Youth Hockey

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!

Merry Christmas 2010

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NHL Alumni Game

December 22, 2010 By murphhockey 1 Comment

OK, so this was a really BIG moment for me! I just finished receiving my Give Back Award from Kristy, Stacy & Gina and they told me that I could drop the puck during the NHL Alumni vs Coaches game and sit on the bench with the NHL players.

Getting to see Coach Chaffee, Coach Whyte & Coach Kastelic in action was really cool. The NHL Alumni players still have a lot of game left in them and they were so awesome to hang out with. Tyson Nash is a great skater!

It is a night I will never forget!

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Kids First Hockey

November 22, 2010 By murphhockey Leave a Comment

It was good to spend a couple of days working with Holly at Kids First Hockey at the Gilbert Polar Ice. Hockey First is run by the Phoenix Coyotes to introduce new players to the best game in the world, HOCKEY!

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Operation Christmas Child

November 20, 2010 By murphhockey Leave a Comment

Gifts for Operation Christmas Child

I look at all that I have and I know how lucky I am!

My 5th grade teacher told my class about Operation Christmas Child. I grabbed my wallet and went shopping for books, puzzles, pencils, candy, cars and a stuffed animal, perfect for some little boys that I wish were my brothers!

It feels good to give some fun to those less fortunate than me. Join me in spreading Christmas cheer this holiday season. Hockey Players be thankful for all that you have!