Posts Tagged ‘Youth Hockey’
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.
Saturday was an amazing morning in Tempe, AZ! I joined some 
of my teammates from the Phoenix Polar Bears and walked 3.26 miles to support the American Cancer Society’s Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Walk, there was almost 10,000 walkers!
With the support of my family & friends, I was able
to raise $230 for the cause! At the very end of the event, I met a Breast Cancer Survivor and she praised us and thanked us for walking.
The Jr. A players were waiting and cheering us on at the finish line. The Phoenix Polar Bear Jr. A Team will be 
wearing Limited Edition Pink Jersey’s for 12 hockey games. They are holding an AUCTION, so you can purchase the PINK jersey of your favorite Jr. A player with ALL proceeds going to the American Cancer Society, the auction ends December 5th. Go Polar Bears!!
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!
Physical! A very physical scrimmage on Sunday morning at the Alltel Ice Den. Refs weren’t calling to many penalties, but the Jr. Coyotes 99′s goalie reached out and 
put his stick between my skates as I was going for the puck. The ref was watching that time! Finally, a power play for the Bears!
The Jr. Coyotes AA shut us down. This is the same team we beat in the Labor Day Tournament?? We need to do better this coming weekend. It was good to scrimmage and a great practice to get us ready for our League game Sunday morning in Chandler.
Highlights from the game on YouTube
It was friends, food, fun and HOCKEY Saturday night at Jobing.com Arena. Before the game, my family attended a Coyotes tailgating party. I played a little hockey with some Coyotes fans, everyone was so pumped up for the doors to open and get inside. I got to meet Doug Moss, he was so excited about Opening Night.
I won a signed Shane Doan hockey puck (on his 33rd birthday), from HockeyBuzz for the sign I made … AWESOME! It was really cool seeing everyone wearing WHITE. 
I saw so many Roenick #97 Coyotes Jerseys.
I finally saw a NHL player with an Easton S19 Hockey Stick up close, when Yandle went to the penalty box. Wow, I want one!
I really wanted a Coyotes Win, but loosing the game did not take away from all the excitement I felt about the COYOTES being back on the ice in Glendale, AZ and going to my first WhiteOut Hockey game.
My Coach said it best after we lost a game like that “an eye opener … moving forward.”
