This Blog provides Detroit area youth hockey news. It was originally the blog of the now defunct Detroit Hockey Association, the most affordable youth ice hockey organization in Michigan based at Jack Adams Arena in Detroit. The Clark Park Coalition keeps this tradition alive in Southwest Detroit.

Wednesday, February 24, 2010

Detroit Dragons Pee Wees win LCAHL pizza photo contest!

Coach Anthony Garcia forward the following message from the Little Caesars Amateur Hockey League.

Congratulations! Your teams have been selected as this week's seven winners! Your pictures demonstrated creativity and positive support of Little Caesars Pizza and youth hockey.

Your tickets will be available at the Will Call office on the night of the game. Attached please find a flyer that will allow friends and family to order additional tickets at a discounted price if they would like to attend the game with you.

2/19 Winners:
Monroe Ice Hawks #1 Mite B
Novi Ice Cats Squirt AA
Suburban Stars Mite A
Woodhaven Leafs Pee Wee AA
Lakeland Hawks Pee Wee A
Detroit Dragons Pee Wee B
Plymouth Stingrays Mite A

You can view all winning photos at www.lcahl.org

Thanks for choosing LCAHL!


Way to go Dragons!!!

Sunday, February 7, 2010

Hockey in the Hood VI

The Detroit Hockey association will host Hockey in the Hood at Jack Adams once again from February 12 - 14. This year will also feature select "winter classic" games outside at Clark Park. Teams from Columbus, Ohio; Detroit, MI; Buffalo, NY; Wasilla, AK, and metro Detroit will participate. The guest of honor, Willie O'Ree will travel from his home in San Diego, CA.

Please check the DHA Calendar for the full game schedule.

Monday, January 4, 2010

Detroit Mite Winter Classic in Clark Park to be rescheduled


Due to another power outage and melting ice at Jack Adams arena this Tuesday, the first annual Mite Winter Classic at Clark Park will need to be rescheduled for another date.

Tuesday's originally scheduled regular season ending game with Garden City will be played at Jack Adams Arena at 12:30 PM on Saturday, January 9th instead.

Stay tuned for future updates.

Thursday, November 26, 2009

Happy Thanksgiving - DHA teams are heading to Columbus





These photos from the first Detroit Dragon's home stand were provided courtesy of Michigan Hockey Online. The team photo features the Dragon Mite and Squirt teams.

DHA mite, squirt, and pee wee teams will be competing in Columbus Ohio this weekend. This Thanksgiving Invitational tournament is hosted by The Columbus Ice Hockey Club. Teams from this program have attended the last four Hockey in the Hood tournaments at Jack Adams Arena in Detroit.

Go Dragons!!!

Sunday, November 22, 2009

Jack Adams Ice is back up and ready for Hockey!

We have great news!!! We will have ice as of Monday, November 23, 2009 and our zamboni is back!!!!!!

*The I-Program will have practice this Monday from 6:00pm-7:30pm and then will resume there normal every Saturday Schedule after the Thanksgiving holiday.

ARENA & CENTER CLOSED FOR THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY NOVEMBER 26-28, 2009!!!!!!

Registration:
We are still registering for our competitive teams as well as our Learn to Skate program (I-Program). The fees are: Competitive Teams $300.00 registration fee (*this does not include your referee fees or team fees) and $150.00 for the I-Program. Looking for all level of players Mite- Midget as well as new skaters for our I-Program. Please remember at the time of registration 1/2 of your fees are due.
Please keep in mind that all association fees are due by November 30, 2009. Anyone owing any fees after November 30, 2009 will not be allowed to participate in any DHA activities this includes practices and games. We have several fundraiser that will be going on to help you earn money for these fees.

Fundraiser:

We are currently doing the Coney Island Kit Fundraiser. The kits sell for $20.00 and you make a $6.00 profit off of each kit sold. The order forms and money are due to Becki on December 5, 2009 and the delivery and pick up date for your kits is December 15, 2009. (*order forms are available at the arena) Please look for more information on upcoming fundraiser's.

We are also doing the White Castle Coupon book these books sell $5.00 each and have some really great deals. If you haven't received your White Castle coupon books or info please contact Becki at poohbear2273@yahoo.com.

*Don't forget to support the Bantam and Midgets Bowling fundraiser on December 14, 2009 @ 7pm Vision's Lane (Ford Rd in Westland). Please see one of your Bantam or Midgets team members for more information.
*Please help them raise money to go to Washington!!!!!!

Upcoming Events:
November: 26-28, 2009: ABC and the arena are closed for Thanksgiving Holiday
November 27-29, 2009: Columbus Tournament (Mites, Squirts and Peewees)
December 14, 2009: Bowling Fundraiser @ Vision Lanes 7pm

Please feel free to contact me with any questions or concerns.

