ICE TIMES PUBLISHED BY THE WAYZATA YOUTH HOCKEY ASSOCIATION Our fathers before us n a time when District 284 Artificial ice was a novelty, with Edina and Iyouth hockey players skated Minnetonka the only cities in the area that outdoors in used gear or bulky owned indoor rinks. Each bus trip cost the snowmobile suits, when fathers team $20 and renting ice was $40 an hour. shoveled snow from neighbor- About a year after the association was hood rinks, and when mothers formed, Bob Penningroth, a Wayzata hock- had to rub their sons’ toes in the ey parent, approached Dorsey about build- warming house between shifts in ing an indoor hockey rink for the school a game or practice, the idea of district and youth program. Some board forming an association and tak- members traveled across Minnesota and ing the hockey game indoors spoke with other organizations about the was formed. intricacies of building and maintaining an In the spring of 1968, Ed Miller, indoor ice arena. Dorsey also traveled to the Wayzata High School hockey New Jersey to investigate Icemat, then a coach, approached the fathers of newly developed mat system that would the 184 boys then playing hockey allow better freezing of the ice. Wayzata under his guidance and suggested was one of the first cities in Minnesota to forming an organization. A f o r m a l Ready to finally break ground for the the Wayzata High install the system. The mats also enabled association, he said, would allow School ice arena on Aug. 28, 1972 are (from left to right) the rink to be disassembled during the off- John Lindell, school board chairman, Jack Dorsey, first pres- more boys to participate in hock- ident of the District 284 Youth Hockey Association, Jim Continued on page 2 e y, as well as give him the assis- Graven, school athletic director, and John Hawthorne, school tance he required to continue with board member. Printed in the Aug. 31, 1972 issue of the February 2006 Volume 8 Issue 2 the program. Wayzata-Plymouth Minnetonka Sun newspaper. Our fathers before us 1 The time was ripe for develop- What is SCRIP? 4 steps on the basketball court, Dorsey ing an association and expanding the youth Mite Madness 5 accepted the offer to preside over the asso- hockey program. With the debut of the Volunteer Policy Changes 5 ciation and remained in that position for Minnesota North Stars in 1967, a craze for Girls Goalie Get-Together a success 5 the next eight years. hockey erupted. High school and youth pro- U10 takes 3rd in two tournaments 6 “I saw what the program was about and grams emerged across the state, and even U12B Blue takes 2nd in tourney 6 since that time, I’ve been very enthusiastic though it wasn’t highlighted, even a few Wayzata Coach Scores 7 about hockey and the hockey program,” girls programs developed—including one in Carl Davis Hockey Clinics 7 says Dorsey. Wayzata that was coached by Dr. Robert PeeWee B2 Royals wins tourney 8 With zealous support from the growing M a y, a father of two girls on the team and a Academic Award Program 9 Wayzata bedroom community, the newly Wayzata dentist who also served as the team U14A scores big in tourney 9 formed association built six lighted outdoor dentist for the Minnesota North Stars. Squirt B White wins tourney 10 rinks at the elementary and junior high “It was just hockey fever out there with Advanced Mite C 10 schools. Warming houses were built and the North Stars at the time,” says Jack PeeWee C Royal wins trophy 11 light poles were raised. Many kids learned Dorsey, the association’s first president, Tournament Schedule 11 to play hockey at Klapprich Rink, still a during a recent phone interview. Bantam White helps with drive 12 favored Wayzata outdoor rink. About 45 hockey parents gathered at P e e Wee B1 Gold has solid season 13 But the program was in poor shape: Hart’s Cafe in Wayzata on March 23, 1968, Ongoing BlueLine Services 13 M i l l e r ’s high school team had few wins and eager to discuss the formalities of a pro- PeeWee A helps at FMSC 14 fault was placed on the lack of practice ice. gram. Dorsey, the father of seven boys and BlueLine Calendar of Events 14 The team either practiced on the high three girls, all hockey players, was nomi- Sponsor Highlights: s c h o o l ’s outdoor rink or was occasionally nated as the president of the District 284 Wiese Law Firm 15 bussed to indoor arenas across town— Youth Hockey Association. While he ini- Luminaire Recyclers 15 which was time-consuming and costly. tially wanted his sons to follow in his foot- Sponsor Page 16 BLUELINE ICE TIMES www.wayzatahockey.org FEBRUARY 2006 1 2005-2006 WYHA Fathers BOARD OF DIRECTORS Continued from page 1 season for other events and activities such cover the remaining cost of the arena. Later, as school dances. According to Dorsey, once it was established to be more financial- however, the arena was only utilized by the ly advantageous to add the refrigeration sys- PRESIDENT hockey programs, a few gym activities, tem during the initial building process, Greg Gibson 763-557-0854 and the high school baseball team for pre- another $80,000 was needed. This would [email protected] season practices. also cover the cost of adding bleachers to VICE PRESIDENT Using the information from their the arena. A second pledge request ensued. ADMINISTRATION research, the association members pro- E v e n t u a l l y, the hockey association’s com- Paul Hahn 763-478-6160 posed to the school district in 1970 their mitment escalated to $200,000, and in the [email protected] plan to contribute money toward the con- fall of 1974, heaters, insulation, a refresh- struction of an unheated ice arena with a ment stand and lavatories were installed. VICE PRESIDENT YOUTH TRAVEL, dirt floor, no spectator bleachers, and a Support for the covered ice arena came POLICY BYLAWS metal roof over natural ice. To save money, in letters from the Minnesota A m a t e u r Casey Whelan 763-577-0152 the board decided to forego adding a Hockey Association and other districts that [email protected] refrigeration system to make artificial ice indicated their interest in purchasing ice at VICE PRESIDENT C LEAGUE, until later. The building would provide ice Wayzata. But once the rink opened, the ice ACE COORDINATOR from November through May and would was rarely vacant. Ron Fiemann 763-476-4152 be