John Harrington knows the importance of winning battles in front of the net, both as a player and a coach.
A member of the 1980 U.S. Olympic gold medal team and a Minnesota Duluth product, Harrington is currently the head coach of the Minnesota State women’s team.
If 8U is about cross-ice hockey and fundamental skill-building, there is perhaps a tendency to rush into opposites at 10U.
As parents, coaches and even players emerge from 8U, they may be yearning for something dramatically different.
The grass may appear greener at 10U – with full-ice hockey.
The problem is that a complete 180 is seldom a good idea, and it certainly isn’t in this case. Bob Mancini, a regional manager for USA Hockey’s American Development Model, has some thoughts on why 10U hockey still requires a look at the big picture and a focus on skill development over results.
We had a great weekend of Rec Hockey. In the first game, the Lady Icehawks came back with a minute left to bring the score to 6 to 7 against Blizzard. They pulled their goalie in an effort to tie the game, but Blizzard was able to score an empty net goalie to seal the win.
In the Championship game, Thunder took an early 4 to 1 lead in the first period against Lightning. Lightning came back in the 2nd to go up 5 to 4. Both teams tied it up at 7 all in the 3rd period, but Thunder came out ahead at the buzzer 9 to 7.
Thunder is your 1st THA Storm REC League Champions!
On Sunday, the REC players enjoyed the first annual Glow in the dark game. We turned to lights off, neon lighting on the goalies, and LED pucks. We had 2 games and everyone had a great time. Best way to end a great season!
THA Players, Parents and Coaches:
NCDOT Announces Business 40 Closure Date
Affective Sunday November 11 at 8:00am the N.C. Department of Transportation will close the 1.2-mile section of Business 40 through downtown between Peters Creek Parkway and U.S. 52. Subsequently your route to the Fairgrounds Annex will be also be affected.
Going to the Fairgrounds Annex:
- Not all of Business 40 will close. Only the 1.2-mile portion in downtown Winston-Salem will be closed. The sections between downtown Winston-Salem and the I-40 splits, near Clemmons and the Piedmont Triad Farmers Market, will remain open
- Eastbound Business 40 traffic (coming from Clemmons) will be diverted to Peters Creek Parkway. You want to take the downtown exit and go thru downtown to the Annex.
- An alternative route for Eastbound traffic is to take Silas Creek Parkway towards Wake Forest University to University Parkway to the Annex
- Westbound (coming from Kernersville) will be diverted to U.S. 52. Take the Akron Drive “Coliseum” exit.
- Vehicles will be able to take those exits but not drive past them.
We urge you to plan in advance and add extra time when going to the Fairgrounds Annex.
We also encourage you to use the cellphone app, Waze, which offers route options.
Additional information is available at www.business40nc.com, on Facebook or online using #Biz40NC.
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