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The year was a very successful year on the ice, as our Royals teams competed well and won many of the challenges that

were presented to them. I expect great things next season with a new crop of Bantams, stronger Midgets.

The Board of Directors worked hard looking after your Association; I saw very positive outcomes from our Blueline fundraising and it’s record-breaking sales led by Joni Bradley, and the Association is looking forward to introducing it’s first annual Golf/Silent Auction fund raiser in late June. Another point to reiterate is the fundraising issues within the Association; these fundraising efforts help our kids to enjoy the ability to play hockey at a higher level. Your volunteer efforts are appreciated and I thank you. This Association could not function effectively without the dedication of the parents and volunteers who work to ensure that our kids play hockey. At the time of publishing this article the Blueline fundraising reconciliation will have been completed, thanks to the tireless work of our Blueline coordinators in balancing the books. I appreciate your assistance in helping us with this reconciliation by confirming the ads and ensuring that money for the ads was collected.

On the hockey side of things, our teams were very competitive this year and all of the teams represented the Association well at their respective All Star, Minor Hockey Week and Play-off games. The organization and running of the Bantam AAA All-Star Game was a great success. Many thanks to Roger Shinkaruk, Alan

Nantes, Preston Maddin and the Bantam AAA team for their efforts in executing what is probably the best Bantam AAA All-Star game to-date. The Bantam AA White team is going to Princeton in early March. By the time you read this, on-line registrations for Conditioning Camps and Try-outs should be available on our website. Many thanks go out to Sandra Muhlenfeld, our Vice President-Hockey Administration for all her blood, sweat and tears on this project.

Hockey Operations and the Board of Directors worked tirelessly this year dealing with many different matters, including issues relating to Parent, Coach, Player and member conduct. The Board will continue to put its efforts in resolving these issues moving forward. The coaches proudly worked hard for your Association, as they represented the Calgary Royals with many positive experiences, high caliber hockey, and outstanding improvement in our players. As you know, the coaches put in long hours providing inspiration to our players and parents.

While we have had a few unpleasant hurdles this year, please remember that we are here for the hockey players. It is all about the players and we should not forget that while this is developmental hockey, the players need to enjoy this experience. The aim of the Association has been and will continue to be the over-all welfare of the players in its system.

Mission Statement - “To operate a com peti tive hockey program in South-West Calgary designed to promote and encourage the development of the individual hockey skills and positive attitudes towards sportsmanship,

education and citizenship”.

Our banquet is going to be held at the Red & White Club on Thursday, April 30th, 2009, and our Annual General Meeting will be held at Calgary Centennial Arenas on Tuesday May 19, 2009 at Calgary Centennial Arenas at 7:00 p.m. Thank you for the privilege of serving you over the past year. Be positive and praise a child’s accomplishments; you have the potential to touch a child’s life every day.

PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE Kris Katsaounis, President, CRAA

March 2009

ThuRSDAy APRIl 30Th, 2009RED & WhITE ClubTICkETS WIll bE AvAIlAblE SooN!

MARk ThE DATE oNyouR CAlENDAR AND ASk youR TEAM MANAGERS

foR DETAIlS.

AWARDS bANquET!

2008-09 CAlGARy RoyAlS

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What position in hockey is most likely to wear a throat 1.

protector?

What NHL team holds the record for the longest 2.

regular season winning streak of 17 games?

What rule did goalies have to abide by in the first NHL 3.

season, or be fined $2?

How much did the Stanley Cup originally cost?4.

How much does it cost an average family of 4 to watch 5.

a hockey game in person?

What year did the Stanley Cup originate? 6.

a. 1901 b. 1924 c. 1893

Who scored the first ever NHL league goal?7.

How far is the blue zone line from the goal line?8.

What year did the NHL form? 9.

a. 1892 b. 1923 c. 1917

Who is your favorite team?10.

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MEN

ToR’S CoRNER Mark Maloney, Head Coach, National Sport Academy

In preparation for the playoffs, teams need to be at the top of their season performance. Consider the following thoughts/questions to see if your team is ready to win a championship!!