built adjacent to the high school, the “We couldn’t keep the kids out of there. [email protected] current Wayzata Central Middle School. We always had something going on with According to Dorsey, the building was house league games and traveling games,” VICE PRESIDENT MITES later referred to as “the barn” by other Dorsey recalls. Dan Sorenson 763-476-6780 associations. “It was cold inside that metal The enthusiasm for the youth hockey pro- [email protected] building during the wintertime. But it was gram and the excitement over building an great ice,” he says. indoor rink was shared by the entire com- VICE PRESIDENT, BLUELINE PRESIDENT By then, nearly 400 boys were skating in m u n i t y. Hockey parents were not only asked Jerry Trapp 763-509-9117 the district’s hockey program. Once the to make personal pledges, but were also [email protected] rink was built, it would be donated to the asked to raise at least $150 per family school district with the stipulation that the through outside sources. Neighborhood TOURNAMENT school would be responsible for the man- businesses readily contributed to the arena, DIRECTOR / SCHEDULER, agement and maintenance of the ice, and including Wayzata State Bank which pur- DISTRICT 3 CO-REP that 700 hours of free ice time was guaran- chased and donated a $12,500 zamboni. Brad Langfus 763-557-6558 teed to the youth hockey program. Hockey players went door to door selling [email protected] Under the direction of Penningroth as the chocolate bars for 50 cents and cans of DISTRICT 3 CO-REP chairperson of the Covered Ice Rink Booster unpopped popcorn, and hockey parents Mike Tabery 763-553-0786 (CIRB) fundraising commit- [email protected] tee, the association’s eff o r t s took off . COACHES COMMITTEE “[Penningroth] was the Eric Jones 612-385-4058 guy behind the whole [email protected] fundraising program. He w o u l d n ’t take ‘no’ f r o m MARKETING anybody, and he would be Mark Myhra 763-476-1285 [email protected] out talking to the business- es and places like that,” VICE PRESIDENT GIRLS Dorsey said. “Bob was a Corey Jensen 763-540-0447 goer, and he kept after it [email protected] and kept after it and kept after it.” (see www. w a y z a t a h o c k e y. o rg / b o a rd / b o a rd . a s p I n i t i a l l y, all district hock- for complete list of volunteer positions ey families were asked to and e-mail addre s s e s ) make a three-year pledge toward the association’s $100,000 commitment; the Sketch of the proposed Wayzata Ice Arena. Printed in the Dec. 4, school district agreed to 1969, issue of the Wayzata-Plymouth Minnetonka Sun newspaper.
2 FEBRUARY 2006 www.wayzatahockey.org BLUELINE ICE TIMES Fathers 2005-2006 WYHA attended a yearly fundraiser at the Old Log back. They didn’t have any jobs, they NON-BOARD MEMBERS T h e a t e r. Youth and teens donated their paper weren’t making any money, so they said route and yard work money. Income from they would give their backs and their mus- VICE PRESIDENT JUNIOR GOLD Tim Olson 763-476-8026 sponsored golf outings, raffles and a flea cles to help wherever they could,” Dorsey [email protected] market poured into the kitty. Money even says. His son Mike was one of the boys on came from the beyond: M.G. Gullixson, the the list, as were Bob Penningroth’s son PROGRAM DIRECTOR former publisher of The Minnetonka Herald Jim, and Pete Carlson, now a Junior Gold BOYS AND GIRLS MITES (later named the Minnetonka Sun), died in coach for WYHA. Andy Oare 952-404-0280 March 1968 and left an endowment fund of The construction of the building, which [email protected] $40,000 to be used by the youth in Wayzata. was delayed because of a labor strike, “It was just a tremendous community began with a ground breaking in WYHA REGISTRAR effort,” says Dorsey. “Everybody was as September 1972 and was completed in Mark and Colleen Sivets 763-478-9518 enthusiastic as could be. This was what we November 1973. The arena was flooded [email protected] had to do. It was a year-round effort.” for 48 hours nonstop over Thanksgiving SECRETARY Even the Wayzata High School hockey weekend and was ready for the first blades Helenbeth Reynolds 763-404-0058 players pitched in to help. Fifty-four boys to hit the ice on Monday, Nov. 26, 1973. [email protected] in the ninth, tenth, and eleventh grades Another round of pledges was requested to signed a 1,000-hour group pledge to help cover the remaining debt of $4,000 by the TREASURER with the construction of the arena includ- following January for a total association Bob Vold 763-557-1932 [email protected] ing clean-up, interior painting, installing commitment of $200,000. Eventually, after the rink boards, landscaping, putting up the four years of fundraising, the ice arena was WEB DIRECTOR bleachers, and general maintenance of the paid off and the goal of building a covered Renee Gibson 763-557-0854 building. The boys also donated the money ice arena had finally come to fruition. [email protected] they earned refereeing hockey games. “I just can’t get over how much it was the “It was just a groundswell that was going spirit and talent and enthusiasm to get the 2005-2006 BLUELINE on. The boys wanted to give something program going. Everything was ‘Let do it. BOARD MEMBERS L e t ’s get it done,’” Dorsey says. “It was a BLUELINE PRESIDENT wonderful time in our lives to be involved Rink C Jerry Trapp 763-509-9117 in all that. My wife and I would pass each Fundraising [email protected] other on the weekends. She’d be taking ($170,000 remaining) boys one place to skate, and I’d be taking SECRETARY boys another place. It was just a way of life. Donna Onken 763-449-8765 $725,000 - T h a t ’s all. T h a t ’s all it was.” [email protected] - When the ice arena was completed in TREASURER $600,000 - 1973, about 750 boys were enrolled in the Sarah Berg 763-559-6332 - District 284 Youth Hockey Association. [email protected] $500,000 - With an increase in scheduled practices, the Wayzata High School hockey team went TEAM REP DIRECTORS - from seeing few wins to becoming a team to Brenda Senden 763-232-2940 $400,000 - contend with. [email protected] Laura Lee Moffett 763-449-0915 - Today, an additional three arenas later, [email protected] $300,000 - nearly 1,200 boys and girls play hockey for - the Wayzata Youth Hockey Association. PUCKS-N-STUFF GENERAL $200,000 - Since the start of the District 284 hockey MANAGERS - program, the Minnesota North Stars were Judy Pearson 763-595-8345 $100,000 - replaced by the Minnesota Wild, hockey Allie Fetrow 763-258-1365 players can no longer buy wooden sticks WCMS CONCESSIONS $ 25,000 - for only three dollars, and teams rarely Tracy Meister 763-745-1186 schedule practices outdoors anymore. But Lisa Leininger 763-473-4454 the covered ice arena that began as an idea 38 years ago continues to serve Wayzata NEWSLETTER EDITOR youth hockey. And it all started with a Tess Langfus 763-557-6031 coach, some enthusiastic hockey players, [email protected] and a group of determined parents. (see www. w a y z a t a h o c k e y. o rg / b o a rd / b o a rd . a s p for complete list of volunteer positions —TL and e-mail addre s s e s )
