Special guest instructors are sharing their techniques and expertise with Leafs' skaters throughout our spring program.  Click on the links below to see highlights of the fun!

 Turcotte Stickhandling -- week of April 7 

Laura Stamm Power Skating -- week of April 14 

Larry Pedrie & Complete Hockey -- week of April 21 

Martin Mally & European Elite Hockey -- week of April 28 

Thanks to all our guest instructors for making this a great spring!

The Leafs & AT&T have announced a new fundraising partnership that allows Leafs Hockey Club members to earn service credit on AT&T services while raising funds for the club at the same time.  Details below.

Leafs-AT&T Program 

 The Leafs Ice Centre and its special capabilities for disabled hockey were recently featured in an article on USA Hockey.com.  

Click here to read the story.

 

The Annual Leafs Golf Outing will be held at Randall Oaks Golf Club, Saturday, June 28, 2008

More information is available here:

08 golf outing 

Congratulations to the following Leafs teams for bringing Blackhawk Cup banners home to the Leafs Ice Centre:

Coach Butch Treiber and his State Champion Pee Wee A team, who captured the Blackhawk Cup with a dominating 8-2 victory over the Vikings. 

Coach Scott Treiber's Pee Wee AA team, who finished second in an exciting 2-1 overtime loss to Northbrook. 

Coach Scott Marinaro's Squirt AA team, who beat Wilmette 3-1 to capture third place.

Congratulations to Coach Mark Lamasky's Pee Wee B team for its second place finish in the Northwest Hockey League playoffs.  Great season Pee Wees!

The Leafs Hockey Club is pleased to announce our coaches for the Spring 2008 season: 

Midget Level
Bob Gohde

Bantam Level
Bantam #1 -Gary Mitchell
Bantam #2 - Brian Rafferty
Bantam #3 - Mark Szczurek

Peewee Level 
Pee Wee #1 - Butch Treiber
Pee Wee #2 - Scott Marinaro
Pee Wee #3 - Jeff Kremer

Squirt Level
Squirt #1 - Dan Costanza
Squirt #2 - Chris Barone
Squirt #3 - Jim Biewer

Mite Level
Mite #1 - Tim Tighe
Mite #2 - Craig Hartman
Mite #3 - Scott Kurtzhals

More information on our spring programs is available here.

In addition to the spring hockey programs from the Leafs Hockey Club, the Leafs Ice Centre has a number of new and exciting options.  Click more below to learn about 3-on-3 leagues for youths and adults, a checking clinic for Pee Wees and above, co-ed broomball and off-ice conditioning programs at Pinnacle Sports Development.

Congratulations to our 2007-2008 Flag Bearers

NIHL President's Cup

Pee Wee Bronze #1 - Coach Ian Huml

NIHL Tournament Fourth Place

Pee Wee Elite - Coach Butch Treiber

 
Pee Wee Silver - Coach Kirk Wiggerman

The Leafs Hockey Club wishes to express its condolences and support to the entire Northern Illinois University community in the aftermath of the February 14 shooting on the NIU campus.  To honor the victims of this senseless attack and show our support for our "rink mates" at the Leafs Ice Centre -- the NIU Hockey Team, all Leafs teams will be wearing special NIU helmet decals during Blackhawk Cup state tournament games this coming weekend and through the remainder of the season. 

To learn more about a special student scholarship fund established to honor the memory of those students killed on February 14, visit this link: http://www.niu.edu/tragedy/scholarships.shtml