew they were a part of an association),or players,or coaches(some of whom fought  hard for full disclosure and an election). Nor was this the fault of the City,MAHA,or any league.

The  fact is, people were shut out of decision making by a board  that wouldn't and couldn't explain it's actions. Sorry  for  the finger pointing,but at  this time I  think  it is well deserved,and people should never forget those who tore the DHA down..and left it an empty shadow of what it was  just 10 years ago.

ELECTION CANCELLED PER DHA BOARD MANDATE

THE ELECTION MEETING FOR TODAY IS CANCELED!!

THE ADAM BUTZEL RECREATION CENTER AND ARENA ARE CLOSED FOR THE LABOR DAY HOLIDAY!!!


PLEASE LOOK FOR FUTURE UPDATES REGARDING WHEN THIS MEETING WILL BE RESCHEDULED!!!


THANK YOU,

CYNTHIA   WARDLAW  (DHA SECRETARY)
313-727-7330
cw20033@aol.com

"Is everybody going crazy?"

DHA HELD HOSTAGE DAY 4!!

I  received the following e-mail from MAHA district 2 representative Doug Diroff  at around 2 pm today..What is  the delay in posting the election  results? And.. I  would like an apology from the DHA board members who pronounced me guilty,and didn't  allow me to  hand  out  awards  to the I-program,or the Squirt  team..the e-mail says  it  all:

Doug Diroff	1:59 PM (8 hours ago)
to me

Bill, I spoke with Marilyn yesterday and told her to accept the ballots and the results.  I understand why they were upset, but if the person was asking for advice this should not have invalidated the results.

I'm aware of what has been happening with Detroit and have been working with Will and now Marilyn to continue to grow DHA as a thriving association.

Doug Diroff, MAHA District 2 Chairperson

The Last Word

Once again rumors and innuendo have  begotten lies. The 'major infraction' referred to  by our un-elected  VP has to do  with a parent  from  the I-program,seeking me out and  asking me 3  times, "who from the I-program is  running on  this  ballot?" After  trying to tell  him  3 times over  the  noise of  the  dinner,I put a mark next to the candidates name. It  did NOT change  his  vote. He also told our un-elected VP the  EXACT SAME THING! If we  are  coming  clean on  this  election..lets take  it  all the  way. When  I  was harassed  into leaving the banquet Saturday,I  did so,quietly,for the sake  of the kids there. The harassment began when  someone said  I was  marking  other  people's ballots..however..once in the hall-way..I was  yelled at for 'swaying votes'...how DARE I   answer people  when they  ask me  who  I  am voting  for,or who I think the best candidate  is?!? According to the  'board  members' there,the only place where the  general membership could formulate an opinion  about  a candidate, was at the  'meet and greet' on  the Thursday before  the  election. NEWSFLASH: Most parents from the  I-program AREN'T AT JACK ADAMS ON THURSDAYS!..ALSO..MOST I-PROGRAM PARENTS DIDN'T EVEN  REALIZE THAT  THEY WERE  PART OF THE ELECTORATE. These parents  were eager  to  work  to  grow  the DHA and  were  anticipating their  role in  making changes  to  help  this  happen. I  was  told  by  the  board members that bringing a petition  to the banquet was  WRONG!..How  dare  I  interrupt  peoples enjoyment,to do  something to protect  the future of the DHA?!? How dare I NOT?? More than 3/4of the people at the  banquet signed  the petition to remove  the  residency clause from the DHA  bylaws. I  have challenged the  un-elected VP  to show me..and the general membership what EXACT  rule was broken during  this election..so far the reply was "have a  nice  day  sweetie"-click.  Just as  during the past 2 seasons,so many  things  were done wrong,and in a way  that  was NOT  democratic at  this election. I have  given you the truth about what  occurred at the banquet, and  I have corroboration ,anything else beyond this,I  WILL consider  defamation of character..The people of the  DHA have asked for a  change,be adults and step down! (the term 'un-elected VP' refers to the fact that last years  elections  were NEVER held,and neither by the  way were any general membership meetings,where people could  request amendments)