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posted 04/15/2008
Dear LBYH Players, Parents and Coaches:
I just wanted to drop an end-of-season “Thank You” note to all of you, and congratulate you for the successful season that just concluded. As I’ve grown older (and maybe, I like to think, a bit wiser), I have come to realize that success is measured less by the number of wins achieved or trophies collected than it is by each player’s growth and development throughout the season, by the life-long friendships developed with teammates, and by the many lessons of life that are learned while playing what has to be one of the greatest sports ever invented. Judged in this context, I believe that our season was an overwhelming success, and I want to thank all of our coaches, team managers, board members, in-house commissioners, and other volunteers who worked extremely hard over the past eight months to bring this program to you. Year-after-year, I continue to be amazed by the amount of time that these folks put into coaching and managing. We are extremely fortunate to have a coaching staff that is unparalleled in talent, experience and dedication to teaching this sport to the youth in our organization. Over the course of the season, I saw our coaches guide our teams to compete at the highest levels in league and tournament play, and I also had the opportunity to see rookie players blossom with newly acquired skills and confidence. These successes were due to the extensive time and effort put in by our coaches, none of whom get paid one cent for their time. All of them do it for the right reasons – out of love for this sport and the benefit of our kids. I applaud them for all they’ve done.
I also want to thank all of you parents for your support and commitment to your children and the program – it’s not easy getting up at 5:00 a.m. to get your son or daughter to a game, tying skates, taping sticks, getting skates sharpened, driving to tournaments, leaving work early to watch them play, making sure the homework is done before practice, etc. Hockey has the longest season of any youth sport, and not every family is willing to make the type of sacrifice and commitment that you’ve made. I congratulate all of you for the extra effort. You’re all “hockey folks” in my book, and you don’t need a dictionary to know what I mean when I say that!
Before next season starts, I hope to see all of you around town, on the water, or on the playing fields.
Regards,
Phil Cormier
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posted 05/07/2008
Hockey parents sometimes get a bad rap. Here at LBYH we like to think of ourselves as fun loving, charitable people with heavy emphasis on the 'fun loving'. Many hockey families are either supporting, or participating in some way in the annual 'Shake It for Shelter' event to be held at our very own Hayden Ice Rink on Saturday evening, June 7th. For those of you who haven't had the opportunity to attend, this event would fall in both the 'charitable' and 'fun' category. LBYH dad Steve Farrell, who will chair the event, will be performing with The Captain Miles Band. Right by Steve's side will be everyone's favorite coach, Tim 'Bombay' Coughlin, strutting his stuff for his swooning female fans. This could be reminiscent of bygone Tom Jones days with unmentionables flying everywhere. Dust off your dancin' shoes.
There will also be a silent and live auction with great prizes, lots of rock and roll, and even a mechanical bull. All proceeds benefit COMPASS for homeless families. Tickets and more information are available at
www.shakeitforshelter.org
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