• Do all players clearly understand the principles and execution of your team play systems? It is a good idea to review D-Zone coverage, forecheck, face-off alignments and back check. You can work on these concepts on or off the ice.

• Do you need to deal with any festering individual issues (role clarity, personality conflicts) to ensure the players and coaches are clearly on the same page as far as expectations are concerned?

• Have you had a coaches meeting to discuss your playoff approach and execution? It is imperative all coaches are on the same page mentally and emotionally.

• Have you stressed to the players and parents the importance of making sacrifices this time of year – nutrition, rest, homework, giving up social activities.

• It is critical to be yourself and change your personality and approach during the playoffs. Many coaches attempt to “crank it up” during this part of the season, which is uncomfortable for the players. The key is to create a STReSS fRee positive environment in the room with

underlying focus and intensity.

• How important is on-ice team discipline and personal sacrifice during this time of year?

• The “Little Things” go a long way towards team playoff success. A few of these “Little Things” are: blocking shots, loose puck intensity, shift length, active goaltenders, puck patience, controlled aggression.

• Players need to know they are in an environment where they can make mistakes (especially under playoff pressure). How you react to these mistakes is critical. Remember, you are going to make mistakes also!

Mark Maloney is the Head Coach at the National Sport Academy and is the Royals Coach Mentor. The National Sport Academy High School Program operates out of Central Memorial High School. The National Sport Academy coaching staff works closely with community and AA hockey associations during the hockey season delivering hundreds of Specialty Clinics in and around the Calgary area. Summer Strength and Conditioning Camps and on ice High Performance Hockey Camps are available to players outside the National Sport Academy. More information on the National Sport Academy can be found at www.nationalsportacademy.com.

PlAyoff CoNSIDERATIoNS “fEAR No-oNE, RESPECT EvERyoNE”

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DIRECToR PRofIlE: joNI bRADlEyfuNDRAISING CooRDINAToR

In the years that I have been with the Royals Hockey Association I have seen many positive changes in the efforts of fund raising. When I started this position 5 years ago it was to head the Blueline Yearbook fundraiser because nobody wanted the job that was serving on the Board of Directors at the time.

Clive Marsh and I had worked on a fund raising effort for the City of Calgary Winter festival together and Clive felt that I would be a perfect fit to encourage and motivate the teams to have an excellent yearbook both as a keepsake for the time that they spent with the Calgary Royals Hockey club and a better way of financing the teams activities in the year.

I had told Clive I was willing to stay with the club for 3 years because I felt that would be enough time to change the fund raising attitude of the club. Since I have never had a player on any of the Royals teams and my two children are grown I had no pressing reason to be involved in the fund raising for the Royals. In my third year I lost a very special person in my life so I was not able to fulfill my three year commitment for that year. The following year Clive asked me if I would come back and help the club put together a plan that would be able to be followed by anyone who came after me to be able to jump in and complete the Blueline in the same way that I had done in previous years.

each year since I started with the Blueline the revenue has increased. The year prior to my taking over there had been about 104,000 in gross revenue my first year there was an increase to 132,000 the following year it again increased to 146,000 and the following year to 156,000. Last year our

gross revenue was 176,000 and this year our final

numbers are over 220,000. The distribution for this

past year to the teams was more than the first year

gross revenue from the Blueline. Way to go teams!

Having a fundraiser that is truly a team effort of all

of the teams certainly makes a big difference in the

finished product.

The excellent quality of our team year book along

with the revenue increase has allowed each of the

teams the ability to put fewer efforts into having the

smaller fund raisers as well as allowing them to have

the extra revenue that they need for the extensive

traveling that the teams have all participated in the

past few years.

With some resistance from other sources, I

attempted to single handedly to raise money for

the scholarship fund at the banquet with a silent

auction. I have since discovered that by the end

of the season, the players’ families have spent so

much time fund raising for their teams, therefore,

they were no longer able to become enthusiastic

about raising money for anything else.