BLUELINE ICE TIMES www.wayzatahockey.org FEBRUARY 2006 3 What is SCRIP?
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4 FEBRUARY 2006 www.wayzatahockey.org BLUELINE ICE TIMES Volunteer Policy Changes Please take the time to review the Mite Madness 2006 presents following changes to this season’s volunteer policy: Miracle Mites on Ice * The minimum tournament and non- tournament hours required at each level have been changed. Refer to the volun- March 3-5, 2006 teer policy at www. w a y z a t a h o c k e y.org for Plymouth Ice Arena number of hours required for each age Come and cheer on the Mite teams level. * Families with unfulfilled volunteer as they hours will be billed $100 per hour up to a maximum amount that is determined Go for the Gold! by player level. * No-show volunteer hours will be Silent auction prizes, charged $100 per incident. This is in including Wild & Twins tickets, addition to the maximum limit charged weekend getaway packages, for unfulfilled volunteer hours. * Scorekeepers and timekeepers for autographed memorabilia and more! league games and scrimmages no Don’t miss it! longer earn volunteer hours. * Carrying and displaying team ban- ners no longer earn volunteer hours. Girls Goalie Get-Together a success * Tournament Coordinator duties will he Plymouth Ice Center was the sight Along with current Wayzata High fulfill all volunteer hour requirements Tof the first Girls Goalie Get-To g e t h e r, School goalie Shelby Rassmussen, alumni with the exception of three tournament an event W Y H A plans to hold annually. goalies Kristin Johnson, Jill Arendt, and hours. Beth Spurrier shared some of their favorite Thanks to the efforts and cooperation of * Team Treasurers at all levels will Rob Rude from the girls goalie commit- drills and experiences with Wayzata’s puck earn volunteer hours. tee, and Amber Hegland, the Wa y z a t a stoppers. Girls Varsity Coach, goalies ranging from Jennifer Lyke (U14A), Natalie Hogan * Basket Coordinator duties will fulfill U10 to college graduates gathered for a (U12A), Julietta Benson (U12B), Paige Marcy three hours, a one-hour increase from morning of skating, instruction, and fun. (U12B), Stephanie Skoro (U10A), Samantha previous years. Rude (U10B), and Score sheet training will earn a one- McKenna Lorenz (U10B) * picked up some new tools hour credit. to add to their ever- g r o w- * The cost to buy out volunteer hours ing “Tool Box.” has increased in amounts based on After the on-ice session player level. there was an off-ice ses- sion where the goalies The best way to monitor your volunteer shared pizza and more e x p e r i e n c e s . status is online through your family A special thanks to record. If you do not have online access, current WHS Girls or if you have any questions or need clar- Varsity players Christina ification on the current policy, please con- Lee, Sara Yu n g n e r, and tact Brenda Senden, BlueLine Team Rep Allison Umland for pro- C o - D i r e c t o r, at [email protected] or viding their shooting Left to right, back row: Allison Umland, Sara Yungner, Christina Lee. at 763-232-2940. Middle row: Shelby Rassmussen, Natalie Hogan, Beth Spurrier, skills at the clinic. Jennifer Lyke, Julietta Benson, Jill Arendt. Front row: Kristin Johnson, Stephanie Skoro, Paige Marcy, Samantha Rude, McKenna Lorenz. —Mike Samuels
BLUELINE ICE TIMES www.wayzatahockey.org FEBRUARY 2006 5 Wayzata Girls U10 Gold takes 3rd in two tournaments he Girls U10 Gold team took their first game of the tour- Tthird place in their first tour- nament. They faced off to a nament of the season over the tough Faribault team in their Thanksgiving weekend. second game and lost 9-4. The girls defeated Lakeville in The girls gave it their all, but their first game 6-0. Goalie came up short. McKenna Lorenz was phenome- The U10 Gold then played nal with her first shutout of the Wa y z a t a ’s own U10 Blue season and Hannah Bangen led team for third place in the the scoring for the Trojans. last game, winning 2-1 in The team faced off in the sec- overtime. ond game with Champlin Park. For a second time in the With goals by Hannah Bangen season, the U10 Gold took and Brianne Prodahl, Wa y z a t a home the third-place tourna- dominated on the ice until the ment trophy. third period when Champlin Park Left to right, front row: Allie Larson, Melissa Gossen, Julia Lemm, Maggie Kasner, The final tournament of Morgan Hoglund, Brianne Prodahl, Katie Oppenheimer, McKenna Lorenz and came back to tie the game 2–2. Allie Kirk. Second row: Ana Paul, Jessica Nelson, Ali Netjes, Maddy Skoglund, their season is in Red Wi n g The teams battled through two Hannah Bangen and Sammi Johnson. Back row: Coaches Greg Hoglund, over the Feb. 17-19 week- nail-biting overtimes. Lorenz gave Randy Kirk, Mark Kasner, Jeff Skoglund, Glen Prodahl. end, then on to districts. it her all to hold off Champlin All the girls gave tremendous eff o r t With a record so far this Park, but in a sudden death shootout, throughout the tournament. season of 8-1-1, the girls are well on their Champlin Park scored to win the game 3-2. During the WYHA-sponsored Snow w a y. Congratulations to the U10 Gold team. Wayzata played Richfield in their third Flurry Tournament over the Jan. 20-22 game. Lorenz got her second shutout of the weekend, the U10 Gold captured third —Caroline Gossen tournament and Hannah Bangen scored place at the Plymouth Ice Center. two goals to give Wayzata the win and the The team defeated Minnetonka 7-2 in third-place hardware.
