Chicago Showcase 24th Consecutive Year The Atlantic District will participate with 2 teams - Team NJ & Team Philly
The tournament is held in the Chicago area from April 16 to 20. The showcase includes all star teams composed of high school juniors and seniors representing more than 35 states attracting scouts from NCAA DI, DIII, NHL and Junior Hockey. These players have a unique opportunity to be scouted while competing against the very best in the country. Past participants from our area have gone on to continue their hockey careers at schools such as, Boston College, Boston University, Holy Cross, Middlebury, RPI, University of Rhode Island, West Point, etc.. PLUS 2 NHL Draftees in 2002 & 2004 and a current Hobey Baker nominee - Dale Reinhardt.
Team NJ is composed of NJ junior & senior high school players. NOTE: Individuals from high schools that compete in the Flyers' Cup are ONLY eligible for Team Philadelphia For further information, please contact:Tom Pitoscia,GM,732-742-2145 hockeytom@msn.com or Dustin DePalma 732-547-4898 ddp@usa.com
Team Philadelphia is composed of high school junior & senior hockey players in the Atlantic District from Pennsylvania, Delaware and NJ schools that participate in the Flyers' Cup For further information, please contact: Kenny Haas, GM 215-341-1488 khaas77@comcast.net or Gump Whiteside, Head Coach 215-247-1759 x17
TRYOUTS
Team NJ - $75.$50 if paid by March 16 1st TRYOUT - Wall Arena, Farmingdale, NJ Tuesday, March 18 - 7:00-8:30 PM OR Ice Vault Arena, Wayne, NJ Wednesday, March 19 - 7:30-9:00 PM RETURNERS -Ice Vault Thursday, March 20 - 8:00-9:30 PM FINAL - Monday at Wall 7 PM >Download NJ Brochure
>Download NJ Form
Team Philadelphia - $75, $50 if paid by March 14 Regency Rink, Lancaster, PA Sunday, March 16 - 5:15-7:15 PM
Flyers Skate Zone, NE Phila Sunday, March 30 - 5:00-7:00 PM
Ice Line, Westchester Sunday, April 6 - 7:00-9:00 PM >Download Philadelphia Brochure
>Download Philadelphia Form
If selected, the fee is $725 and includes the following:
Airfare
Practices
Hotel Rooms in Chicago April 15th-20th
Entrance Fee into Showcase
Team Jersey and Socks
Team Jacket
Transportation to and from Chicago Airport and Hotel
Transportation to and from all games in Chicago and side trip to city
Most team meals
(Only extra money you will need is your spending money for additional food and essentials)
Atlantic District Select
Atlantic District Select tryouts info is now available on our player development page. Tryouts will be held the weekend of May 17 & 18, 2008 at the Iceline rink in West Chester, PA. For further information, go to player development page.
USA Hockey Coaching Accreditation Clinic
The Atlantic District will be holding a level 1, 2 and 3 USA Hockey Coaching Accreditation clinic on Sunday, April 6, 2008 at the Virtua Health Center, Voorhees, NJ. You can begin registering for the clinic at http://www.usahockey.com/ under the coaches section.
Atlantic District players nominated for Hobey Baker Award
The Atlantic District is proud to announce that three of our players have been nominated for the Hobey Baker Award! Every head hockey coach at an accredited Division I NCAA school receives one ballot. Coaches are asked to pick the top three players in their league and the top three players in the nation (two separate rankings, three players each; a player may be listed in both places, and a coach can vote for his own player). Coaches from 58 schools receive a ballot. Those ballots, along with Vote for Hobey’s Preliminary Voting results, are tabulated by an accounting firm to determine the 10 finalists. The finalist will be announce during the Frozen Four on April 11.
We are proud to announce that Barry Goers (UMass, Lowell), Chad Kolarik (Univ. of Michigan) and Dale Reinhardt (Holy Cross), all of whom have participated in the Atlantic District Player Development Program, have been nominated.
Attention all Coaches!!!!
This is a reminder that you need to check on the website:
www.usahockey.com under the coaches
section for all remaining coaching clinics. Your accreditation must not
only be current but you must also be of the proper level for the team you are
coaching by December 31. You can be removed from the bench on January 1 if
you do not abide by the Atlantic District coaching requirements. Do not
jeopardize yourself or your team by not being allowed on the bench for the
remaining of the season, your league playoffs, Atlantic District tournaments or
USA Hockey Nationals!
For Atlantic District Coaching accreditation requirements, please
go to the coaches section.
Get your
Flyers license plate!
DRIVE FOR A CAUSE and show
your Flyers pride with the new Flyers Charities license plates. Plates are now
available for Pennsylvania drivers and applications are being accepted for New
Jersey and Delaware. A portion of the proceeds benefits Flyers Charities and the
Comcast-Spectacor Foundation to support youth organizations and various
healthcare initiatives. For more information, visit www.comcastspectacorfoundation.org or call 215-952-5269. You can order your license plate directly by clicking on: http://www.comcastspectacorfoundation.com/4400/licenseplates.asp.
Mark your calendars for
our District tournaments!
Listed under our tournament tab, you will find our
District tournament dates along with Nationals for the completion of the 2007-08
season. Make sure you mark your calendars to avoid any
conflicts!
Tryout dates set for the
2008-09 season
The Atlantic District has announced their tryout/evaluation
dates for the 2008-09 season as follows:
Midget 16&U, 18&U-Tier
I April 8, 2008
Midget 16&U, 18&U- Tier
II April 11, 2008
Bantam 14&U, Pee Wee 12&U, Squirt 10&U - Tier
I April 15
Bantam 14&U, Pee Wee 12&U, Squirt 10&U - Tier
II April 21
Girls/Women April 8
All Mites of any Tier I or Tier II clubs - April 21
All Independent Clubs (Non-USA Hockey tournament bound)
including Mites - April 28
