The Schomberg Minor Hockey Spring Registration Drive is Now On – and we have officially declared the Month of May to be “Recruit a Friend” Month!

Between now and the June 15 “Early Bird” registration deadline, all Red Wing players are encouraged to invite their friends, family members, neighbours and classmates to come and play hockey with us during the 2012-13 hockey season.

Every current Red Wing player who successfully recruits a friend, will have their name entered into a draw to win their own 2012-13 SMHA Membership for free.

How can you enter this amazing contest? Below you will find everything you need:

(i) Download your copy of the SMHA Registration Pamphlet which talks about the strengths of our minor hockey program and which sets out our fee schedule;

(ii) CLICK HERE to a link to a Promotional Video that one of our teams prepared this year, which helps to show the fun, excitement and friendship that can be experienced when you become part of the Red Wing family; and

(iii) Download a copy of the 2012-13 SMHA Registration Form.

So now that you have all the information you need, go out and talk to your friends, neighbours and classmates! Invite them to join you on the ice as a Red Wing and provide them with links to the Registration Material set out above.

Make sure that they write down your name on their Registration Form as the “friend” that referred them, and for each new player you successfully recruit, your name will be entered once into the Draw for a Free Membership. The more friends you recruit, the better your chances of winning!

Terms and Conditions: The Free Membership Draw is limited to active and eligible Members of SMHA who have registered for the 2012-13 season. To be entered into the draw, any “friends” referred must be a new member of SMHA, and must complete the registration process and pay their own registration fee in full. A total of one Free Membership will be drawn. For each new “friend” successfully recruited, the current Red Wing player will be eligible to enter their name into the draw. The winner will be credited with the value of their applicable SMHA membership for the 2012-13 season. No monetary equivalent will be provided. Draw will take place on July 1, 2012.

Calling all Red Wings! We need eager Red Wing Ambassadors to march in the opening parade for the Schomberg Fair (Saturday May 26 @ 11:00 am), representing our Association with pride, while wearing Red & White game sweaters and waving flags.

We also need a small number of parent volunteers to help supervise children participating in the parade. In addition, we are looking for a number of parent and player volunteers to assist with the SMHA Registration Booth on Saturday and Sunday of Schomberg Fair Weekend (May 26 and 27), helping to promote the Association, handle registration inquiries and assist with prizes and give-aways for the kids.

Shifts at the Registration Booth will be short (approx 1 hour) and we are hoping for plenty of volunteers to help out. For those players and parents wishing to take part in the parade and/or help out at our booth, please email Ilya Dagenais for further details ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ).

Encourage your friends, neighbours and classmates to come and visit our Booth at the Schomberg Fair for a chance to win fun prizes and give-aways.

In particular, the first five (5) “new” players to register at our Schomberg Fair Booth in the Mytes (Initiation) Division (ages 4 and 5) will win a free kit of CCM beginner hockey equipment to help them get their hockey career started with style.

So go out and spread the word about our amazing Fair Registration Promotion, and bring in those Mytes!

Terms and Conditions: free equipment offer limited to new previously unregistered players at the Mytes (Initiation Program) level. The first 5 players to successfully register at the Schomberg Fair Registration Booth will be eligible. No advance orders will be accepted, full payment and completion of registration process required. Approximate retail value of beginner equipment kits is $100. No monetary equivalent provided.

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• Download your Registration form
• Download your Tournament Rules
• Download your Sponsorship Form

Contact Monica Craig, Fundraising Coordinator for information!  This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or 416-788-9316.

Dear SMHA Membership,

Re: Important Clarification Regarding King Township Hockey Tryouts

Concerns have been raised with respect to confusing advertising material currently being distributed at Schomberg area public schools.

Specifically, in the material recently distributed, NobleKing Minor Hockey appears to have “rebranded” itself using the name “King Township Minor Hockey”.

It is important to clarify that the “King Township Minor Hockey Association” does not officially exist as an officially sanctioned OMHA Centre. These materials appear to be a marketing tool from NobleKing Minor Hockey attempting to promote their own Association’s Rep Tryouts.

We have had several members from our Association voice concerns about the confusing nature of these marketing materials, mistakenly believing that this was actually an advertisement for Schomberg Minor Hockey Rep Tryouts.

This is not the case. The Rep Tryouts being advertised are for the NobleKing Minor Hockey Association, and the confusing reference to “King Township Minor Hockey” appears to be an intentional effort to recruit players from other areas of King Township, including the Schomberg area.

Despite the confusing reference to “King Township Minor Hockey”, both Schomberg Minor Hockey and NobleKing Minor Hockey continue to be separately recognized Associations, with defined boundaries approved by the OMHA.