Shooting Star 2nd-place trophy goes to Wayzata Girls U12 B Blue he Wayzata Girls U12B Aided by their rugged goalie, TBlue team entered the Paige Marcy, and a second hat Plymouth Ice Arena bright and trick of the day from Bangen, early on Saturday, Dec. 17, they easily rolled to a 5-1 win excited for their first game in the to move into Sunday’s champi- Wayzata Shooting Star onship game. Tournament. They were anxious The championship game to face the Andover Huskies, was played against the their first opponent in an 8:00 Woodbury Royals with a a.m. game. Supported by their l a rge, boisterous crowd in teammates, Jessica Bangen and attendance. The game started Anna Pierro both scored hat out very well, but the Royals tricks, the key to a 6-1 victory. proved to be a strong oppo- After the game the girls were nent. rewarded with a hearty breakfast at Woodbury scored a goal in Perkins, followed by a visit to the each of the first two periods home of Kenie Rhodes, a team- and Wayzata came up short mate recuperating from a tonsillec- with just one goal. It was a t o m y. They spent the afternoon Left to right, front row: Kenie Rhodes, Erin Clayton, Ashley Baumann, A l l i s o n tough loss but an awesome watching movies and gearing up Senden, Anna Pierro, Becca Erickson, Paige Marcy, Emily Adamson, A n n a tournament. Hats off and con- for a 4:00 p.m. game against the Slayton. Back row: Assistant Coach Steve Lauder, Head Coach Jeff Bangen, gratulations to the U12B Armstrong/Cooper/St. Louis Park Jessica Bangen, Erin Higginson, Jessica Miller, Assistant Coach Brett Erickson. Not pictured: Assistant coaches Brad Higginson and Paul Rhodes. Blue players and coaches. team—a team they had recently lost to in a league game. —Diane Slayton
6 FEBRUARY 2006 www.wayzatahockey.org BLUELINE ICE TIMES Wayzata coach scores…team gets 17 assists t wasn’t a typical night at the ed Andy with a ring. She accepted, gave IPlymouth Ice Center on Tuesday, Eric a big hug, and everyone at the Nov. 15. It was the first snowfall of arena broke into applause. Mission two the season and a cold wind was accomplished. blowing 30 miles per hour. Despite As Tom Ranney said “The team was the weather outside, something 2 and 0 for the night.” warm would soon happen inside. Everyone will forever have fond The Wayzata Bantam B1 Blue memories of the team effort that took team was given two missions that place that night. Thanks to Coach night. The first was to win their Eric Hanse and his new fiancé, Andy, league opening game against Orono. for sharing their special moment. The team played hard and defeated The other 14 assists went to Ian Orono by a score of 5-2. Mission one Almquist, Cam Falvey, Gavin Guerra, accomplished. Left to right: Colin Mackin, Nick Woelfel, Patrick Moffett, Cameron Weston Hallenberg, Andy Hirsch, F a l v e y, Eric Puls, Cameron Peasha, Clint Lindman, Tommy Lindberg, Mission two was to assist their Ian Almquist, Gavin Guerra, Jesse Hodges, Andy Hirsch, To m m y Jesse Hodges, Tommy Lindberg , coach, Eric Hanse, in proposing to R a n n e y, Lucas Steinbach, John Myhra, Weston Hallenberg, Colin Clint Lindman, Colin Mackin, Patrick his girlfriend, Andy. (A very impor- Mohagen. Front and center: Coach Eric Hanse and his fiancé, A n d y. M o ffett, Colin Mohagen, John tant task for a group of smelly hock- Assistant Captain Nick Woelfel contin- Myhra, Cameron Peasha, and Eric ey boys.) After the game ended at 10:00 ued: “All Coach does is think about you. He Puls. p.m., Andy was waiting at the top of the c a n ’t concentrate in practice, he just has us Coach Hanse thanked the boys the next stairs for Coach Eric to finish his post- skate. We used to skate Herbies, but now we day for helping him take care of business game talk with his team. She was more skate Andys.” on and off the ice and said that Andy is than a little surprised when the team came F i n a l l y, Assistant Captain Tom Ranney now their biggest fan. It’s moments like up the stairs dressed in their team coats and said, “I hope you aren’t too embarrassed by these create a special bond between a hats and encircled her. the approach,” at which time all 17 boys on coach and his team. Captain Lucas Steinbach started by say- the team got down on one knee and Have a great season Wayzata Bantam ing “You guys have been together for four a s k e d , “ Will you please marry our coach?” B1 Blue Team and congratulations to Eric years, lived together for three. Both your Eric then arrived, got down on his knee in and A n d y. families have been getting along great.” the middle of the circle of boys and present- —Deb Ranney
