12th Annual Jamboree Teams Set

The teams for the 2013 Jamboree will be:

Lake Placid
Saranac Lake
NCCS
Plattsburgh

The date for the jamboree is tentatively scheduled for Saturday, Nov. 23rd.

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Congratulations to Kiefer Casler

Kiefer Casler made the state tournament for golf by finishing 5th at Saranac Inn the past two days.  Congratulations and best of luck in Cornell.

2013-2014 Physical Testing

For the 3rd year in a row we will have physical tests as part of our evaluation process.  Tests will include:

1. Mile run
2. Pull-Ups (maximum reps)
3. T-Test (agility)
4. Box jumps (max reps in 30 secs)
5. 40-yard sprint
6. Vertical Leap
7. Bench Press (70% of body weight - reps)

To encourage off-season training I will administer these tests to all willing players after spring sports (mid-June).  Then at the end of July I will administer them again to check on players' progress.  Realize the June and July testing are voluntary but these conditioning tests will be included in early November.

The hope is the June test demonstrate to players areas of concern they can address over the summer months.  This June test will give a baseline test so players can strive to improve.  For instance, if a player can only do two pull-ups he can strive to do five by the July test and perhaps eight by the beginning of the season.  That type of improvement across the board would mean harder shots = more goals, winning more loose pucks = more shots = more goals.

We need players to OVERACHIEVE in 2013-2014.  Working out during the off season will help players become overachievers.

I will announce the June date and time soon, but I want to wait until our spring sports come to a close.

Money Due for Golf Balls

Blue Bombers,

A reminder to all players that money is due by Tuesday for the golf balls fundraisers.  Many of you have sold more than two dozen - EXCELLENT JOB!

Reminder that after spring sports we will administer SEVEN physical tests as a baseline to willing players.  I personally know of FIVE players who are committed to a summer workout.  This mid-June test will offer a starting point for players interested in challenging themselves to improve their speed, strength and stamina.  I hope we get a good turnout and have more players commit to a summer regiment.

Good luck to all spring athletes in their meets, matches and games especially as you enter sectional play.


Coach Clark

Golf Ball Fundraiser

BLUE BOMBER GOLF BALL FUNDRAISER

The golf balls are in!  Now we need to sell them.  Hopefully players have lined up their golfers to buy  Blue Bomber logo balls.  Each player will be given 2 dozen balls to sell.  If they can sell more that would be great.  

COSTS:  Callaway Warbird Plus   $8 a sleeve or $30 a dozen

                Nike 20Xl Tour Level   $11 a sleeve or $40 a dozen

Golf balls will be handed out this week in school.  Money from this fundraiser will support our past trip to Section I and our future trip to Section III.  Thanks for supporting Blue Bomber Hockey.

If you are interested in purchasing please contact a varsity hockey player.

Checks should be made out to LPMHS.

Hockey Specific Workout Option

Players interested in summer workouts can consider the following options.

1. I have a workout in my classroom that the coach from SUNY Oswego used with HS players last summer.  If interested in a copy a player can come and see me.


2. Below is a link to a thorough summer workout program.  This workout is sponsered by Nike and hosted by an NHL player and HNL trainer.  The video streamlines on YouTube as to easily follow this program.  The video also walks you through the different phases of the workout with demonstrations.

http://nike-training.appspot.com/index.jsp


This is the link to the hand-out of the program:

http://nike-training.appspot.com/program/NIKE-The_Program.pdf

These sources can be used by athletes to improve speed, strength and endurance.  They are hockey-specific in nature.  If a player has not worked out in the past it is recommended that they seek out assistance from experts.


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NHL Playoffs Start Tuesday - Enjoy

Golf Ball Fundraiser

The Boys' Hockey Team will be selling golf balls just in time for golf season.  We will be selling two types: Callaway Warbird and Nike 20Xl.  Each ball will have the Blue Bomber logo on it.  Proceeds will help the team with its team trip from last year and help with next year's trip to Section III.  Once the balls are in I will distribute to players at school.  Spread the word!

Hockey Updates - 2013-2014 Season

Hockey sign-ups for anybody planning on or considering trying out for the hockey team are currently posted outside my classroom.

We are working on a Spring fundraiser where players will sell golf balls with the Blue Bomber logo.  I have discussed this with many of the returning players.  Hopefully we will have this up and running in a couple of weeks.

Next year, our overnight trip (TENTATIVE) will be to Central NY.  We will hopefully be playing on two college campuses (Hamilton and SUNY Oswego) against two section III opponents (Fulton and Clinton).  Hopefully, we will be be able to take in a college game as well.  I am currently working with the coaches involved and the college coaches to see if we can logistically set this up.  If all things work out it will be a 2-night trip and require some additional fundraising.

