News Archive

Hounds Hockey Night with the Houston Aeros - Oct 11th @ 7:35 PM

October 11th has been set as Hounds Night with the Houston Aeros! Hounds players are invited to the Houston Aeros season opener against the Chicago Wolves at the Toyota Center.
RE Ticket Purchase: Each BAHHA Youth Skater will get a Free Ticket for themselves; please indicate the Free ticket info on the order form as well as writing your child's name in the line marked: USA Registration OR make sure to request the free ticket if you are calling in your order to Josh Young.

BAHHA Aeros Night Itinerary & Information
BAHHA Aeros Night Flyer with Ticket Order Form

ISHL Prep League Evaluations Rescheduled to Sunday Oct 5 at SCIS

Tryouts for the Prep Hockey team have been rescheduled for Sunday Oct. 5, on ice from 8:30 am to 9:30 am at Space City Ice Station. If you were born in 1993, 1994, or 1995 you are eligible to play. If you have questions contact Coach Carl Buscemi at canbuc50@aol.com. Equal-Time League with Focus on Player Development. Weekly Practices (Full-Ice), 18 Season Games Plus Play-Offs

Space City Ice Station Update - We Have Ice - 9/28/2008

The Hurricane has passed, power is restored and Space City Ice Station has a newly-painted sheet of ice. The rink's regular schedule will resume Monday, September 29th.

*Hounds Hockey Practice Schedule Resumes to Normal Times!!

Mark Your Calendars - Hounds Hockey Day on Sept 6th

Our annual Hounds Hockey day has TENTATIVELY been set for Saturday, September 6th at Space City Ice Station Rink. TIME OF EVENT TBA. There will be on-ice (friendly) competitions, food, Hounds merchandise, and public skating for the whole family. The Hounds pre-owned equipment stash will also be available for view/purchase. Be sure to mark this day on your calendars and watch for more details.

Hounds Fall 2008 Met League Registration

If you are playing for the Hounds Peewee, Squirt or Mite Met league team this fall, you will need to register. You can do this in two ways:

1. Go to the Registration page and follow the instructions for completing your Registration (instructions are included for registering with both BAHHA and USA Hockey). Note you will have to either mail the forms or drop off them off in the Hounds drop-box located on a pillar near the skate rental area at Space City Ice Station.
2. Come to the first practice (see schedule above) and complete the Registration process prior to practice. If registering at the practice, you may want to allow some extra time. If you fill out the BAHHA forms in person, you will still have to register with USA Hockey (see the USA Hockey page for instructions).

If you're new to hockey or have some questions, you can get information such as which Division you will play in, where you should play hockey, or even how to get started in hockey. If you have any questions not covered on our site or you have further questions, please contact Hounds Hockey and we will answer them.

Hounds Met Coaches

The Bay Area Houston Hockey Association is pleased to welcome (or welcome back) the following Met League coaches for the 2008-2009 season:

The Hounds News May/June Newsletter

Check out the May/June Edition of The Hounds News. It includes a Hounds Board of Directors update, 'What is That?' feature, an all new Coach's Corner, a status update on our Hounds summer season progress and more.

Hounds Fall Travel Hockey Teams

If you plan to play for a Hounds travel team this fall, and you have been offered a roster spot but have not yet accepted, please contact us now. We have to submit rosters by Aug. 1, 2008. In order to accept the roster position offer, please send an email to communicationsdirector@houndsicehockey.org to indicate your acceptance. The first installment payment is also due. Note that you also have to register with USA Hockey, if you haven't already done so (see the USA Hockey page for instructions).

Peewee Fall 2008-09 Travel Team
Bantam Fall 2008-09 Travel Team
Midget Major A Fall 2008-09 Travel Team

USA Hockey Sponsored Coaching Clinics

A number of USA Hockey Coaching Clinics are being offered during August within the Houston area. Go to USA Hockey's Clinic Catalog and in the State dropdown menu select 'TX' and then select 'Search' for details of these sessions:

• Level 1 at SCIS Rink on Aug 2, 2008
• Level 2 at Sugarland Rink on Aug 9, 2008
• Level 3 at Willowbrook Rink on Aug 10, 2008

Summer Hounds Action Complete for the Season

The Summer Hounds season ended last week. A ton of fun was had by all. The final standings are as follows:
Midget Major - Hounds Red - 1st Place
Midget Major - Hounds Blue - 2nd Place
Bantam Hounds - 1st Place
Peewee - Hounds Blue - 4th Place
Peewee - Hounds Red - 5th Place
Squirts/Mites - Great scrimmage and practice action!

Watch for information on the fall season practices in a few weeks. In the meantime, in order to stay in shape, the Hounds coaches highly recommend you drop by Space City Ice Station (SCIS) and attend a few of the additional Stick & Pucks that have been scheduled (afternoons and/or evenings many days of the week). See the SCIS Calendar for time/day details.

