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Washington Wild Email Newsletter:
December 6, 2016

WASHINGTON WILD NEWS

Thank You for Your Donations!
We are Sailing a True Course Together!

Thank you to folks like Kevin Charette, Jim Funfar, and donors who wish to remain anonymous for growing girls' ice hockey through WWFHA! We are nearing the Offensive Rush Port and need your help!

Please consider a small donation to help our mission—empowering girls through the sport of ice hockey!

Skate with Olympian, Harvard Grad & NY Riveter Michelle Picard! 12/9 Deadline

Each WWFHA team skates and meets with Michelle Picard, an Olympian, Harvard alumna, and a defenseman for the professional National Women’s Hockey League (NWHL) -- NY Riveters, December 27 – 31.
 

Wild PCAHA Weekend in Review

12U Rep AA team
- vs. Vancouver Win 2-1
- vs. South Delta Tie 1-1
14U Rep AA team
- vs. North Shore Loss 1-2
- vs. Richmond 0-6
19U Rep A team
- vs. Tri Cities Win 2-1
- vs. Tri Cities Loss 2-4
- vs. Surrey Loss 0-2
19U Rep AA team
- vs. Richmond Loss 2-3
 

2016  Rep High Performance Camp

All Washington Wild Rep teams (AA and A) may attend. Sync with your manager/coach for details.
 

2nd Annual Alumnae Game—Reg. Open

The 2nd Annual Washington Wild Alumnae Game occurs Wednesday December 21 from 7:00pm - 8:00pm at the Xfinity Arena Main rink, followed by a no-host dinner at a location TBD.

This event is open to all WWFHA alumnae and current 19U AA players.

Girls' Try Hockey for Free Event Jan. 8

Please help spread the news to girls ages 4 – 9! Send an email, 'share' a social media post, or call someone up and tell them about the January Girls' Try Hockey for Free event.
 
We need student coaches and adult volunteers to help on and off the ice. Please contact

Register for Beginner Hockey!

Register now for Washington Wild Beginners Hockey 1 and Hockey 2 classes.

Each session lasts ten weeks from January 15 through April 2 on Sundays, and the session is $154.20.
 
Want to help on or off the ice? We need student coaches and adults, too! Contact Daniel Brown, Beginners’ Manager, to help full-time or part time at

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The Experts’ Edge

Tips from the Recruiting Trail with UND’s Brad Berry

Brad Berry knows the recruiting trail can be a grind. The second-year head coach of the University of North Dakota men’s hockey team recalled one harrowing adventure many years ago.
 
In the wee hours of the morning, Berry and then-fellow assistant Dave Hakstol were coming home from a scouting trip in Denver, Colorado. The roads were less than friendly.
 
“We hit some black ice and we went through the ditch,” Berry said. “We went through one side of the interstate and then through the other side. Then we went through a corn field and got back on the highway.”
 
They stopped at the nearest gas station and checked the tires and fuel levels – never mind the front corner panel that was no longer on the car. Then back on the road for the remaining 10 hours back home.
 
“We looked at each other and we said, ‘OK. Let’s keep going,’” Berry said.
You better believe that college coaches, who spend countless hours on the road and log thousands of miles, want to make these trips worth their while, and recruit not just the right players, but the right people.
 
Berry, who was an assistant coach for many years before taking over the Fighting Hawks program last year and eventually delivering an NCAA national championship in his first season as head coach, offered some advice for young players with college hockey hopes.
 

Ask WWFHA

Q: Why is my child’s hockey association following the ADM in the 10U age classification? I thought the ADM was just for 8U.
 
A: Sometimes, 8U hockey and USA Hockey’s American Development Model are thought of as one in the same. This is a developmentally dangerous misperception by some parents, coaches and even associations. The ADM is a model of high-performance development based on children’s biological development.

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