Sloan were guest editors at Magnet Magazine and Chris Murphy wrote an article on the Hockey Summit of the Arts. Pretty cool. [link here]

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Play hockey in Montreal and outdoors in New York City’s Central Park this November.  We’re taking player registration now!

Both events are mingle formatted tournaments, which means you register as an individual and we build teams from the pool of players. Get your HAA buddies and team-mates together and sign up today. If you want to play as a group on one of the teams, we’ll do are best accommodate.

The New York City Fee is $80 (Nov. 27th)

The Montreal Fee is $40 (Nov. 20th & 21st)

If you sign up for both the Fee is $110

To register, please follow these two steps.

1. Fill out the on-line Registration Form below.

2. Next, email, paypal or mail your fee. along with a note indicating who the payment is for.

Email money transfers or PayPal payments can be sent to finance@hockeyaa.net.

If you choose to pay using PayPal, please note that all PayPal payments must include an additional $5 to cover PayPal service charges

Regular mailed cheques can be sent to:

Cheques can be made out to “HAA.”

Any registration fees received after all spots have been filled, will be returned in full. Please see below for additional information. If you still have any questions, please e-mail them to tourneyinfo@hockeyaa.net.

Scroll down below the registration form for details on each tournament.

[If the on-line Registration Form does not appear here, please go to this link]

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Montreal Details:

The tournament will be in a Mingle Format. Details on the Mingle Format are below.

Date: Nov. 20th & 21st

Arena: Arena Mt-Royal (4365 Cartier)

Each participant will play a minimum of 3 games over the 2 days (2 on Nov. 20th & 1 or 2 on Nov. 21st)

3 x 15 minutes (running clock)

2 goal difference and less = last 2 minutes of 3rd period is stop time

1 Woman minimum on each team

0,5 extra point for no penalty game and -0,5 for 5 penalties game

New York City Details:

The tournament will be in a Mingle Format. Details on the Mingle Format are below.

Date: Nov. 27th

Arena: Trump Lasker Rink in Central Park

Each game is 2 twenty-minute running clock periods. Penalties are stopped clock. Each team plays 3 or 4 games.

Teams take warm ups at the cost of game time.

4-on-4

Icing is not called

No Body-checking

Mingle Format Details:

Players must register as individuals, after which they will be drafted onto a team.  To be eligible to participate, you must be a member of the HAA. If you are not a member of the HAA, you can read the details on getting involved with the HAA [here].

Registrants will be signed up on a first paid/first served basis (meaning spots will be reserved based on when fee payment is received, not when Registration Form is received).

Players register individually and are then drafted onto a teams at a Team Managers’ draft. The draft process results in relative parity between teams and plenty of camaraderie. The details of the draft (including who was picked in what round) are sealed so as to avoid bruising or bolstering any egos.

All successfully registered players will be informed as to what team they are playing for by their respective Team Manager within a week of the draft.

Because the teams are mixed and co-ed, the tournaments have a particular appeal to players who enjoy making new friends.

The tournaments observe all regular HAA and Hockey Canada rules and regulations, incl. mandatory wearing of face protection (half-visor minimum).

Individual players are subject to the same expectations of friendly, non-abusive play as well as the same disciplinary measures as HAA organizations and functions.

Any players interested in taking on the responsibilities and duties of Team and Assistant Team Managers are encouraged to indicate that upon registration. All Team Managers should have strong organizational skills, be willing to coordinate regularly with Team-mates and other Tournament organizers.

From the 2008 Exclaim! Hockey Summit Hootenanny.

Did you take photos at the Hootenanny?

Catch a great goal on video?

Record some kick-ass Rink Rock?

Don’t keep all that great media to yourself! Share your memories with friends and teams across the HAA by joining our YouTube and Flickr groups.

Photos shared with our Flickr group will appear in the Flickr badges on all HAA-affiliated sites. They’ll also appear in the nifty slide-show on the photos page of this site.

Videos shared with our YouTube group will be accessible via the group’s home page. Selected videos will be re-posted here on the blog.

For 10 years, musicians, comedians, actors, painters, writers, TV personalities and all sorts of related arty folks from across the nation have descended on Toronto, Ontario during the Easter weekend. Their reason: to participate in the Exclaim! Hockey Summit of the Arts.

Click here to view the full press release.

NYC’s Central Park Canadian Invitational goes down this weekend. If you happen to be in New York, drop by the Lasker Rink and check out some wholesome expat Canuck hockey action:

Open to players of all levels, the spirit of this charity tournament focuses on participation rather than competition. In addition, it provides an opportunity to help those less fortunate as net proceeds are donated to the innovative non-profit youth program, Ice Hockey in Harlem.

This tournament is also intended to further the natural ties of friendship between Canadians and New Yorkers. Each year, we bring together teams from Canada and the US for a special weekend of social events, general camaraderie, and a truly unique hockey experience – the opportunity to play outdoors in one of the most beautiful city parks in the world. (Central Park Invitational)

The event runs from 8am-8pm Saturday Feb 16th and from 8am-1pm Sunday Feb 17th — see the events calendar for more info).

You can climb the highest mountain
You can put a man on the moon
You can see to the horizon
You can sing a brand new tune
BUT YOU CAN’T TOUCH A FLAME WHEN IT’S RED HOT!!!