As the fund raising coordinator we are putting a

plan into place now to be able to do away with the

Bingo commitment that each of the families must

participate in. It will be our first Golf fund Raiser

this June and when we see the positive results of

that I am sure that as a club we will decide that

bingo is no longer a necessary part of fundraising

for the Royals.

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CoACh PRofIlE: bRENT SAkAMoTobANTAM AA WhITE

As the 2008/09 season closes, the White team led by coaches Brent Sakamoto, Tony Baffa, Joe ewaskiw, Rob eden and Randy Benwell finished with a record of 13 wins, 14 losses and 6 ties for a total of 32 points and a 5th place standing heading in to the Calgary Bantam AA playoffs. The coaching staff has been together for 8 seasons coaching various teams around the city and grew up playing together in the Royals organization. It is their experiences, friendships and common goal to provide a great year for young players that keep them motivated to develop the players on and off the ice.

This team of 13 and 14 year olds is headed to the March Madness AA Tournament that is held at the Ivy League School. Although the trip is hockey based, there will be an education component to encourage players to establish and strive for a goal. With the help of Royals Alumni and Princeton Graduate Dan Hursh and Royals Alumni and current Princeton Senior Brett Wilson, the Royals White team will be afforded the opportunity to tour the facilities of the prestigious Princeton University. Other cultural experiences on the trip include travels to Manhattan and Philadelphia.

first year Royals White forward Brayden Beckley

knows that his team can be successful, “I really think

we will do exceptionally well down there. The fact

that we go day in and day out win or lose, we win and

lose together.”

The Royals White team has de veloped a fantastic

bond this year. Beckley and the team are excited

to play the game they love against international

competition. “(It) will be a great experience for all of

us on the team and the parents who are attending.

I’m looking forward to the opportunity to see Princeton

University and it is an honour to go down there. I

hope one day I can get a hockey scholarship to the

states. Going to see it first hand is really cool.”

With the help of parent volunteers, the Royals White

had a successful fundraising drive that included

a silent auction, wine raffle and bottle drive. The

Royals White team would like to thank all of those

people and organizations who volunteered time or

gave donations to help make this trip possible. for

the team, this trip will create memories that will last

a lifetime and hopefully a tournament championship

that will solidify the bond the players have had

throughout the season.

Good Luck in the Playoffs

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ARouNDThE RINk

Minor Midget AAA Blue goalie #31 Kevin

Jacyna looking sharp in net!

Zach Wildman #19 working hard to squeeze one by the goalie! (Midget AAA)

Erich Binner #10 makes a great def

ensive

move to stick handle the puck out of

his zone.

(Midget AAA)

Jacob Edwards #1 of the Midget AAA’s

looking calm and cool in the net! (Midget AAA)

Riley Paterson #11 in fine form as he heads into the offensive zone. (Midget AAA)

Rhett Holland #17 showing some great defensive work! (Midget AAA)

Midget AAA Fans … Oliver Binner (brother of Erich Binner) & Sylvia Binnr (mother of Erich Binner)

Brandon Eshelman #14 speeding up the wing … pretty hard to catch this guy! (Midget AAA)

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ARouNDThE RINk

Midget AAA Fans … Oliver Binner (brother of Erich Binner) & Sylvia Binnr (mother of Erich Binner)

Minor Midget AAA Blue Team Huddle!

Brandon Eshelman #14 speeding up the wing … pretty hard to catch this guy! (Midget AAA)

Jonathon Turk #8 doing what he doe

s best …

out-hustling his opponent to the puck a

nd heading

down the ice for a goal! (Midget AAA)

David Roper #18 has his sights set on the “5 hole!” (Midget AAA)

Guillaume Glasspoole #7 celebrates his goal,

with Liam Norris #9 and Mark Strachan #6!

(Midget AAA)

Brett Dallen #16 battling hard along the boards! (Midget AAA)

Bantam AAA Gold’s Joel Rogers #2 and

Elliott Davies #6 team up to sandwich

this

Abbotsford player!

