To all our members

As we are sure you are now keenly aware, our Governor has relegated the entire state to Tier 3 mitigation.  As such:

Organized group recreational activities (sports, indoor sports and activity facilities, etc.)

• Pause all indoor group sporting and recreational activities including youth and adult recreational sports, individual training may remain (with facility reservation)
• Includes park districts and travel leagues
• Outdoor sports and recreation allowed
• Participant groups and practices outdoors limited to 10 persons or less with social distancing
• Face coverings required for all activities at all times
• Locker rooms should be closed

While we understand this is not what anyone desires, we will get through this moment in time as seamlessly as possible.  Per the Governor's press conference all regions will be individually re-evaluated in 14 days.  

As we expect this time period to be brief, we will be offering all travel players 3 training Zooms per week and all house players 2 training Zooms per week.  These Zooms combined with make-up ice will insure all our members receive full value.  

The Zoom schedules will be posted by Friday November 20th. We appreciate your understanding and working as one during these unprecedented times.

Be well and Happy Holidays

Your Falcon/Junior Falcon Staff

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The Falcons are please to introduce the newest member of our coaching family: Matt Noga.  Matt will be helping during Monday Night skills sessions for Mites thru Bantams.  Please make sure to say hi to Matt when you see him at the rink!

Matt played youth hockey with the Hawks, then onto Team Illinois and Chicago Young Americans.  He then played Tier I Jr. hockey as a 15-year-old in the NAJHL & the USHL. In 1995, Matt was the MVP in the USHL as well as the leading scorer. He then went on to receive a full Division I scholarship to St. Cloud State in the WCHA. After college Matt enjoyed playing six years professionally. 

Matt’s coaching career started with the Chicago Fury. After 7 years as a head coach he went on to be the Hockey Director and Skills Director for the Admirals youth program. As a skills director, he worked with USA Hockey and the ADM Program. 

GUIDELINES FOR ALL FHA ICE FACILITIES

(SEPARATE RULES FOR OFF-ICE TO FOLLOW)

We appreciate your help in following all these guidelines.  Doing so will insure the continuance of our programming.

I. Masks must be worn at all times until the player’s helmet is put on for the ice session.  Once the helmet is removed a mask must go back on!     
             A. Any player seen in a parking lot or in an ice facility without a
                 mask shall be immediately sent home.  

II. You may not enter the building until 20 minutes prior to your start time.

III. Players must come dressed or get dressed in the parking lot.  
            A. Players may use locker room to put on skates and helmet
                 only.
            B. Players may remove their skates and helmet only in the locker
                 room and then immediately exit.

IV.  For younger players that need assistance from their parents, this can only be done in the lobby of the facility.  Of course, parents must wear a mask at all times.  Once finished the parent must immediately leave the facility.

V. Only use the designated entrances and exits.

VI. Players must dispose of any debris in bench area and locker room (if used).

VII. There are no spectators allowed in the rink.

VIII. As Lake Forest College and Lake Forest Academy are closed campuses please do not wait in the parking lot during the entire ice session.  No different than with school, simply drop off and pick up.

TO OUR MEMBERSHIP

WHILE WE ALL DIGEST THE GOVERNOR'S PRESS CONFERENCE TODAY, WE ALL NEED TO TAKE A BREATH.

MANY THINGS CAN CHANGE PRIOR TO AUGUST 15TH.  IN ANY CASE WE WILL ADJUST ACCORDINGLY.  

WE WILL SEND YOU CONSTANT UPDATES AS WE KNOW THEM AND WE ALL MUST REMAIN FLEXIBLE (& HEALTHY) DURING THESE STRANGE TIMES.

AT THE ABSOLUTE LEAST, KNOW YOUR PLAYER WILL RECEIVE THE BEST HOCKEY INSTRUCTION IN THE STATE THANKS TO A SECOND TO NONE COACHING STAFF!

FAQs:

1. The Governor announced as of 8/15 Hockey can only have no contact practices and conditioning.  How does this affect FHA and all other hockey clubs?

