New Website
We have updated our website to resemble our partnership with the LA Kings.
Please visit www.icetown.com to see the new site!
We have updated our website to resemble our partnership with the LA Kings.
Please visit www.icetown.com to see the new site!
SKATING ACADEMY MEMBERS GET FREE ACESS TO PUBLIC SESSION!
Why not spend your time after school and before you start your homework at Icetown? Take advantage of your FREE access to public session and check in with the box office with your Fun Card!
Proper lacing of your skates is a vital part of the learning process. If you need help lacing your skates or need to be shown how to tie them correctly, please ask one of our instructors, who are more than happy to help you! It can make the difference between mastering a skill and struggling to balance on the blade!
Make sure you stop into Hockey Monkey Pro Shop, located inside ICETOWN to check out the consignment apparel and skates for sale at great prices!
If you need more information about private lessons, please feel free to contact me at fbeck@icetown.com.
August Make-Up Week: Make-Up Lessons for the lessons you missed in August can be completed during the week of September 11-15, 2012. Make sure to fill out a make-up request form at the end of every month to ensure you get your make-up lessons!
Be A Star Competition: Icetown’s Be A Star Competition will be Saturday, September 22, 2012 at 12:20pm. For those of you not familiar with this program, it is an in house competition, in which our skaters get a chance to feel what it is like to compete and perform in front of a crowd. If you aren’t participating in the competition, come cheer on your friends!
Halloween Spooktacular: Wednesday October 31st beginning at 6:30pm, come to Ice Town for our Halloween Spooktacular! Bring friends and family!! Skating Academy Members have FREE Admission and get to bring a friend for FREE! Your night will be filled with candy, games, prizes, costume contests, blackout skating and more candy!
During our Skating Academy Classes on Halloween, skaters can wear their costumes and we will have some Halloween fun!
Bring A Friend Week!: Bring a friend the week of October 30-November 3, 2012 to skating academy for free!! Your friend can attend skating academy with you for a free half hour skating lesson, with free skate rental on the day of your skating academy class free of charge! You can choose to stay with your friend in the beginning class and help them learn the basics, or attend your regular class. Make sure to pick up your “Bring a Friend Pass” from our instructors this month during academy classes.
Winter Camp: Icetown’s Winter Camp will be held December 26-28, 2012 and January 2-4, 2013 from 8am to 2pm and will feature:
Skaters will need to bring their own lunch, except on Friday when we have a pizza party! All snacks and equipment will be provided. Sign up forms will be available soon.
Possession of the puck switches teams over 100 time per game. Regardless of the position you play, you are constantly switching between offense and defense, both mentally and physically.
You may be defensively covering your check one minute, and a tip of the puck, or a crazy bounce later, your team suddenly has the puck. Your brain instantly switches to offensive mode. Now your job is to get open, and be ready for a pass.
Stick on the Ice
A pass can come at you any time, even when you don't expect it. With your stick on the ice, you've got a far better chance of receiving an unexpected pass, than if your stick is hovering around your waist.
The blade of your stick on the ice also gives your teammate a target. Show your teammates exactly where you want the puck.
Hockey is a fast game. When the pressure is on, your teammate may only have a split second to decide what to do with the puck. With you and your stick ready for a pass, you're giving him at least one favorable play option.
Keep Your Eye on the Puck.
While breaking out of our own end, you’ll often see beginning players skate into the neutral zone (between the two blue lines) with their head down. They're skating for open ice, so they've got the right idea, but they're not watching the play. When you have the puck and look up to see who's open, and all you see is the back of their head, you KNOW they're not ready for a pass. Oblivious to the play, they're essentially a roaming pylon.
Always be ready for a pass.
The adult season is about half way through and we hope everyone enjoyed the holiday break. Now that we are back for the 2nd half of the season, this is the time to make sure that if you are not a fully paid player, you are getting your minimum 12 games played to be playoff eligible.
As always, it is important to remember that the adult league is for fun and we all have to get up in the morning to go to work. Let’s make sure that when we are on the ice, we are respectful to our opponents and not let our competitiveness get the best of us. We also must remember that the referee’s (as the players) are not NHL level and will make mistakes. We are all learning and need to make sure that we respect the officials as well.
We have openings in every division so if you are interested in playing please contact the Hockey Director at (949) 683-8677 or email Matt Dunaev at mdunaev@icetown.com for more information on joining our Adult hockey league.
The adult hockey clinic is perfect for adults looking to better their skills and pick their game up.
Adult Clinic – On Ice
When: Wednesday’s
Time: 9:30pm
Cost: $15
When: Bi-weekly Mondays
Time: 7:20pm
Cost: $15
Icetown’s Winter Camp will be held December 26-28, 2012 and January 2-4, 2013 from 8am to 2pm and will feature:
Skaters will need to bring their own lunch, except on Friday when we have a pizza party! All snacks and equipment will be provided. Sign up forms will be available soon.
The current In House season is coming to a close on Saturday, September 22nd with the skills competition being held on the 21st. The new season is set to start on Friday, September 28th instead of the originally planned date of October 5th. We are going to have a break on the weekend of the 5th due to our annual Fall Classic tournament.
We are anticipating a fantastic end to this season and a spectacular Fall season.
We would also like to introduce our new in house hockey coordinator, Kyle Cook. Kyle has a wealth of knowledge and experience playing and coaching hockey and we are excited to have him on board. Feel free to contact Kyle at kcook@icetown.com.
The Hockey Academy is developing players as it has always and is encouraging players to continue to grow through the system. Although the coaches are watching to see which players are ready to move to in house, don’t hesitate to ask a coach if your superstar feels like they are ready to pushed to the next level.
For more information please contact Kyle Cook at kcook@icetown.com.
Jr.Reign & Jr. Lady Reign 
The Jr. Reign had a few teams participate in Labor Day tournaments this past weekend and we would like to give special recognition to the Squirt BB team for winning the Early Bird Tournament and also congratulate the Midget 18AA on their run to the championship game.
For more information please visit www.jrreign.com
Jr. Reign Sled Hockey