Submitted by: Jason Dow

The 2011-2012 Schomberg Red Wings Tyke team capped off an excellent year of hockey playing in the Simcoe Region championship game this past Saturday.  The team was determined to put on a show for their fans and did not disappoint.  Although they came up just short in a thrilling 7-5 loss to Bradford they carried the play most of the game and either team could have won the game.  The players have much to be rewarded for as they represented Schomberg in fine fashion, giving one hundred percent effort and playing well as a team.

The championship game came on the heels of a second place finish in the regular season.

The team also entered a tournament in Arthur earlier in the year and came home undefeated.  Overall these young superstars amassed jaw dropping year end totals of 18 wins, 6 losses, and one tie, with 168 goals scored for in action.  Each player contributed to the play of the team and the coaching staff and parents are very proud of the players, as each one showed much improvement from the beginning of the year.

The team experimented with different goalies every game, and most of the players had an opportunity to play between the pipes.  The superb play of Caleb Kokelj as goaltender ended up carrying the team through to the finals.  The stunning defence of Tristan Bertucci, Rory Edwards, Grady Duggan, and Kennedy Cober shut down opposing teams and got the puck up to the forwards game after game.  Players James Watt, Carter Flanagan, Stefano Fiorante, and Carter Dougherty were called upon to play both forward and defence throughout the year and all did a fine job doing so.  All contributed with solid play at both ends of the rink, scoring and saving goals.  Wingers Tanner Budway, Kyra McMahon, Charlie Piper, and Phoenix Richardson rose to the occasion time after time and provided some key goals.  Centres Austin Rightmyer, Tristan Degli Angeli, and Adam Dow provided the team with a powerful punch down the centre and peppered opposing goalies with goal after goal.

Overall, this year marked a great return of the Tyke program to Schomberg and a stellar showing by our young future phenoms.  GO REDWINGS GO!

Pictured:

Front row: Kyra McMahon, Phoenix Richardson, Caleb Kokelj, Rory Edwards, Grady Duggan, Carter Dougherty

Middle row: Tristan Bertucci, Charlie Piper, Tanner Budway, Austin Rightmyer, Tristan Degli Angeli, James Watt, Carter Flanagan, Adam Dow, Kennedy Cober

Back Row: Trainer Steve McMahon, Head Coach Mike Budway, Trainer Rob Richardson, Assistant Coach Jason Dow,  Manager John Watt   Absent: Stefano Fiorante

Submitted by Kelly Harbridge

Capping off a thrilling season, the gritty and determined Schomberg Atom 2 Red Wings fought hard through five levels of exhilarating playoff hockey to capture 2^nd place in Simcoe Region.

Going into the playoffs, the mighty Atom 2 Red Wings had amassed an enviable record, with 18 wins, 3 losses and 5 ties out of 26 games played, providing a healthy win percentage of 788, and ranking them third overall in their Division.

The playoffs proved to be intense, with Head Coach Bob Hunt opting for the “Shock & Awe” strategy found at page 36 of his Playbook, alternating crackerjack goaltenders Willem Loopstra and Sam Howe between the pipes to keep opposing teams off balance, while unleashing the offensive firepower which had been the trademark of the Red Wing’s Howitzer and Blitzkrieg forward lines all season. Sticking closely to their game plan, the Atoms overcame stiff competition from both Oak Ridges 1 and 2, followed by a victory against Lefroy in the third series.

By the 4^th round of playoffs, disaster hit the Atoms in the form of the much dreaded March Break Fever, reducing the Red Wing’s bench strength to as few as 8 players for a number of games, as several  Red Wings migrated south in search of sun and surf.

Despite being short-handed against full strength Thornton 2, the mighty Red Wings fought on using their signature offensive style of play to capture the Simcoe semi-final title.

Onward and upward the Red Wings battled, facing arch nemesis Thornton 1 in the championship series. Thornton 1 had been an almost unstoppable scoring machine all year, racking up over 161 goals in the regular season, compared to the Red Wing’s highly respectable 127.

Try as they might, the Red Wings found it difficult to penetrate Thornton’s solid defence and goaltending, with Schomberg’s own forwards facing stiff opposition from Thornton’s tenacious back-checking. After two hard fought games, the Schomberg team found itself hanging on by its fingernails trying desperately to avoid elimination.

With the deck stacked against them, the Red Wings were pleased to have power forward Jackson Bain medically cleared to play at full speed, who had been considered day- to-day all week, suffering from an unspecified lower body ailment.

In the third and final game of the series, Thornton scored early, despite many outstanding saves by Schomberg net minder Willem Loopstra. The determined Red Wings responded with authority by launching one offensive rush after another towards the Thornton net.  Despite a valiant offensive effort, the Red Wings came up on the short end of a number of officiating calls, forcing the Red & White warriors to play much of the game short-handed, with any possible thought of scoring on the Thornton net apparently deserving of a penalty.