As the Governor's policy even states this will change with conditions.  Honestly, we never expected to play actual league games until at least 10/1.  We do hope this stays the same as conditions hopefully improve.  

FHA is best prepared to handle this moving target.  We have the best coaches and families.

2. If (again if) we can only practice and drill for the foreseeable future will this be fun for my player? 

All kids need activity and an outlet during this very stressful time.  As parents, we all need to create as much normalcy as we possibly can. 

As we did in Spring, we will make sure your player has an amazing experience that is fun, challenging, and a great form of exercise and relief of stress.  We also promise your player, whatever guidelines we must follow, will finish this season a better hockey player and most importantly a happier person.

3. Do you think the kids will get to play?

We do expect the kids to get to play.  As we progress through the levels FHA is best prepared for intra and inter squad scrimmages.  Thankfully, we have the depth and numbers to allow highly competitive scrimmages.  

Additionally, we do expect league to happen eventually.

4.  Can parents watch?

As a club, we are currently not allowing spectators.  However, this is up to the individual facilities.  We can tell you LFA, LFC and CIA will have Live Barn available.

Please remember the most important thing is our children get to participate in an activity they love.

5. What about fees?

At FHA your fees cover our outstanding professional coaching staff and ice fees.  This allows your player to get the best training and instruction available while becoming better people from participating in the ultimate team sport.  Our players learn success comes from hard work and dedication, sportsmanship, tolerance and caring of others.

You will still be receiving 100+ hours of training, conditioning and instruction from the best coaching staff in the Country.  You will not be charged any additional costs (slush, travel expenses, etc) until actual play begins.

Furthermore, we have an extended payment plan so we can shut off payments if the conditions worsen.

6. How can I tell the Governor I disagree with his decision?

Please email the Governor if you want to give your opinion using this link: CLICK HERE

See you at the rink and stay healthy!!!!!

The FHA and JFMHA Staff

USA HOCKEY PLAYER SAFETY AND HEALTH DURING COVID-19

Helping Kids cope with Covid-19 Pandemic

Helping Youth Athletes Cope with Shutdown from COVID-19

How Student-Athletes Can Cope With the Consequences of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic

FULL BLACKHAWKS GAMES (youtube):
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2020 NHL Skills Competition:
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FHA's sole goal is to keep all our members (players and families) safe.   We urge everyone to follow the CDC's guidelines:https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/about/index.html

Of course, please make sure your players are consistently washing their hands!

FHA is pleased to announce Ryan Taylor has become the General Manger of Hockey Operations for the Falcons!  This is a well deserved and we could not be happier for Ryan and his family, FHA, and our membership.

With that we needed a new Central States Director.  We felt there was only one person we wanted for this position.  That person is Tom Boudreau.  We are thrilled to announce Tom Boudreau as the new Central States Director effective June 1, 2020.  Please give Tom and his family a warm FHA welcome when you see them at the rink.

Tom Boudreau is a level 4 USA Hockey coach and well known, highly sought after, professional skating/skills development coach.  After finishing a professional hockey career, he started giving back to the game serving as an assistant high school coach for the Lake Forest Scouts and as well as head coach for the '04 Vernon Hills Ice Dogs Central States team from 2011-2015.  Most recent, He has served as Director of Impact Elite Hockey Camps as well as Director of Player Development for the Chicago Young Americans. Tom currently continues to develop youth hockey players by running hockey camps and power skating/skills clinics for various players and organizations though his own Company, Boudreau Hockey.  He trains a wide variety of players ranging from youth Tier 1 and Tier 2 amateurs all the way to USHL, Canadian Junior, Division 1 Collegiate players and Professional Players 