BLUELINE ICE TIMES www.wayzatahockey.org FEBRUARY 2006 7 Wayzata PeeWee B2 Royal wins Eagan Tournament he Wayzata PeeWee B2 Royal team With just under five minutes left in the Wayzata, put together another stellar per- Ttook first place in the Eagan Wi l d c a t first period, Kastner was able to split the formance, making three saves in the last 25 Classic Holiday Tournament at the Eagan Rochester defense, and Hallenberg put a seconds to preserve the victory. Civic Center Arena over the Dec. 30–Jan.1 perfect pass on his stick. Kastner then out- Mehra had 22 saves for the game and weekend. Two of their games were decided skated his pursuers and rifled a wrist shot was the target of the post-game celebration by one goal against very strong competition. through a small opening on the goalie’s as Wayzata Royal, coached by Mark Wayzata Royal opened the tournament stick side, putting Wayzata up 1-0. Nowicki, Kevin Sorenson, Paul Hillen and with a hard-fought 1-0 victory over Eight minutes later, with just over nine Tom Burke, captured the tournament title. Woodbury. After a scoreless first period, Thomas Kastner got the game winner at the 10:30 mark of the second period with an assist from Blake Hallenberg . Goaltender Dushyant Mehra had 17 saves in the game, including two breakaway shots in the third period, to record the shutout. Facing a difficult Burnsville team on Saturday, Wayzata Royal came out strong and scored with less than one minute left in the first period. Brian Paterson got the first goal for Wayzata, which proved to be the game winner. Paterson’s goal was assisted by Ben Feeney and Brock Sorenson. Wayzata recorded another goal in the second period as Sorenson took a pass from defensemen Dalton Nowicki and beat the Burnsville goalie to go up 2-0. In the third period, the momentum stayed on the side of Wayzata as they recorded three more goals. Nowicki, on Left to right, front row: Luke McCormick, Dushyant Mehra. Second row: Connor Burke, Ryan Tapani, Dalton Nowicki, Jack Sullivan, Thomas Kastner, Jack Cassidy. Third row: Luke Gildemeister, Brock assists by Sorenson and Paterson, put Sorenson, Paul Hillen, Kenzie Vold, Sam Stecker. Fourth row: Blake Hallenberg, Brian Paterson, Wayzata ahead 3-0 with an early third-peri- Alex Niewenhuis, Ben Feeney. Back row: Coaches Mark Nowicki, Paul Hillen, Kevin Sorenson. od goal. Just over three minutes later, Jack minutes left in the second period, Kastner The victories required a total team effort, Sullivan scored on an assist by A l e x scored again on assists by Ryan Tapani and including strong defensive play from Niewenhuis to make it 4-0. Wayzata con- Jack Cassidy. The goal was Kastner’s Tapani, Niewenhuis, Paul Hillen Jr., Ben cluded the scoring with six minutes left fourth of the weekend. Feeney, Nowicki, and Luke Gildemeister; when Kastner recorded his second goal of Wayzata was up 2-0 late into the third and aggressive forward play by Paterson, the weekend, making the final score 5-0. period, but Rochester didn’t give up. Wi t h Hallenberg, Kastner, Kenzie Vold, Jack Luke McCormick had a stellar perform- 51 seconds left in the game, Wayzata was Sullivan, Sorenson, Jack Cassidy, Sam ance in net for Wayzata, recording 13 saves down a man and Rochester pulled their Stecker, and Connor Burke. and the shutout. goalie, giving them a six-to-four man Wayzata players, coaches and parents The championship game on Sunday pit- advantage for the remainder of the game. would like to thank the Eagan Yo u t h ted Wayzata Royal against a very tough After a flurry of activity in front of the Hockey Association for organizing a fan- Rochester team. Both teams battled hard Wayzata net, the puck toppled over the goal tastic tournament. early on in front of a large championship line for a Rochester goal, cutting Wa y z a t a ’s game crowd and the game was scoreless lead to 2-1, with 25 seconds remaining in —Paul Hillen for the first seven minutes. the game. However, Mehra, in the net for Hungry? Visit the concessions stand at Wayzata Central Ice Arena 8 FEBRUARY 2006 www.wayzatahockey.org BLUELINE ICE TIMES 13th Annual WYHA
Academic Awards Program
March 28, 2006 7:00 p.m. Central Middle School Auditorium
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U14 A scores big in Shooting Star Tournament he U14 A Girls opened the Shooting TStar Tournament at the Plymouth Ice Arena over the Dec. 16-18 weekend with a show of offense, scoring six goals in a 6-2 win over Eagan. The Trojans lost that scoring touch in the second round, getting shut out in a hard-fought match against Rochester. T h e scoring touch returned in the third-place game as Wayzata scored two goals in the last two minutes of a 5-5 game to earn a 7-5 victory. Katelyn Boser, Blaire Pospesel, Jenny Saxon and Stephanie Smith led the offen- sive charge with each tallying multiple goals on the weekend. The defensive line was anchored by Whitney Berg s t r e s s e r, Nora Christensen, Emma Crumley and Jade Hahn, with Jennifer Lyke providing solid goal keeping. Congratulations to all the Wayzata U14 A g i r l s . Left to right, back row: Stephanie Smith, Blaire Pospesel, Ava Pospesel, Kat Samuels, Jenny Saxon, Grace Menk, Whitney Bergstresser, Lindsay Percival. Middle row: Katelyn Boser, Nora —Susan and Randy Boser Christensen, Mackenzie Wade, Emma Crumley, Jade Hahn. Front row: Jennifer Lyke.
