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December 27 -30, 2018 Queen’s Park Arena

New Westminster Minor Hockey Association This print program is complimentary due to our generous sponsors & advertisers. Be sure to support them!

Dear Players, Parents & Coaches:

On behalf of the New Westminster Minor Hockey Association (NWMHA) I would like to extend a warm welcome to all visiting players, parents, team officials and fans to our 2018 Herb House Tournament.

Established in 1937, we are pleased to be celebrating 81 years of hockey in New Westminster in the 2018-2019 season. Our association has a long history of promoting a high quality and fun hockey experience and these tournaments are an important part of that experience. We are supported in part through our partnership with the City of New Westminster and access to great facilities such as Queen’s Park and Moody Park arenas.

Our Association firmly believes that minor hockey is about the players. What is important is that the players work hard, play to the best of their ability and have fun doing it. We endeavor to provide an environment whereby everyone can benefit from competitive play together with a focus on good sportsmanship.

A special thanks to all of the volunteers who have worked countless hours to make this tournament happen.

On behalf of NWMHA, I wish everyone good luck, and again, thank you for participating in our tournaments. We thank you for your involvement and hope that your experience here will be fun and memorable.

Jeff Nottingham President, NWMHA NWMHA EXECUTIVE – 2018/2019 President Jeff Nottingham

1st Vice President Tom Nash

2nd Vice President Desirée Savoy

rd 3 Vice President Mark Lewis Treasurer Kurt Bordian Registrar Janet Lakusta Coach Coordinator Mike Narain Ice Allocator Lynda Callard Equipment Manager Kevin Woolley Referee Allocator Kelly Corbett Past President Rob Nasato Referee in Chief Bill Corbett

Division Managers Juvenile Jennifer Lauener

Midget Greg Sanderson Bantam Danielle Connelly PeeWee Nancy Graham Atom Tara Creightney Novice Sarah Gillis 3 Initiation Eric Swanson