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It almost seems wrong to start talking already about the off season. It isn’t and we are! By now some teams from community hockey levels through midget AAA are nearing the end of season. As I pop around the rinks watching hockey I have seen a pretty exciting Royals midget AAA team who hopefully will beat the Buffaloes in their opening playoff round, as well as alumni Camrose Kodiaks (Maple Leaf draft pick as well as North Dakota bound) Andrew MacWilliam show why it is a shame he wasn’t named AJHL MVP and top defenseman with his leadership and play this season. Some teams will be finished before the article is published and some will be gaining momentum through their playoffs, and others at end of season tournaments. The good news is the NHL season seems to go on forever, by the finals it’s almost time to start talking about training camps.

When talking about a program for hockey players in the off season we need to know what the players’ goals are. for an atom, it may be to improve some general fitness including balance, speed, agility and quickness. One of my favorite answers for most pre-bantam players asking about the off season is to show how other sports, such as soccer, basketball and badminton can help hockey players improve their abilities. Simply, young athletes need to round out that athleticism, something sport performance professionals speak of quite regularly. Soccer can improve a hockey player’s ability to protect the puck by using their body, specifically their hips and legs. In the game of soccer although on feet not blades the player must be fit and agile, such as trying to beat a defender one on one with change of speed and lateral movement. Think of Mike Green, or

Royals alumni Thomas Hickey carrying the puck using their speed and mobility.. Basketball teaches great foot work, and timing. The type of timing with a defenders stick to knock a puck off the oppositions, without getting a penalty, something that Blackhawks defenseman Duncan Keith is so efficient at. It’s about anticipation, and quickness, without putting yourself into a bad body position, something basketball teaches to do without a stick. Badminton is a sport of various short range movements, and return to position, with a need for great hand-eye coordination and limb control. Although I would love to tell you that all hockey players even at young ages need to spend their summers and money working with professional performance coaches like those that I work with to improve their hockey abilities, this is not the complete truth. By cross training, these other sports including World Junior hero John Tavares’ “other” sport he is known for, lacrosse; young players can gain skills while just playing, it won’t seem like work and they will enjoy hockey even more when the season returns. To supplement these “sneaky” workouts, some simple and fun but effective Speed, Agility, Quickness exercises hidden in games can make huge improvements in a player’s athleticism and ability on ice. A couple of my favorites featured below, are great for learning to read and react to other players body movements, move their body in all directions quickly, as well as learn motor movement control while stimulating their competitive senses.

2 PERSON TAG: That simple, with two players facing each other within arm’s length, they can take turns trying to “tag” the other at the knees. Limit the space that the players are allowed to play within,

off SEASoN TRAININGDouglas Crashley, BSc, CSCS

Doug Crashley, BSc., CSCS is the President of Crash Conditioning, a Calgary based hockey performance company focusing on the training of elite hockey players. Alumni include NHL rookie Mike Green (Washington Capitals), and Royals alumni Brett Wilson (Princeton University), and Thomas Hickey (Seattle Thunderbirds). Doug Crashley can be reached via email @ crashconditioning.com or through their website at www.crashconditioning.com.

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such as a 5-10m diametre circle, one that allows for some movement but doesn’t allow the defender to run away. Hockey is a game of battles, reaction, and mobility. Drills snuck into a game will lead to some stolen pucks and puck carriers who can make quick elusive plays to evade defenders.

When it comes to older players, starting somewhere between the age of 13 and 16 we can look at more structure in their off season training. Breaking down the training season into 4 or 5 phases depending on the differing theories of different coaches is step one of program design. I like to start the off season only once a player has rested to recover physically from the wear and tear of the season, as well as mentally, from the pressures, and wariness of a long season behind them. Starting before this is complete often leads to more problems whether that be over use injury, or inability to handle the stress load of a hard summer’s training before breaking down and burning out.