BLUELINE ICE TIMES www.wayzatahockey.org FEBRUARY 2006 9 Squirt B White wins Cloquet Tourney he Squirt B White team traveled "Up North" to Tplay in the Cloquet tournanment over the Jan. 27-29 weekend. Their first game was on Friday night versus a fast-skating Cloquet team. Wayzata held a 5-3 lead after two periods, but came on strong to score four goals in the third period for a final score of 9-3. In what was termed the best game of the tourna- ment, Wayzata met up with a big and aggressive Minnetonka team in the semi-finals on Saturday. The game was a fast-paced, action-packed, up-and- down-the-ice classic with both teams playing excel- lent hockey. Again, Wayzata came out flying in the third period to win 3-1. In the championship game on Sunday, it was Wayzata versus Apple Valley for all of the marbles. Wa y z a t a ended up being too strong for A p p l e Valley and rolled to a 6-0 victory to bring the cham- pionship trophy home to Wayzata. The parents and coaches would like to congrat- Left to right, back row: Left to right: Coaches, Bill Orke, Scott Eggert, Wade Wiitala, Bob ulate the kids on their championship victory, but Murray. Third row: Thomas Randall, Derek Wiitala, Evan Fleming, Nick Erickson, Chase more importantly on their outstanding team play Haller, Jacob Raska, Kaylee Druk, Dylon Eggert, Alex Aristides, Anders Gilyard. Second row: Michael Orke, Nate Meyer, Shaefer Wiese, Nick Murray. Front row: Joe Silbaugh. Not and great sportsmanship on and off the ice. pictured: Robby Fellers.
Advanced Mite C—more than just hockey he Advanced Mite C team is all about the 3 Hs: hock- Tey, head, and heart. Hockey – Players on the Advanced Mite C team have been working hard on developing their inside and outside edges, stick handling, passing and learning how to look for teammates. Their hockey goal this season is to be the best passing team, and they are well on their way. Head – The team is learning all of the U.S. state capitals in hopes to earn a pizza party—paid for by the coaches. They are two-thirds of the way to earning the coveted prize. And lastly…. Heart – The kids are being recognized for their random acts of kindness. No act is too small. In addition, each child spent their own money and purchased a toy for Toys for Tots. After their first game, those who could went to Kare 11 and delivered their toy and learned how the program originated. A trip to McDonalds for ice cream finished off the adventure. Way to go, team!
—Amy Nielsen Back row: Marine reservist. Left to right, third row: Max Zimmer, Clayton Smith, Hank Sorensen, Dillon Riley, Carl Rudin, Corey Nelson. Second row: Haley Nielsen, Carter Fallon, Rem Pitlick. Front row: Parker Anderson. Not pictured: Ryan Ylitalo, Jack F e t r o w, Bobby Frazzinni, Jack Lehmbecker, Grant Long, Coach Lance Pitlick, assis- tant coaches , Scott Nelson, Mark Fallen, Terry Zimmer, Mark Ylitalo, Dan Sorensen.
10 FEBRUARY 2006 www.wayzatahockey.org BLUELINE ICE TIMES Peewee C Royal wins Fire On Ice trophy Tournament he Wayzata PeeWee C Royal boys scrimmaged against teams from Schedule Tknew it was going to be a great hockey Minnetonka twice this season, getting shut weekend when they were permitted to out during one of those games. Wayzata was February 10 - 26 leave school at noon on Jan. 20 to play in ready to win the game against them in February 10-12 the Fire On Ice Tournament at the Bud Wi n o n a . P e e Wee B2 King Ice Arena in Winona. During the first period, both teams Superior The team was pumped and ready to melt played fast and aggressively. Minnetonka R o y a l some ice. They had played well in their last scored the first goal with just 39 seconds P e e Wee B2 Carlton tournament appearance in Owatonna left in the period. Wayzata came back on Ye l l o w the ice after the break ready to sink the where they took the consolation trophy. February 17-19 They were ready for more hardware. Skippers. Duffy scored the first goal of the Wayzata played its first game against the period with an assist from defenseman Bantam B2 Duluth hometown team, Winona C1, beating them Mitchell Snyder to tie the game. White 3-1. Wayzata lit up the board first when for- Wayzata continued to play motivated Squirt B Blue Superior ward Matt Woefel scored early in the first hockey. When Coach Peterson asked for U 10B Gold Red Wing period with an assist from defenseman fresh legs for a critical shift, every boy vol- Aaron Turnquist. unteered. Duff y, with an assist from February 18-20 In the same period, Turnquist single- Turnquist, scored the tie-breaking—and handedly scored the team’s second goal. winning—goal. Both the Wayzata and Squirt B Yellow Bemidji Forward and assistant captain Austin Duffy Minnetonka teams were scoreless in the February 23-26 scored Wayzata’s final goal in the third third period. The Wayzata defensemen and period when, unassisted, he shot the puck forwards played aggressively and with 22 Squirt A Fargo past the Winona goalie. Winona remained saves, Sam Peterson had another outstand- Squirt B White Fargo scoreless until late in the third period. ing game. Wayzata beat Minnetonka with a February 24-26 Wayzata dominated the game, taking 25 final score of 2-1. shots on goal while Winona had 13. Sam The Peewee C Royal team played the Squirt B Gold Woodbury Peterson played a strong game in goal for championship game Sunday afternoon. the Trojans protecting the net. After breakfast at Perkins, the boys After a great day of swimming at the arrived at the ice arena early to get The Trojans were up against a tough and Quality Inn in