Master Tournament Schedule Game # Date Time Home Away

1 Thurs Dec 27/18 8:00a-9:30a NEW WEST MIDGET C1 POCO MIDGET C4

2 Thurs Dec 27/18 9:45a-11:15a BURNABY MIDGET C4 SURREY MIDGET C1

3 Thurs Dec 27/18 11:30a-1:00p NEW WEST MIDGET C2 SURREY MIDGET C2

4 Thurs Dec 27/18 1:15p-2:45p SURREY MIDGET C4 NEW WEST MIDGET C3

5 Thurs Dec 27/18 3:00p-4:30p RMEADOWS MIDGET C5 CLOVERDALE MIDGET C7

6 Thurs Dec 27/18 4:45p-6:15p POCO MIDGET C1 BURNABY MIDGET C4

7 Thurs Dec 27/18 6:30p-8:00p POCO MIDGET C4 NEW WEST MIDGET C2

8 Fri Dec 28/18 8:00a-9:30a SURREY MIDGET C2 CLOVERDALE MIDGET C7

9 Fri Dec 28/18 9:45a-11:15a SURREY MIDGET C4 POCO MIDGET C1

10 Fri Dec 28/18 11:30a-1:00p RMEADOWS MIDGET C5 NEW WEST MIDGET C1

11 Fri Dec 28/18 1:15p-2:45p NEW WEST MIDGET C3 BURNABY MIDGET C4

12 Fri Dec 28/18 3:00p-4:30p CLOVERDALE MIDGET C7 NEW WEST MIDGET C2

13 Fri Dec 28/18 4:45p-6:15p SURREY MIDGET C1 SURREY MIDGET C4

14 Fri Dec 28/18 6:30p-8:00p POCO MIDGET C4 SURREY MIDGET C2

15 Fri Dec 28/18 8:15p-9:45p NEW WEST MIDGET C3 POCO MIDGET C1

16 Sat Dec 29/18 8:00a-9:30a NEW WEST MIDGET C2 RMEADOWS MIDGET C5

17 Sat Dec 29/18 9:45a-11:15a SURREY MIDGET C1 NEW WEST MIDGET C3

18 Sat Dec 29/18 11:30a-1:00p SURREY MIDGET C2 NEW WEST MIDGET C1

19 Sat Dec 29/18 1:15p-2:45p BURNABY MIDGET C4 SURREY MIDGET C4

20 Sat Dec 29/18 3:00p-4:30p POCO MIDGET C4 RMEADOWS MIDGET C5

21 Sat Dec 29/18 4:45p-6:15p POCO MIDGET C1 SURREY MIDGET C1

22 Sat Dec 29/18 6:30p-8:00p NEW WEST MIDGET C1 CLOVERDALE MIDGET C7

23 Sun Dec 30/18 7:00a-8:45a 1ST PLACE RED 2ND PLACE BLACK

24 Sun Dec 30/18 9:00a-10:45a 1ST PLACE BLACK 2ND PLACE RED

25 Sun Dec 30/18 11:00a-12:45p 4TH PLACE RED 4TH PLACE BLACK

26 Sun Dec 30/18 1:00p-2:45p 3RD PLACE RED 3RD PLACE BLACK

27 Sun Dec 30/18 3:00p-4:45p LOSER OF GAME 23 LOSER OF GAME 24

28 Sun Dec 30/18 5:00p-6:45p WINNER OF GAME 23 WINNER OF GAME 24

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New Westminster Minor Hockey Association Welcomes the Following Teams to the 2018 Herb House Memorial Tournament

Burnaby MHA C4 Cloverdale MHA C7 New Westminster MHA C1 New Westminster MHA C2 New Westminster MHA C3 Port Coquitlam MHA C1 Port Coquitlam MHA C4 Ridge Meadows MHA C5 Surrey MHA C1 Surrey MHA C2 Surrey MHA C4

Fair Play Code for Parents

 I will not force my child to participate in hockey.  I will remember that my child plays hockey for his or her enjoyment, not mine.  I will encourage my child to play by the rules and to resolve conflict without resorting to hostility or violence.  I will teach my child that doing one's best is as important as winning so that my child will never feel defeated by the outcome of the game.  I will make my child feel like a winner every time by offering praise for competing fairly and hard.  I will never ridicule or yell at my child for making a mistake or losing a game.  I will remember that children learn by example. I will applaud good plays and performances by both my child's team and their opponents.  I will never question the official's judgment or honesty in public. I recognize officials are being developed in the same manner as players.  I will support all efforts to remove verbal and physical abuse from children's hockey games.  I will respect and show appreciation for the volunteers who give their time to hockey for my child. Fair Play Code for Coaches

 I will be reasonable when scheduling games and practices remembering that young athletes have other interests and obligations.  I will teach my athletes to play fairly and to respect the rules, officials, opponents and teammates.  I will ensure all athletes receive equal instruction, discipline, support and appropriate, fair playing time.  I will not ridicule or yell at my athletes for making mistakes or for performing poorly. I will remember that children play to have fun and must be encouraged to have confidence in themselves.  I will make sure that equipment and facilities are safe and match the athlete's ages and ability.  I will remember that children need a coach they can respect. I will be generous with praise and set a good example.  I will obtain proper training and continue to upgrade my coaching skills.

Official Herb House Memorial Tournament Intermission Prize Sponsor

Former New Westminster Royals player Wes Goss and former Hockey Mom Patti Goss would like to wish all the participants the best of luck!

A BIG thanks to our 2018 official tournament advertisers who without them, we couldn’t have produced this free commemorative program Key West Ford - $1000

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A special acknowledgement to the following businesses who also directly

supported the Al Hughes & Bobby Love Memorial Tournaments!

Patti & Wes Goss– Official Intermission Prize Sponsor Boston Pizza – Official Restaurant of the Herb House Memorial Tournament Steel & Oak – Officials Prize Giveaway Sponsor Cartwright Jewelers – intermission prize contributor Burger Heaven - intermission prize contributor Gino's Restaurant – intermission prize contributor The Royal Crown Castle - intermission prize contributor 100% of the funds raised from the following advertisers were directed to the Midget New Westminster teams participating in the tournament. Thanks to all of you for your support of minor hockey!

