Drill of the Month - 6

Guest Writer Spot, by Jarrett Sodders - 7

Anaheim Ducks Learn to Play - 2

Iron Man Tournament - 3

AIHL Tryouts - 4

Give Blood Play Hockey - 4

Team Perry Rec Profile - 5

The Official Newsletter of The Rinks - Corona Inline

October 2012

The Anaheim Ducks Fall Learn to Play Program presented by Ree-bok came to a successful close here at The Rinks – Corona Inline. The four-week session, which began on October 3, finished with an eager-to-learn and energetic group of over 25 kids attending each of the four classes.

As the sessions progressed from the first to the fourth week of October the kids were able to learn and practice fundamental hockey skills. During the first class kids learned the ba-sics of skating from Youth Hockey Director Ben Barrett. The second through fourth weeks introduced stick handling, passing, and shoot-ing respectively. Everything culmi-nated during the last part of week four’s session where the kids were able to practice all their newfound skills in a scrimmage game against each other. The scrimmage between Team White and Team Orange was an exciting one as the kids were re-lentless in their pursuit of the puck. In the end though Team White had a slight advantage and took the win.

Overall, the Duck’s latest Learn to Play program was very successful. Many people have expressed their plans to continue playing hockey through Corona Inline’s Youth Learn to Skate program, which also teaches fundamental skills for inline hockey. There are six classes left in this pro-gram, which takes place every Tues-day from 4:30-5:30pm. Minimum gear requirements include skates, stick, and helmet. These items may

be borrowed from our front desk if needed. In addition, our Youth Rec Program Winter Season will begin the first week of Janurary.

As for the Ducks next Learn to Play session, it will begin in January of 2013. That class will also be four weeks long starting Wednesday, January 9 and ending Wednesday, January 30. You can sign up online through the Anaheim Ducks web-site or through The Rinks – Corona Inline website. The Anaheim Ducks Learn to Play Program is geared pri-marily towards kids who are brand new to the sport of hockey. Those who are a little more advanced are encouraged to join one of The Rinks Learn to Skate Programs or may be placed on a wait list for the Ducks Learn to Play.

We love seeing people stick with hockey and hope to either see ev-eryone at the next Anaheim Ducks Learn to Play, Corona Inline’s Learn to Skate, or Corona Inline’s next Youth Rec Season. Thank you to everybody that attended and in the meantime keep practicing those skills!

Anaheim Ducks Learn to Play ProgramFour Week Learn to Play Program Successfully Completed

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Come Celebrate With Us!Looking for somewhere to host your Birthday Party or special event? For a party full of fun, food, roller skating, floor hockey, indoor soccer, or dodgeball the only place to come is Corona

Inline! Personalize your experience and come check out our new, larger party rooms!

Extra hours, food, beverages and more can be purchased at a discounted fee!

I moustache you a question! Are you man enough to take on Movember?! The Rinks - Corona Inline will be holding their inaugural Movember contest! The rules are simple. You must come in to Corona Inline during our three day entry period. This three-day period starts on October 30th and ends No-vember 1st. Come in during one of these days and get your photo taken with your CLEAN SHAVEN mug! The three-day period allows for more people to enter who may not be able to make it on the 1st of No-vember. Once you have your initial photo taken then you are officially entered into the contest. In order to win, you must come in again during our three-day closing period starting November 29th and ending December 1st. After your before-and-after photo has been taken we will upload them to our facebook account, where everyone will be able to vote on their favor-ite moustache. You must have at least the basic moustache, but we encourage you to be creative beyond that! This includes handlebars, etc. We also encourage you to share your progress on our Face-book! The person voted to be the winner of Movember 2012 will win 50% off one individu-al league fee. In addition your photo will be taken for our Newsletter!

We encourage you to be cre-ative!! If you have any ques-tions email Steven at Sboddy@ducksinline.com

For $150, parties include:• One hour use of

Party Room• One hour use of

Rink• 2 Large Pizzas• 10 Fountain Drinks• 10 Skate Rentals

MOVEMBERCONTEST!!!

