Sonoran Youth Hockey League

Murph Meets Phoenix Coyotes Lombardi

December 29, 2009 By murphhockey Leave a Comment

I was so excited when I found out the Phoenix Coyotes Scottie Upshall and Matthew Lombardi were coming to Polar Ice Chandler to meet fans. Unfortunately; they were going to be there while I was on the ice for travel practice. My mom waited in line and got my Coyotes jersey signed, but I really wanted to meet both of them.

After practice my teammates and I were getting changed when the locker room door opened and Lombardi walked it. Matthew heard that we didn’t get to see the players because we were on the ice, so he came to in to take photos with us. It was so awesome! My teammates were so excited and we will NEVER forget it! Lombardi ROCKS on the ice and off!!

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Phoenix Polar Bears Squirt A Team Nationally Ranked

November 26, 2009 By murphhockey Leave a Comment

WOW! Check o myhockey_logo ut the youth hockey rankings at myhockeyrankings.com. My Squirt A team is now ranked 10th in the US after six games. Coach Ed, Coach Mike and Coach Joel have done a great job in getting us prepared for this season.

We have a lot to be thankful for as we head into our Thanksgiving Tournament this weekend. Ranking #10 in the Nation is definitely one of them! Looking forward to game time.

You can find the tournament schedule here. My division will be playing at Polar Ice in Peoria AZ. Polar Ice Peoria is a few miles from Jobbing.com Arena.

Filed Under: Polar Bears, Travel Tagged With: 2009 Phoenix Thanksgiving Shootout, arizona hockey, Ed Kastelic, murphhockey, my hockey rankings, myhockeyrankings.com, patrick murphy, phoenix polar bears, Polar Ice Peoria, Sonoran Youth Hockey League, squirt a hockey tournament, Thanksgiving hockey tournament, Youth Hockey

Thanksgiving Tournament Schedule

November 12, 2009 By murphhockey Leave a Comment

I am looking forward to eating turkey and playing hockey this Thanksgiving. I am very thankful every day for HOCKEY!! The Polar Bear Squirt A team will be playing all of our games in Peoria.

For the complete schedule, click the turkey link and search by Division:2009 Phoenix Thanksgiving Shootout, Arizona Hockey Clubs

Friday, November 27th at 8:50 a.m. vs Anaheim Wildcats Friday, November 27th at 4:40 p.m. vs San Diego Jr. Gulls

Saturday, November 28th at 9:30 a.m. vs North Vancouver Winterhawks.

Seeded in the top 4, we will play again on Saturday at either 3:40 or 5:00. If we are seeded 5 or 6, we will play on Sunday morning.

The championship will be Sunday at 11:20 a.m.

Filed Under: Polar Bears Tagged With: 2009 Phoenix Thanksgiving Shootout, Anaheim Wildcats, Arizona Hockey Clubs, Hockey Blog, Jr Coyotes, murphhockey, North Vancouver Winterhawks, patrick murphy, Polar Ice Peoria, San Diego Jr Gulls, Sonoran Youth Hockey League, Thanksgiving Day Hockey Tournament, Youth Hockey

Murph is Making Strides in Tempe, AZ

November 4, 2009 By murphhockey Leave a Comment

I will be participating in the Making Strides Breast Cancer Walk in Tempe, Arizona this coming Saturday, November 7th.

If you are able to spare a small donation (even as small as $5) to support me and this incredible event, it would be greatly appreciated!!

Patrick Murphy Donation Page Making Strides

Together as a TEAM, we can make a difference!

Filed Under: Polar Bears Tagged With: Arizona youth hockey, AZ, hockey, Hockey Blog, Making Strides Breast Cancer Walk, murphhockey, patrick murphy, phoenix polar bears, Sonoran Youth Hockey League, Tempe, Youth Hockey

Polar Bears Back on the Ice Today!

September 13, 2009 By murphhockey Leave a Comment

We hit the ice today for a scrimmage against the DYHA Squirt AA team. I love playing those guys. I have lots of friends on the DYHA team and I have worked with Coaches Alex Hicks and John Kosobud over the summer. Totally tough competition! We tied the first time we played them a few weeks ago. Today we held them tight in the first period, down by 2. We lost it in the end 7-2.

Bad news is that we lost, good news is … we still have a few weeks before the official start of our season, and time to improve!

Back to work …

Filed Under: Polar Bears, Travel Tagged With: Alex Hicks, Arizona youth hockey, DYHA AA, hockey, John Kosabud, oceanside Ice, Oceanside Ice Arena, Phoenix Coyotes, phoenix polar bears, Sean Burke, Sonoran Youth Hockey League, Squirt Hockey, travel hockey, Youth Hockey

We WON!!! The Labor Day Tournament

September 9, 2009 By murphhockey Leave a Comment

This long hockey weekend was AWESOME!! The Phoenix Polar Bears did a great job bringing home the banner in the Labor Day Tournament!

We were in second place going into the playoffs. It was pretty cool that we played against my old teammates from the Jr. Coyotes. I had the first goal of the game; it was a rebound goal, off of a nice shot from my teammate Mark.

I’m not sure I agree with the tripping penalty I got in that game! Sorry Robby!!

That win gave us a spot in the Championship game on Monday vs the Jr. Coyotes 99 team. We were down 2-0, and came back to win the game 4-2!

It was an incredible victory. I could hear the Polar Bear fans counting down the clock and we cleared the bench and headed for our goalie! SWEET! We got trophies and skated around the rink with the banner. What a great way to start the season!!