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CLUB NEWS


Capital Thunder     7/1  Capital Thunder First Annual Golf Tournament Aug 22 (more...)
North Stars     6/30  North Stars hosting UJHL Troy Bruins Jr A tryouts (more...)
San Francisco     5/28  San Francisco Summer 2009 Youth Hockey Schedule (more...)
Tri Valley     6/1  Tri Valley Midget 18AA Tryouts (more...)
Vacaville     6/12  Vacaville Jets announce try outs for their 2009 16AA team (more...)


LEAGUE NEWS


NORCAL January Meeting

July 1, 2009

The July NORCAL Meeting will be held on Saturday, July 18th.

The meeting, hosted by the San Francisco Sabercats, will be held at SDI Installation Corp in Burlingame. 370 Lang Road, Burlingame, CA 94010. Enter glass doors and go upstairs.

Closed executive session at 9AM, full meeting at 10.


NORCAL May Meeting

May 16, 2009

The May NORCAL Meeting will be held on Saturday, May 16th.

The meeting will be held at Redwood Empire Ice Arena in Santa Rosa. The address is 1667 West Steele Lane, Santa Rosa, CA.

Closed executive session at 9AM, full meeting at 10.


State Titles: San Jose Pee Wee A1; Santa Clara Bantam A1; Fresno Pee Wee B; San Jose Ban B
Posted: 4/5/09

State A Championships
10 teams from NORCAL traveled to Simi Valley to take part in the CAHA State A Championships, held April 3-5. The San Jose Pee Wee A1 team defeated Tri Valley 4-1 to win the Pee Wee division.

The Santa Clara Bantam A1 faced Capital Thunder in an all-NORCAL final. Santa Clara won 4-2.

State B Championships
6 teams from NORCAL traveled to Escondido to take part in the CAHA State B Championships, held March 27-29. The Fresno Pee Wee B team defeated Bakersfield 3-1 to win the Pee Wee division.

The San Jose Bantam B team faced the Fresno Bantam B team in an all-NORCAL championship, and San Jose brought the championship home with a 4-1 victory.

NORCAL A and B Championships
The NORCAL A and B Championships were contested March 20-22 at Sharks Ice at San Jose. The top 4 finishers in regular season play qualified to play in the championships. The top two finishers in the NORCAL Playoffs in each division qualified to play on Sunday for the NORCAL championship, and both represent NORCAL in the CAHA State Championships.

NORCAL Championship Games
Date Time Rink Game Home Visitor
Sunday, March 22
Sun 3/22 9:00 AM San Jose 295JI1/C Cougars Sq A (W5-2) Santa Clara Sq A
Sun 3/22 11:00 AM San Jose 295JK1/C Tri Valley PW A San Jose PW A1 (W3-1)
Sun 3/22 1:00 PM San Jose 295JM1/C Santa Clara Mid16 A Capital Thunder Mid16 A (W2-1)
Sun 3/22 1:15 PM San Jose 295JM4/C Vacaville Jets Sq B (W6-1) Santa Rosa Sq B
Sun 3/22 2:00 PM San Jose 295JN3/C Santa Clara Ban A1 (W3-1) Capital Thunder Ban A
Sun 3/22 3:00 PM San Jose 295JO1/C Santa Clara Mid A San Jose Mid A (W4-2)
Sun 3/22 3:15 PM San Jose 295JO4/C Santa Rosa PW B Fresno PW B (W2-1)
Sun 3/22 4:00 PM San Jose 295JP3/C Fresno Ban B San Jose Ban B (W4-1)


Jordan Kocian Award Winner - Matt Hanlon of Santa Rosa
Posted: 3/14/09

The Jordan Kocian Award was instituted in 1997 by the family of the late NORCAL hockey player, who died unexpectedly at age 21.

The award is presented to a last-year midget player who has demonstrated his love of the game together with successes in other aspects of his life.

This year's winner is Matt Hanlon of the Santa Rosa Flyers Midget A team. He will be presented with the award during the NORCAL playoffs on Saturday, March 21 in San Jose.

Previous winners:

1997 Jason Rivera - Fresno AA
1998 Paul Margolis - Sacramento A
1999 Evin Cowen - Santa Rosa A
2000 John Wachter - Santa Rosa B
2001 Jordan Smith - Santa Rosa A
2003 Ryan Sweet - Stockton B
2004 Conor Foley - Cupertino A
2005 Andy Dickerson - San Jose A
2006 Devon Luna - Santa Clara A
2007 Ryan Horton - Santa Rosa A
2008 Kirby Haraguchi - San Jose A
More info can be found at Kocian Award page.


Age Classifications for 2009-2010 Season
Posted: 2/23/05; Updated: 4/29/09

USA Hockey Age Classifications are based on birth year. Please note these ages apply to the upcoming 2009-2010 season.

Category Name Age Classification Born Age
Midget 18 and Under 1/1/1991 - 12/31/1991 18
Midget 18 and Under 1/1/1992 - 12/31/1992 17
Midget16 16 and Under 1/1/1993 - 12/31/1993 16
Midget16 16 and Under 1/1/1994 - 12/31/1994 15
Bantam 14 and Under 1/1/1995 - 12/31/1995 14
Bantam 14 and Under 1/1/1996 - 12/31/1996 13
Pee Wee 12 and Under 1/1/1997 - 12/31/1997 12
Pee Wee 12 and Under 1/1/1998 - 12/31/1998 11
Squirt 10 and Under 1/1/1999 - 12/31/1999 10
Squirt 10 and Under 1/1/2000 - 12/31/2000 9
Mite 8 and Under On or after 1/1/2001 8-


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