TCAHA News

AUGUST 2009 NEWSLETTER

Referee Clinic - August 22 & 23
The annual Mid-Columbia Hockey Officials Association (MCHOA) Referee's Clinics will be held as follows:

Level 1 - 3 Referees August 22, 2009, 8:00 am to 4:00 pm
Begins at Tri-Cities Convention Center (Classroom)
Ice at Toyota Arena (Skating)

Level 4 Referees August 23, 2009, 8:00 am to 4:00 pm
Begins at Tri-Cities Convention Center (Classroom)
Ice at Toyota Arena (Skating)

12 years old (2nd Year PeeWee) and up.  Adults encouraged.

Register on line at www.USAHockey.com.   Bring pen, pencil, paper, rulebook (if you have one), uniform (if you have one), skates, helmet, and whistle.  A good attitude also helps.   Contact Darrin Henderson, President MCHOA, (509) 430-5243, for further information.

2009-10 Winter Rep Coaches Selected
TCAHA is pleased to announce the following Rep A Head Coach selections for the 2009-10 hockey season.
  • Squirt - Richard Johnson
  • PeeWee - Craig Jenne
  • Bantam - Dale Hollandsworth
  • U16 Tier II - Courtney Jones
  • U16 Tier I - Gordie Frantti
  • U18 - Candidates are still being sought for the U18 position. Please submit your coaching application online no later than July 24, 2009Winter Season

Rep Tryout Schedule
Squirt Rep – Johnson
Tuesday, September 8 – 5:15 to 6:15 pm – TRAC
Wednesday, September 9 – 6:00 to 7:00 pm – TRAC
Thursday, September 10 – 5:15 to 6:15 pm – TRAC

PeeWee Rep – Jenne
Tuesday, August 11 – 8:15 to 9:30 pm – Toyota Arena
Wednesday, August 12  - 8:15 to 9:30 pm – Toyota Arena
Thursday, August 13 – 6:45 to 8:00 pm – Toyota Arena  

Bantam Rep- Hollandsworth
Monday, August 10 – 8:45 to 10:15 pm – Toyota Arena
Tuesday, August 11 – 6:30 to 8:00 pm – Toyota Arena
Sunday, August 16 – 1:00 to 2:30 pm – Toyota Arena  

U16 Tier II Rep – Jones
Monday, August 3 – 7:00 to 8:30 pm – Toyota Arena
Tuesday, August 4 – 7:00 to 8:30 pm – Toyota Arena
Wednesday, August 5 – 8:15 to 9:45 pm – Toyota Arena
Sunday, August 16 – 5:15 to 6:30 pm – Toyota Arena (if necessary following Tier I selections)  

U16 Tier I Rep – Frantti
Monday, July 27 – 7:00 to 8:30 pm
Tuesday, July 28 – 7:00 to 8:30 pm
Monday, August 10 – 7:00 to 8:30 pm

NOTE: There are no scheduled tryout dates for U18 Rep as we do not yet have a coach for this age group.  

All registered players in each division shall be eligible to attend Rep team tryouts for their natural age division. Players wishing to play on any rep team throughout the season are required to attend the first tryout of the desired rep team. The only way to maintain eligibility without attending the first team tryout for the respective age division is to have written permission from that age division’s head coach. This means if you cannot attend the first tryout, you must contact the head coach and registrar and get their approval.  A supplemental tryout may be held, throughout the season, at the request of the highest tiered coach in a division.