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ICE HOCKEY EXCHANGE
40
th
ANNIVERSARY
www.friendshiphockey.com
Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Friday February 17 to
Sunday February 19, 2012
Games played at: Lancaster Ice Rink, Regency Ice Rink in Lancaster, and Twin Ponds East in Harrisburg.
Kitchener, Ontario
Friday March 2nd to
Sunday March 4th, 2012
Games played at: Sports World Complex, Kitchener, Ontario.
COMMEMORATIVE BOOK
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Welcome to the 40th year of this historic ice hockey exchange between school-age
youth from South-Central Pennsylvania, USA and Kitchener, Ontario, Canada. Volunteers
have prepared this commemorative book to assist players and their families during the
exchange, plus to document some of the exchange’s history during the past 40 years.
We hope the stories and information will inspire you to create special friendships and
lasting memories just like the hundreds of players and families have done since 1972.
Contents
Messages from the Chairmen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Game Schedules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Maps of Lancaster area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Map of Kitchener area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Adult Socials information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
A message from the President of
Kitchener Minor Hockey Association . . . . . . 8
A message from the Mayor of
Kitchener Ontario, Canada . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
IN THE PAST 39 YEARS—stories from
participants and volunteers . . . . . . . . . . 9–13
Grant Beauchamp, past Chairman . . . . . . . . . 8
John Bieth, co-founder, Friendship Exchange 9
Jeff Walls remembers a magical moment . . 9
Harold Hilsher, a volunteer for decades . . . . 10
Karl Schein, player in 1972 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
The Year it Almost Ended: 2007 . . . . . . . . . . 11
Denny Kissinger, player in 1972,
volunteer for decades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Barry Melchi, volunteer beginning in 1987 . . 13
In Memory of Ben Raslovetzky . . . . . . . . . . . 14
In Memory of Kent Dixon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
TEAMS for 2012 Friendship Exchange
Note: Due to layout limitations, Shout-outs are
scattered throughout pages 15 to 39 and are
not necessarily on the pages with the team.
Mites/Novice player photos . . . . . . . . . . 16–19
Squirt/Atom player photos . . . . . . . . . . . 20–23
Peewee White and Stripes player photos 24–27
Peewee Red and Stars player photos . . . 28–31
Bantam player photos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32–35
Midget player photos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36–39
Advertisers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40–44
SPECIAL THANKS TO:
Welcome to Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA!
Brief Schedule for Canadians
while in Lancaster Pennsylvania:
Thursday February 16, 2012:
7:00 AM—Buses Leave Kitchener, Ontario, Canada
4:00 PM to 5:00 PM—Approx. arrival at host hotel:
Heritage Hotel of Lancaster
6:00 PM—Dinner at Shady Maple Smorgasbord
Friday February 17, 2012:
Morning: Kitchener teams taking tours around the
area.
Friday beginning at 3:30 PM: hockey games, see page
4 for game schedules.
Saturday February 18, 2012
Hockey games in morning, see page 4 for game
schedules.
Morning and afternoon—Buses for Canadian parents
will take trips to malls and sightseeing.
6:00 PM—Parents’ Social begins at Wisehaven
Banquet Center in York, PA which is approximately
20 minutes from the host hotel. Buses will be
used to shuttle Canadians back and fourth from
social. Theme is 1980s, see page 7 for more info.
Buses leave Hotel to Social: 5:45 PM, 6:00 PM, 6:15 PM
Buses go back to Hotel: 11:00 PM, 11:30 PM, 12:00 PM
Hockey games from 8:45 AM until 4:00 PM.
4:15 PM—Coaches Charity Classic Ice Hockey Game
Monday February 20, 2012
8:00 AM TO 10 AM —Buses leave to return to Canada.
Mike Aultman
Chairman for Kitchener Executive Committee
of the 2012 Friendship Exchange.
John Prime
Chairman for Lancaster Executive Committee
of the 2012 Friendship Exchange.
