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TapetoTape Masthead
August 2006
Keeping You Wired With USA Hockey News
Dave Ogrean
Executive Director
We are pleased to bring you this inaugural issue of Tape to Tape, an e-newsletter about the people and programs that make USA Hockey go, and grow. Through this e-mail newsletter, you’ll receive the latest USA Hockey news, coming to you from the boardroom to the locker room. We’ll offer you practical ideas from around the country on how your local league or association can reach out to get more players of all ages lacing up the skates, grabbing a stick and experiencing our great game. We’ll also keep you informed on important issues that affect everyone involved with USA Hockey.

There’s a lot to like about USA Hockey. We think you’ll agree, especially after reading about the dynamic programs created to help everyone enjoy our great game. We welcome your feedback, and encourage you to forward this e-newsletter to as many people within your organization as possible. The seeds of knowledge will help strengthen our grass-roots organization. Thank you for all you do for our great sport.
USA Hockey Adopts New Standard Of Play
USA Hockey is looking to bring speed and skill back to the game with new Standard of Play and Rules Enforcement policies starting with the 2006-07 season. By getting rid of the “clutching and grabbing” that has bogged down the game in recent years, as the NHL and NCAA have done, USA Hockey hopes to increase the flow of the game and improve the skills and enjoyment of every youth hockey player. “As the leader of amateur hockey in the United States, we continue to focus on growing the game and making the game better,” said USA Hockey President Ron DeGregorio. “In mandating the enforcement of rules that particularly deal with the obstruction of a player in any fashion, our game will be better and we’ll attract more players and fans to the game. Click here for more.
USA Hockey To Coaches: Time To Cover Up
USA Hockey coaches will take the ice this season with a piece of mind that comes with being protected against life’s little slips, trips and falls. USA Hockey’s Board of Directors voted to approve a new rule that will require all ice hockey coaches and instructors of registered USA Hockey youth/high school, disabled, girls’/women’s 19 & under and below programs to properly wear ice hockey helmets during all on-ice sessions. The new policy addresses a serious safety issue that has been a hot topic for several years. Click here for more.
Growth Sprouts From The Grass-Roots
From Texas to Minnesota and from Washington to New York, local grass-roots hockey associations are coming up with new and creative ways of growing the game of hockey. While USA Hockey continues its efforts to bring more players to the game on a national level, it’s the efforts at the grass-roots programs that are cultivating the most growth. Click here for more.
Online Registration Offers A Direct Line To USA Hockey
The 2006-07 season marks the second year for individual online member registration. The online process reduces the workload for local program volunteers, gives members the opportunity to register directly with USA Hockey and provides immediate verification of registration. Over 150,000 participants registered online last year. To learn more about this process please click here.
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