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Dickie Dunn
Hellcats Beat Reporter
A bunch of new participants to the State Tournament brought some new looks to the 2016 Minnesota state high school all-hockey hair team. Enjoy the flow, the fro, the dual exhausts, salad, and caterpillars!
Club Announces 2016 Summer Season Sign-up
Joe McGrath
General Manager
The Hellcats Hockey Club has announced the posting of the 2016 Summer Season sign-up. All members and prospective members are encouraged to RSVP for the 2016 Summer Season as soon as possible.
Additionally, the Club has booked ice for a Team Skate this Thursday, March 31st at 9:15 pm. Cost for Club Members will be $20 for an hour and a half. This is the last ice time slot so the Team Skate is likely to go on past 10:30 pm.
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Jim Austin paces Hellcats Thursday to a 12 to 4 Victory with 5 goals
Dickie Dunn
Hellcats Beat Reporter
5 Goals in a Game…
The list transcends time and reads like a Who’s Who of Hockey Greats:
Phantom Joe Malone, Wayne Gretzky, Mario Lemieux, Sergei Fedorov, Newsy Lalonde, Bernie Geoffrion, Reggie Leach, Daryl Sittler – and a few more in an exclusive club.
Those reading the game summary will have a hard time believing it happened, particularly since the game summary at Oakland Ice Center is incorrect (again). But the sole fan in attendance at the War Memorial can attest that you can add Jim Austin to that honor roll.
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Club Announces Events to Commemorate 30 years of Club Hockey
Walt Comisky
Club Social Director
The Hellcats Hockey Club has announced that it will provide up to 170 free tickets to Club Members, Alumni, Family, and Friends to attend two San Jose Barracuda games in January to kick-off the Club’s 30th Year of Club Hockey in the San Francisco Bay Area.
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Club to Honor Oakland Uptown Legend Peter Van Kleef Friday, November 20th, 2015
Walt Comisky
Club Social Director
Members of the Club will be meeting at Peter’s bar, Café Van Kleef’s, at 7 pm on Friday, November 20th, 2015. The R&B/Soul performer, Cold Sol, will start at 9:30 pm. The Hellcats Wednesday Team will then be playing at the nearby Oakland Ice Center at 11 pm.
Club Members, please RSVP for this event.
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Board of Directors Quarterly Meeting, December 18th, 2015
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Joe McGrath
General Manager
The Hellcats Hockey Club Board of Directors has scheduled the Club’s Mid-Winter season quarterly meeting for Friday, December 18th, 2015. The meeting will be held at 11:30am PT at the Royal Exchange, 301 Sacramento Street, San Francisco, CA 94111.
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Geoff Pfeiffer Passes Away at Age 53
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Joe McGrath
General Manager
The Hellcats Hockey Club are very saddened by the recent passing of Geoff Pfeiffer after 10-month illness.
“Geoff was an extremely kind and caring individual,” said Captain Käppi Kappenen. “He was a very thoughtful person, who will be dearly missed by all those who knew him. We extend our deepest sympathies to his family, friends and teammates during this difficult time.”
Club Launches HellcatsHockey.org 2.0
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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.
Happy Birthday to Olli Bemidji, Club President
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Joe McGrath
General Manager
Happy Birthday to Club President Olli ‘Old Man Winter’ Bemidji!
In honor of his birthday, the Hellcats will be playing a Double Header tonight Hellcats Monday at 10:15 pm on the Oakland NHL surface and Hellcats Thursday on the Oakland Olympic surface at 11 pm at the Oakland Ice Center.
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Major Platform Changes to Support Club Operations
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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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