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Men’s Major and Minor AIHL TryoutsAnother AIHL Season is quickly approaching and the Corona Ree-bok Jr Ducks will be hosting try-outs for both the Elite and Minor AIHL teams on Sunday, October 28th from 8-10pm and Tuesday, November 1st from 8:30-10:30pm.

Cost is $15 for one tryout and $20 for both. It is recommended that you attend both tryout dates. The AIHL season consists of 24 games beginning in the end of November and culminating with the National Championships in Las Vegas in May. Hope to see you all!

Last season was fairly successful for both Men’s Jr Ducks teams. The

Major team took second seed going into the playoffs but lost to OC Vanguish in three games in the first round of playoffs. The Minor Jr Ducks also fell in the first round of playoffs to The Anarchy from Irvine Inline. They were able to push the series to three games but fell short in the end.

Ulitmately, the Oakland Goodlife took the AIHL Major title as they defeated the Vanquish at the Finals in Huntington Beach. The AIHL Minor Championship went to Team Vanguish from our Pacific South division.

We hope to see everybody at try-outs for another competitive season of AIHL hockey! If you have any questions email Ben at Ben.Bar-rett@ducksinline.com

Ducks to Host Give Blood Play Hockey Charity TournamentThe Ducks will host the 6th Annual Give Blood Play Hockey Charity Tournament at THE RINKS – Irvine Inline presented by Honda from Nov. 2-4. Proceeds from the tournament will benefit CHOC Children’s (CHOC).

Mobile blood units will be onsite for individuals who wish to donate blood during the tournament, which had 84 teams battling in 18 different divisions last

season at Irvine Inline. To date, the Give Blood Play Hockey tournament has collected 800 pints of blood and donated more than $175,000 to CHOC. Now in its second consecutive season hosted by THE RINKS, the tournament currently has a goal to reach $225,000 in total donations to CHOC Children’s, including $50,000 this year to fund a medication station at the hospital.

For more information, and to sign up a team to play, visit www.givebloodplayhockey.org.

Tournament divisions range from youth to adult and are split between various skill levels from beginner through advanced. The event is open to the general public, which is encouraged to take an active role in donating blood during the three-day tournament. The Anaheim Ducks Street Team, Wild Wing and the Anaheim Ducks Power Players will also be on hand throughout the weekend to participate in the tourna-ment festivities. For additional tournament informa-tion, visit givebloodplayhockey.org. Irvine Inline is located at 3150 Barranca Parkway, Irvine, 92606.

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TEAM PERRY PROFILE - 10U

October’s feature is Team Perry from our 10u Mite divi-sion! Unfortunately, Head Coach Karl Taylor, along with players Mac Taylor and Ian Kim were not able to attend the rec game where the above photo was taken. But they are still featured in the interview section below.

Coach Karl TayorQ: What is your favorite thing about coaching youth rec hockey?A: I coach rec roller to spend quality with my son and also to help the kids playing learn to love the game of hockey and also to teach them the importance of being part of a team. As well, I try to help the kids improve their skill level and learn how to play the game. At the end of the day, I expect the kids to 1-have a great time 2-to have a great time 3-to work hard and be a great teammate.

Mac TaylorQ: Who is your favorite NHL team and what is the hardest thing about playing hockey?A: Favorite NHL team: Vancouver Canucks. The hardest thing about playing hockey is the game is only three peri-ods and I want it to be longer.

Brandon MendozaQ: What is the hardest thing about playing hockey?A: The hardest thing about playing hockey trying to get better every game

Andrew StevensQ: What is your favorite NHL team and why?A: Favorite team is the Chicago Blackhawks because that is where my dad is from. Favorite player is Pat Kane.

Kalvan CarlsonQ: What is your favorite thing about your coach?A: He is Canadian, always says to have fun, and is energetic.

Matthew OwerQ: What is the hardest thing about hockey and what is your Favorite NHL team?A: Hardest thing about hockey is pivoting. Favorite teams are the Ducks and Kings.