Thank You,
Cynthia
313-834-2563
313-727-7330
cw20033@aol.com

Wednesday, September 16, 2009

Detroit Hockey Parents Meeting this Saturday

Hello Everyone,

I hope and pray all is well with each one of you!:-)

I hope everyone is as anxious and excited as I am about the upcoming season!!!


Parent Meeting:
As you all know there have been many changes going in our city. Some of those changes may affect us. We are having a very important meeting for all parents to attend to find what's new any changes regarding our upcoming season. This meeting will take place on Saturday, September 19, 2009 12pm-1pm (*light refreshments will be served). All should plan to be in attendance. So please save the date. I'll be there and I hope to see you there to!!!


Registration:
We are currently registering for the upcoming 2009-2010 season. You should have received you player’s registration form in the mail or via email. You may also download registration forms from the web site www.detroithockey.org. (*please attachment)
We are still offering a $25.00 early registration discount now thru September 15, 2009. Please take advantage of the early registration discounts and save yourself some extra cash!!! (*please note fee must be paid in full minus discount) So please don't delay register your player today and save some extra cash!!!!
Please remember 1/2 of your fees must be paid at time of registration in order to have your child rostered. Fees for this year are: Competitive Teams (Mite-Midget) $300.00 registration fee (*this does not include referee or team fees) and the I-Program is $150.00 with loaner equipment included.

Onsite Registration Dates:
September 15, 2009 @ Jack Adams 6pm-8pm
September 19, 2009 @ Jack Adams 10am-12pm

Anyone still owing any outstanding balances from last season must pay these fee ASAP this includes money for Wendy's cards!! Please see or speak with Paul Clark (treasurer) to pay these past due balances ASAP!

Fundraiser's:
We will have several fundraiser's to help offset your fees as well as help raise money for the association.
Our first fundraiser for your fees is some of you guys favorite!! That's right it's pizza kit time. We will be selling Little Caesars Pizza kits starting September 14, 2009 thru October 17, 2009. All orders and monies must be turned in to Becki by this date (10/17/2009). The delivery date for the pizza kits is October 24, 2009 @ 2pm. Please remember all pizza kits must be picked up due to there is no space available for storage.
You may pick up pizza kit forms from the arena or contact Becki @ poohbear2273@yahoo.com.

We are also doing something new this year and we really need to get your support. We are doing an advertisement fundraising program where we are soliciting businesses to buy banners or have their logo's placed on the boards of the arena. This is a fundraiser that will help you with your fees as well as raise money for the association to make some upgrades to our arena! Let's get busy trying to get some advertisement from some of the local business we support day to day. Please check your mail for more information on this fundraiser or for more information contact Denise Beaurgard @ femmebelladonna@yahoo.com. If you work for or know of a company that maybe interested in advertising at our arena and investing in our youth please don't hesitate to let us know.

Another fundraiser we need your support on is our Max and Erma's dine to donate which will be held on October 19, 2009 in Livonia. This is an all day event visit Max & Erma's for lunch or dinner and a portion of you bill will be donate back to our association. Please support this to help us keep our fees the lowest in the state and providing equipment for our players.

Please don't forget about our ongoing fundraiser's. Do you have any old cell phones or ink cartridges? If so don't throw those away give them to the DHA to help our organization earn a little extra cash!

Please also check for upcoming emails and your mail boxes for further fundraiser we will be having.

Volunteers:

We need volunteers!!! We can not have a successful season without the help of our wonderful volunteers! Our volunteers are the backbone of this association! We thank you for all your continued support and we are going to need you even more this year. We have a goal to try to reach we would like to get 100 kids in our I-Program we need your help to accomplish this. Please tell your family, friends, neighbors, teachers, barbers, any one you meet about the DHA!!! With your help we are sure to reach this goal!
Also if you know any players looking for a team please tell to think of making the DHA their home we have the lowest fees in the state!
School has started and we will be visiting schools to recruit more kids into our program. Can the null visit your school? If so let us know.

Please check your emails and mail for further updates.

Please don't hesitate to contact me if you have any questions or concerns.

Thank You,
Cynthia Wardlaw (DHA Secretary)
313-727-7330
313-834-2563
cw20033@aol.com

Friday, August 21, 2009

Detroit Hockey reminders: New season right around the corner

It's almost that time again. That's right hockey time is here! We hope you are as excited as we are about the upcoming 2009-2010 season. I have just a few reminders for you.