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A Special Thanks To…

We want to recognize the City of New Westminster for all its support of minor hockey year-round. It is most appreciated by all the coaches, players and their families!

OFFICIAL HERB HOUSE INTERNATIONAL MEMORIAL TOURNAMENT MIDGET C TOURNAMENT RULES Playing Rules:

All games are governed by the CAHA, BCAHA and PCAHA rules and regulations. Any player receiving a Gross Misconduct or Match penalty will be suspended from the tournament.

Jerseys: In the event of a jersey colour conflict, the designated home team – first listed in the schedule – will change their jerseys.

Round Robin:  The teams will be divided at random into 2 divisions – Red and Black.  Each team will play 4 games within their division.  Teams will be awarded 2 points for a win, 1 point for a tie and 0 points for a loss.  All round robin games will have 1.5 hour ice times. The 1st period will be 15 minutes in duration. The 2nd period will be 20 minutes in duration. The Referee will determine the length of the 3rd period at the end of the 2nd period.  The 1st and 2nd place teams from each division will advance to the playoffs.  The 3rd and 4th place teams will play consolation games

Round Robin Tie Breaking Procedure: 1. Result of tied teams games against each other 2. Highest positive difference of goals for minus goals against in games between tied teams 3. Fewest goals against 4. Lowest penalty minutes 5. Most goals for 6. Coin Toss NOTE: All of the playoff games are to be played as a 1.5 hour ice allocation. Playoff Round: The extra 15 minutes is for possible 1st place Red to play 2nd place Black OT and shootout if required. 1st place Black to play 2nd place Red

Championship Round: Bronze Final: 2nd placed teams from playoff round Gold Final: 1st placed teams from playoff round

Overtime Procedures – Championship Round:  There will be a two minute rest between the 3rd period and overtime period.  Players will remain at their bench.  One 10-minute, sudden victory period will be played where the first team to score wins the game.  If no goal is scored, there will be a shoot-out consisting of 3 players from each team.  If still tied, each team will shoot one for one.  No player shall shoot twice until everyone has taken a shot.

Dispute Resolution: Any disputes arising must be presented in writing to the Tournament Director, Daniel Fontaine. The designated Dispute Committee’s decision will be final.

Dispute Committee: Jeff Nottingham, Kevin Woolley, Robert Nasato (*If any of the above are not available, VP2 (Tournament Director) will appoint a replacement.)

Time Outs Not permitted during the tournament

TIEBREAKER “A” WITH 3 OR MORE TIED TEAMS:

The results of head to head games between all tied teams whether they played all the tied teams or not. 1.0 for a win 0.5 for a tie, and -1.0 for a loss.

EXAMPLE 1 Team A beats Team B = Team A+1, Team B -1 Team B beats Team C = Team B +1, Team C -1

Final results Team A +1 Team B 0 Team C -1

EXAMPLE 2 Team A beats Team B = Team A +1, Team B -1 Team A beats Team C = Team A +1, Team C -1 Team B beats Team D = Team B +1, Team D -1

Final results Team A +2 Team B 0 Team C -1 Team D -1

Final clarification of Tiebreaker “A” if teams are still tied after points: 1-Head to Head game 2-Wins within games against tied teams 3-Go to Tie Breaker B

TIEBREAKER “B” WITH 3 OR MORE TIED TEAMS:

Team A beats Team B 5 - 4 Team A beats Team C 5 - 4 Team B beats Team D 3 - 1

First Team A determined by Tie Breaker A. Second Team B determined by Tie Breaker A. Third Team C -1 goal. Fourth Team D -2 goals

