Novices Experience Sting for a Day, News, Novice Rep, U9, 2013-2014 (Petrolia Minor Hockey)

This Team is part of the 2013-2014 season, which is not set as the current season.
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Mar 21, 2014 | lmailloux | 1364 views
Novices Experience Sting for a Day
The Novice Rep Oilers had a great ending to their season last night as they participated in the ON The Bench Program sponsored by Home Depot.  The Novice Reps won a contest through the Sarnia Sting to practice with the Sting Coach Trevor Letowski and a couple players (DMan Jeff King and goalie Justin Fazio).

The Oilers arrived at the RBC centre and had to remove their shoes before entering the dressing room....as they were getting changed in the STING DRESSING ROOM.....holy cow what a big deal this was for the kids. The kids were beaming from ear to ear, but they had to remember the most important rule...DO NOT STEP ON THE BEE LOGO on the floor!

Inside the dressing room, the players got to pick their locker and claim it for the night.  Hanging in their stall was a Home Depot jersey for the kids to wear on the ice and their's to keep as well.  Also set up was a tape table with  free tape for the kids to tape their sticks and shin pads as well as a Gatorade Table for the kids to quench their thirst like the big boys.

Once the kids were ready to go on the ice, Coach Letowski (NHL 10 year Veteran with Phoenix, Vancouver, Carolina) came in to the meet the boys and had a question and answer period with Nathan Perry and the rest of the Novice Team.  He shared some stories and had some advice for the kids to keep working hard and playing the game because you love it and it is fun!

On the ice, Coach Letowski and the Sting Players put the kids through an hour practice of new drills and gave some pointers and hints on how to do things ...although the messages were very similar, it came from an NHLer and the kids were all ears.

Team Pictures, Autographs, and some extra goodies capped off a great night for the kids and coaches.

Thank you to Home Depot, Sarnia Sting, Coach Letowksi, Jeff King, Justin Fazio, Novice Coaches and Parents for making this a great end to a fun season.