phoenix polar bears

Another Travel Hockey Season Comes to and End!

April 9, 2011 By murphhockey Leave a Comment

My travel season as a Squirt Player has come to an end. I am now officially a Pee Wee Player!

The Squirt A Phoenix Polar Bears

I had an amazing season and made some life-time friendships. On April 4th, the Arizona Hockey Union held their annual End-of-Season Awards Ceremony. Being named the MVP for my team was an honor! I was so excited to see a few of my friends that played travel for the first time this season, were also awarded for their hard work and dedication to hockey!

Murph as a Mite

Shocking was the announcement that next season there will be NO more Phoenix Polar Bears and NO more Arizona Heat! They will unite under the black and purple jersey and become one, known as the Arizona Hockey Union!

Thank you Phoenix Polar Bears for great memories, going all the back to my first travel season as a Mite! It was a jersey I respected every time I put it on.

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Squirt A Polar Bears Scrimmage

March 2, 2011 By murphhockey Leave a Comment

In preparing for next years Pee Wee season, the Polar Bears Pee Wee B Coach agreed to let us scrimmage his team. We are small but still battled, the chance to play up was great. We still have some things to work on, but it looks like the Squirt A Coaches have done a great job in preparing us for next year.

I personally look forward to being tall enough to climb over the boards like the Pee Wee players do to get on the bench!!

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Community Service for Polar Bears

February 11, 2011 By murphhockey Leave a Comment

The Phoenix Polar Bears Squirt A team will be volunteering at Feed My Starving Children in Tempe tonight. This weekend FMSC will pack it’s 2millionth meal, but if they don’t receive additional funding, they will close. See East Valley Tribune article.

If you live in Arizona or near one of their other locations, please do your part to help.

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Colorado Hockey was Physical!

January 20, 2011 By murphhockey Leave a Comment

What a great tournament in Arvada! The teams we played were physical and the refs rarely stopped the play for penalties. Although our record was 0-2-2, Coach Goldberg said “we came home a better hockey team.”

Playing pond hockey with my team and Coach Nietz & Goldberg was the highlight for me!

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Counting Down to Arvada!

January 7, 2011 By murphhockey Leave a Comment

I can’t wait for Thursday! Looking forward to seeing Colorado again, the Arvada MLK Squirt tourney is one of the best tournaments that I have traveled to! We are Polar Bear strong!!

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I love the Holidays …

December 23, 2010 By murphhockey Leave a Comment

because that means a HOCKEY tourney! If you get a chance to come and watch the Phoenix Polar Bears Squirt A team will be playing in the Coyotes Cup at the Alltel Ice Den in Scottsdale. First game is Monday morning at 8:30 am. Full schedule HERE! I added a Championship WIN to my Christmas list!

Merry Christmas and Happy Hockey Holidays!