by Ed Maron posted 05/13/2010
 
2009-2010 HOCKEY SEASON RECAP:

The CCYH Board wants to extend to all of its 2009-2010 members a thank you for another great season.  The program saw continued growth and development of our players.  We are all very excited by the direction of the program, the development of the players, the support of the membership, the positive demeanor of the families and the overall positive growth experience we are collectively able to provide our children.  We look forward to your continued involvement with what is the truly unique experience of Concord Carlisle Youth Hockey.

A few seasonal highlights:

*   In keeping with our overriding goal, most players seemed to have a lot of fun and with but a few exceptions are returning to play hockey again for the 2010-2011 season.

*   We implemented the "pond hockey" skate for Mites and Squirts and capped off the season with another successful Beanpot.  This effort proved to be one of the most popular aspects of the season for these age groups and is another effort to keep us in line with the American Development Model promoted by USA Hockey. ADM promotes, among other things, more practices than games, less travel and cross ice hockey.

*   Our Mites played in the Westboro Northstar League of 18+ games plus playoffs and practiced at least 60 times throughout the year. Squirts, PeeWees and Bantams played 30+ games and had a 60 or so practice schedule as well.

*   Most of our teams participated in some sort of tournament with
positive feedback in regard to the entire experience including the development of team chemistry and camaraderie.

*   We had another successful season of girls hockey offered in conjunction with Acton Boxboro and look forward to continuing to offer the opportunity and towards increasing participation in the ABCC effort

*   The Hot Shots program geared to a more casual hockey experience for 10 to 13 year olds continued to be a huge success and was once again oversubscribed.

*   The program offered 12 skills sessions, 6 with Joe Mallen and 6 with Greg Carter.  The emphasis on small sided games and skating continues to pay dividends in the development of our players.

*   We committed more of our older teams to the Valley League which provided a good ice, plenty of parity and an overall positive experience.

*   While we generally measure success in terms of enjoyment and development however several teams did experience some success in wins and losses:

• PW1s won District 8 and went to the State tournament
• Bantams won their division in the Dual State League
• PW3’s won their division in the Valley League
• Mite teams went deep in the playoffs in Westboro.  Particularly impressive were the Mite ‘s who rallied in the playoffs to make it to the final game.
• The CCYH Social was another good experience and an opportunity for parents to kick back, enjoy some music and spend some casual time away from the rink with other members of the organization and their friends.

Thank you all for your continued support of our program!