Wakefield Youth Skating Association(WYSA) is teaming up with Hockey USA to provide a Try Hockey for free event

What – This event is for Boys and Girls ages 4 to 9 who do not currently participate in learn to skate or hockey program to try hockey for free

When – Saturday, February 18, 2012
Arrive at 8:30am to sign up and ice session is from 9 to 10 AM

Where – HockeyTown, RT 1 Saugus, MA

Bring – Warm clothes, winter gloves, ice skates, Helmet (Hockey type preferred) and Stick. 

*WYSA will have a limited amount of protective gear and sticks available for use (Hockey Helmets gloves and pants, shin, elbow and shoulder pads)

Why – WYSA is teaming up with Hockey USA and holding a Try Hockey for free event as part of the Hockey Weekend Across America.

http://www.usahockey.com/hwaa/default.aspx

WYSA is looking to encourage Boys and Girls to play youth hockey by providing a free introductory event.

How – Register at www.TryHockeyforFree.com

Contact and
Additional Information:
www.wysa.net
Bill Welch
welchwi1126@gmail.com

Register at

 www.TryHockeyforFree.com

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Squirt 1 Team '11-12 Season
District 10 Champions!

STONEHAM – The Wakefield Squirt AAA team has had quite a season so far.  The team’s record currently stands at 12-3-1.  Recently the team furthered their great season by winning the Squirt AAA District 10 Championship.  After beating Melrose 9-2 in the semi-finals Wakefield faced the tough Reading AAA squad in the finals.  Wakefield had beat Reading in two prior match-ups, but Reading had shown they were getting better with drastically improved play in the second game.  In this their third match-up, Reading was ready to show Wakefield they could compete. 

Wakefield came out strong with a goal in the first minute of play by Dan Guarino, assisted by Joey Greenwood and Shane Haggerty.  Less than two minutes later, Reading answered with a power play goal of their own as blistering shot got past goalie Tucker Hanson.  With the score tied, Cameron Souza took a perfect cross-ice pass from twin brother Brian Souza and powered a shot past the Reading goalie.  The pace of play picked up and Colin Jaena and Jack Penney aggressively fought to keep the puck at Reading’s end of the ice.

The second period play continued at a fierce pace as Mike Lucey and Connor Santos continually cleared the Wakefield zone after goalie Tucker Hanson made some key stops.  It looked like this game would remain close, but then in the middle of the second period, defenseman Mike Lucey scored with aid from Dan Guarino and Kevin Wilson.  Wakefield was up by 2, but that lead was threatened as a Wakefield penalty gave Reading a power play.  Intense battling for the puck continued with Kevin Wilson and Tim Coggswell digging for the puck and passing up to again clear it out of the Wakefield zone.  Then Shane Haggerty found the puck, passed to Joey Greenwood who zipped it to Dan Guarino who put it in the net for the score.  The second period ended with Wakefield up 4 to 1.

The intensity clicked up another notch as back and forth play dominated the third period.  Both teams were playing full throttle, with twelve minutes left and a championship on the line.  The Wakefield defense pairs of Mike Lucey, Josiah Brown, Connor Santos and Jack Penney were not intimidated by the physical play and repeatedly cleared the puck out of the Wakefield zone.  Then, with only 3:45 left on the clock, Wakefield got called for a penalty.  Now on the power play Reading knew this was their chance to come back.  Again they scored on the power play dropping Wakefield’s lead to two, with just over two minutes left to play.  The play in front of Wakefield’s net was intense as goal tender Hanson stood tall to the task and defensemen Mike Lucey and Josiah Brown battled to keep the puck out of the Wakefield goal.  Finally, with only 37 seconds remaining Reading called a time out.  Wakefield prepared for Reading’s final desperate push, but Reading was not able to convert and Wakefield won 4-2.

Coach Mike Guarino was pleased with the team’s play “A great job by all the boys, everyone played a huge role in this past weekend's quest for the D 10 championship.”  The Wakefield Squirt AAA squad now advances to the State Tournament to be held in early March in Springfield, MA.

Above:  Squirt AAA team and coaches celebrating their big win in D10 playdowns.
Congrats to the team, coaching staff and parents!

The players in photo are:
left to right on the floor, Cam Souza, Timmy Coggswell, Tucker Hanson, Dan Guarino, Jack Penney, Joey Greenwood,
Josiah Brown & Brian Souza
standing left to right, Mike Lucey, Connor Santos, Collin Jaena, Shane Haggerty & Kevin Wilson
Coaches, Kevin Haggerty, Matt Penney & head coach Mike Guarino

Good Luck in March.

