The end of the 2017-2018 JAHA season is near!

It’s been a terrific year for JAHA, with a restructured Intro to Hockey offering bringing new players into the sport, the return of Tier D with coaches, and record-setting registration numbers. Many thanks go out to all the JAHA board members who’ve volunteered their time to making JAHA run, the coaches who made Intro and Tier D a reality, and all of you for being a part of this awesome community!

Championship games for all tiers are scheduled for tomorrow, Sunday, April 8th:

2:45pm Tier B
4:00pm Tier C
5:15pm Tier A
6:30pm Tier 40
7:45pm Women’s
9:00pm Tier D

Be sure to come out and cheer on your fellow players as they play for their tier title!

Some housekeeping items and reminders:

• BANQUET: The end-of-season JAHA banquet is scheduled for Saturday, April 21st at the Red Dog Saloon, doors open at 6:00pm. Elections for next year’s JAHA board vacancies will occur at this event, so please make sure to come vote at the very least, or stay and enjoy some time with your JAHA peeps before the summer break!

• JAHA BOARD: If you are interested in serving on the JAHA board for the 2018-2019 season, please send an email to us at info@juneauhockey.org and let us know! Serving on the board is a great way to give back and help out the association. We have about 10 monthly meetings and a few ad hoc meetings here and there as needed. Board seats expiring this year are: VICE PRESIDENT, TREASURER, REGISTRAR, MEMBER-AT-LARGE B, and ALL TIER REPS. If you would like to learn more about any of these seats, descriptions are included in the JAHA Bylaws.

• JERSEYS: Tomorrow would be a GREAT day to turn in your JAHA-issued jersey if your team has already been eliminated! We are only collecting jerseys that say “JAHA” on them (the 10th Mountain Division jerseys are the exception). If you have a sponsored jersey, make sure it gets back to your team rep or whoever is responsible for those.

• SPONSORS: Speaking of sponsors, THANK YOU ISLAND PUB, LOUIE’S, CARPENTERS LOCAL 1281, RICK DRISCOLL (Driscoll’s Dugout), KENSINGTON, THUNDER MOUNTAIN DRYWALL, SHAW DENTAL, ALASKA AIRLINES, COEUR ALASKA, JUNEAU SNOWMOBILE CLUB, JASON LOVE (Salmon Creek Steelheads), HECLA GREENS CREEK, SEARHC, and JOE GELDHOF (10th Mountain Division). Interested in sponsoring a team in Tiers D, 40+, or Women’s? Please shoot us an email at info@juneauhockey.org and we’ll work with you on colors and sources.

That’s all for now! Hope to see you all at the rink tomorrow and at the banquet on the 21st!

— Commissioner Soza

Attention JAHA!

A few quick updates for you on this fine Thursday evening:

• PLAYOFF SCHEDULE: Click here to view the Winter ’18 Playoff schedule, which start on Sunday, March 25th this year (scheduled to avoid spring break as much as possible)! As team ranks are finalized, games will be added to the various tier calendars.

• END-OF-SEASON BANQUET: The end-of-season JAHA banquet will be held on Saturday, April 21, 2017 at the Red Dog Saloon. Time, election information, and more details will be provided as we get closer.

• RAINFOREST CLASSIC: The Rainforest Classic is happening THIS WEEKEND and the Sister City Game is TONIGHT! Click here or on the Rainforest Classic entry in the main site navigation bar to check the schedule, then head to the rink to catch some great out-of-town hockey action!

That’s all for today! Have fun and see you on the ice!

— Commissioner Soza

Do to lack of quorum we had to reschedule our January Board Meeting. It will be held Tuesday the 16th, 5:30pm.
Valley Library Meeting room. Sportsmanship will be one of the topics discussed. Please plan on attending if you have an interest.

Our next regular board meeting is Monday January 8th, 5:30pm, Valley library meeting room.

Happy New Year JAHA Players,

The new year brings us a new season of hockey – which also just happens to be JAHA’s 15th anniversary! Can you believe JAHA has been making organized adult hockey happen in Alaska’s capital city for a decade and a half? Feels like just yesterday we were all waiting for cold snaps to get our hockey fix…

We hope to make this season just as awesome as always and we’re incredibly stoked to have record numbers of registrants coming out to hit the ice! As always, there are some housekeeping duties to be done before the games start, so please take a moment to read the below and if you have any questions at all, let us know:

• STICKER STICKLERS: All players who skated in the Fall season should have received a “JAHA 17/18” sticker to place on your helmet. If you did not play in the Fall season (or played and didn’t get a sticker for some reason) – they will be made available to tier/team reps at your first games. Be sure to get one, they are required to ensure quick identification of registered JAHA players during games. PLEASE REMOVE ALL OTHER JAHA STICKERS FROM YOUR HELMET – except for the current sticker.

• BE A SPORT, EH? We’ve heard some disturbing tales of poor sportsmanship during games. Remember, this is adult recreational hockey and we are all just here to get some exercise and have fun playing a team sport we love. Foul/vulgar actions or language are lame and bring everyone down, not to mention can result in disciplinary actions up to and including suspension. Please be respectful to each other out there, keep calm, and do your best to maintain control of your words and actions.

• RULES, RULES, RULES: In addition to USA Hockey rules that apply to all JAHA games, JAHA has its own set of rules that are also enforced. Any disciplinary actions called for in JAHA’s rules, like suspensions, are in addition to any USA Hockey actions. Take some time to be familiar with both sets of rules before the season starts.

• A PENNY FOR YOUR THOUGHTS: Well, a figurative penny, but a penny nonetheless. If you have some feedback for us, please visit our survey and let us know. The only way we can get better is if we know where the weaknesses are and the best source for that information is YOU! Our survey can be found at: http://j.mp/jahasurvey

• SPONSORED JERSEYS: A big shoutout is due to all the individuals, organizations, and companies who’ve helped us out by sponsoring a set of jerseys. Sponsors purchase, store, and maintain the jerseys for JAHA, which reduces our storage and laundering needs, which is incredibly helpful. Thanks to our sponsors, Coed Tiers A, B, and C are now completely sponsored and we have a few more in Tier D, Tier 40, and Women’s. THANK YOU ISLAND PUB, LOUIE’S, CARPENTERS LOCAL 1281, RICK DRISCOLL (Driscoll’s Dugout), KENSINGTON, THUNDER MOUNTAIN DRYWALL, SHAW DENTAL, BILL CAMPBELL (Douglas Whalers), ALASKA AIRLINES, COEUR ALASKA, JUNEAU SNOWMOBILE CLUB, JASON LOVE (Salmon Creek Steelheads), HECLA GREENS CREEK, SEARHC, and JOE GELDHOF (10th Mountain Division). Interested in sponsoring a team in Tiers D, 40+, or Women’s? Please shoot us an email at info@juneauhockey.org and we’ll work with you on colors and sources.

That’s all! If there’s still something you have a question about, check out the Frequently Asked Questions link over in the left menu or get in touch with us using the Contact Us link in the top menu.

Have fun and I look forward to seeing you on the ice!

— Commissioner Soza