Registration:
We are currently registering for the upcoming 2009-2010 season. You should have received you player’s registration form in the mail or via mail. You may also download registration forms from the web site. http://DetroitHockey.org

Some of you have already taken advantage of the early registration discounts. We had a $50.00 discount if you didn't get a chance to take advantage of that don't worry you can still save $25.00 of your fees registration fees now thru September 15, 2009 (*note this has been extended). Please take advantage of the early registration discounts and save yourself some extra cash!!! (*please note fee must be paid in full minus discount)

We will be holding an onsite registration this Saturday, August 22, 2009 @ Jack Adams Arena from 10am-12pm.

Please remember 1/2 of your fees must be paid at time of registration in order to have your child rostered. Fees for this year are: Competitive Teams (Mite-Midget) $300.00 registration fee (*this does not include referee or team fees) I-Program is $150.00

Anyone still owing any outstanding balances from last season must pay these fee ASAP this includes money for Wendy's cards!!

Fundraiser's:
We will have several fundraiser to help offset your fees as well as help raise money for the association. We are currently doing an advertisement fundraising program where we are soliciting businesses to buy banners or have their logo's placed on the boards o f the arena. Please check your mail for more information on this fundraiser. Please also check for upcoming emails and your mail boxes for further fundraiser we will be having.

Please don't forget about our ongoing fundraiser's. Do you have any old cell phones or ink cartridges? If so don't throw those away give them to the DHA to help our organization earn a little extra cash!

Volunteering
We need volunteers!!! We can not have a successful season without the help of our wonderful volunteers! We thank you for all your continued support and we are going to need you even more this year. We have a goal to try to reach we would like to get at least 50 new kids in our I-Program our true goal is to have 100 kids in our I-Program we need your help to accomplish this. Please tell your family, friends, neighbors, teachers, barbers, any one you meet about the DHA!!! With your help we are sure to reach this goal!

We also need volunteers to help us at a upcoming recruitment event. We need parents and players to come out on August 28, 2009 to the Michigan State Fair to help us pa ss out flyers and tell people what we are doing at the DHA! The DHA will have a table for the Youth After School Fair that will be held at the State Fair we are responsible to have someone available the whole day of the fair. So if you and your players can come help us out please contact me!!! (Cynthia 313-727-7330 or 313-834-2563) I will be there I hope some of you will be too!!

If you know any players looking for a team please tell to think of making the DHA their home we have the lowest fees in the state!

Upcoming Events:
August 22, 2009: Onsite Registration 10am-12pm
August 28, 2009: Afer School Fair at the Michigan State Fair 9am-8pm

*Please look for more information regarding upcoming parent meetings, fundraiser's, ice schedules and much more!!!

Please don't hesitate to call me for any questions or concerns.

Thanks you,
Cynthia Wardlaw (DHA Secretary)
313-834-2563
313-727-7330
cw20033@aol.com

Saturday, June 13, 2009

2009-2010 Player Registration form now available & DHA reminders


Hello Everyone,

The Detroit Dragons Mites and Bantoms were recently honored prior to a Detroit Tigers game at Comerica Park. The Mites are pictured above.

I hope and pray all is well with each one of you :-)!

Just a few reminders for you. Have a great summer everyone! Hockey season will be here again before you know it.

Registration:
Don't forget if you register your player for next season between now and June 30, 2009 you can save $50.00 for competitive teams (Mite-Midget) and $25.00 for the I-Program. The registration form is available via this link.

Don't worry if you missed this deadline then you can save $25.00 off your registration fees from July 1, 2009 thru September 1, 2009. (*please note in order to receive discount fees must be paid in full by the deadline date) So don't delay and register today and save yourself $50.00.

Please see attached registration form also check you mail or go to DHA web site for player contracts.

Upcoming on-site registration dates are August 8th & 21st (at Jack Adams times TBA).

Fundraising:
We still have Wendy's cards available. They are now at a discount rate of $5.00 a card. To get Wendy's cards or for more information please contact Becki at poohbear2273@yahoo.com.

*There are some who still owe monies for Wendy's card they have received already, please this needs to be paid ASAP!!! Please contact Becki to make arrangements to pay.

Don't forget about our ongoing fundraiser's for the association, don't throw away those old cell phones or those empty ink cartridges help the DHA earn some extra cash by donating those things to us.

Please check your emails and you mailboxes for information on upcoming fundraiser's.

Past Due Fees:
There are a few people who still owe outstanding fees. These fees are well past due and must be paid ASAP!!!! If you have a past due balance please speak with Paul Clark you can contact him at 313-303-5313 or email him at geometkin@yahoo.com, about paying these fees. Our ice bill is due to the city and we really need all past due balances to be paid. Your cooperation in this matter is greatly appreciated.

Please feel free to contact me if you have any question or concerns.

Have a Safe and Fun Summer!!!

Thank You,
Cynthia Wardlaw
313-834-2563
313-727-7330
cw20033@aol.com