Time Out The official newsletter of the 2009 IIHF Hockey Development Camp July 9, 2009 Two Minutes in the Box Vierumäki Face of the Day Today’s Highlights: town for a road trip, my mom The players returned to action on the would take my brothers and me ice in a soggy day at Vierumaki. The to watch the hockey team." campers spent any time away from the rink in the bubble doing off-ice drills. It was love at first sight for Seth and his brothers -- who all three Friday’s Weather: said 'no thanks' to basketball and According to the weather opted to lace-up the skates. experts, tomorrow things will dry out and skies will be partly cloudy It is proving to be a good decision with a high of 19. for the family. Seth's older broth- Global Game: Czech-mate er is headed to the University of to play hockey, while Seth The Czech Republic is one of the most is likely off to Ann Arbor, Michigan successful European hockey nations with a very strong professional Each day, one player at the 2009 IIHF to play for USA Hockey's national U17 and U18 teams. league. Many Czech players can also Hockey Development Camp will be fea- be found in the NHL. The nation last tured as the Camp’s Player of the Day. won the World Championship in 2005. Today, Team Teal’s Seth Jones from the And what does dad think about the rever- sal of family sports. Both the U18 and U20 teams play at United States is highlighted. the top level, while the women’s national team is trying to make its way Like many young hockey players, Seth "For him it doesn't matter as long as we up to the top division. Jones knows all about having a famous found something we enjoy." father, but chances are that only a few of Question of the Day his teammates at the camp have ever Although, don't count on Popeye to match Every day, there will be a trivia question heard of the famous . his sons' skills on the ice. in the newsletter. Answers can be given in the entry box at the Kiosk (snack Popeye is a well-known professional bas- "One time we got him out to the rink. It bar). Yesterday’s winner is Cameron ketball coach in the NBA, and at first was a big process because we had to get Todd from Australia (the answer was glance, it seems that basketball would also customized skates since his feet were so Zurich, Switzerland). You can pick up suit the tall defensemen. But instead, Seth big. After one time on the ice, he decided your prize at the camp office. decided to play the 'other' American win- that was the end of his hockey career." ter sport, hockey. Today’s Question Lucky for dad it looks like he has three When was the last time that our "We were living in and the hock- sons that are more than happy to carry on camp host, Finland, won the gold ey and basketball teams shared the same the Jones name in professional sports -- medal at the World Championship? arena, so when my dad would go out of just one that involves skates. LEARNING TO TEACH If you had to teach someone how to fire play hockey,” says the IIHF’s Darryl sauna, and like first-time players they a slap shot, or how to skate backwards, Easson. “We want to make that first expe- are put through drills to make sure they how would you explain how to do it? rience as positive as possible.” grasp the basic skills. As you can see, the group catches on to their lessons quickly. That’s exactly the kinds of subjects that The group works both on and off the Learn to Play group tackles. The the ice, exchanging drills and tech- group works to create drills for beginner niques to get and keep players players in an effort to introduce hockey interested in hockey. to more players around the globe. One of the most important things The Learn to Play program was designed the group must pass along is that to help give coaches the tools they need to hockey is fun, something they have become better teachers for youth players. no problem doing. In fact, they submitted their own photo of the “Many times a player’s first experience with day. The group is learning about a coach will determine if he continues to the proper way to do a Finnish Page 2 On the Ice: Meet Team Teal Team Players: SUI Kuonen Robin G FIN Setänen Oskari G USA Jones Seth D UKR Makorevych Vladyslav D NED Groenhof Mike D HUN Füri Martin D NZL Drake Quinn D TPE Chao Yu-Tung D FIN Markkula Samu F ITA Mazzacane Eric Steve F SLO Petelin Luka F LAT Bozennovs Vadims F GBR Venus Ross F PHOTO OF THE DAY: Since Seth Jones was the Face of the Day, the teal SRB Ristic Aleksandar F team also allowed him to take their photo of the day. With an NBA father, ROU Munteanu Alexandru F Seth took a picture of his teammates from a high vantage point, exagerrat- ing his height advantage on most of his teammates. SIN Lee Joshua Cheuk Hei F POR Silva Guilherme F About the Team: It's not too hard to find Team Inside Vierumaki SWE Lindqvist Göran (mentor) Teal around the rink...just fol- Each team has a student coach from low your ears to the loudest Vierumaki on the roster. You've seen FIN Heiniola Jari (coach) locker room. The squad is defi- them. You know them. But do you ITA Rivoira Luca (coach) nitely not a shy group and is all know what exactly they are doing in MAL Tan Khia Peng (coach) laughs around the camp. The Vierumaki? FIN Haapea Ilkka (coach) line-up is diverse with every- The students are all receiving a HUN Szilagyi Attila (manager) thing from central Europeans, to Asians to Kiwis to Americans. degree in coaching . The HUN Keri Rudolf (equipment) But the group works well program lasts two years and includes together as proven by their two both classroom work and practical Team Schedule / Results: wins in the first three games. on-ice work. The program is entering its eighth year and has around 50 July 5 vs. Maroon W 3-2 (Apologies to team yellow yes- graduates. July 6 vs. Green W 6-2 terday for giving credit to teal for a third win.) The team July 7 vs. Yellow L 3-4 Former degree program students can hopes that the second half of July 9 vs. Blue 18:30 now be found working in such coun- the camp will be just as suc- July 10 vs. Red 18:15 tries as Japan, Switzerland, Brazil, cessful, but more importantly, South Africa, Mongolia and of course, July 11 vs. White 18:15 they hope it will be just as fun. hockey's birthplace, Canada.

So you’re back from Helsinki and ready As part of their studies, the students to spend the rest of camp up here in the work with Vierumaki's International Ice Hockey Center of Excellence woods of Vierumäki. It’s time that you where they maintain a resource learn words that will help you here in the library. Several of the students coach north. Now you can talk like a real local local Finnish hockey clubs in their and impress all the Finns, including me! spare time. Moose = hirvi So if you can picture yourself as a Forest = metsä hockey coach in the future, talk to your student coach on your team and Lake = järvi see if you could someday be a part of Lion = leijona Vierumaki's Degree Program.