It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like....Sled Hockey!

Busy!

In a word, that is what we have been. There are a lot of sled hockey events in the planning stages. Here is a schedule:

Saturday, December 10- Camarillo Christmas Parade- parade begins at 10:00 AM.  Come see the float to publicize the Junior Riptide Sled Team. For more information, contact Rhonda at VCSledHockey@hotmail.com.

Saturday, December 10- Sled Hockey Night at the Ontario Reign game.  Some members of the Junior Reign Sled Team will be doing an on-ice demo during one of the intermissions, and the proceeds of a jersey auction will go to the Junior Reign Sled Team.  To buy tickets, go here, or contact Todd at TJenkins@JrReign.com.  Loud Jumpy Kids, an organization that makes knot bracelets to help raise money for charity, will also be having a fundraiser that night to benefit the sled team. See their website here for more info.

Monday, January 9- Junior Reign's first practice 7:00-8:20 at Ice Town in Riverside.  We will have at least seven sleds available for you to borrow on a first-come, first-served basis.  We also have helmets and pads.  For directions to the rink, go here.  If you have questions, contact Todd at TJenkins@JrReign.com

Monday, January 23- Junior Reign practice, 7:00-8:20 at Ice Town in Riverside.  The team will practice every-other week on Monday nights from 7:00-8:20.

Saturday, January 28- Free Sled Hockey Clinic at Channel Islands Ice Center in Oxnard.  Check in begins at 12:30, and the athletes take the ice from 1:15-3:15.  Directions to the rink are here.   Any questions?  Contact Rhonda at VCSledHockey@hotmail.com .

Sunday, January 29- Free Sled Hockey Clinic at Bakersfield Ice Sports Center.  Times TBA.  Contact Scott at shay@bakersfieldicesports.com  for info.


Float building:
We have been working hard to build the float for the Camarillo Christmas Parade.  Well, the Waidmanns have been working hard, and we've pitched in here and there.

Here, Steven, Little Mel, Nick, and Brock paint the trailer white so it can resemble a hockey rink.

Here, Rhonda and her friend paint the hockey markings on the trailer while Todd and Lee cut plywood hockey stick decorations.

Here, Brock, Nick, and Sam paint the risers the sleds will sit on.

The float will be ready for the parade, and we've had so much fun making it!  I hope it brings a lot of publicity to the Oxnard program.

Breaking news:
Dave Davies has been named coach of the Junior Reign Sled Team!

Dave is on the left in the green shirt, standing with Nick, and Matt Dunaev, the hockey director of Ice Town.  They are excited to get the Junior Reign Sled Team started!  Matt has shown incredible leadership and insight in helping us get the program off the ground, and Dave, who is a level 4 USA Hockey coach, is excited to begin teaching our team the basics of sled hockey.

So, yes, busy.  That's the most appropriate word for us!

December 10-- a Big Day for Sled Hockey

If you live in Southern California and like hockey, you should be at one of the two (or both!) of the sled hockey events on December 10.

First, SoCal Sled Hockey will be in the Camarillo Christmas Parade.  It will start at 10:00 A.M. and will feature our Junior Riptides Sled Program from Oxnard.  Click here for more information about the parade.   You can also find out how to be in it, or where the cheering section will be along the route by contacting Rhonda Waidmann at VCSledHockey@hotmail.com.  The parade will bring exposure and publicity to our sled hockey program.

Pretty Camarillo...

Second, the Ontario Reign will be having a Sled Hockey Night, featuring an intermission demonstration of some SoCal Sled Hockey players, and a jersey auction to support the Junior Reign Sled Team in Riverside. Loud Jumpy Kids will be selling knotted lace bracelets at the game to help support our program as well.

The jersey auction and knotted lace bracelets will help the team buy sleds, sticks, and equipment, and donations are tax deductible.  Tickets to the Ontario Reign game range from $10 to $50, depending on where you want to sit in the arena.  The Reign will be playing the Las Vegas Wranglers that night.  You can purchase tickets through Ticketmaster here.  We appreciate everyone who can come and cheer us on when we have our athletes on the ice during intermission.  We also appreciate anyone who can purchase a jersey at the auction. They make great Christmas gifts.

Invite your friends, family, co-workers, bosses, classmates, neighbors, church members, club members, musicians, waitresses, store clerks, etc.  You get the idea. If you have purchased tickets and you want us to know you'll be there, let Todd know what section you are sitting in by e-mailing him at tjenkins@jrreign.com.   Also, e-mail Todd if you would like some materials to send/give to people you are inviting.

Both of these events should be loads of fun.  We hope to see you at one or both events.  They are about 2 hours of driving distance apart...and their start times are 10:00 A.M. for the parade and 6:00 P.M. for the Reign game, so it is possible for a person to be at both events, with time in the middle of the day to spare.  Of course, we understand that the holidays are a busy time and if you can only go to one, choose the one that's right for you.  We have the best fans, and the greatest athletes.  We know you have big hearts.