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Burnaby C4 Bulldogs

PLAYER LAST NAME FIRST NAME POSITION COACH: MAT PRASAD NUMBER 16 CLEGG JOSHUA F A/COACH: PAUL TABUCHI 10 DELORME BRANDON D A/COACH: ROB PONIS 14 JEEVANI ALIZAIN F HCSP: ROMELA NARAYAN 7 JIANG HARRY F MANAGER: HAYDEE MONES 12 KAO JASON D 13 KUTAK CORBYN F 2 LI CAMERON D 15 MANAK RYAN D 4 MCINTYRE CHRISTOPHER D 9 MCLEOD ADAM F 3 MONES GABRIEL F 6 PAWA HIMMET F 31 PONIS MATHEW G 11 PRASAD MILAN F 1 RABIEI SAMUEL G 18 REWATKAR OMIK D 8 TABUCHI JUSTIN F 17 TANG ERIC F 19 TREVOR DYLAN F

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Cloverdale C7 Colts

PLAYER LAST NAME FIRST NAME POSITION COACH: GEOFF HARRIS NUMBER A/COACH: CASEY STEEVES 35 TURNBULL CHAYSE G A/COACH: MATTHEW HARRIS 8 AHARA STUART F HCSP: GRAHAM AHARA 12 BRAR JEEVAN F MANAGER: KRISTA TURNBULL 5 DHALIWAL GURMAN D 13 DOERFLING LUKE F 17 GILL ANEEL D 9 HARRIS STEVEN F 14 JOHNSON TYLER D 7 NAKATSU JORDAN F 18 OGILVIE DEVIN F 3 PALMER NICHOLAS F 6 RAM KARTIK F 11 STEEVES BRADY F 10 STEEVES PRESTON D 16 WELLMAN ETHAN F 15 WELLMAN RYAN D 4 WEST JORDAN D

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New Westminster C1 Royals

PLAYER LAST NAME FIRST POSITION COACH: JAMES MUSGRAVE NUMBER NAME A/COACH: JEFF CHESMAN 35 COSTA CRISTIAN G A/COACH: BRAD KINNIE 1 PHILLIPS JENNA G HCSP: DANA HINGS/BRITA HOBKIRK 8 TAMURA SOTARO C 9 SANDERSON AXEL D MANAGER: MARK LEWIS 10 CHESMAN SEAN W 11 MORRISON BRENDAN W 12 MANN ARSHDEEP W 13 PETKOVIC TEO C 46 FONTAINE ETHAN W 47 HAGERTY JARRETT D 48 VAGVOLGYI TIEMEN D 49 BIEDKA ALEX D 50 KINNIE ETHAN W 51 MUSGRAVE NOAH W 52 STROMBERG PRYCE D 53 JASWAL GAJINDER W 82 LEWIS CARTER C

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New Westminster C2 Royals

PLAYER LAST NAME FIRST POSITION COACH: KURTIS LYONS NUMBER NAME A/COACH: HUSS NESTMAN 33 LIU MATTHEW G 1 SEMKEW TYLER G A/COACH: BRAD SEMKEW 24 BATES LIAM F HCSP: PATTIE WALTERS, RICK BATES 67 BIROSH SAM F MANAGER: CINDY SEMKEW 69 DONNELLY ETHAN D 62 GREWAL SUKHRAJ F 93 HADZIC CONNOR F 66 KANG AMOLAK F 22 LYONS KONNOR F 21 NESTMAN CARTER D 23 OATES JEREMY D 25 O’BRIEN EVAN D 65 ROSE GUNNAR F 68 ROSE JACK F 64 SARKER WASIF F 91 WALTERS MICHAEL F 20 WONG MARKUS F

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New Westminster C3 Royals

PLAYER LAST NAME FIRST NAME POSITIO COACH: ALEX JIMMIE NUMBER N A/COACH: BRYAN PITKIN 1 FOX JOEY G A/COACH: OLEKSIY SLUPSKY 16 CRUZ JOSH F 17 JIMMIE SCHUYLER D HCSP: TOM CIPRIAN 19 HAYRE RAJAN F MANAGER: JOSÉE POMERLEAU 54 TAMENNE AARON F 55 WILSON KYLE F 56 LEHMANN IGOR D 58 WONG KYLE F 60 RIZZO RYAN F 87 CIPRIAN PIERO F 88 PITKIN DAVEN F 57 SLUPSKY SASHA F 14 SHAH KEENAN 18 ATCHISON LIAM 89 HEANEY CALLUM P.

