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Washington Wild Email Newsletter:
September 28, 2017

WASHINGTON WILD NEWS

WWFHA League Games Begin this Weekend
– History in the Making

History will be made this weekend when the first Western Washington Female Hockey League (WWFHL) games begin – the first girls’ league in the state kicks off with this schedule at Highland Ice Arena:
 
- 12U/14U Age Bracket - Saturday 9/30: White plays Red at 5pm
- 10U Age Bracket - Sunday 10/1: White plays Red at 9am, and Red plays Grey at 10:15am
- 8U Age Bracket - Sunday 10/1: White plays Red at 9am
 
Good luck, have fun and Go Wild!

19UAA Defeat SJHA in District Qualifier

The Washington Wild 19UAA team met the SJHA Major Midget team at Xfinity Arena in Everett for the first game in a 2-game qualifier for the 19U Tier 2 Pacific District Qualifier. The Wild defeated the Lady Admirals 7-0. 

A band of young Washington Wild sisters were there to meet them after the game.

The next game will occur before the February 8th deadline for all qualifying games for the Pacific District.
 

14UAA Play MT Wildcats for First Time

A WWFHA team played a Montana Big Sky Wild!cats Tier 2/AA team for the first time this past weekend. The Washington Wild 14UAA met the Wildcats last Sunday at the Toyota Center in Wenatchee.

The Wild defeated the Wildcats 4-0 and 4-1 in the 2-game series. The Wildcats compete in the North Plains District at the 19U, 16U and 14U Tier 2 level.
 

Lifetime Achievement Award: Cindy Dayley

During the 15^th Anniversary event, Cindy Dayley was honored with the WWFHA Lifetime Achievement in recognition of her vision, commitment, and dedication to grow WWFHA and girls’ hockey.
 
Special to WWFHA, local freelance writer Angela Brastad writes about Cindy and her thirty-five year commitment to the game. She writes the following:
 

Fighting for the Opportunity to Play
It ends with their joy, which sparkles in their eyes, that confidence exuding that carries them into the next phase of their life.  But it starts with a dream--a belief that change can be made, that goals can be reached, that each and every girl will reach their highest potential.

Excitement permeates the air as the Western Washington Female Hockey Association (WWFHA) begins their 2017-2018 season with the launch of the first ever all girl ice hockey league in Seattle, a historic event. WWFHA was established in 2002 with only 2 teams and has now grown to support nearly all age and ability levels, from beginners to a 19U Rep Tier 2/AA nationally bound team.

This growth could not be possible, however, without people like Cindy Dayley, who devote their time and energy to making this association a success. Cindy's lifelong dream was to see an all-girl ice hockey league in Seattle. And now, with the growth and success of the association’s Learn to Play beginner program which averages 45 girls per class, it is possible.

Cindy started on the ice at Highland Ice Arena as a figure skater at a young age. Her coach, John Lettengarver, a figure skater who placed at Nationals and Worlds, and was on the 1984 Olympic team, taught her the grace of skating, the toughness of competition, and eventually helped her and her parents realize that her true passion was hockey.  Inspired by Bobby Orr’s skating ability, vision on the ice and dominance in the game, she decided to go for it.  But the male-dominated sport did not come easy to Cindy.  There were no girls’ teams or leagues to play in at the time, and females were not yet welcomed or accepted in the Seattle ice hockey scene in the 70's. Her father's fantastic coaching and hockey mind, in addition to her mother’s strength, guided her down a loving path on and off the ice.
 

PCAHA Balancing Schedule Announced

The PCAHA 2017-2018 balancing games start the weekend of Oct 14^th and will determine which divisions the teams will play in the Canadian league.

The Washington Wild Rep teams playing in PCAHA for the 2017-2018 season are: 12UAA, 14UAA, 19UA, 19UAA

Their opponents for the Balancing Round are:

• 12UAA plays 2 Northshore teams, Port Coquitlam, Richmond, South Delta, and Surrey.
• 14UAA plays Northshore, Tri Cities, Langley, Richmond, and Northshore.
• 19UA plays South Delta, Abbotsford, Richmond, Tri Cities, Surrey, Langley and North Shore.
• 19UAA competes in the A1 division and plays Tri Cities, Abbotsford, Richmond, and Vancouver.

Washington Wild Travel Team Players
– Time to Register

If you have been selected for the 14U/12U, 10U and 8U Washington Wild Travel Teams, please register for your team now.

Registration is easy and only takes a few minutes, especially if you are already registered for a WWFHA league team.

Girls Try Hockey For Free Photos

30 new hockey players signed up for WWFHA’s Girls’ Try Hockey for Free event last Sunday!

Each player was suited up in hockey gear and learned a bit about skating and the game. Afterwards the new hockey players received a certificate, a WWFHA sticker, and Washington Wild players' trading cards.

Thanks to all the coaches and student-coaches that made the event so much fun! We look forward to seeing many of these new players in the next Learn To Play class, starting October 8^th.
 

Learn to Play Classes Start Oct 8^th

Now is the time to register for the next Learn to Play Hockey beginner classes, starting Sunday October 8^th! Select between Hockey 1 and Hockey 2 class.

Session: October through December 2017
Length: 9 classes
Days: Sundays
Times: 11:30am - 12:30pm (note: 1 hour later than previous classes)

WWFHA Team Photo Night – Save the Date!

This year WWFHA team and individual photos by ClearImage will be taken at the end of October during each teams’ off-ice session. There will be no make-up dates.

Rink Rage - Article

Special to WWFHA: Daniel Brown – Beginners’ Director / Board member writes about being a new hockey player from his blog “Beginner’s Hockey Mind – attempting to bring the spirit of “shoshin” or beginner’s mind to relearning the sport of ice hockey.”
 
Rink Rage: letting go and seeing the game through the eyes of a child

Shoot, Shoot, SHOOOOOOOTTTTTTT! Good God--what’s wrong with that kid! Ah, the refrains of an educated and understanding hockey parent. Or, maybe not. 
 
I have been away for a bit. Couldn’t play hockey because I have been sick for the past 6 weeks. The time off got the grey cells working, regarding the state of parenting in youth sports, mostly hockey--but really you can plug in any sport-specific nuance into this narrative. 
 
I love this game at every level, and the experience that this great game provides for kids, adults and fans. As a kid, it teaches humility, teamwork, discipline and too many other great qualities to list here. As an adult returning to the game, it taught me all of those as well as enabling me to view life through the lens of a kid. Trust me, my goals now are to be semi-proficient for the 50+ league, not to be the next Bossy. Working with beginners and having a daughter playing has been an interesting experience that has opened my eyes to the seedy underbelly of rivalry, unrealistic parental expectations and intensity from opposing fans (i.e.; Parents)

Team Gear Arriving

WWFHA team track suits and team bags will be arriving within the next week. If you ordered a team track jacket and pants or a Washington Wild bag, they will be distributed at practices.  Team shells will be here in 30-40 days.
 
The Team Apparel Store via SquadLocker Store will open again in the coming weeks for a final time this year.

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