Dickie Dunn

Hellcats Beat Reporter

Joe McGrath reported today that the Hellcats are down-sizing to four competing teams for the Winter 2017-2018 season. “In the four weeks that we collected Winter season sign-ups we saw a dramatic drop-off in Gold A and Gold B sign-ups. We saw Players not returning, players moving to half-time, players changing teams, players not responding. Each of those two teams is five full-time skaters from being even. Its frustrating but we are doing what we can to field the most competitive teams in the new divisional format.”

Since The Hellcats can only field four teams (in the old Gold A, Gold C, Gold D and Over 40A), SharksIce management had to fold the Gold B division. The Kingfish will be joining Gold A (now playing on Mondays and Wednesdays, and the Hansons 2 and the Nighthawks joining Gold C (playing Tuesdays).

McGrath continued, “We have a lot of work to do in a short amount of time. We need to move quite a few players around between the teams to make it work. This won’t be easy for anybody.”

The league announced their new Division format:

Winter 2017-2018 Over 40 A Division plays Sunday
Blues
Golden Bears
Hellcats Sunday
Mariners
Oakland Seals A
Taleo

Gold A (was Gold A and Gold B) plays Mondays and Wednesdays
Grey Bears
Hellcats Monday
Kingfish
The Hansons 1
The Saints
Torpedoes

Gold B (was Gold C) plays Tuesdays
Cross Czechs 1
Hellcats Tuesday
Hitmen
Honey Badgers
Mavericks 1
Nighthawks
The Hansons 2

Gold C (was Gold D) plays Thursday
Black Dogs
Cross Czechs 2
Flying Squids
Hellcats Thursday
Kool Aid
Light Sabres
SFFD
Stick Men

Joe McGrath

General Manager

After operating for 15 years on spreadsheets and a Web 1.0 website, the Hellcats Hockey Club announced today the launch of a new website in conjunction with new Club operations technology. The Club would like to thank to the Board’s Technology Sub-committee for pushing these major changes through and extend thanks to Club Members who have taken to the transition so quickly. The Club now has the infrastructure in place to support its operations for the future.

The site uses a responsive rendering engine, enabling fans to have the highest quality experiences on the smart mobile, tablets, laptop, desktop, and large display devices. The site now features a Club Schedule, Club News, Team Schedules, and Player Profiles. In addition, there is robust Club history section and a password protected section for Club members as well, as links the OIC site and BenchApp.

About the Hellcats Hockey Club

The Hellcats Hockey Club is the San Francisco Bay Area’s finest amateur hockey club. The Hellcats Hockey Club sponsors five teams in Oakland Ice Center’s (operated by Sharks Ice) Adult Hockey League top divisions. With over 75 members, the Club mission is to support members passion for the game, individual skill development, and enjoyment within the team context. You can learn more at HellcatsHockey.org.

Joe McGrath

General Manager

Due to recent expansion the Club has determined to shift Player technology from a custom solution to a hosted platform with BenchApp. Club members will receive an invite today. There will be one week of transition where we will allow Players to use either system, then as of October 15th, 2015, the Club will only be using BenchApp going forward.

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