Written by Welcome to the NH Avalanche 2000 youth hockey team. This group of Bantam Major players is currently competing in the Boston Hockey League’s National Conference. The team calls the Ice Den Arena in Hooksett, NH their home rink. This is the first update of the season, and time allowing, there will be more updates forthcoming.
First let’s meet our Roster:
1 Spencer Burgess (G)
6 Cody Sullivan
7 Jonathon Last
8 Cade Facey
9 Sebastian Beal
10 Max Lajeunesse
12 Sydney Herrington
15 Clayton Sanders
16 Tyler Whiting
20 Caiden Paradise
22 Christian Levesque
31 Gavin Cram (G)
80 Michael Perry
88 Nicholas Gagne
*3 Shawn Tewksbury (left the program to make room under the salary cap, I am guessing)
Assistant Coach Dan Sullivan
Head Coach Bruce Harvey
So, entering play yesterday down in Raynham, MA, the NH Avalanche 2000’s were 0-6-2 based on the game sheets I have seen. Although, the Standings in the BHL suggest they are 1-3-2, but either way it really doesn’t matter.
What matters is this; the team is improving and players are developing. Wins or losses, even ties, don’t always tell the complete story, nor do these numbers matter as much as a lot of people think they do. Not in Youth Hockey, or youth sports for that matter. These are kids and hopefully they are being developed properly to best handle what will come later in life for them all, whether we like it or not. So, just as we work with them, give them direction, test them, and nurture them at home they don’t always win those battles either but hopefully it’s done in the name of love and development; enter this year’s hockey team.
I am very competitive and have played competitive sports for most of my 40+ years on this planet. Yes, someone always wins and someone always loses, even in ties. Tell me our tie in Exeter felt like anything other than a loss. Just like our tie at the Ice Den two weeks ago felt like a win. But that’s okay as long as there is effort, respect, and learning happening. It’s about the kids, and are the kids getting better at anything here, even with, whatever the won-loss record is? I would say they are. My guess is that the coaches would say the same thing.
Moving on, I have broken the ice here introducing this team and I will also write-up a recap of this weekend’s action by the time Monday night’s practice gets under way. Hopefully these updates will continue as long as this group is playing hockey this season. I thank you for your time and patience and look forward to recognizing our kids and their teammates for the rest of this season.