Hockey, CT, Connecticut, Floor, Street, Deck

Hello all,

It is a perfect time to start getting in shape for the Winter GFHL season by joining the rest of the Street Hockey community and signing up for the Fall Pick-up games that get played at the rink near the library in Groton. We have a lot of fun and the games are fun and competitive. Its only $10 for residents and I think $15 for non-residents. If you sign up you do not need to make it to every session. Below are the details of the program. You can sign up by contacting the Groton rec department to get the paper work or you can sign up online quick and easy. To sign up online first go to the Groton Rec department web site (http://www.town.groton.ct.us/depts/parksrec/). Then click on the "Register Online" link on the left hand side of the page. This link will bring you to "Active.com" website that handles the online sign ups. It only takes a few minutes and I have done this several times with no problem. There is no excuse not to sign up today. Session starts 07-SEP-2006 and online registration closes 06-SEP-2006. Program details below.
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Street Hockey
Thursday, September 7, 2006 5:30 PM
The Arena - The Arena (Roller Hockey)
102A Newtown Road,
Groton , CT

Prices: Street Hockey: $10.00

Online Reg. Closes: September 6, 2006 09:00 PM Pacific Time
Ages: 15 years & up
Instructor: Phil Butta
Notes: Thursdays will meet from 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm Saturdays will meet from 3:30 pm - 5:30 pm Saturday sessions will start at 3:30 p.m. but will move to 2:00 p.m. as we lose daylight in October
Classification: Sports
Schedule: Occurs every week on Thursday and Saturday effective 9/7/06 until 12/2/06 from 5:30 PM to 7:30 PM

Neighborhood hockey as it used to be! Teams are created each session from participants for four-on-four (plus goalie) pick up games on a smaller rink. Enjoy a great cardiovascular workout as you chase a little orange ball in this fast-paced street hockey program. Meets both Thursdays (until 10/20) and Saturdays. Approved hockey stick required. Full-time goalies play free but must pre-register.
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Help Support our Quest for a Larger Gym

Hello All,

As the GFHL coordinator I want what is best for the league. I know that last year the gym we had available to us for the adult program was a smaller than we would have liked. I want to thank you all for making last season a successful one. This year there is a push lead by Phil Butta to convince the Groton school system to allow us access to a larger facility. However, there is resistance from some people within the Groton School system to allow us to use larger facilities. They believe that our hockey sticks cause damage to the gymnasium floors. Many of us in the floor hockey community have never seen damage caused by hockey sticks to the gym floors and we are going to speak with the Groton Board of Education in an attempt to convince them to allow us to use a larger gym for the GFHL program. The more Groton residence that show up at the meeting the more effective of request will be. So please try to support the floor hockey community and join us at the upcoming Board of Education meeting being held on Monday, September 11 at 7 p.m. at the Town Hall Annex (134 Groton Long Point Road, Groton 06340). I hope to see you all there and I hope that we are able to run this program in a larger venue this season.

Captain Kirk

GFHL 2007 Season is Approaching

Hello all,

Now that the 2007 season I wanted to fire back up this Unofficial GFHL informational web site. Please pass along its location to those who will benifit from it.

Kirk Kellogg
GFHL Coordinator