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Checking Summer Clinic – Thursday - Rescheduled

In addition to the summer practice schedule, BAHHA is offering additional clinics. If you will be registered in a BAHHA summer program, there is no additional cost. For those not registered, the cost of attending on a drop-in basis is $20 per session.
All events occur during the peewee practice time of 7:20 – 8:20

5/16– checking/introduction to body contact clinic (squirt through bantam)
6/6 – shooting clinic (squirt through bantam)
5/23, 5/30, 6/6, 6/13, 6/20, 6/27, 7/11 – goalie clinic (mite through midget)

Pro Ambitions Camp - June 10-14

For those looking for a hockey camp, Space City Ice Station will be hosting the Pro Ambitions Hockey Camp. The camp is being held June 10-14. There are brochures available at the rink. Please register at the Pro Ambitions website by clicking here. Former NHL player Jeff Serowik is the founder and president of Pro Ambitions Hockey. They specialize in week-long youth boys and girls hockey programs targeting players from six to eighteen years of age. This week there is also a goalie camp. Please contact Ron Kraft for any questions at 713-927-2482.

Hounds 18U -A Bring Home 2012-13 DSTHL League Championship!

Midget Hounds

Heading into the league finals versus Dallas Stars, the Hounds Major Midget team had finished second in regular season play and had gone 3 – 1 (OT loss) in round robin play to advance to the finals with solid, disciplined team play.

The first game in the best of 3 finals saw a closely contested battle with both teams exhibiting close checking, playoff style play with great goaltending….Dallas Stars edged the Hounds 2-1 with a late 3rd period goal. Chance Turner played a solid game in the nets turning away 23 shots.

Game 2 was a well played, playoff hockey with the Dallas Stars taking a 2-0 first period lead. The Hounds rebounded and fought back hard in the second period with a power play goal by Tanner Mingen and an even strength marker by Trey Purdon. The Hounds slowly took over play in the second period and were relentless in generating scoring opportunities against the Stars. The third period was a continuation of the second with the Hounds all over the Stars but could not solve the Stars outstanding goaltending. However, late in the third saw John Stevens pick up the pick on the right side and demonstrated a great net drive in scoring the game winner at the 13:11 mark of the third. Hunter Null recorded the win in the nets and was very strong stopping 24 of 26 shots.

Game 3 was Sunday morning and it was important for the Hounds to have a great start, which the Hounds did and demonstrated a strong team game with many shots generated at the Stars goaltender. The game was back and forth, but the Hounds had the majority of play and badly outshot the Stars 43-23. The regulation score ended 0-0 and 2 overtimes still could not solve anything. In the shootout, both teams scored 2 goals with John Stevens and Tanner Mingen with a huge tying goal replying for the Hounds. Finally, after 11 shooters each, Michael Pyle scored the eventual game and series winner with a great deke move to the right. Chance "no chanci" Turner was excellent in goal and in the shootout, denying the opposition every step of the way.

The championship was great for the Hounds program, players and parents. The teamwork, work ethic and disciplined play demonstrated not only in the playoffs, but throughout the season was excellent and a great model for how team play should be done. It will certainly be a season to remember for everyone involved. Coach Kraft extends big thank you and congratulations to all players, parents, coaches and managers who contributed to the this past season's success.

"WHAT MATTERS IS NOT THE SIZE OF THE DOG IN THE FIGHT, BUT THE SIZE OF THE FIGHT IN THE DOG.." ~ Bear Bryant

BAHHA Hounds Bantam Regular Season Take Second Place

Our hounds bantam started the season under the leadership of captains Ryan Hopkins and Isaac Christman along with three veteran bantams: Ethan Morgan, Spencer Scarber and Dustin Read . Following the examples of their teammates, Spencer Mullen, Bryce Henkels, Cooper Riggle, Eric Ragsdale, Adam Martin, Jonah Smith, Spencer Beebe, and goaltender Matt Mohr made tremendous improvements throughout the season on individual levels and as a team. Head coach Erika Spaeth and assistant forward coach Adam LaBaff and assistant defensive coach Tyler Yorke expected a lot from this young team and the boys stepped up to the challenges that were set before them. They spent the season on and off the ice bringing intensity and hard work to practices and dryland training. Despite the short bench, they fought their way to the championship, ultimately claiming second place in the league.