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If you have questions, your team’s manager or coach
probably can answer them for you.
If you need additional assistance when in Pennsylvania,
call USA Chairman John Prime’s cell: 717-468-7018
When in Canada, call Canadian Chairman
Mike Aultman’s cell: 519-504-4130
Friendship Hockey Exchange—2012—the 40th year
from the USA
Chairman
40 Years! Wow! We could not even begin to imagine the number of players, parents, and
families impacted by the Friendship Hockey Exchange. It’s safe to say that John Bieth and
Paul Pelland probably could not envision what this program would eventually become. We do
know some things for certain—friendships do last forever and the roads between Kitchener
and Central PA have been well-traveled.
A big Welcome goes out to our new families; do you get IT yet? I don’t know what IT is
either, but by the time I hit my first Canadian Parent Social in 2006, I got
IT. IT is hard to explain, I remember in the fall of 2005 listening to Jeff
Walls at an Lancaster Ice Rink parent in-house meeting describing IT. Like
many of us have tried to explain, you just don’t really get IT, until you do
IT. Sometime in Canada, you will seek me out and proclaim; “Now I get
IT!” In which case, my response will be, “Help me tell other families!”
Believing in the program makes you want others to experience IT.
The committees, coaches, and managers on both sides of the border
poured thousands of hours into making the 40th Anniversary the best
year ever! Our wish is for everyone to experience new friendships and
memories that will last a lifetime. We also hope to see you next year!
John Prime
—Yours in Friendship, John Prime
USA Chairman
from the Canada
Chairman
Forty Years of Friendship and the Tradition Continues… There are several factors that come into play
when you organize a program like the Friendship Exchange. It takes a strong group of dedicated coaches,
players, parents and committee members. People that believe that when you organize a minor hockey
program—Family, Fun, and Friendship are the first three ingredients for success. It is this passion and
dedication that makes me proud that I have been associated with this program over the past 24 years.
We all work hard fund-raising and making sure our participants get as much out of the program as they
can. Four years ago we re-introduced the coaches game back into our program. This time we added a twist
that supports our communities and the “Coaches Charity Classic” was born. We
have raised over $8,000 for local Children’s Charities. Children’s Wish, Clarkey’s
Kids, Kitchener Ice Pirates have all been recipients of the funds we have raised at
these games. This year the coaches will be raising funds for Juvenile Diabetes
Research Foundation (JDRF). Please come out and share the Friendship and show
our communities that we are more than just another minor hockey program.
So “Thank You” for making the 2012 Friendship Exchange a great success. The
tradition will continue for as long as there are people that believe in FAMILY,
FUN, and FRIENDSHIP. On behalf of the Canadian Committee I invite each and
everyone one of you to sit back now that the hard work is complete and enjoy the
experience that is the Friendship Exchange. The more you put into it the more you
will receive in return. When it is all over, we ask that you keep the tradition alive
by sharing your experiences with others. By completing this simple request the
Friendship Exchange will experience another great 40 years ahead.
Mike Aultman
“A hockey season last a few months—A Friendship is Forever”
Canadian Chairman
—Yours in Friendship, Mike Aultman
“A Hockey Season Lasts a Few Months, A Friendship is Forever.”
