Charlotte County communities have recently been given an opportunity to start a Peewee AAA hockey team starting this fall of 2010.
The EDZA (Elite Draw Zone Area) committee, who is the governing body that looks after all elite AAA hockey in New Brunswick, has expanded the number of Peewee AAA teams in the province from 11 to 23, because of this Charlotte County has been designated as an area that will host one of these expansion teams. Jeff Dempsey has been named head coach of this new team.
There will be six AAA teams in our district . In addition teams will see an average of 3-4 hours of ice per week, allowing players to develop individual and team skills necessary to play a fast exciting level of hockey. Practices and games will be held at arenas from our three Charlotte County associations, Black’s Harbour, St. Andrews and St. Stephen allowing all communities to share a commitment to our young athletes.
This fall will be the first time our new team hits the ice and preparations are being made to make this happen. Commitments to the team coaching and managerial staff have been made from all three hockey associations, providing staff representation from New River Beach to Washington County Maine.
The team name (Charlotte County Riptide) and jersey colours have been selected and a team logo has been designed by a local artist that incorporates elements of our common coastal heritage .
The EDZA committee is holding an NB AAA Hockey information event on August 15 2:00pm at Simonds High School in Saint John to provide information about peewee, bantam and midget AAA programs .
