Skills-Max Daily Holidays Hockey Camp

Make sure you sign up for the Skills-Max Daily Holidays Hockey Camp being held this December.

A fun and challenging camp focusing on strength and conditioning for all hockey players. Stay active over the Holiday break!

The Camp will be help in two sessions. Session I: December 20-24 & Session II:  December 27-31. Fee discounted when enrolling in both sessions.

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Camps will be run by the best coaches in Colorado

Andrei Krivokrasov

Tim Knox

Gino Linkevitch

Roger Gill

Chris Kawano

Silver Stick Tournament Team Pages (PointStreak)

This last weekend was the Silver Stick Tournament. The Renegades had several teams competing over the weekend. The Midget Minor AA Red lost in the Championship in overtime. Although all team PointStreak links, both Non-League and Tournaments are listed in the right hand column, a short cut to the Silver Stick links are listed below.

The players and teams played strong. The competition was great. We had one team competing for a championship and a chance to move on to Canada. Just a great weekend of hockey for the Renegades!

Renegades PeeWee AA (CAHA RM Silver Stick 10)

Renegades Bantam AA (CAHA RM Silver Stick 10)

Renegades Minor AA Black (CAHA RM Silver Stick 10)

Renegades Minor AA Red (CAHA RM Silver Stick 10)

Renegades Major AA (CAHA RM Silver Stick 10)

Be sure to check out all the Renegades PointStreak links in the right hand column of this blog. Just scroll down until you see the links.

2010-2011 Tournaments (PointStreak)

Just a quick not regarding the blog. Tournaments and Non-League games in Colorado are tracked using Pointstreak. By scrolling down the page look for the the heading in the right hand column called 2010-2011 Tournaments (PointStreak). Pointstreak links to tournaments are listed by team. The links will take you to the PointStreak page of the team and the corresponding tournament. 

Also of note are PointStreak Links in the same area of this page for Non-League games. As games are played and scored through PointStreak, the pages are automatically updated.

In the event that a team plays in a tournament out of state that uses PointStreak, we will attempt to add the links as they become available.

Hopefully, we won't miss one. If you know of a PointStreak link and don't see it here, just drop an email to msyhrenegades@gmail.com and we will follow up on it as soon as we can.

FUNdamental Mini Mite Hockey League

The FUNdamental Mini Mite Hockey League was formed to provide young hockey stars U7 and under playing games and having FUN. This is not competitive hockey league, and there will be NO SCOREKEEPING OR LEAGUE STANDINGS, just pure FUN! The league starts by end of October and runs till end of February. The league is required to play 8 games, 4 home and 4 away. All games - half ice games.

To join the league please contact Chris Kawano at ckawano@bigbearice.com, and or Aaron Burtak at aburtak@bigbearice.com

This is the great opportunity to have a lot of FUN, and to meet a lot of new friends!

• $275 for 8 cross ice games
• All games at Big Bear Ice Arena or Mountain States Ice Arena
• Three 15-minutes periods
• Free Agent list available for those who wish to register without a team

For more information go to FUNdamental Mini Mite Hockey League

2nd Annual Renegades Golf Tournament

Join the Mountain States Youth Hockey family for our second annual Renegades Golf Tournament to support the players and hockey association. This is one of the fundraisers that really makes a difference for the players, coaches and families.

Enjoy a day of golfing and help out the Renegades! Sunday, October 24, 2010 at Highland Hills Golf Course in Greeley, Colorado.

Four Person Team Best Ball
$100.00 Per Player/$400.00 for a Team
Hole Sponsor Only $100.00

The Best Ball Scramble format for team tournament with 4-person teams. The team chooses the one best shot following every stroke, with each team member then playing again from that one spot.

Best Ball Tournament - Prizes For: Longest Drive - Hole In One - Lowest Team Score - Longest Putt.

After the Golf Tournament we will hold a BBQ and Silent Auction at the Mountain States Ice Arena across the Street from the course.Food and Beverage provided as part of your registration fee.

To sign up or questions Contact Roger Gill at 970-988-8177

Please donate to our Silent Auction Tax Deductible
Mountain States Youth Hockey is exempt from Federal income tax under section 501 (c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code. Mountain States Youth Hockey is qualified to receive bequests, devises, transfers or gifts under section 2055, 2106 or 2522 of the Code. Mountain States Youth Hockey has been classified as a Public Charity.

