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June, 2000
Hey Husky Hockey Fans! This is a just an
update on what is going on with Husky Hockey. Please feel free to forward
it to whomever you may think is interested. If
you would like to join the list, please go to the main
page and submit your details via the Fan Mail section on the right
hand side.
Husky Hockey 2000-2001 is getting off to a
great start. The schedule has been set for next year and it is going to be
an exciting and challenging season. We are pumped to compete against UCLA,
USC, Stanford, OR, WSU, San Diego, WWU, and Lewis and Clark.... home and
away. Please see the web site for the dates and times - www.huskyhockey.net.
Our goal to win the PAC-8 is near at hand and we all believe this year
will be it!
Coach Dayley and I have been asked to return
for the 2000-2001 season and we are excited for the year. We have some
strong returning players and some fantastic recruits coming on board. We
also have a set second team called Team Husky. They will compete in the
Cascade recreational "c" league. We are very excited for the
growth of the club. Also, in the near future we hope to add a women's team
that would compete with such schools as WSU, Eastern and maybe even some
schools from the Southwest, in the ACHA Women's Division. For more info
visit www.geocities.com/achawomen.
Administratively, we "hired" a
General Manager. Jason Boyd is an academic counselor at the UW and was
helping players last year on the team in this area. This year he will be
the new GM and in charge of all home games, volunteers and interns. This
will allow the coaching staff and players to concentrate more on the games
instead of being scattered by the responsibilities of throwing a big event
each week. Jason has sports management experience, from his college days
back east, and he is going to be a great addition to the program.
Returning is Team Physician, Dr. Mark Juhn,
DO. He is the team physician for the UW Volleyball team and also travels
with the UW National Water polo team. Last year we put his talents to
great use in the stitches area. Also returning is Team Equipment Manger,
Chris Lusk. We are very excited to bring back his enthusiasm for the game
and the team.
We also recently developed internship
positions for the team. It is a great win-win situation for the club and
students at the UW. We get talented people with a passion for a certain
area and they get the practical experience and credits for school.
This summer we have a graphic designer
working on our home game program, season tickets and sponsorship marketing
materials. In the fall he will work on possibly a team calendar, designs
for retail, posters and other stuff. We were lucky to get the top student
at the UW in the design department. Our next challenge of course, is to
get a print house to help with the costs. If you have any ideas or
contacts, we would love to hear from you. Our goal is to look as
professional as possible, and by hiring talented interns, we are working
towards that.
Also this summer we have a condition coach,
from a varsity hockey team back east, that will work with those interested
in off-season conditioning. We have several players who were interested in
gaining muscle mass so we created a program to help in that area as well
as speed, agility and cardiovascularly. We have had great success with one
player already who has increased his body mass by 11 pounds. We believe
this early preparation will give us a great advantage early on in the
season.
In the fall our promotions coordinator intern
will start. She is going to help "get the word out" on and off
campus about our games and the program, through activities, flyers and
other techniques. Her main target will be campus groups, like the Greek
system. We are really excited to have her aboard.
We are currently also looking for interns to
fill the following spots: - Promotions - summer - Retail Merchandising -
fall - Marketing/Sales - summer/fall - Video Photographer (2) - fall -
Photographer (almost filled) - fall - Web Developer - summer and fall
If you know anyone interested, and they don't
have to be students, in a non-paid experience... let me know.
We are also organizing several different
themed game nights. We hope to recognize youth hockey in the area, have
Greek Night, Mascot Night (which was a total success last year!) as well
as Alumni Weekend. We are also planning a "Skate with Husky
Hockey" fundraiser, where people interested in playing a game with
the team can pay to participate. Everyone will be split up to play a game
at Olympicview.
As everyone knows, affording to play is our
biggest challenge. We hope through promotions to have the largest crowds
yet. We are selling ad space in the game program and looking for sponsors.
We are also looking for joint ventures with business, in which they donate
an item, we share logo space and then sell the item in our retail area. If
you know of any business that maybe interested in any of the above... I
would love to send them a marketing package. We also have a volunteer to
present to organization if they wish. Or if you have any other fundraising
ideas, we would love to hear from you.
Another thing we are involved with is Sportscapsule.com.
It is an company that you send your game footage to, they digitize it, and
either post it on-line or make it available on CD-ROM. It is a free
service on the front end and on the back end players, families and fans
can download and/or edit into highlight clips for $10. They also archive
the games so they will be online forever for viewing, editing or whatever.
Well, that just about wraps things up for the
summer. Our main mission this summer is to raise $5,000 by September so we
can afford the first months bills. We hope to accomplish this by selling
ads and getting sponsorships. Again, ideas or support is greatly
appreciated.
Hope to hear from you! Go Ice Dawgs!
Zoe Harris
Assistant Coach Husky Hockey
zoeharris@yahoo.com
www.huskyhockey.net
206-542-7566
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