Using our methodology at CRASH CON DI TIONING, I will start by mentioning that most importantly find a professional strength or performance coach with at least some post secondary education specific to kinesiology, or exercise science. Preferably, look for someone who specializes in sport conditioning, and more so in our sport of hockey. They may not follow the exact same methodology that we do, but they should be able to explain why.

5 Major Phases of the Off Season of HockeyDepending on how long a player’s off season actually is, the length of each phase can be based on age and needs of individual athlete. Often they will each last 2-4 weeks.

(1) �ANOTOMICAL�ADAPTATION�PHASE��(aka�Anatomical�Adaptation�Phase):�

This phase is probably the most important. It is the building block in which the summers training is built upon. Although not performance based, it is within this period that the athlete must develop the necessary movement skills, and body control to continue through the more performance focused phases. We recommend focusing on learning to move, this includes teaching the body how to move efficiently, developing greater balance, improving flexibility and learning how to safe and successfully

accelerate and decelerate. This is also a time to focus on general fitness, through aerobic energy system development and general body strength.

Some examples of each include:

Movement Skills: Simple skills as skipping march-ing, shuffling and cariocci. Linking of the body to move together with efficiency and balance often re-ferred to as coordination.

(2)��HYPERTROPHY/�BODY�COMPOSITION,

(3)��STRENGTH�PHASE�&�

(4)��POWER�PHASE:�

This phase can refer to the development of lean muscle (hypertrophy), or the improvement in body composition, often decreasing body fat. While con-tinuing to develop the skill started in phase 1, this phase focus on the body change needs of the indi-vidual. for improvements in lean muscle mass, the player needs to beyond a certain point in pubescent development. Puberty onset in young males begins the production of testosterone which is the key fac-tor in muscle production. This is the beginning of resistance training and can include the beginning of leg developing exercises such as the differing progressions of squats, and deadlifts. Upper body exercises that I will often use will focus on develop-ing on push and pull strength. This is also a time to begin simple Speed and power exercises such as plyometrics, and sprints, agility ladder and more. exercises of choice will challenge the major mus-cles of the body, while using multiple joints in each (ie. The squat includes flexion extension at the an-kles, hips and knees, with stability and balance at each joint and the core. To increase the joints used adding an overhead press into the action and you have an exercise that uses multiple joints along the complete body.

(5)��SPORT�SPECIFIC�POWER�ENDURANCE:

The finishing portion where often we will take the improvements that have occurred and use them to produce great amounts of continuous power. CNS work will start to be slightly longer with less rest, and more combinations of movements. Resistance Training Circuits will focus on moving larger weights quickly over an extended period of time (ie 20sec-onds), or a greater number of reps. Something as

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simple as going from continuous near maximal squat jumps, to similar intensity clap pushups, or medicine ball throws with minimal rest between exercises can get the body to work fairly similar to different parts of the sport. I have some fairly in-tense “complexes” that I love to throw at athletes. These can include following 5 explosive hang snatches with 5-10 continuous tuck jumps. Often I personally like to combine the CNS portion within the lift portion; I find it challenges the athlete and their ability to become more functional. This is a portion of the year where you can tell fairly quickly who has focused and who hasn’t over the sum-mer. And whether you’re a bantam, midget jr or pro, there is no going back. for the younger ath-letes, fun circuits can include speed squats, side to side jumps, pushups, and glute bridges for 30 seconds each with no rest until the end, followed by some races or team race games

A simple step by step example of a workout: General Warm Up: 5-10 minutes of running, jogging biking skipping etc to increase muscle warmth and heart rate.

Dynamic Warm Up: Active exercises such as lunging, shuffling, skipping, inchworms to warm up muscles. Core exercises to prepare trunk area for the loading that will occur in workout. This in-cludes all planes of movements, and stability ex-ercises. Balance prep to warm up joints specific to the day’s workout. Completeness of the joint warm up is necessary to increase the working range of movement at that joint.