More information will be forthcoming.


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Summer Hockey Camp Options

Below are some camp options if folks are looking for camps.  Some may be appropriate for some players and not others.  If you are interested in attending a camp and have questions let me know.  There are many other great camps out there and the camps below offer a wide-range of options.



http://mnhockeycamps.com/wordpress/

Minnesota Hockey Camps.  Intense camp,  Not only a strong level of play but a great camp for hockey specific workouts.


http://www.chehockey.com/youth-hockey-schools-camps/lake-placid-boot-camp

CHE U16 Boot Camp - Camp is here in Lake Placid.  More intense than a typical weeklong camp.


http://www.rileyrink.com/sports/camps/hockey-camps

This camp in Vermont is for serious players only.  Its level is quite good and it advertises that it only wants players that have desire to play at next level.


http://www.canamhockey.com/index.php?view=youth_campEvent&camp_id=35&event_id=44

Last year's CanAm High Level Camps brought a solid level of play. Would be a great camp for a younger player.  Also, nice it is in Lake Placid.


http://bobjanosz.com/index.php/camps/buffalo-st-patricks-day-clinic/

This is a goaltending camp.  Bob is a highly respected goaltending instructor.


http://www.macgoaltending.com/index.php

Bryan has worked with many LPYAA goalies in the past and runs some solid programs in the summer as well.

Article on Butch & Hall of Fame

Martin inducted to high school Hall of Fame March 30, 2013 By LOU REUTER - Senior Sports Writer (lreuter@adirondackdailyenterprise.com) ,Adirondack Daily Enterprise Save |             LAKE PLACID - Hockey has been an important part of Butch Martin's life for decades. The Lake Placid native started as a player and skated on the successful Blue Bombers teams of the 1960s. He continued his competitive career in college at the University of New Hampshire, playing for legendary coach Charlie Holt. After Martin's playing days were over, he moved into coaching and officiating, both of which he still does today. On March 10 in Utica at the New York State Public High School Championships, Martin was honored for his dedication and success in the game he loves. On the day two champions were crowned at the Memorial Auditorium, Martin was named a 2012-13 inductee into the New York State High School Hockey Coaches' Hall of Fame. Article Photos In his office at the North Elba Town Hall in Lake Placid, Butch Martin holds the award he received when he was inducted into the New York State High School Hockey Coaches’ Association Hall of Fame earlier this month at the final four tournament in Utica. (Enterprise photo — Lou Reuter) At the ceremony, Martin joined Dennis G. Sadler of Rochester's Aquinas Institute as the 34th and 35th coaches to be inducted. In the Hall of Fame, Martin also joined the 1979-80 Lake Placid High School team he coached that captured the first Division I state championship in the inaugural season the tournament was held. "It's definitely and honor," said Martin, who is the head of the North Elba Park District. "I've been around hockey my whole life as a player, coach and referee. Hockey's been great to me." Becoming a member of the Hall of Fame can be added to a long list of hockey memories Martin will cherish. One of the those recollections Martin mentioned was the Blue Bombers team he helped lead to the state title in a game played at the Olympic Center less than a month after the United States beat USSR then went on to claim the men's hockey gold medal on the same ice sheet. That year, Lake Placid finished with a 25-4 record including its 4-1 victory over Ithaca in the state title game. "Talk about a miracle, it had been about a month since we played a game before the state playoffs," Martin recalled. "We were all off because of the Olympics, and we only had two days to get ready. That was a great year for us." Martin was the head coach of Lake Placid from 1976-81, and he's been behind the Blue Bombers bench as an assistant to head coach Keith Clark for the past seven seasons. He said one of the most enjoyable things he gets from hockey is still seeing guys he played with, and also watching the kids he coached grow up and continue their involvement in the sport. "Hockey has always been a big deal in Lake Placid, and I run into guys from the past all the time," Martin said. "Ed Seney, Bill Beaney, we go way back and they are successful college coaches who are still behind the bench today. I see guys I coached still coming to games, I see them in the community, I see them coming back home, and that's great. Hockey certainly is a close community." Martin became the third person from the area to be inducted into the New York Sate High School Hockey Coaches' Hall of Fame. Longtime coaches Mark Gilligan of Saranac Lake and Lake Placid's Ray Pratt are the other two members who received the honor. Before the new convention center was built as an addition to the Olympic Center, the actual Hall of Fame was housed in Lake Placid in a corridor bordering the former Lussi Rink. Martin said he will be excited when its physical presence returns so visitors can view some of the history surrounding high school hockey in New York state.

Good luck to Tucker, Kiefer, Ryan, Connor, Nzoni, Chris and Brooke Reid in Nationals.

