AHC's Mite AAA won the championship game on Sunday in this weekend's 2024 Falmouth Thanksgiving Memorial Tournament. After 3 straightforward wins to reach the finals against host Falmouth and then Acton-Boxborough, they had to play a tighter game the second time against Cape Cod Canal including stopping two penalty shots to hang on and win. Playing the same lines all weekend in the 3 v 3 format, Arlington really progressed as players and teammates, making life long memories on and off the ice in the process.
Congratulations to AHC's Peewee AAA team on winning the Falmouth Thanksgiving Day Tournament! Participation in the Falmouth Tournament is a long tradition of AHC that has been attending the tournament for over 50 years.
This year the Peewee team won the tournament, going 3 - 0, and beating Waltham 5 - 1, Falmouth 4 - 1, and then defeating Waltham 3 - 2 in overtime in the final game to win the tournament. In the Championship, Arlington went down 1 - 0 early in the second period, but fought back against a tenacious Waltham team to tie the score 2 - 2 at the end of the third period. Arlington scored the game winner on their first shift, just over a minute into overtime. For most of the peewee players, this was their first time winning the Falmouth Tournament. Arlington was lead by goaltender Dante Cusanno, and Zach Sheehan who scored two goals in the game, including the game winner in overtime.
Lou Gilman and his family have been a part of the AHC community for several years with multiple children participating in the program. Their kids enjoy the fun and challenging aspects of the sport which includes training with their team, engaging in competition and building camaraderie. The same can be said for our servicemembers, but to a much higher degree of course.
Those servicemembers not only put their lives on the line, but sacrifice their mind, body and spirit to answer the call of duty. Further, their entire family makes a tremendous sacrifice. It's no wonder they have such a difficult time integrating back into civilian life once their mission is complete.
In 2005, Red Sox players and ownership recognized that the things that engage athletes in sport can be used to treat our veterans suffering from the invisible wounds of war. So the Red Sox Foundation and Mass General Hospital partnered up to form the Home Base Foundation.
Lou's been a devoted supporter of the Home Base Foundation since its inaugural, signature fundraising event in 2009 called Run to Home Base. Since then he and his family have been more involved and their impact greater as the years go on.
This year Lou is setting a very ambitious goal to raise $10,000 for the Home Base Foundation. Lou is honored and humbled to be part of such a great cause, and hopes his donors always express the same sentiment when answering the call to contribute.
With Giving Tuesday approaching, please consider a donation so Lou can reach my goal!
Follow the link below to make a donation, learn more about the foundation!
On November 14, the Touchdown Club of Arlington hosted their annual Thanksgiving dinner and awarded the Arlington Hockey Club a $1000 donation for recognition of AHC's dedication to Arlington youth in the sport of hockey.
The Touchdown Club of Arlington has been investing in Arlington youth sports since 1943. It is the only charity in Arlington dedicated to fund raising for all youth sports, K-12, both boys and girls, and supporting Arlington’s sports teams and facilities. The Touchdown Club sponsors annual scholarships and awards presented at special dinners throughout the year - The McAvoy, Ostergren, and Yewcic Awards. The Club also hosts a speaker-series that is open to guests, which features local sports luminaries. The Club is an Arlington institution in the youth sports community, and raises funds through donations, annual membership dues, and a golf tournament.
Congratulations to the Bantam AAA team on winning the District 9 Championship and qualifying for the 2024-2025 Massachusetts State Tournament!! After defeating Belmont 12-2 in the District 9 semifinal, Arlington won a hard fought game against a tenacious Lexington-Bedford team, 8-3. The game was much closer than the score indicated, and after Arlington went out early 2-0 in the first period, Lexington came back to tie the game 2-2 in the second period. Arlington then exploded for five straight goals in the second period, including two on the same shift. The teams traded goals in the third period, to end the game 8 - 3. For the 2010 players on the Arlington team, this is their fourth consecutive trip to the State Tournament, where they'll try to defend their last two consecutive State Championships.
The 2024-2025 State Tournament will be held March 21 - 23 at the New England Sports Center.
This weekend the AHC Girls' teams were excited to welcome 4-time Olympian Julie Chu to the ice as a guest coach. Julie was in town coaching her Concordia University team in games against BU, Merrimack, and UVM, but squeezed in an hour to spend with our girls.
Coach Julie ran the girls through some of the same drills she uses with her collegiate players, and the players had fun and learned a lot. The AHC coaches also picked up some new drills to use!
We hope Coach Julie will swing by again later in the season and spend a bit more time hanging with the AHC girls - and her brother, Coach Rich!
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