CNS (Central Nervous System) Activation: The beginning of the “workout”. This portion focuses on the mind-muscle connection that makes ath-letes quick or quicker. exercises include plyomet-rics such as jumping, foot speed exercises using mini hurdles agility ladder, Medicine ball throws and sprinting. These exercises should focus on being done very quickly, and producing Power (the combination of force or strength and speed).

Resistance Portion: Often the “lift” portion, can be as simple as body weight squats, pull ups and pushups, or as complex as Olympic lifts and strength training. The volume (the number of sets,

repetitions) as well of the resting length are influ-enced by the age of athlete and the phase needs whether it’s HYPeRTROPHY, STReNGTH, POWeR OR POWeR eNDURANCe. for young athletes I recommend a body weight focus as to learn exercise technique correctly, which aids in success and often will work on single joint bal-ance and strength together such as a single leg squat.

I recommend to do core exercises at all portions of a workout; In the Dynamic Warm Up, within the lift and often to finish the workout. When we leave this until the end if often leaves little or no energy to focus on likely the most important part of the body. Core exercises can be broken down by different focuses. We separate them by stabil-ity, rotation, and flexion/extension. A simple plank can be progressed from a stability hold, to a small pump or crunch as well as a rotation

eSD (eNeRGY SYSTeM DeVeLOPMeNT): Progressing through some basic sub-maximal endurance, through to intense anaerobic thresh-old workouts can be done at end of workout, later in day or on their own separate days.

STReTCH!: Often skipped but just as important as the previous parts.

Remember, to think about the age and abilities of the athlete before trying to “train like Crosby, or Iginla”. What is good for them is not necessarily good for your pee wee girls’ team, or bantam boy. This is where the importance of an educated and experienced professional is important. That huge, strong guy at your local fitness centre may not be the best coach for your atom daughter. Do your homework, find the right people, they can help you put together a safe and effective program for any age and level. Another great reference Is Hockey Calgary, as they have started an educational reference area at their office for coaches and parents alike looking for advice on how to make their player better. We are also willing to help anyone, so feel free to contact us at Crash Conditioning, we are always willing to educate and assist.-GOOD LUCK !

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• 3 players out of 96,000 make it to the NHL! ref. www.hockeynews.com

• hockey has more reported concussions that football! ref. www.cmaj.com

• 4.5 million Canadians are involved in hockey as players, coaches, officials, administrators or direct volunteers (this does not include spectators, parents and occasional volunteers). ref. www.hockeycanada.ca

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• There are over 3,000 arenas in Canada. ref. www.hockeycanada.ca

Player�Registration�Stats�(2006-2007)

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Joke�#1 – A hockey coach walked into the locker room before a big game, looked at his star player and said, “I’m not supposed to let you play since

you failed math, but we really need you on the ice tonight. So, what I have to do is ask you a math question and if you get it right, you can play.”

The player agreed, so the coach looked in his eyes intently and asked, “Okay now concentrate and tell me the answer to this: “What is 2 plus 2?”

The player thought for a moment and answered, “4”! “Did you say 4?!” the coach exclaimed, excited that he had given the right answer.

Suddenly, all the other players on the team began screaming, “Aw, come on coach, give him another chance!”

� Joke�#2 –

Why did the edmonton Oilers enforcer retire early?

He was ice fishing and got run over by the zamboni!!!

Just for Fun

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kID’S koRNERCoNGRATulATIoNS To juSTIN & AuSTIN TISoRJustin and Austin entered our Royals Kids Colouring Contest and won themselves a pair of tickets to a Calgary flames game! Justin and Austin are big supporters of the Calgary Royals Midget AAA Team. They often come out and cheer on the Midget AAA’s … thanks guys for supporting Calgary Royals Hockey and enjoy the flames game!

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Presenting the coloring contest winners their Calgary Flames tickets are the Midget AAA Team: back row (from L to R) Jonathon Turk(A), Patrick Howey(A), Simon Skrudland(C), David Roper(A), Sean Wallace(A). front row (from L to R) Austin Tisor & Justin Tisor