News and Announcements
September 21, 2001
To all members of the Southern Tier Hockey Association:
It is with great regret that the STHA Board of Directors at this time must notify the membership that the 2001-2002 STHA hockey season is being officially put "on hold" as of Thursday September 27, 2001.
"On hold" means for all of us: the Polar Cap ice surface is no longer available to the STHA. Please be assured though, the season will begin as soon as there is ice elsewhere, elsewhere being Grippen Park and the Arena, along with other alternatives currently being investigated by the STHA Board. To shorten the delay we are asking Broome County to lay ice at the Arena and Grippen Park, earlier than scheduled. We will aggressively look into the rights of this organization and keep all of you, the loyal membership of the STHA, informed as to the status of this situation.
The reason for this hold on our season is due to the management at the Polar Cap, namely Bob Bruhn, breaching the terms of the ice contract that Mr. Bruhn, as representative for the Polar Cap, and STHA President, Randy Warner discussed and signed. It is Mr. Bruhn's intention to receive monies that were not allocated to him in this signed contract. The STHA Board of Directors stands firm when it comes to the funds of our membership and we have collectively come to the decision that we will not compromise the finances of the families in our organization only to appease Mr. Bruhn. Recently, Mr. Bruhn, manager of the Polar Cap, proposed what the STHA Board felt was an "unfair" payment arrangement (a 1/2 season pre-pay). We already held a signed agreement that states we would pay as we did in previous years (on a monthly pre-pay basis). Mr. Bruhn has informed us that, as of Sept. 27th the STHA will no longer be able to rent ice from the Polar Cap, because we refuse to change our previous agreement.
These circumstances come without warning and will not be taken lightly by the STHA Board or, hopefully, the membership. It has always been the intention of the STHA to have and keep a good working relationship with the Polar Cap management. Unfortunately he does not appear to have the same regard for us and appears to not value the business we have given him throughout the years.
The STHA Board of Directors will be working diligently to find a remedy that is good for our membership and the many children involved in our organization.
We will stand firm to protect the STHA and the membership. We are asking in return that the membership remain patient and supportive of the STHA Board of Directors.
If you have any questions please contact one of the Directors. Our names, phone numbers and e-mail addresses can be found on the web site (www.eteamz.com/stha/).
Thank you.
The STHA Board of Directors
Upcoming Events
B team 5 & B team 6 @ Polar Cap - Thu, Sep 20 6:30PM-7:45PM
D team 1 & D team 3 @ Polar Cap - Fri, Sep 21 6:45PM-8:15PM
B team 1 & B team 3 @ Polar Cap - Fri, Sep 21 8:30PM-10:00PM
B team 2 & B team 4 @ Polar Cap - Sat, Sep 22 6:00AM-7:30AM
B team 5 & B team 6 @ Polar Cap - Sat, Sep 22 7:45AM-9:15AM
S team 1 & S team 3 @ Polar Cap - Sat, Sep 22 9:30AM-10:45AM
S team 4 & S team 5 @ Polar Cap - Sat, Sep 22 11:00AM-12:15PM
P team 1 & P team 5 @ Polar Cap - Sat, Sep 22 12:30PM-1:45PM
B team 4 & B team 5 @ Polar Cap - Sat, Sep 22 9:00PM-10:30PM
B team 2 & B team 5 @ Polar Cap - Sun, Sep 23 6:00AM-7:15AM
M team 1 & M team 3 @ Polar Cap - Sun, Sep 23 7:30AM-8:30AM
M team 2 & M team 4 @ Polar Cap - Sun, Sep 23 8:30AM-9:30AM
P team 2 & P team 3 @ Polar Cap - Sun, Sep 23 9:45AM-11:00AM
D team 2 & D team 4 @ Polar Cap - Sun, Sep 23 11:15AM-12:45PM
S team 2 & P team 4 @ Polar Cap - Sun, Sep 23 4:15PM-5:30PM
B team 3 & B team 6 @ Polar Cap - Sun, Sep 23 5:45PM-7:00PM
If you have not heard from your coaches yet, you will in the next day. Coaches were patiently awaiting the schedule.
