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2011-12 ARIZONA ALUMNI


PROFESSIONAL HOCKEY American Hockey League Phil Samuelsson (Scottsdale) - WBS Penguins


ECHL


David Strathman (Tempe) - Reading Royals Europe


Henrik Samuelsson (Scottsdale) - Modo (Sweden) Dave Spina (Tempe) - Iserlohn Roosters (Germany)


COLLEGE HOCKEY NCAA Division I - Men Atlantic Hockey Jon Bobb (Phoenix) - Army Eric Ferber (Scottsdale) - Robert Morris University Matt Grogan (Gilbert) - University of Connecticut Duncan McKellar (Phoenix) - Canisius College


Central Collegiate Hockey Association Luke Moffatt (Paradise Valley) - University of Michigan


Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference Aaron Ave (Chandler) - Princeton University Taylor Boldt - Dartmouth College * Jeremy Langlois (Tempe) - Quinnipiac University Max Mobley (Glendale) - St. Lawrence University


Hockey East Kyle Beattie (Avondale) - University of Maine Ben Oskroba (Tempe) - Northeastern University


Western Collegiate Hockey Association Zac Larraza (Scottsdale) - University of Denver Andrew Hamburg (Phoenix) - Colorado College Danny Heath (Glendale) - Minnesota State University Joey Holka (Phoenix) - St. Cloud State University Derik Johnson (Scottsdale) - Univ. of Minnesota Duluth Colten St. Clair (Gilbert) - University of North Dakota


NCAA Division III - Men ECAC


Eric Hines (Prescott) - University of New England


MIAC Mike Krieg (Phoenix) - University of St. Thomas


Send all additions, deletions and corrections to alumni@rubberhockey.com NESCAC


Dylan Plimmer (Chandler) - Tufts University Lucas Chavira Schramm (Phoenix) - Connecticut College


SUNYAC Blake O’Connor (Phoenix) - SUNY-Geneseo


NCAA Division I - Women Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference Lyndsey Fry (Chandler) - Harvard University


Hockey East Breanne Sundquist (Avondale) - University of Vermont Erin Wente (Scottsdale) - University of Vermont


Western Collegiate Hockey Association Loren Carrier (Chandler) - Ohio State University


NCAA Division III – Women ECAC West Allie Era (Glendale) - SUNY-Plattsburgh Jenn Fitzgerald (Phoenix) - SUNY-Cortland Allie Frank (Phoenix) - Neumann University Sydney Williams (Phoenix) - Chatham University


MIAC Megan Brantley (Goodyear) - Saint Mary’s University


NESCAC Lauren Pashkowski (Tempe) - Bowdoin College


Northern Collegiate Hockey Association Kaley Gibson (Glendale) - St. Norbert College Andi Husted (Scottsdale) - Univ. of Wisconsin-Eau Claire Catie O’Connor (Scottsdale) - Concordia University


JUNIOR HOCKEY America West Hockey League Evan Smith (Phoenix) - Helena Bighorns Donovan Mattfeldt (Phoenix) - Great Falls Americans Chance Taylor (Phoenix) - Great Falls Americans


Atlantic Junior Hockey League Luc Kilgore (Tempe) - Laconia Leafs


British Columbia Hockey League Michael Colantone (Cave Creek) - Prince George Spruce Kings


North American Hockey League Cody Bisbing (Mesa) - Alaska Avalanche Bryan McFarlane (Scottsdale) - Alaska Avalanche Phil Pietroniro (Prescott Valley) - Corpus Christi IceRays


North American 3 Hockey League Bobby Brown (Peoria) - St. Louis Jr. Blues Connor Millard (Gilbert) - Peoria Mustangs Matt Raiola (Scottsdale) - Granite City Lumberjacks Kegan Storjohann (Phoenix) - Twin City Steel


Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League Chris Gartner (Anthem) - Abitibi Eskimos Max Mahood (Phoenix) - Soo Eagles


Northern Pacific Junior Hockey League Kirby Carlson (Phoenix) - Eugene Generals


Superior International Junior Hockey League Brandon Fehd (Gilbert) - Fort Frances Lakers


Ryan Francis (Phoenix) - Victoria Grizzlies Nick Pappas (Scottsdale) - Victoria Grizzlies Kevin Woodyatt (Scottsdale) - Victoria Grizzlies


Eastern States Hockey League Ryan Fehnel (Phoenix) - Mass Maple Leafs Keanen Romero (Phoenix) - Mass Maple Leafs Cody Stocker (Phoenix) - Mass Maple Leafs


Eastern Junior Hockey League Anthony Caruso (Queen Creek) - Hampton Roads Jr. Whalers Steven Casacelli (Chandler) - Space Coast Hurricanes Nick Kujawa (Phoenix) - Hampton Roads Jr. Whalers Marcus McSweeney (Chandler) - Palm Beach Hawks Sean Sanford (Phoenix) - Jersey Hitmen Kevin Wathey (Phoenix) - Space Coast Hurricanes


Metropolitan Junior Hockey League Max Mahood (Phoenix) - Richmond Generals Tommy Migliaccio (Phoenix) - Cranston Reds