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Port Coquitlam C1 Pirates

PLAYER LAST NAME FIRST POSITION COACH: PAUL TORY NUMBER NAME A/COACH: BRIAN WIDMER 35 HEMMATI MATTHEW G 12 BANDI DANIEL D HCSP: IAN SCHUTZ 6 BESPALKO BRADEN F MANAGER: JEANNIE FRANKLIN 17 FRANKLIN WESLEY F 13 HERRINGTON ERIC F 8 LEWIS JAKE F 4 MICHAUD ETHAN F 2 MITZEL MAX D 9 PODGORNY KEVIN F 7 ROSH PATRICK F 3 SCHAEFER JACOB D 5 SCHUTZ JASON D 14 SMITH-OWENS TERRELL F 11 TORY LEVI D 15 TREMBLAY ELISE D 16 TSHIBANGU- MICHEL- F MUJANAY ANGE 10 WIDMER MICHAEL D

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Port Coquitlam C4 Pirates

PLAYER LAST NAME FIRST POSITION COACH: JASON WEBER NUMBER NAME A/COACH: SPENCER WREN 1 LANGE TYLER G 3 BABICH OWEN F/D A/COACH: DARREN FRICK 11 BAEK EUGENE F HCSP: KIM EGLI 5 BOON SAM F MANAGER: ROSLYNN DREWITT 15 EGLI TYLER F 2 FRICK KYLE F 4 GUNSTER ANDREAS D 17 KONG RANDALL F 8 KOSTYUKOV DMITRY D 16 KUFFEL PATRICK F 7 LINDHOLM NICHOLAS D 14 SHERLE ETHAN F 18 STACK TYLER D 12 THOMSON JACK C 9 VAN HULSEN ANTHONY F 6 WEBER ADAM D 13 WREN TYLER F 10 YOON KYU F

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Ridge Meadows C5 Rustlers

PLAYER LAST NAME FIRST NAME POSITION COACH: DON BRINDLEY NUMBER A/COACH: MARK CARDAS 35 CLAYDON ZACHARY A/COACH: GARY HERMAN 19 BITOIU NATHANIEL 17 BRINDLEY TODD HCSP: SCOTT MURRAY 13 CARDAS MATTHEW MANAGER: HANNA VORLICEK 11 FOSTER BLAKE 15 HERMAN CHAD 6 HUYNH VICTOR 7 KAHLERT JOHN 8 MALLORY WALKER 4 MARTIN JORDAN 10 MURRAY DAVIS 2 PEARSON NATHAN 18 SEVERUD ERICK 12 SHELLBORN JUSTIN 3 SLATER COLE 9 SWEENEY CONNOR 16 VORLICEK JAKE 14 WEISBERGER LUKE

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Surrey C1 Thunder

PLAYER LAST NAME FIRST POSITION COACH: TRENT BROWN NUMBER NAME 33 BROWN ISAAC G A/COACH: DOUG CURRIE 13 GREWAL BALNOOR D A/COACH: KAM SANDHU 2 CHUNG CHESTER D HCSP: AUDRA FOWLER 11 KERESZTES CURTIS D MANAGER: MANDEEP DHAMI 3 BANSAL GAVIN F 17 JEHANGIR HANNAN F 21 BRAR HARSHBIR F 19 FOWLER JARED F 5 GILL SONNY F 10 SANDHU KAMERON F 15 GILL KARAN F 8 UPPAL MANROOP F 4 KULAR MILANDEEP F 14 CURRIE NATHAN D 9 PINAG NATHAN D 6 DHAMI RAJAN F 7 MARTIN ZACHARY D