Please be aware that as the house schedules appear that:
B represents Bantam/Midget
P represents Peewee
S represents Squirt
D represents DynoMites
M represents MiniMites
Thursday September 13, 2001 @ the Polar Cap
6:30PM - 7:45PM B team 1 & B team 2
Friday September 14, 2001 @ the Polar Cap
6:45PM - 8:00PM B team 3 & B team 4
Saturday September 15, 2001 @ the Polar Cap
6:00AM - 7:15AM S team 1 & S team 2
7:30AM - 8:45AM S team 3 & S team 4
9:00AM - 10:15AM M team 1 & M team 2
10:15AM - 11:30AM M team 3 & M team 4
Sunday September 16, 2001 @ the Polar Cap
6:00AM - 7:00Am D team 1 & D team 2
7:15AM - 8:15AM D team 3 & D team 4
8:30AM - 9:45AM P team 1 & P team 2
4:15PM - 5:30PM P team 3 & P team 4
5:45PM - 7:00PM P team 5 & S team 5
Thursday September 20, 2001 @ the Polar Cap
6:30PM - 8:00PM B team 5 & B team 6
Mini Mite:
M #1 Ed Personius
M #2 Mark Evans
M #3 Tom Mitchell
M #4 Scott Barney
DynoMite:
D #1 Marty Szymanski
D #2 Scott Soule
D #3 Dave Stella
D #4 Bob Laubisch
Squirt:
S #1 Scott Brady
S #2 Connor Gates
S #3 Kevin Moore
S #4 Randy Warner
S #5 Todd Macan
Peewee:
P #1 Dave Husch
P #2 Mike O'Neill
P #3 Ed Kinney
P #4 Ed Radulski
P #5 Greg Poletto
Bantam/Midget:
B #1 Dirk Alberts
B #2 Dick Layton
B #3 Jon Holcomb
B #4 Randy Lewis
B #5 Rick Frisbie
B #6 Lou Kane
Thanks to Dick Layton for returning to coach. There is no longer a need for a 6th coach.
The Bantam A travel team will be coached by Steve Olzinski.
The Bantam A team picks are:
Chris Axtell
Jonathan Axtell
Jamie Bayer
Josh Bouquio
Chris Edmondson
Ty Folli
Josh Fusco
Mike Konnick
Brad Olzinski
Toby Rice
James Rowlands
Paul Seok
Devin Sheehan
James Synowicz
Ryan Telfer
Sam Parker
Andrew Williams
The PeeWee A travel team will be coached by Chris Kilmer.
The PeeWee A team picks are:
Shaun Vavra
Cam Minichelli
Glenn Woodard
Matt Dorazio
Sean Langevin
David Edwards
Matt Fitzpatrick
Jarred Wells
Cameron Gunn
David Rothenburg
Matt Lavin
Anthony Lupo-Mack
Kyle Mieczkowski
Jerry D'Amigo
Tyler Mansfield
Kodi Black
Mike Kohn
The Peewee B travel team will be coached by Kevin Moore.
The Peewee B team picks are:
Justin Ostrowsky
Kyle Antonaitis
Mike Axtell
Tony Verdon
Markus Delello
Jimmy Olsa
Kyle Simonds
Zach Moore
Frank McHale
Troy Fortunato
Jesse Frisbie
Kevin Langevin
Shayne Blaha
Andy Russell
Kyle Williams
Kevin Weiler
Taxi Players:
Mark Reel
Michael Shimer
Kyle Telfer
The Squirt A travel team will be coached by Bruce Barney.
The Squirt A team picks are:
Tim Woodard
James Ruff
Jacob Howell
Patrick Brosnan
Michael DiGregorio
Andrew Tokos
Matt Schappert
David VanGorder
Oliver Barney
Robert Loibl, Jr.
Zacharie Paine
Dan Elliott
Matthew Zurawel
Kyle Johnson
Travis Fusco
Matt Pratt
The Squirt B travel team will be coached by Jim O'Malley.
The Squirt B team picks are:
Shane Donovan
Dave Edwards
RJ Fitzpatrick
Ryan Granish
Rich Herel
Josh Jacyna
Tom Kania
Nick Kiser
Brandon Manley
Brandon Mikels
Omar Mukhulis
Brad Neferis
Anthony O'Malley
CJ Rury
Ian Rutkowski
Davis Stella
Danny Werner
Taxi players:
Dylan Bockus
Steve Ormsby
The Mite A travel team will be coached by Randy MacGregor.
The Mite A travel team picks are:
DREW GERHART
JOHNNY BROSNAN
JOHN LANGEVIN
MATTHEW DIGREGORIO
TYLER BAYER
TOMMY MOON
JOESPH EISKANT
JORDAN ASHMAN
MITCH JONES
MITCHELL ROZEN
TREVOR BARNEY
DYLAN MAERKL
DILLON MACGREGOR
RICHARD BOTTING
CHARLES BURMASTER
MICHAEL JOHN KING
TAXI PLAYERS
KEN KING
DYLAN KOHLMAN
JONAH TAMMETTA