The 18-hole "Highland Hills" course at the Highland Hills Golf Course facility in Greeley, Colorado features 6,723 yards of golf from the longest tees for a par of 71. The course rating is 71.5 and it has a slope rating of 128 on Blue grass. Designed by Frank Hummel, the Highland Hills golf course opened in 1961. Wayne Leighton manages the course as the Golf Professional.

Second Annual Renegades Golf Tournament Sunday October 24th, 2010
Highland Hills Golf Course
2200 Clubhouse Drive Greeley, CO 80634

The Renegades Looking for Old Gear

We are very proud to announce our second season of the MSYH Hockey Gear Donation Program. Everyone knows hockey is expensive and the only way many families can get started is to find used or donated hockey equipment. Last season MSYH outfitted nine players. These players were able to start playing hockey with bags and equipment.

This year our goal is to outfit twenty players. The goal is to help twenty players start playing hockey with us at the 8 and under group. We are asking for gear donations to start the younger players skating for our Mite program. If you have small size pants – gloves – helmets – shoulder pads – skates – elbow pads – shin pads – old bags of any size – old goalie gear – small jerseys – sticks – please donate them.

This equipment will become part of the recycle gear program at MSYH and will be cleaned, inventoried and recycled annually to get players on the ice and playing within our program.

If you have old gear that is in good shape and can be used for starting kids in hockey contact Larry MacDonald at: Renegadespresident@comcast.net.

CAHA Letter of Good Standing

CAHA Letter of Good Standing

September 15, 2010

Larry MacDonald
Mountain States Youth Hockey Association
5807 West 20th Street
Greeley, CO 80634

Subject: Mountain States Youth Hockey Association CAHA Membership

Dear Larry:

As discussed with the Mountain States Youth Hockey Association (MSYHA) representatives that attended the Colorado Amateur Hockey Association (CAHA) Executive Committee meeting on August 31, 2010; MSYHA is in good standing with CAHA.

As a member in good standing, the CAHA Executive Committee continues to support MSYHA as an association playing within the Tier II (AA) and Recreational levels within the state of Colorado.

Sincerely,

Phil Paolilli
CAHA President

The 2010-2011 Renegades Season

The 2010 – 2011 Season brings excitement and opportunity to the Mountain States Youth Hockey Association. MSYHA is dedicated to growing hockey players for Colorado and as an independent association. We will be playing more games in the season ahead than prior years. All AA Teams will compete at the State CAHA tournament. AA Teams must play 20 games against AA teams. Players must play in a minimum of 10 of those 20 games to be eligible for state tournaments. AA Teams will have two trips outside the state of Colorado in the 2010 – 2011 season. A through C Level Teams will have 1 to 2 trips outside the state into Wyoming and New Mexico only.

The Board of Directors, Tim Knox and Roger Gill have met with various associations within Colorado and we have commitment from over 9 associations that we are working closely with to schedule games. We will not know this schedule until they have fulfilled their league scheduling in September. We will then work with them for scheduling additional games. We are partnered with Evolution Hockey out of Denver for Showcase weekends where we will be playing teams from Minnesota, Chicago, North Dakota, South Dakota, Texas and other states in Denver, Colorado. Showcase weekends are very eventful for the parents and players to participate in. The Colorado Junior Eagles from Denver (a separate organization from the Northern Colorado Junior Eagles) have committed to playing us various times throughout the season ahead at all levels. Tim is also working with teams out of Minnesota, North and South Dakota, New Mexico and Wyoming to play us and hold showcase weekend at our own rink. We will also host tournaments at the A through C levels at our home rink in the 2010-2011 season.

You may make a payment in full for the season ahead or you may use the payment schedule posted on our website www.mountainstateshockey.com for your annual player dues. We will have sponsorship opportunities available for each player to assist in paying down their individual fees through sponsorship fundraising. We will also have our annual fundraiser and raffle for players to participate in to assist in paying down their fees. You may start making payments immediately and once your son/daughter has been assigned a team level we will contact you with actual fees owed for your player in the season ahead. If you have any questions on the above information please contact our board immediately.