CVAC players combine forces for national hockey tourney March 29, 2013 By LOU REUTER - Senior Sports Writer (lreuter@adirondackdailyenterprise.com) , Adirondack Daily Enterprise Save | LAKE PLACID - Sixteen young, talented hockey players from the Champlain Valley Athletic Conference. That's the makeup of the Plattsburgh Roadrunners, a team that's heading to the 2013 Under-16 Boys National Championships. The squad, which is led by head coach Keith Clark of Lake Placid and includes players from the Blue Bombers, Saranac Lake, Beekmantown, Plattsburgh and other area high schools, will compete in the U16 national championship tournament April 3-7 in Troy, Mich. Members on the team from Lake Placid are Tucker Angelopolous, Kiefer Casler, Evan Damp, Connor Preston, Nzoni Thompson and Chris Williams. Chris Spicer will represent Saranac Lake. Article Photos Members of the Plattsburgh Roadrunners under-16 hockey team, pictured at the Olympic Center’s 1980 Herb Brooks Arena, will compete in the national championships April 3-7 in Troy, Mich. Team members are Nathan Foster, Eric Bechard, Ryan Whalen, Chis Spicer, Connor Preston, Kyle Constanty, Jon Fine-Lease, Devin Clark, Kiefer Casler, Noah Gagnier, Tristin Archimbault, Andrew Bechard, Chris Wiliams, Michael Stetz, Tucker Angeloupolos, Ryan Damp and Nzoni Thompson. The team is coached by Dave Champagne, Matt Stetz, Keith Clark and Steve Gagnier. (Photo — Chelsea Preston) The Roadrunners qualified to represent the New York District in Michigan after finishing runner-up at the state tournament earlier this month in Amherst, where they posted a 2-2-1 record that included a heartbreaking 5-4 loss in double overtime to Cheektowaga in the championship game. Plattsburgh's exciting run to the state championship final began with two games on Friday, March 15. The Roadrunners opened with a fantastic finish in their first game, erasing a two-goal deficit late in the third period to earn a 2-2 tie with Nassau. Trailing 2-0, Michael Stetz netted Plattsburgh's first goal with just under three minutes left in the third to make it a 2-1 score. The Roadrunners were then awarded a penalty shot with four-tenths-of-a-second remaining when a Nassau defender dislodged his team's net under pressure from the Roadrunners. With a chance to tie the game, Beekmantown's Nate Foster buried the penalty shot to give the Roadrunners the tie. In their next game, the Roadrunners suffered a 3-2 loss to Clarence, the top-seeded squad in the West region. On Saturday, the Roadrunners topped the Long Island Rebels 7-1 to reach Sunday's semifinal round, where they blanked the Long Island 4-0. In the championship game, the Roadrunners battled back from 3-1 and 4-2 deficits, ultimately tying the contest at 4-4 with their goalie pulled to force overtime. Cheektowaga, however, netted the game-winner in the second overtime period. "We put this team together to try and supplement the high school schedule and give these players some more quality games," Clark said. "We had plenty of quality players but really never anticipated being so close in the state championships. "What a great honor to be able to represent the New York District in the national tournament," Clark added. "We will go with the attitude of enjoying the experience and competing hard."

Alicia Brandes Photos

Below is the link to photos from the season:

http://memories4u.zenfolio.com/f293344359


Below is the e-mail from Alicia Brandes regarding photo options:

Hello LP Boys' Hockey Team and Parents,

Congratulations on a great season!

If you'd like to order pictures you can order directly through my website.  Additional items that you can order through my website include Trader Cards, Memory Mates and Magazine Covers (images attached). 

Special note: the postage and handling defaults to USPS Priority Mail...you can switch it to USPS First Class for a savings of $4 + tx on the shipping page before the final checkout for 8x10 prints or smaller.

Additional items (images attached) you can order through me by e-mailing me at bbrandes@verizon.net...

* Poster/photo collage

8x10..........$14

11x14........$20

12x18........$24

16x20........$30

20x30........$37

11 oz. Mugs

1 image..........$15

collage...........$18

Playing Cards..........$15

* Photo CD

1 image $10

2-5 images $5 each

6-9 images $4 each

10-14 images $3.50 each

15-19 images $3 each

20-24 images $2.50 each

25+ images $2 each

Special**

a CD including all images of your child during 1 sport season.......$50

If you have any questions you can contact me at 523-7310 or bbrandes@verizon.net .

Thanks,

Alicia Brandes

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Final NYS Rankings

Final NYS Rankings for the 2012-2013 Season:


Lake Placid #15

Other Teams of Interest:

Beekmantown #3
St. Lawrence #4
Oswego #10
Plattsburgh #11
Queensbury #12