Tuesday, May 4, 2010

We're now part of the Junior Wolfpack


My son Ryan has taken the next step in his hockey quest by signing a player agreement with the Hartford Junior Wolfpack on Monday, May 3rd. He will be playing the 2010-2011 season out of Champions Arena in Cromwell, CT.

The Hartford Junior Wolf Pack has grown over the seasons and has been developing ways for local and far away players to come and develop in order to take the proper steps to have a successful career on and off the ice. The organization fields one Junior A team (AJHL), a Junior B team (MJHL). A goal of the Wolfpack organization is to provide our players the opportunity to further their education while participating in one of the top junior leagues in the United States. Their goal is to prepare each player to the best of their ability for life on and off the ice and prepare them for the next chapter of their career. The Junior Wolfpack organization is owned and operated by two ex NHL Hockey Players Bob Crawford and Dan McCarthy and as former players they know all the resources needed to run a successful Organization. Crawford and McCarthy have placed Chris Cerrella in the role as Director of Hockey Operations and is also the Head Coach/General Manager of both Junior A and B teams.

As an inspiring student athlete, players must be the best player at the highest possible level. The Wolfpack recruits the hardest working and most dedicated student athletes they can find from all over the country.

This will be a great opportunity to see how Ryan takes his skills and small frame to the ice to make some noise with the BIG BOYS!! The Wolfpack Web site says "Junior A hockey is the pinnacle of the skill development program of USA Hockey, and is an important component in the overall development process for elite high school & college student athletes developing as hockey players. Junior Hockey is a stepping-stone and the path to future success at the collegiate, professional, and international levels of hockey".

Ryan goes to the Wolfpack after a successful year playing U-18/Junior-Prep at Ontario Hockey Academy in Cornwall, Ontario, Canada under head ex-NHL'er Ray Sheppard where he is due to receive his high school diploma on May 15, 2010. Ryan carries a 3.97 GPA and considering the study of Kinesiology after a year or two of junior hockey.

We're proud of you Ryan... remember, focus on the prize, outwork everyone and reach for the stars, and most of all, regardless of where all this leads, have fun living your dream.

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