Contact:
President Larry MacDonald Renegadespresident@comcast.net
Vice President Jeff Hubbard jhubb1@comcast.net
Board Member Steven Benz steve.benz@hp.com
Board Member Brody Hansen hansenbrody@ymail.com
Registration Grace MacDonald Renegades6@comcast.net
Director of Hockey Tim Knox timpuck@aim.com
Assistant Director of Hockey Roger Gill RWG_JR_5445@YAHOO.COM

Mountain States Renegades: A Hockey Program by Hockey People

Tim Knox (left) and Roger Gill (right) on the bench.

Mountain States Youth Hockey understands that it is critical to let the hockey people run the hockey program. Our Director of Hockey, Tim Knox and Roger Gill, Assistant Director of Hockey are dedicated to providing the best possible coaches for our players. Both Tim and Roger bring a vast experience of hockey to the organization. Both have played and coached along side some of the greats in the game. That kind of experience is hard to find. Tim’s coaching philosophy provides the blueprint for the success of our hockey players and coaches. Our simple rule is to let Tim run the program and let the coaches, coach.

We have a strong dedicated group of volunteers running the day to day operations of the association that understand this philosophy. They are one of the cornerstones of our success. With Tim Knox's knowledge of the game, array of nationwide contacts, and ability to communicate his vision of the game, the Mountain States Renegades will continue to provide the Ultimate Hockey Experience.

Mountain States Renegades Hockey: A Little History...

On the pond where it all began with some of the original Renegades

Mountain States Youth Hockey as we know it today was born on a pond out behind a home in Northern Colorado. At that time, Pond Hockey was a simple gathering of sons and daughters, brothers and sisters, mothers and fathers and maybe a dog or two on a frozen pond with hockey sticks, pucks and skates and the desire to have fun playing hockey. Leave behind the issues that burden most organizations that involve kids and sports. Just play for fun and experience what makes hockey such a great sport. From those mornings and afternoons on the pond came a Spring/Summer Select Program in 2001-2002. The goal at that time was to provide the players with a competitive hockey experience at times when the typical hockey season in Northern Colorado took a break. During these breaks, kids still wanted to play, coaches still wanted to coach and the parents hoped someone would make it happen. Over the years our teams played in Colorado, Wyoming, Utah, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota, Pennsylvania, Kansas, Iowa, New Mexico, Texas and Canada. Along the way and through our travels, we established relationships with hockey programs, coaches, parents and players that were interested in Renegades Hockey. Many joined the program and participated on our teams during the Spring/Summer Select seasons. Parents and players experienced a new level of hockey. The players were able to take their game to the next level. More and more people requested that we offer the program throughout the entire year. Mountain States Youth Hockey Association became a reality. The Renegades Selects Program continues to operate throughout the Spring and Summer by offering camps and travel tournaments.

In Salt Lake City, UT in the first season as an Independant.

In the fall of 2004, Mountain States Youth Hockey Association became recognized by USA HOCKEY and CAHA as an Independent Association, allowing us to compete in USA HOCKEY sanctioned events. In January 2005, we received complete Organizational Status. On June 30, 2005, Mountain States Youth Hockey was approved to play in the CDYHL. Our winter seasons had teams playing primarily in Colorado for CCYHL (Tier II or AA) and the CDYHL (Levels A & B) league play with the possibility of an occasional tournament outside the state.

Throughout this time the Renegades have won a five state championships since the 2006-2007 season. This kind of success has never been achieved by any organization in Northern Colorado since organized youth hockey has been in existence, let alone in four seasons. The Renegades offer an out standing alternative for developing youth hockey players. In the 2010-2011 season alone, the Renegades have twelve alumni playing at the Tier I (AAA) Level playing in the State of Colorado and one playing college hockey.



The fifth CAHA State Championship Banner. Next stop Nationals!

For the 2010-2011 season, the Mountain States Renegades have chosen to play as an independent organization once again. The Renegades look to continue the success from the 2009-2010 season in which we had our first team advance to Nationals. The Bantam AA team won our fifth state title and advanced to Nationals. The Renegades will continue to play at the Tier I/AA level as sanctioned by USA Hockey and CAHA as well as at other skill appropriate levels. We will continue to develop a hockey experience that is like no other in the Rocky Mountain Region. Our organization generally operates our youth hockey program from September/October through March/April. The Select teams run by Tim Knox and Roger Gill usually play some tournaments from April through July.

Informational Video from a few years back: