Happy New Year JAHA!

The Winter 2016 season is nearly here. Thanks to all who have registered, we’ve got 28 more players this year than we did last year at the same time, a 10% year-over-year increase, and as a result were able to form three new teams. Many of these players are new to JAHA, which we would like to attribute to everyone’s efforts to spread the word about adult hockey in the Capital City. Nice work!

Teams are still be tweaked here and there, so be sure to double-check your team and schedule before the first games on Sunday. You should have already received an e-mail invitation to your team (sorry 40+’ers, your teams are still in the works). Accepting this invitation will allow you to send and receive messages in your team, indicate your attendance at games, and ties into the TeamPages smartphone app that will sync your game schedule to your calendar. If you can’t find the e-mail invitation – the subject will be “Check out our new team website” – check your spam or junk folder first, then let us know at info@juneauhockey.org.

With games starting on Sunday, there are a few important notes to touch on for both JAHA veterans and those new to the association:

• JERSEYS! Your JAHA Vice President, Treasurer, and Tier and Team Reps have spent a tremendous amount of time and personal effort working out a process to efficiently distribute team jerseys at the beginning of the season and collect them at the end so they can be inventoried and laundered for the next season’s players. We are still losing jerseys each season and WE NEED YOUR HELP. Please make sure that when you take a JAHA jersey, you sign it out on the sheet provided in your team’s bin. Jerseys that you sign out become your responsibility and failure to turn it in could mean not being allowed to play future JAHA games. If you know that you will miss your team’s last game, please make sure that your jersey is returned to a JAHA Board Member. Jerseys turned in to rink staff are not guaranteed to make it back to JAHA.

• TEAM SPONSORS! Know a company that would be interested in a great form of marketing? Sponsorship of a team means not only on-ice advertising when the team is playing, but the logo will appear on the juneauhockey.org site, and if the team wins their tier championship, the logo and team name will appear on the JAHA dasher board at the rink the following year. Additional sponsorship opportunities on the website are available as well. Please contact us at info@juneauhockey.org for more information.

• There is a Frequently Asked Questions page that provides answers and resources to help understand how JAHA works and why we do what we do. You can check it out by clicking the Frequently Asked Questions link on the left.

• It’s very important to be familiar with both USA Hockey’s rules and JAHA’s supplemental rules. You can find USA Hockey’s rules by clicking here and you can find JAHA’s rules here.

• The most important rules? Don’t fight, don’t argue with the referees (there is zero tolerance for physical or verbal abuse of officials), and make sure your helmet has at least a half-shield attached to it.

• JAHA’s bylaws govern how your association is run and how you can participate, you can find those here.

That’s it! Start stretching, hydrating, and practicing your stick handling. Hit up YouTube for hockey tips and to watch highlights of your favorite players to inspire. Get your pre-game song playlist in order.

It’s on.

— Commissioner Soza

If you haven’t already signed up for the Winter 2016 season, please do so as soon as possible to guarantee a spot on a team and to have the highest chance of having special requests honored, not to mention avoiding a $75 late fee.

Click on the Register for JAHA link on the left to get started.

See you on the ice!

Registration has closed for the Winter 2015 season at midnight on December 21st. Late registrations, meaning any received after December 21st, will incur a $75 late fee. Additionally, placement on a team for late registrants is subject to availability.

Details and registration instructions are below.

Registration Fees

Winter Season, Jan 11th – Apr TBD
Skaters: $230 per tier
Goalies: $75

Tiers

JAHA will be offering Coed A/B/C/40+ tiers and a Women’s tier. The final tier structure is subject to change depending on the number of players who register.

If you are wondering which tier is right for you, please visit the following link to view descriptions of each tier:

http://www.juneauhockey.org/organizations/1728/pages/91911

Important Notes

Survey: Did you play in the Fall 2014 season? We’d love to hear from you. We take all feedback into consideration and are always looking at changing how JAHA operates to give you the best hockey experience. You can reach the survey at: http://j.mp/jahasurvey

Board Vacancy: The JAHA board has a vacancy for a Member-at-Large position. This position represents the association as a whole and takes into account the short- and long-term affects of board actions on the association. If you’ve been thinking about participating on the board, this would be a great opportunity to do so. Simply send an e-mail indicating your interest to info@juneauhockey.org and we will be in touch.

Jerseys: Do you have old JAHA jerseys hanging around? Take a look and if you do, let us know and we will arrange to collect them. There is a $50 fine for unreturned jerseys.

Website: Rosters, schedules, and important announcements are posted to the juneauhockey.org website and it can also be used by teams to communicate about absences, subs, etc. If you have a smartphone or tablet, you should also consider downloading the TeamPages app so that you can receive messages, view your schedule, and indicate your presence or absence at games.

Facebook: Important notifications and photos are also published to JAHA’s Facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/JuneauHockey!

Coaching: Please consider coaching a beginner team this season. Coaching is a great way to share your hockey knowledge with those new to the sport and help them enjoy the game even more. If this is something you’d be willing to do, let us know!

How to Register

• THE REGISTRATION DEADLINE IS DECEMBER 21st! *

Step 1 – USA Hockey Registration:

A 2014-2015 USA Hockey registration number is required to register for JAHA. If you don’t have one already, you can register here:

https://www.usahockeyregistration.com/login_input.action

Step 2 – JAHA Registration:

When registering for JAHA, describe any special requests in the “Comments” section of the registration process.

If you are requesting to be placed on the same team as another player, please limit the request to TWO people and state the reason(s) why (e.g. carpool, family, friend). JAHA will attempt to honor all requests, but requests are not guaranteed.

Follow this link to register — if you are on the “POSITION” page and it is BLANK, click “PREVIOUS” and try again:

https://thriva.activenetwork.com/Reg4/Form.aspx?IDTD=3107663&RF=1709162

If you have any problems, please send an email to info@juneauhockey.org.

Thank you all for being a part of JAHA!

After an exciting Fall 2014 season (congrats to tier champs Island Pub, Thane, Rendezvous, White Pass, and Good Hardware!), it’s time for a little break. For those who are in town and want to help make room in your calorie count for all sorts of holiday treats, the Holiday Jamboree is here.

Just a couple of notes – Eagle Beach and Douglas Huskies may at some point become Mendenhall Valley and Bleau Chunks, respectively, but the site may not be updated to reflect this, so don’t worry if your team name doesn’t match up!

Also, to help with figuring out who goes to what locker rooms, team numbers are as follows:

1 – Killer Whales
2 – Thane
3 – Eagle Beach
4 – White Pass
5 – Douglas Huskies

Happy holidays to all, see you on the ice.

- Commissioner Soza