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STOPs & STARTS USA HOCKEY NEWS & UPDATES SCHEDULE 2012-13 USA HOCKEY ADULT SCHEDULE South Bend, Ind. CLASSICS Sept. 28-30 Oct. 12- 14 (Men & Women) Jan. 25-27 Feb. 15-17 March 8-10 March 22-24 March 22-24 & 29-31 April 5-7 (Women's) April 12-14 April 19-21 May 9-11 (Women's) May 17-19 (Men & Women) May 17-19 May 17-19 August, TBD (Women's) Charlotte, N.C. Lake Placid, N.Y. Lansing, Mich. Compton Family Ice Center The Extreme Ice Center The Olympic Center Coral Springs, Fla. Saveology.com IcePlex Indianapolis Lancaster, Pa. Concord, Mass. Columbus, Ohio Dallas Regency Sports Rink Valley Sports Arena (April Showers) Chiller Arenas Dr Pepper Star Centers April 25-28 (Men & Women) Anchorage May 2-4 Las Vegas Denver Subway, Dempsey-Anderson Arenas, Boeke Fiesta Rancho Arena Kalamazoo, Mich. Wings Stadium & S2 Ice Arena Laurel, Md. POND HOCKEY CHAMPIONSHIPS Feb. 8-10 Feb. 15-17 Feb. 15-17 NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS April 4-7, 2013 April 4-7, 2013 April 4-7, 2013 April 18-21, 2013 April 18-21, 2013 30 & Over 40 & Over 65 & Over 50 & Over 60 & Over April 25-28, 2013 Women's Rec. 30, 40, 50 & Over FOR MORE INFORMATION regarding USA Hockey Adult programs please visit USAHockey.com or check us out on Facebook.com//USAHockeyAdult Ice Center at the Promenade, Apex Ice Arena The Gardens Ice House Huntsville, Ala. Huntsville Municipal Ice Complex Vacaville, Calif. Labatt Blue/USAH Pond Hockey Championship Eagle River, Wis. Labatt Blue U.P. Pond Hockey Championship Lake Champlain Pond Hockey Championship St. Ignace, Mich. Colchester, Vt. Tampa, Fla. Tampa, Fla. Tampa, Fla. Tampa, Fla. Ellenton, Fla. Ellenton, Fla. Ice Sports Forum Ice Sports Forum Ice Sports Forum Ice Sports Forum Ellenton Ice Sports Complex Ellenton Ice Sports Complex Vacaville Ice Sports (Women & Wine) The Summit & Suburban Ice Carmel Ice Skadium For Growth The Lane Amateur Hockey Association in Eugene, Ore., was awarded top honors in the 2011-12 USA Hockey Grow the Game Award contest, presented by Total Hockey. For its efforts, LAHA will Association Takes The Fast Lane Oregon receive 30 sets of Learn to Play starter equipment from Total Hockey, the exclusive ice hockey equipment retailer of USA Hockey. The USA Hockey Grow the Game Award recognizes growth programs created by local USA Hockey associations. A record 51 submissions were received from across the country. Taking a comprehensive approach to growing youth hockey in their community, LAHA focused on enhancing the quality of its Intro To Hockey program to ensure that it was the best youth sports experience in the area. By improving personal communication, implementing the principles of the American Development Model and promoting the benefits of being a part of LAHA and USA Hockey, the size of their organization nearly doubled in just two seasons. Sun Prairie (Wis.) Youth Hockey and the Fairbanks (Alaska) Hockey Hall of Fame finished second and third in the contest. Each association will receive sets of Learn to Play starter equipment from Total Hockey. Spin-o-rama (n) (Alt: spinarama, spin-a-rama, spin move) 1. A move executed by a puck carrier to evade an on-coming defender by completing a tight turn with the puck fully under control of his stick. The term is also used to refer to a penalty shot where the shooter stops and spins at the top of the goal crease, shooting the puck backhanded towards the goal. (The phrase was originally coined by Danny Gallivan, a Hockey Night in Canada broadcaster who worked Montreal Canadiens games for more than 30 years.) HOCKEY LINGO 08 SEPTEMBER.2012 USAHOCKEYMAGAZINE.COM PHOTOS BY USA Hockey; Lane (Ore.) Amateur Hockey