Eden SimmonsQ: What is your favorite position and the hardest thing about hockey?A: Favorite position is defense and the hardest thing about hockey is defending tough players. Favorite NHL player is Saku Koivu.

Landon CookeQ: What is your favorite thing about your team and your favorite position?A: Favorite thing is his teamates and favorite position is offense. Loves scoring top shelf on his brother Kyler.

Kyler CookeQ: What is your favorite NHL team and player. Best part about playing goalie for Team Perry?A: Favorite team is the Kings and favorite player is Jon Quick. Loves making game saving stops.

Ian KimQ: Who is your favorite NHL team and what is your favor-tite thing about playing hockey?A: Favorite thing about playing hockey is roller skating and scoring goals. Favorite NHL team is the Chicago Black-hawks because that is also where is dad is from.

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From left to right: Interim coach Jamie Curd, Matthew Ower, Andrew Stevens, Landon Cooke, Goaltender Kyler Cooke, Kalvan Carlson, Eden Simmons, Brandon Mendoza

• AIHL Major and Minor Tryouts (Sunday, Octo-ber 28th and Thursday, November 1st)

• Adult Learn to Skate Class (Weekly on Mon-days from 4:30-5:30pm, ends December 10th)

• Youth Learn to Skate Class (Weekly on Tues-days from 4:30-5:30, ends December 11th)

• MOVEMBER CON-TEST! (Begins during our three day entry period starting October 30th and ending No-vember 1st)

• Give Blood Play Hock-ey Charity Tournament (November 3rd and 4th in Irvine)

• Ironman Hockey Tournament (Saturday, November 10th)

• Food Drive Skate Night (Saturday, November 17th)

• Youth Rec Tournament (Saturday, December 1st)

Congratulations to the Adult and Youth Summer Winnners!!!

October’s Drill of the Month is an-other passing and shooting drill that can be used for warm-ups. The drill focuses on passing and receiving the puck while keeping one’s feet mov-ing. This is important as it allows the skater too keep his or her momentum through the entire play.

The drill is as follows:

• X1 passes to X2, who then passes directly to X3.

• X1 skates around the center circle and receives a return pass from X3.

• X1 then does a give-and-go with X4; upon receiving the last pass X1 proceeds to shoot on the net closest to where he/she started.

• The drill then repeats with X3 pass-ing to X4, who passes to X1, etc.

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Benefits of The RinksBy Jarrett SoddersNearly five years ago the Ducks along with Ken Murchison, General Manager of Corona Inline, started a small, community based, hockey program to get kids into hockey rinks. Here we are today with The Rinks programs growing to three ice rinks (Anaheim Ice, Westmin-ster Ice, Yorba Linda Ice) and three inline rinks (Corona Inline, Hun-

tington Beach Inline, and Irvine Inline).

This growth is quite remarkable when considering the local market, which is dominated by summer sports. With such rapid growth comes a need to fill rink time. The Ducks and The Rinks have backed the Anaheim Ducks high school league and the IHF high school roller hockey league.

The Ducks have also helped bring the roller hockey world to Southern California with F.I.R.S World Cup being held at The Rinks and Honda Center during the summer of 2013. In addition, they are backing the “Give Blood Play Hockey” charity event to raise money for CHOC hospital, as well as playing a huge role in AAU National Champion-ships held at The Rinks - Huntington Beach. With the “Learn to Play” programs The

Rinks are able to get kids in skates and hooked on to the sport by teaching basic fundamental skills of hockey.

What the Ducks have done for Southern California hockey is truly remarkable. They have brought more exposure to inline hockey re-sulting in tremendous growth and community interest. Their con-tinued support only means great things are on the horizon for inline hockey in Southern California.

If you are interested in writing a guest piece for the Corona In-line Newsletter then please email Steven Boddy at Sboddy@duck-sinline.com. Topics ranging from hockey, to broader Southern Cal-ifornia community events/news will be accepted. Thanks!

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