Just a quick post to let everyone know that one of our own is in Alberta working with the Russian…., sorry, I mean Latvian U20′s at the 2012 IIHF U20 World Championships. They are being held Calgary & Edmonton, Canada, so if you’ve skated games with Karlis, you probably know that if he’s in Canada, he’s probably wearing 5 sweatshirts and 4 gloves on each hand.

Congrats Karlis!!

Now let’s play ‘Where’s Karlis’!!

This is an amazing video. Apparently it was a game in Russia, I think that’s where Karlis is from….

Please watch it, then laugh. So amazing.

Schedule has been updated.

Tons of games this month. I’m filling the games this week so make sure you’ve sent in your availability. Oct 21-23 is a big weekend.

Thanks everyone.

Hey guys,

Just a quick reminder that you need register for the seminar you want to attend at the USA Hockey website. Please follow this link to southeastrefs.org to register. Once on the site, navigate to the seminar you would like to attend. Click on the link for your seminar and that link will take you to the USA Hockey page where you can register for the website.

We are looking forward to this weekend of seminars. Hope to see you there this weekend.

Thanks very much!

Gentlemen,

We are opening up League Supervisor positions for Jr. Predators, NYHL, A-Game, and ACHA for nomination this year. If you are interested in nominating someone for a position, please submit and email to taihorefs@taihorefs.org with the name of the person you would like to see as a league supervisor this season. We will be accepting nominations for a week and then we will post the list of nominations and have a vote on the names.

Thanks guys.

Gentlemen,

We hope you’re all having a great summer. Hate to brake it to you, it’s almost over already, but that brings us to the good stuff.

If you haven’t already registered, you can do that here: USA Hockey. We’ve been waiting to hear confirmation from the two rinks on dates that we can hold our 2011-12 USA Hockey Seminars. Today we received confirmation on dates. Here they are:

September 10th – Level 1 and 2 – 800a – 600p A-Game Sportsplex
September 11th – Level 2 and 3 – 800 – 600p (ice-time is 800a, arrival 745a) A-Game

October 15th – Level 1 and 2 – 800a – 600p Centennial Sportsplex
October 16th – Level 2 and 3 – 800 – 600p – Centennial Sportsplex

More details to be posted as they develop.

With our dynamic duo working Nationals on both coasts, we’ve been eagerly anticipating news from the tournaments. I am proud to announce that both our guys were chosen to work the Final in their respective tournaments.

Cody worked the Final wearing the bands the bands in the U16 tournament in Northern Virginia. Well done Cody!

Wheels was selected to work the lines in the Peewee tournament in San Jose. Well done Wheels!

We’re tremendously proud of these guys for representing us and all of Tennessee. It’s pretty fantastic that our own guys are working these games.

If you see them in the locker room, make sure you slap them on the back for a job well done!

A quick shout of “CONGRATULATIONS!!” goes out to our very own Tony Wheeler and Cody Smith who were both invited to 2010-11 USA Hockey Nationals. Wheels is in San Jose working the Tier 2 Peewee Nationals which will be the last time that Peewee Nationals are held, and Cody is in Northern Virginia just outside of Washington D.C. working the Tier 2 U16 Nationals.

We’re proud of you boys!!

I was just sent the Tournament Schedules for the first weekend of the Country and Western Tournament, and it’s a doozy. It is being held at both rinks this year, so that mean Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, all day on all 4 sheets.

If there is anyway that any of you can get the day, or take the day on Friday, there will be plenty of games to go around. Please shoot me an email and let me know if you think you’ll be able to skate on March 4th in particular. There will obviously be a ton of games to go around on the 5th and 6th, but Friday in particular is going to be really tough.

Thanks guys.