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STOPs SA Hockey partner RBC has awarded a total of $100,000 in grants to four hockey organizations in the United States through its Play Hockey program. The goal of the initiative is to help grow the sport at the grassroots level. The $25,000 grants are awarded to community hockey organizations, sports associations and hockey-minded individuals with great ideas that support and grow the popularity of the game. U Defending the Blue Line (Hastings, Minn.) Supplies financial assistance to allow the children of military families to participate in the game. In addition to financial assistance for registration fees and other costs associated with playing hockey, Defending the Blue Line provides access to equipment, hockey camps and special events for military families Ice Hockey in Harlem (New York, N.Y.) Offers programming that enables children from the Harlem community to take advantage of educational and athletic opportunities, and improve the social and academic well being of children through participation in ice hockey. Last season, 193 & STARTS USA HOCKEY NEWS & UPDATES RBC Lauds Great Ideas At The Grassroots Level youth players were given the opportunity to get on the ice through Ice Hockey in Harlem programs when the game would otherwise not have been accessible. Omaha Hockey Club (Omaha, Neb.) Aims to conduct youth hockey programs servicing both boys and girls from beginners to advanced players with house and travel opportunities that provide a fun and exciting experience for skaters and their families in an environment that promotes teamwork and growth. competition, USA Warriors Ice Hockey Program (Towson, Md.) Organizes and administers ice hockey programs that provide a recreational and therapeutic experience to individuals who incurred physical disabilities during service to the Armed Forces. The organization seeks integrates disabilities in order to promote awareness of lifestyle challenges; assists disabled individuals in developing self-confidence; embraces adjustments to a new lifestyle; provides rehabilitation; and encourages self-reliance both on and off the ice. to provide an environment that people with and without The USA Warriors Ice Hockey program (top) and Ice Hockey in Harlem were two of the excellent hockey organizations to receive grants from RBC as part of its Play Hockey program. sportsmanship, TOTAL HOCKEY CONTINUES TOTAL COMMITMENT Total Hockey has extended its partnership as the exclusive hockey equipment retailer of USA Hockey through the 2015-16 season. As part of the agreement, Total Hockey will continue its sponsorship of the Toyota-USA Hockey Youth National Championships and Coaching Education Program in addition to supporting growth efforts by awarding learn-to-play starter equipment sets to programs using innovative ways to grow the game by increasing the number of players at the 8 & Under age level. New sponsorship elements for Total Hockey will include ties to Try Hockey for Free days, the Learn To Play program, the American Development Model and The Hockey IntelliGym. Total Hockey's partnership will also include supporting The USA Hockey Foundation by matching $1 donations made by its customers, a practice that began in November 2008. HOCKEY LINGO Slew∙foot ("sloo–foot") n. 1. The act of any player using his leg or foot to knock or kick an opponent's feet from under him, or push an opponent's upper body backward with an arm or elbow, and at the same time with a forward motion of his leg, knock or kick the opponent's feet from under him, causing him to fall violently to the ice. The penalty options for this infraction may be found under Rule 639 (Tripping) in the USA Hockey Rulebook 08 DECEMBER.2012 USAHOCKEYMAGAZINE.COM PHOTOS FROM USA Hockey Magazine Archives