Winona and lunching at Doc pumped for the game. Coaches Don physical Lakeville team. So far in the tour- P o w e l l ’s in LaCrosse, the Peewee C Royal Peterson and Steve Lacey fired up the nament, Lakeville had shut out Mound team played their second game against the boys in the locker room, and the Wa y z a t a West Tonka and defeated the Winona C2 Skippers, a Minnetonka rival. Wayzata has team came out hot and ready. team by a score of 3-2. The first period of Wayzata’s match against Lakeville was fast but scoreless. A f t e r the break, Wayzata came out tough and deter- mined to dominate the second period. Duff y scored the first goal with an assist from Benjamin Dreblow. Lakeville scored in the third period to tie the game, but they couldn’t score another goal against the fired-up Wayzata team. Duff y, unassisted, scored the winning goal of the tournament with just 54.6 seconds left to play in the third period. Goal- tender Jon Prieto played a near shutout game, stopping 16 shots on goal. The weather this January may be warmer than usual, but the Wayzata Peewee C Royal set the ice on fire in Winona. The team would like to thank its sponsor, Left to right, back row: Coach Don Peterson, Goalie Sam Peterson, Sam Wayne, Andy General Sports, and all the parents, sib- Lindberg, Casser Farishta, Benjamin Dreblow, Coach Steve Lacey, Aaron Turnquist. lings, friends and fans for their encourage- Second row (left to right): Goalie Jon Prieto, C.J. Lozoya, Scott Williams, Nick Croal, Eric Lacey, Mitchell Snyder, Tommy Winderl, Austin Duffy, Matt Woelfel. Front row: ment and support. Aaron Peterson, team waterboy. Not pictured: Jared Poboisk, Josh Sherman, and assistant coach Matt Wayne. —Cathy Williams
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s you may know, in the weeks leading ing things off the shelf left and right. After f u t u r e . Aup to the major holidays KARE 11 making the final toy decisions, they all Although this was a very rewarding expe- and other local businesses hold a “Toys for rushed to the check-out counters in antici- rience, it was not the team’s most important Tots” drive. At the beginning of the season pation of their debut on KARE 11. play of the season. They won the consola- the Wayzata Bantam White Head Coach Jumping into the caravan of cars, the tion championship at the St. Cloud tourna- Brock Libby informed the team that they boys made their way to KARE 11. When ment on the weekend of Dec. 10. After a would do many team activities in order to the team arrived and unloaded the toys to start with mixed results, the boys on the get to know one another better. A parent on the tent, everyone gathered around Ken team have recently been picking up the play the team suggested that this “Tots” drive Barlow’s “Toys for Tots” set. Before going and look forward to the rest of the season. would be kind of a fun thing to do. Apart on the air, Ken told the team that one per- The Bantam White team includes Derek from being fun, they would also be serving son could talk on the air, and Herbert, Jake Corness, Glenn Krause, Tony the community. center/defenseman Max Baker volunteered Kirk, Matt Harrison, Mason Starry, Ned
Left to right: Nick Freytag, Tony Kirk, Robb Finkelstein, Coach Brock Libby, Zach Miller, Jake Corness, Max Baker, Hayden MacIntyre, Matt Bosn, Derek Herbert, Ned Kingman, Glen Krause, Matt Harrison, Jack Ylitalo, Mason Starry, Mark Onken. Not pictured: Brent Haagenson and coaches Tim Herbert, Brent Miller, and Randy Kirk.
December, being the busy and hectic to speak out to the public. It was a great 15 Kingman, Zach Miller, Max Baker, Robb month that it is, made it difficult for the seconds of fame for Baker, and he also got Finkelstein, Hayden MacIntyre, Jack team to pick a date on which everyone across a great message. Ylitalo, Mark Onken, Matt Bosn, Nick could attend. So on the afternoon of After the guys made their public televi- Freytag, and Brent Haagenson. Tuesday, Dec. 12, the Bantam team met at sion debut, they helped carry all the pres- Also, many thanks to the dedicated the Target store in Plymouth. Following ents that had been delivered that day out to coaches Brock Libby, Tim Herbert, Brent advice from KARE 11, the guys decided to the KARE 11 trailer. It was a successful Miller, and Randy Kirk for always being buy gifts for teenagers because it seemed trip for the Bantam B White team. there for the team, and to the team spon- that the younger kids always received In reaching out to the less fortunate in their sors, The Gales Group and Dan Haagenson more. The whole team, being teenagers, c o m m u n i t y, these young men not only of RE/MAX. knew what to get. The hard part was decid- helped build unity among the team, but they ing which item to buy, considering Target also built individual strength. We are very —Jake Corness, Bantam White Captain has such a wide teenage selection. fortunate to have such a dedicated group of Soon, all of the boys were spread young men in our community, and we hope throughout the Target toy department pick- this sets an example for other teams in the