Summer Hounds Teams Schedule for This Week

The official summer season actually ended on July 13th. However, we have ice time reserved at SCIS for the summer league up to July 19th. Practice times this week will be the same as during the summer. On July 19th, the Peewees will hold an extra tryout at 4:10 pm (See details below). The Mite/Squirts will play at 5:20 pm and the Midgets will play an inter squad game at 6:30 pm.

Hounds Practice Times for This Week

Peewees - 6 PM Tuesday, July 15
Bantam - 7:10 PM Tuesday, July 15
Mite/Squirt - 6 PM Thursday, July 17
Midget - 7:10 PM Thursday, July 17

Additional Hounds Fall 2008-2009 Peewee Travel Team Tryout on July 19th

On July 19th at 4:10 at Space City Ice Station, the Hounds Peewee Travel team will be having an additional tryout for any peewee players who were unable to make it to the first tryout or those not named in the preliminary roster. This will be a one hour tryout and the last chance for a peewee player to tryout for the Bay Area Hounds Peewee Travel team.

Travel Team Players' Uniform/Jersey Orders at SCIS July 8 & 10

ALL Travel Team Players MUST order any uniforms before July 10th. On July 8th & 10th (during summer practice times - 6:00-8:20 PM) Becky Marshall or a BAHHA representative will be at SCIS rink to do sizing/ordering if necessary. For more options and details see Jersey Order Page.

Mite/Squirt Hounds Next Games

The MITES will be playing the Sugar Land Stars Mites Saturday July 5th at 4:10 pm at Space City Ice Station. We are hoping the Squirts will come to cheer them on !! The next Mites/Squirts game is on Sunday July 13th at 8:00 AM at Space City Ice Station. Also, check out the FULL SUMMER SCHEDULE.

CHRISTUS St John Concussion Center Offers Cognitive Baseline Evaluations June 21

CHRISTUS St. John CONCUSSION CENTER located at 2020 NASA Parkway, Suite 180, Nassau Bay, TX 77058 is offering Baseline evaluations free for athletes (9th-12th grade) at the following schools: Clear Brook, Clear Creek, Clear Lake, Clear Springs, Dickinson, Friendswood, Hitchcock, La Marque, La Porte, Santa Fe, & Texas City. Athletes from other schools and younger athletes (Grade 8 and below) are $3.00 per baseline. See Flyer for more details.

Fall Hockey Tryouts June 14th & 15th at SCIS
*Note Changes to Schedule for Sunday, June 15th

Travel hockey tryouts are June 14th and June 15th.
Saturday, June 14, 2008
- Peewee 12:20 pm – 1: 50 pm
- Peewee 4:10 pm – 5:10 pm
- Bantam 5:20 pm – 6:20 pm
- Midget Major & Minor 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm
*Sunday, June 15, 2008
- Bantam 9:00 am – 10:00 am
- Midget Major & Minor 10:10 am - 11:40 am

Fall Travel Hockey Coaches Announcement

The following coaches have been secured:
Bill Mackey – Midget Major A Head Coach
Dennis Sims – Midget Major A Assistant Coach
Gordon Gamble - Midget Minor Coach
Arthur Jean - Midget Minor Coach
Adam Jordan - Midget Minor Coach
Dave King - Midget Minor Coach
John Ashworth – Bantam A/B
Justin Popoff – Peewee A/B

These coaches bring a wealth of hockey knowledge and experience to their teams. Each has coached at multiple levels and has many years of hockey experience. For more info see Coaches page

Welcome to the New Hounds Ice Hockey Website

We hope you find the new Hounds ice hockey website easy to navigate and visually appealing. We have brought most of the content over from the existing site, freshened it as appropriate and added some new site content. Please update your favorites to the new website houndsicehockey.org . If you have any suggestions or content for the site, please forward to communicationsdirector@houndsicehockey.org.

Bay Area Hounds Annual General Meeting - June 10th

The BAHHA Annual General Meeting will be held the evening of June 10th, 7 PM at Space City Ice Station (upstairs conference room). This meeting is open to any BAHHA parents, coaches or other interested persons. You can ask questions, make suggestions or just get an idea of how the Board of Directors for BAHHA operates.

SCIS Offers Free Testing to HOUNDS Teams June 7th 1-5PM

Space City Ice Station is offering a "Meet and Greet" with Dr. Rosenberg, a new rink sponsor. On Saturday, June 7th, he will be giving complimentary hydration, body fat, and spinal testing from 1- 5 p.m. in the Fitness Center.

Be a Hounds Hockey Volunteer!

If you are interested in helping BAHHA with its mandate to develop youth hockey in the area, please consider volunteering to serve on the BAHHA Board of Directors. This is generally a two year term. If interested, please send an email by May 30, 2008 to communicationsdirector@houndsicehockey.org giving your name, phone number and any specific areas of interest. It is through your continued support and efforts that we can continue to make playing BAHHA hockey a great experience.

Congratulations Mite Hounds

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