BAHHA HOUNDS SQUIRT GREEN REGULAR SEASON CHAMPIONS

BAHHA Hounds Squirt Green Regular Season Champions
Congratulations to the 2012/2013 Hounds Squirt Team on taking first place in the regular season with a 20-0 undefeated season. The squirts play in the Dallas Stars Travel Hockey League in the Green Division.

Hounds Summer Registration Opportunities

If you will be playing hockey this summer and have not yet turned in your registration paperwork to the Hounds payment box, a BAHHA representative will be available to answer questions and register players at the rink this Sunday, April 14th from 10:30-12:30 and again on Tuesday, April 16th from 5-8. It is preferable that you register at one of these times but if you can't make it, please bring completed paperwork/payment to the first practice.

Summer League Practice Times

Mite/Squirt practice Tuesdays: 6:40-7:40pm
Mite/Squirt practice Thursdays: 6:10-7:10pm
Peewee practice on Tuesdays: 7:50-8:50pm
Peewee practice on Thursdays: 7:20-8:20pm
Bantam practice on Mondays: 6:50-7:50pm
Midget practice on Mondays: 8:00-9:00pm

Monthly Calendar available on our website at Schedule | Hounds Ice - Met & Travel

Tryout Dates Announced

Tryouts for the Winter 2013/2014 travel season will start on June 29th. More details coming soon.

Space City Ice Station Hiring Custodian

Space City Ice Station is looking for a full-time or part-time Custodian. The successful candidate(s) will have experience in cleaning of commercial facilities, lawn maintenance, and repair work including painting. Work schedules and hours are flexible. Pay is commensurate with experience. Please send resume to: jobs@spacecityice.com

Additional Summer Clinics

In addition to the summer practice schedule, BAHHA is offering additional clinics. If you will be registered in a BAHHA summer program, there is no additional cost. For those not registered, the cost of attending on a drop-in basis is $20 per session. All events occur during the peewee practice time of 7:20 – 8:20

5/2 – checking/introduction to body contact clinic (squirt through bantam)
6/6 – shooting clinic (squirt through bantam)
5/23, 5/30, 6/6, 6/13, 6/20, 6/27, 7/11 – goalie clinic (mite through midget)

Hounds on Facebook

Visit Facebook at Hounds Hockey for details on how the Hounds Travel teams did this weekend. With a combined record of 11-5, the Hounds will move three of their four travel teams on to the DSTHL championships.

The "Shed"

As many of you know, the Hounds have a used equipment shed. We take in used equipment that still has a lot of ice time left in it and find it a home with a new or younger player. The shed helps to offset the cost of hockey in more ways than one, but primarily it makes it more affordable for parents to suit up their players. Our shed is one of a kind here in Houston and we have been doing this since 2004, but we can't do it without your help. Please look through your gear, if there is something your player has grown out of (skates, pads, pants, helmets, sticks, bags, etc) you can drop it at the rink (marked for BAHHA) or email BAHHA. All donations are tax deductible and greatly appreciated. Adult sized equipment is also accepted.

Support BAHHA By Participating in iGive

Make money for BAHHA whenever you shop online by joining iGive.

iGive is a search engine where you can safely do all your online shopping, and BAHHA is the beneficiary. How does it work? Merchants give a percentage of every sale to your charity of choice—in this case, BAHHA. Percentages can range from 1% to 10%.

So the next time you want to buy that special someone a gift, visit iGive, and make the purchase there. BAHHA and our kids will be glad you did!

View the flyer here for more information

Message Board

Did you know that Hounds Hockey has a message board? Click here to view. This is a discussion forum for youth and adults. There is also a thread there for Classified. To view posts you do not need a login, but to post you do need a login. Just follow the instructions on the site to acquire a login.

Reminders

Please continue to send Hounds related articles, photos, quotes or anything that brings a smile to your face. We are always looking for new content. The February Newsletter will be out later this week! Thank you for your continued support of Hounds Hockey!
Do you have any questions about anything listed on the website? If so, send us an email and we'll get back to you.

GoodSearch and GoodShop Fundraising

BAHHA has become a member of GoodSearch and GoodShop! More than 61,000 nonprofits and schools participate in the program! BAHHA is registered on two sites:

GoodSearch.com - The search engine with a unique social mission. It's powered by Yahoo!, so you get great search results, and each time you search, GoodSearch makes a donation to BAHHA!
GoodShop.com - The new online marketplace that donates a percentage of your purchase to BAHHA. You can choose from hundreds of popular merchants and the experience of shopping through GoodShop is exactly the same as going to the retailer's websites directly.