At Boardwalk Hall, not all hockey officials whistle while they work - pressofAtlanticCity.com: Flyers/NHL

At Boardwalk Hall, not all hockey officials whistle while they work - pressofAtlanticCity.com: Flyers/NHL

USA Hockey January 2012 Issue

Crush Hockey recommends the following three articles from USA Hockey Magazine.    

New York State Of Mind

A Local Legacy Of Leadership Can Be Found Among A Trio Of NHL Captains

By: 

 Kevin Oklobzija

http://www.usahockeymagazine.com/article/2012-01/new-york-state-mind

Lead By Example

Islanders Veteran Players’ Contributions Go Far Beyond What They Do On The Ice

By: 

 Jordan P. Hickey

http://www.usahockeymagazine.com/article/2012-01/lead-example

The ABC's of Wearing the C

Actions Often Speak Louder Than Words When It Comes To Being A Leader On And Off The Ice

By: 

 Jess Myers

http://www.usahockeymagazine.com/article/2012-01/abcs-wearing-c

Unnecessary roughness needs to stop - phillyBurbs.com : VaristyRap: suburban high school hockey league,

Check out the following article by Rick Woelfel, and please tell Crush Hockey what you think.

Unnecessary roughness needs to stop - phillyBurbs.com : VaristyRap: suburban high school hockey league,: Hockey always has been, and always will be a sport where the
emotional temperature of the participants runs high.

Sad News! Prep hockey player paralyzed after check

Minn. prep hockey player paralyzed after check

BROOKLYN CENTER, Minn.—The Minnesota State High School League is reminding hockey coaches and officials about eliminating checking from behind after a player suffered a paralyzing injury.
Sixteen-year-old sophomore Jack Jablonski of Benilde-St. Margaret's suffered a spinal injury when he was inadvertently checked from behind in a junior varsity hockey game last week.
The High School League sent a letter Tuesday to all hockey coaches, officials and league athletic administrators, urging them to renew their efforts to eliminate hitting from behind.
The league says it has emphasized reducing and removing checking from behind for nearly a decade.
League staff recommends that hockey coaches daily remind their players not to check from behind and that players "hit the brakes" when they see numbers on the jersey back.
Jablonski remains in critical condition at Hennepin County Medical Center

Read more: http://aol.sportingnews.com/sport/story/2012-01-03/minn-prep-hockey-player-paralyzed-after-check?icid=maing-grid7%7Cmaing8%7Cdl3%7Csec1_lnk1%26pLid%3D124628#ixzz1iUA4xrcn

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2. Puck Protection

3.  Puck Protection Tag

4.  Circle Jumps

5.  Winterfest Soccer



6.  Winterfest Mite Shootout

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