Minnesota Junior Hockey League Justin Blum (Prescott) - Maple Grove Energy Justin Dungey (Glendale) - Rochester Ice Hawks Bannon Lynott (Cave Creek) - Maple Grove Energy


United States Hockey League Richard Coyne (Cave Creek) - Lincoln Stars Cody Gylling (Glendale) - Indiana Ice Anthony Hamburg (Phoenix) - Omaha Lancers Ed McGovern (Scottsdale) - Sioux Falls Stampede Drew Newmeyer (Scottsdale) - Indiana Ice Max Vallis - Omaha Lancers * Jordan Young (Cave Creek) - Youngstown Phantoms


Western Hockey League JT Barnett (Scottsdale) - Everett Silvertips Brendan Burke (Scottsdale) - Portland Winterhawks Austin Carroll (Scottsdale) - Victoria Royals Kyle Verdino (Phoenix) - Seattle Thunderbirds


Western States Hockey League JJ Baudanza II (Peoria) - Arizona Redhawks Richard Bohan (Phoenix) - Dallas Ice Jets Colin Bresnehan (Phoenix) - Phoenix Knights Anthony Cullen (Flagstaff) - Boulder Jr. Bison Adam Dalton (Goodyear) - Phoenix Knights David Decof (Chandler) - Phoenix Knights Jon Eades (Gilbert) - Phoenix Knights Thomas Ferrier (Gilbert) - Phoenix Knights Brett Galley (Gilbert) - Phoenix Knights Connor Gavrilles (Phoenix) - Arizona Redhawks Brandon Gordon (Mesa) - Phoenix Knights Daniel Gowans (Chandler) - Phoenix Knights Aaron Handa (Phoenix) - Phoenix Knights Chase Jackson (Peoria) - Phoenix Knights Kevin Johnson (Phoenix) - Phoenix Knights Trey Kerns (Peoria) - New Mexico Renegades Austin Laudel (Glendale) - New Mexico Renegades Jarrod Levos (Chandler) - Phoenix Knights Alex Manny (Gilbert) - Phoenix Knights Ryan Meredith (Gilbert) - Phoenix Knights Austin Nottke (Peoria) - Arizona Redhawks Daniel Pela (Phoenix) - Phoenix Knights JW Phillips (Cave Creek) - Phoenix Knights Sebastian Ramirez (Scottsdale) - Phoenix Knights Sean Stahlnecker (Peoria) - Arizona Redhawks James Takacs (Peoria) - Arizona Redhawks Wade Weisgerber (Surprise) - Arizona Redhawks Nate Wilson (Mesa) - Phoenix Knights


* former Jr. Coyote/P.F. Chang’s


THE WHYTE STUFF: Parents can dictate team’s success, failure


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s the director of hockey opera- tions and a coach at the Desert


Youth Hockey Association, it’s im- perative we hold ourselves to higher standards and continuously work towards being positive role models in the lives of the players we mentor. What many people don’t stop


to think about, though, is that the 3-4 times a week us coaches spend around our players is nowhere near the amount of time they spend with their parents. As much knowledge and under-


standing a coach has to run their team effectively, the game plan can be completely negated by parents if they’re not on the same page. Every year, there are teams that


have certain parents who continu- ously “rock the boat” by trying to coach their own child, undermine the coaches or, even worse, create animosity amongst the families. Although it’s beneficial to keep the parents in the loop and have


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them understand your coaching philosophy, it can sometimes backfire. Parents might not fully grasp what you’re trying to accom- plish at certain points in the game, and in turn start instructing their child in the car afterwards. There are also


stories of parents lecturing their player on the way to the game so much so that, by the time the kid gets to the rink, they’re already frazzled. That creates hesita- tion, which in turn makes the player look as though they aren’t trying or don’t know what to do on the ice. There are enough parents out


there who have played hockey, grew up around it or maybe even took a


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few coaching clin- ics. These people - and others with fewer qualifications - know just enough to be dangerous; their main focus is their child - not the team. Promoting self-


ish place has no place in hockey - or any other team sport - and two wrongs don’t make a right. Constantly


telling your child something com- pletely different from the coach’s instruction gives the impression that the coach doesn’t know what they’re doing. Worst of all are the adults who


speak poorly about other players on the team. By voicing one’s opinion amongst other adults, a parent can create animosity amongst the fami-


lies, which in turn forms “cliques.” That division amongst the elders


will eventually filter down into the club and, ultimately, disrupt any cohesive team building the coach has tried to foster throughout the season. What’s catastrophic is when


parents speak poorly about other players on the team in front of their own child or other team members. But all of these issues can be eas-


ily avoided. Stay positive when com- municating with your child and only discuss things like strong efforts and successful plays; the coaches will take care of the rest. Support your coach in front


of your child, the team and other teams, too. If you truly have a con- cern, bring it to the coach’s attention in a mature and civil manner. And lastly, if you don’t have any-


thing good to say about others on the team, it’s best not to say anything at all.


Sean Whyte is the director of hockey operations and coach-in-chief at DYHA. magazine


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