Dusty Collins and Jr. Coyotes
The Jr. Coyotes blue line and one of our defense players attended a private hockey lesson earlier today with Dusty Collins at Oceanside Ice Arena. Dusty is the only native-Arizonan to be drafted into the National Hockey League. Dusty played for the Phoenix Coyotes (NHL) AA affiliate, The Arizona Sun Dogs in the Central Hockey League.
It was a great practice and he is so nice. He gave us a really good work out, and had great drills. We will be working with Dusty once a week until the end of September when he leaves for the San Antonio Rampage. Good Luck Dusty!!
San Jose Silver Sticks Tournament for Thanksgiving
Our team has just confirmed that we are heading to San Jose, CA for Thanksgiving. We will be participating in the Silver Sticks Mite A Regional Qualifier from November 27th ~ 30th. This will be my first Regional Tournament with the hopes of attending the Nationals in St. Clair Shores, MI in January 2009. It is there that we would play against the best teams in the US and Canada. I am taking the trip with my dad, I can’t wait to play hockey in San Jose!
My Coach is really excited about taking our team to San Jose. We have been working very hard at practice in order to prepare for November. Going to San Jose will be a great experience for the Mite A Jr. Coyotes and something we will never forget.
My main focus will be the Regional Tournament but I am so excited to have tickets to the San Jose Sharks game while I am there. I am looking forward to seeing Jeremy Roenick and Joe Thornton work their magic! They are a true inspiration to any hockey player.