SQUIRT MAJOR
TOM MILLER HEAD COACH    DAVE BRADLEY COACH

PEEWEE MINOR
BRETT LEBDA HEAD COACH     RYAN TAYLOR COACH

PEEWEE MAJOR
RYAN TAYLOR HEAD COACH  BRETT LEBDA COACH

PEEWEE MAJOR
NIKO DIMITRAKOS  HEAD COACH    JAN MASOPUST COACH

BANTAM MINOR
JAN MASOPUST HEAD COACH     NIKO DIMITRAKOS COACH

BANTAM MAJOR
BOB HEELAN HEAD COACH      JOHNNY MEO COACH

U15
JOHNNY MEO HEAD COACH     NICK MEO COACH

U16
TOM BOUDREAU HEAD COACH    

U18
BOB HEELAN HEAD COACH  
 

MITE 1
TOM MILLER  HEAD COACH

MITE 2
TONY GILL  HEAD COACH

MITE 3
EFREN HEREDIA  HEAD COACH

MITE 4
MICHAEL "WAGS" WAGNER HEAD COACH

SQUIRT 1
ADAM JOLCOVER. HEAD COACH

SQUIRT 2
MIKE WIGGEMANSEN  HEAD COACH

SQUIRT 3
ADAM GOLDBERG. HEAD COACH

PEEWEE 1
ROSS AGREST HEAD COACH

PEEWEE 2

TIM VACALA HEAD COACH

PEEWEE 3
KEVIN ZAJAC  HEAD COACH

BANTAM 1
NICK MEO. HEAD COACH

BANTAM 2
EZIO BERRETTINI  HEAD COACH
 

We could not be more thrilled to welcome Coach John Meo back to FHA.  John will be helping his brother, Nick Meo, with the U15s and Bob Heelan with the U14s.

John started his coaching career with the Falcons organization back in 1983.  Additionally he has coached at all levels from AAA (CYA/TI/Chill),  AA (Falcons/Ice Dogs) and High School Hockey (Main South/St Viator/Stevenson/Highland Park).  Most recently he was  at the Central States U18 Level for the Ice Dogs.

Please give Coach John Meo a warm FHA welcome when you see him at the rink!

SQUIRT MAJORS - TAYLOR
BANTAM MINOR - GILL
MIDGET U18 - HEELAN

SQUIRT MAJOR - TAYLOR
BANTAM MINOR - GILL
MIDGET U18 - HEELAN

BANTAM NIHL 1 - MEO

RYAN TAYLOR'S SQUIRT MAJOR TEAM HAS COMPLETED AN UNDEFEATED CSDHL REGULAR SEASON!!!  THEY WENT 25-0-0 AND OUT SCORED THEIR OPPONENTS 205 TO 19!!!

GOOD LUCK IN PLAYOFFS!

NIHL
Andrew Bleser
Cal Eggers
Cody Horner
Reece Mindel

READ THE PRESS RELEASE HERE: http://www.pdhp.org/2017/10/new-centennial-falcons-hockey-partnership/

PLEASE CALL 224-765-5550 WITH ANY SPORTS MEDICINE, TRAINING OR PHYSICAL THERAPY NEEDS.

The Falcons use the following rinks for games and practices:

Centennial Ice Arena (Park District of Highland Park)
3100 Trail Way
Highland Park, IL  60044
(847) 432-4790
Arena Maps Directions

Lake Forest Academy (MacKenzie Arena)
1500 W. Kennedy Rd.
Lake Forest, IL 60045
847-615-3261
Arena Maps Directions

Lake Forest College
555 N Sheridan Rd
Lake Forest, IL 60045
(847) 234-3100
Arena Maps Directions

Hot Shot Ice Arena
29860 North Skokie Highway
Lake Bluff, IL 60044-1110
(847) 688-0780
Arena Maps Directions
 

Falcons Hockey Association has partnered with the Park District of Highland Park to offer an exciting opportunity to adverting on the dasher boards at Centennial Ice Arena. The ads will be approximately 3FT x 8FT in size and be viewed by over 500,000 people annually. The cost is $2,000 for a year and includes the cost of printing the ad and installing it on the dasher board. All proceeds will benefit the Falcons Hockey Association and the Park District of Highland Park.

The number of advertisement boards are limited so act quicly and don't miss out on this wonderful opportunity to have your company's logo viewed by thousand of local residents while supporting youth hockey.

If interested, please reach out to Steve Dry at president@falconshockey.org.