12 FEBRUARY 2006 www.wayzatahockey.org BLUELINE ICE TIMES PeeWee B1 Gold enjoys solid season he Wayzata Pee Wee Gold B1 team has Tenjoyed a solid season and shown improvement and resiliency as the season has progressed. The team has played an aggressive sched- ule, including three tournaments, 10 scrim- mages and 12 league games to-date. T h e boys are undefeated in league play, 10-1 in tournament play, and have been ranked in the top five of the Let’s Play Hockey rank- ings for most of the year. Their current over- all record stands at 27-4-2. Highlights of the season so far are the two tournament championships the boys won in Alexandria and Duluth, as well as a parents-versus-sons “grudge match” game at the Xcel Energy Center. In Alexandria, the Trojans beat an excellent Minnetonka team in the champi- Left to right, back row: Coach Bill Rowland, Taylor Topousis, Eric Miller, Billy Gregerson, Ryan Poppitz, onship game by rallying from a 3-0 deficit Miles Death, Michael Fleming, Coach Jeff Richardson. Middle row: Grant Opperman, Patrick Sivets, to win 4-3. Paul Vo e l k e r, Michael Borillo, Cameron Schilling, Jake Horton. Front row: Ben Grawbowski, Joe In Duluth, they won five consecutive Haselman, Sam Majka, Jake Steinbach, Isaac Melin. Not pictured: Head Coach Bill Richardson. games and opened the tournament by team has jelled extremely well—whether The team owes its achievements not only avenging an early season loss to a tough they are playing laser tag, video games or to their hard work and determination, but Chaska team with a dominating 7-3 win. In h o c k e y. A few heart-breaking last-second also to coaching staff of Bill Richardson the championship game, the boys beat losses or ties have tested the team, but and his assistants, Jeff Richardson and Bill Eden Prairie 5-1. each time the boys have responded with Rowland. When time conflicts have arisen, As for the parents-versus-sons game, the the fantastically short memories of David Richardson, Terry Steinbach and outcome is still being disputed; Coach twelve-year–olds, as well as with their Mark Sivets have stood in for the coaches. Richardson, who bore a striking resem- spirited play. Murray Death and Sue Gregerson have blance to Butch Goring that evening, will The balance of the season includes tough done great jobs as team manager and rep. render a decision by the end of the season. games against good friends from the other Special thanks to team sponsor Wa l l y More important than the team’s per- highly ranked Wayzata PeeWee B1 team, Gregerson and Lighting Affiliates, as well formance, the boys have shown great as well as an excellent field in an Osseo as the team’s loyal following of parents, development and tenacity, and have tournament. Whatever happens from here, siblings, friends and family. demonstrated team unity from the start. it has already been a rewarding and fulfill- With an evenly balanced nine first-year ing season for this year’s version of —Matt Majka players and eight second-year players, the Wayzata Pee Wee B1 Gold. Ongoing BlueLine Services Event Date/Time Location Coordinator Saturdays, Tracy Meister Wayzata Central WCMS Sundays, 763-745-1186 Middle School Ice Concessions and special Lisa Leininger Arena events 763-473-4454 Jerry Trapp SCRIP All year 763-509-9117 Judy Pearson Saturdays Plymouth Ice 763-595-8345 Pucks-N-Stuff 9-3 p.m. Center Allie Fetrow 763-258-1365
BLUELINE ICE TIMES www.wayzatahockey.org FEBRUARY 2006 13 PeeWee A team pitches in to help feed multitudes he PeeWee A team and several of their Tfans volunteered an afternoon of work and fun at the Feed My Starving Children facility in Brooklyn Park. FMSC, a Christian-based relief charity, relies solely on volunteer labor to pack nutritious ingredients for freeze-dried casseroles to deliver to people in need. The approach is rather Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn-esque in that the kids end up doing most of the work, yet they have a load of fun doing it. Furthermore, they typically walk away a bit enlightened on the differ- ence they made in the world. The afternoon proved to be a nice respite from the monotonous “I’m bored” Left to right, back row: Robbie Heflin, Duncan Sallstrom, Tanner Jensen, Matt Davidson, commentary ordinarily associated with Andrew McIntyre, Bryan Tabery. Middle row: Sam Cameranesi, Dani Cameranesi, Patrick winter break. Moreover, it provided a Pulles, Scott Langfus, Mario Lucia, Matt Halverson, DJ Jones. Front row: Erin McIntyre, Shaefer Wiese, Grant Sonderup, Max Oppenheimer, Tony Cameranesi, Marc Richards, great hands-on team-building activity that Jackson Wiese, Michael Lenz, David Reynolds. allowed for some good bonding while serving a worthy cause. The team eff o r t extended beyond the 17 PeeWee A p l a y e r s with the added assistance of many moms, several dads, siblings, one friend, and BlueLine Calendar of Events even a grandmother. As the old adage goes, many hands make for light work, and fortunately the t e a m ’s efforts showed as enough food was Event Date/Time Location Coordinator packed to provide basic meals for more than 11,300 individuals. Best of all, the Jerry Trapp boys had to wear hair nets—an especially 763-509-9117 stylish look when combined with hockey Feb. 27 Plymouth Ice Team Rep Brenda Senden h a i r, mullets and bird-nest hairdos, not to March 27 Center, Center Meeting 763-232-2940 mention a real ego trip for the “slightly” 7:00 p.m. Ice Room Sandi Wheeler balding dads. 763-559-7759 For further information on the outreach of FMSC and to volunteer or make a dona- tion, please visit its Web site at MITE Silent March 3-5 Plymouth Ice MITE Team Reps www.fmsc.org. Auction Center In other news: Congratulations to the P e e Wee A boys for taking third place in the Feb. 20 Culver’s - 12-team, Edina Holiday Classic To u r n a m e n t Culver’s Jerry Trapp over the Dec. 31-Jan. 1 weekend. March 20 Hwy. 55 & Peony Family Night 763-509-9117 4-8 p.m. Lane, Plymouth —Jeff Jones
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