Our first communication with information on contact information, schedules, budget, fundraising, etc.
Hello
team!
What
an exciting game on Saturday! Everyone played hard, we had good showing and it
showed up in the outcome. The results
have now been posted and our season is underway!
As a
follow-up to the welcome email I’ve included a brief summary of information and
actions for parents below:
Team
Contact List
The team
contact list was sent via email. Please
validate your info and send me updates if needed.
Medical
Forms
Medical
forms are due before next Friday, Sep 27th, give them to our
Trainer (Tony Abbott) or myself.
Player
Contracts
Players
must sign and return their contracts if not done so already. I’m compiling
those returned will follow-up.
Schedule
/ Website
The
team website and schedule can be found here: http://ehmha.ca/Teams/1007/,
the calendar subscription link is: webcal://ehmha.ca/webcal.ashx?O=0&IDs=1007.
Practices
/ Games
All
times listed in the schedule are on ice start times. Players are
expected to arrive at games 45 minutes before the posted start time, for practice 30 minutes before the posted
start time.
Equipment
Games
jerseys do not go home with players, Robin Turner is managing them. Socks have been handed out, we were short a
few pair of whites and I’ll have them before our next game.
Budget
The
budget and player costs are still being finalized but we expect them to be $750-$800
per player. Player fees will be
finalized and collected in the next few weeks.
If you want a hard copy I usually have one on my at the rink, just ask.
Fundraising
Thanks
to everyone who reached out to offer help with fundraising, let’s have a
fundraising meeting during practice on the 23rd to discuss ideas / options.
This will kick start the process, I’ll need one person to take the lead
and suggest they form a committee to help them.
Tournaments
We
are in the process of booking the tournaments and expect them to be on the
schedule shortly. Hotel bookings (if required) and other details will also be
on the website.
- Erin: President's Cup Oct 19-20
- Halton: For the Love of the Game Nov 9-13
- Hespeler: Preston International Jan 17-19
- Considering a Christmas tournament, will send a vote request shortly on whether this is something we want to do
- Considering the Rochester Presidents Day, more to come
We
are all looking forward to a great season!
Regards,
John
Halligan
Team
Manager