The Wakefield Instructional Mite (“I-Mites”) Program held the second annual Wakefield Winter Classic at Patriots Place on Saturday, January 7, 2012.  The I-Mites played outside, only a stone’s throw from Patriot’s Place.  The weather was perfect.

Wakefield Black 2 squared off against Wakefield White.  This game started off as a defensive battle with very little scoring by either team.  During the second half, both teams had many scoring opportunities.  Both goalies did a great job protecting their goals.

Pictured - Wakefield Black 2 and Wakefield White

Front Row - Richie  Farrell, Sean Doherty, Brian Casey, Jake Haggerty, Liam McNeill, Caroline Melanson, Ryan Kavanagh, Mateus Dias,

Middle Row - Nathaniel Brissette, Aidan Timmins, Michael Arria, Marcus Guida, Charlotte Rossicone, Chris Vacca, Aidan Martin, Brendan Vacca, Joseph Gaffney

Back Row - Coach Paul Timmons, Coach Robert Guida, Coach Brian Casey, Coach Joseph Gaffney

The Wakefield Instructional Mite (“I-Mites”) Program held the second annual Wakefield Winter Classic at Patriots Place on Saturday, January 7, 2012.  The I-Mites played outside, only a stone's throw from Patriot's Place.  The weather was perfect.

Wakefield Black 1 Team played Cambridge.  Early on, Wakefield broke out to an early lead on an under manned Cambridge team. During the game's second half, Cambridge came back to even the score.  It was a close game and the kids played impressively.

Pictured – Wakefield Black 1

Front Row - John Jenkins, Hal Welch, Ryan Rossini, Bobby DeFeo, Rowan Mondello, Matt Barbera,

Back Row - Justin Carino, Coach George Carino, John Tomsyck, Michael Leary, Jake Dubiel, Leo Yardumian, Coach Bill Welch, Michael Parent

Mites “Winter Classic” At Fenway Park

Picture gallery http://www.wysa.net/gallery?cat=18

On Monday, January 2^nd, the Wakefield Mite 3 & 4 hockey teams played their equivalent of the “Winter Classic” on the ice rink at Fenway Park!  It was a spectacular day, with beautiful weather, a huge contingency of Wakefield fans, and some terrific hockey on the ice, all in the shadows of the famous Green Monster.  Both children and adults had a fantastic time, and walked away with some lifetime memories of playing on the field of one of the most venerable and storied baseball parks in the country.

Coaches Jim Colliton and Dennis Reilly led the Mite 4 team, and Mike Boudreau, Steve Fata and Don Dubuque led the Mite 3 team.  The Mite 4 roster included Joe Colliton, Colin Reilly, Joe Carangelo, Cameron Wyner, Zackary Sartori, Johnny Regan, Matthew Conley, Braden Caroll, Brendan Campea, Nolan Marsters and Nicholas Townshend.  The Mite 3 roster included Andrew Almquist, Abby Boudreau, Johnnie D’Alessandro, John DeFeo, Jacob Dubuque, Bryce Dunlap, Alex Fata, Oliver Hanson, Brendan Jaena, Colin Linehan, Aidan Riley and Drew Riley.

Many thanks to the Boston Red Sox and USA Hockey for allowing the Wakefield Mite teams to play in this incredible venue, and also thanks to all of the great fans who showed up to cheer on these future Wakefield NHL players!

Checks will be issued in December to all winners!

Wakefield Youth Skating Association, the Boston Bruins and Mike Cheever Grow Hockey Development Program are teaming up provide a new low lost and low commitment introduction to Hockey Program

 This new program is for Boys and Girls ages 4 to 9 looking to get introduced to Hockey.  This is a low commitment and low cost beginner hockey program.

There will be two 12 session options:

12 sessions will run from November to Jan

And a second 12 sessions will run from Jan to March:

The Sessions will held on Saturday morning and Sunday afternoon

Cost is $175 for 12 sessions or

$350 for both of the 12 session options

All players need to register at WYSA and Hockey USA

To register at WYSA:

1:) Click here: https://www.wysa.net/login

2:) Set-up a user account
login then

3:)  Click here: http://www.wysa.net/

To Register at Hockey USA:

http://www.usahockeyregistration.com

The Hockey USA registration fee is $30 and is free for Players born 2005 or younger

All players need full protective equipment.

Players will be provided shirts and hockey socks

Question and Answers at:

http://www.wysa.net/files/I2Hockey-2011---2012-flyer-and-Q-A.pdf

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