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Surrey C2 Thunder

PLAYER LAST NAME FIRST POSITION COACH: NOELL KENNEDY NUMBER NAME A/COACH: ROBBIE SENGHERA 33 MAHAIRU GURMAN G 10 GILL ZAYDE D HCSP: ROBBIE SENGHERA 8 GREWAL HARSHAAN F MANAGER: RUBY SENGHERA 13 JOSAN DAVIN F 16 KALER SAHIL F 12 KANG KARANVIR F 17 KENNEDY JOSH D 3 LIU ETHAN F 4 MAXWELL TERRY D 7 PECCA JACK F 21 SACHEL ABHAYJEET D 2 SENGHERA ROHAN F 15 SIAN RANDEEP F 11 SIDHU HARJOT F 9 SONNENBERG BRAYDEN F 18 WARDROP ANTHONY F

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Surrey C4 Thunder

PLAYER LAST NAME FIRST POSITION COACH: JEFF RICE NUMBER NAME A/COACH: PAUL RUSHTON 1 WILKHU ARJUN G 13 BAINS ARVIN F A/COACH: THOMAS FORREST 8 BRAR JUSHAN F HCSP: ANDREW FORREST 19 DHALIWAL MARKUS F MANAGER: RUBY RAI 3 FORREST PAIGE D 12 GOVER JAYDEN F 9 HODRAJE HUSSEIN D 14 KANG ARJUN D 16 LALLY DILRAJ F 10 MATZ PAUL F 21 NASIR MAHD F 17 PAHAL GURKARAN F 15 POONI PARVEK F 6 RICE NICHOLAS D 7 RUSHTON BEN D 4 SANDHU IMAAN F 11 SHEIKH HASSIB F

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ROYAL CITY KIDS MAKE IT TO BIG LEAGUES!

By Daniel Fontaine

New Westminster is a city of less than 70,000 people, but it has produced a couple of big sport stars who both started out playing in the local minor hockey association. Kyle Turris grew up in the Queen’s Park neighbourhood and is now playing in the National Hockey League for the Nashville Predators. He was named the 2007 Canadian Junior A Player of the Year, and was ranked first overall among North American skaters by Central Scouting and third among all skaters by International Scouting Service. Turris was initially drafted to the Phoenix Coyotes and played his first- ever game against the Dallas Stars on April 3, 2008. According to Wikipedia, “in the 2005 World U-17 Hockey Challenge Turris earned a silver medal playing for Canada Pacific. The following year, he received gold with Team Canada at the 2006 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament. Early in his second season in the BCHL, Turris competed in the inaugural 2006 World Junior A Challenge, an international Junior A tournament. Playing with Canada West, he led the tournament in scoring and was named tournament MVP as Canada West won the gold medal over Canada East. At the end of the 2006-07 season, he competed in the 2007 IIHF World U18 Championships, although Team Canada failed to medal. Several months later, Turris played in the 2007 Super Series, an eight-game challenge series between Russia and Canada's national under-20 teams. He led the series in goal scoring with 7 as Canada won the series 7-0-1. In the eighth and final game, held in Vancouver, Turris scored 2 goals and was named the game MVP. Cont…

In 2008, Turris led Team Canada in scoring at the World Junior Championships in the Czech Republic en-route to a gold medal.” Another local boy who was selected a four-time all-star player in baseball’s major leagues is Justin Morneau. According to Wikipedia “Morneau grew up in New Westminster, British Columbia, the historic "Royal City," adjacent to Vancouver, where he played hockey for the local minor team, the New Westminster Royals, and emerged as a star goaltender, playing for teams a year older than he was. He also played baseball in the New Westminster Minor Baseball Association and for the North Delta Blue Jays in the B.C. Premier Baseball League” Morneau is also apparently very superstitious and “wears number 33 to honour his idol, former NHL goaltender Patrick Roy. As a young hockey player, he would refuse to leave the car for hockey games until the clock read :33 minutes past the hour.” “A four-time All-Star, Morneau was the American League Most Valuable Player during the 2006 season by helping the Twins win their fourth division title in five years. He finished runner-up for MVP in 2008 and won two Silver Slugger Awards as well as the 2008 Home Run Derby. Internationally, Morneau represented Canada at the 2006, 2009, and 2013 World Baseball Classic.” As you can see, the Royal City has produced some great premiere athletes over the years. Who knows, you might be watching a future superstar on the ice today!