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GAME SCHEDULES
4:30PM–5:45PM
9:45AM–10:45AM
3:00PM–4:00PM
5:00PM–6:15PM
8:15AM–9:30AM
8:00AM–9:15AM
2/17/2012
2/17/2012
2/17/2012
2/17/2012
2/17/2012
Midget
Mite / Novice
Peewee White / Peewee Stripes
Peewee Red/ Peewee Stars
Squirt / Atom
Regency Ice Rink, Lancaster
Lancaster Ice Rink, Lancaster
3:30PM–4:45PM
4:30PM–5:45PM
5:00PM–6:15PM
6:00PM–7:15PM
6:30PM–7:45PM
Squirt/Atom Games
2/17/2012 Bantam
7:30PM–8:45PM
Date
2/17/2012
2/18/2012
2/19/2012
3/2/2012
3/3/2012
3/4/2012
S AT U R D AY
RinkTime
Lancaster Ice Rink
Twin Ponds East
Lancaster Ice Rink
Sportsworld, Spectator Rink
Sportsworld, Practice Rink
2/18/2012
2/18/2012
2/18/2012
2/18/2012
2/18/2012
2/18/2012
Squirt / Atom
Mite /Novice
Bantam
Midget
Twin Ponds East, Harrisburg
8:30AM–9:30AM
9:45AM–10:45AM
11:00AM–12:00PM
11:15AM–12:15PM
12:15PM–1:15PM
12:30PM–1:30PM
S U N D AY
Date
2/17/2012
2/18/2012
2/19/2012
3/2/2012
3/3/2012
3/4/2012
F R I D AY
GAME SCHEDULES in Pennsylvania by Date and Time
Mite/Novice Games
2/19/2012
2/19/2012
2/19/2012
2/19/2012
2/19/2012
2/19/2012
2/19/2012
Bantam
Midget
Squirt / Atom
Mite / Novice
Coaches Charity Classic Ice Hockey
8:45AM–9:45AM
10:00AM–11:00AM
11:15AM–12:15PM
12:30PM–1:30PM
1:45PM–2:45PM
3:00PM–4:00PM
TBA
Sunday late afternoon
RinkTime
Regency Ice Rink
Twin Ponds East
Lancaster Ice Rink
6:30PM–7:45PM
8:30AM–9:30AM
1:45PM–2:45PM
5:15PM–6:30PM
8:00AM–9:15AM
8:15AM–9:30AM
Peewee Red/Stars Games
Peewee White/Stripes Games
Date
2/17/2012
2/18/2012
2/19/2012
3/2/2012
3/3/2012
3/4/2012
RinkTime
Regency Ice Rink
Twin Ponds East
Lancaster Ice Rink
5:00PM–6:15PM
11:15AM–12:15PM
11:15AM–12:15PM
6:30PM–7:45PM
9:45AM–11:00AM
9:30AM–10:45AM
Bantam Games
Date
2/17/2012
2/18/2012
2/19/2012
3/2/2012
3/3/2012
3/4/2012
RinkTime
Lancaster Ice Rink
Twin Ponds East
Lancaster Ice Rink
7:30PM–8:45PM
12:15PM–1:15PM
10:00AM–11:00AM
8:00PM–9:15PM
11:00AM–12:15PM
11:15AM–12:30PM
Midget Games
Date
2/17/2012
2/18/2012
2/19/2012
3/2/2012
3/3/2012
3/4/2012
RinkTime
Regency Ice Rink
Twin Ponds East
Lancaster Ice Rink
3:30PM–4:45PM
12:30PM–1:30PM
12:30PM–1:30PM
8:15PM–9:30PM
11:15AM–12:30PM
11:00AM–12:15PM
Coaches Charity Classic
Join us Sunday afternoon for the Coaches Charity
Classic! The USA is hosting this year’s spirited game
and raising money for Juvenile Diabetes.More details
of the game to be announced, plan on coming out
and supporting your coaches on the ice!
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GAME SCHEDULES in Kitchener by Date and Time
F R I D AY
6:00PM–7:15PM
11:00AM–12:00PM
8:45AM–9:45AM
6:45PM–8:00PM
9:30AM–10:45AM
9:45AM–11:00AM
3/2/2012
3/2/2012
3/2/2012
3/2/2012
3/2/2012
3/2/2012
Novice/Mite
Atom / Squirt
Peewee White/ Peewee Stripes
Peewee Red / Peewee Stars
Bantam
Midget
5:00PM–6:15PM
5:15PM–6:30PM
6:30PM–7:45PM
6:45PM–8:00PM
8:00PM–9:15PM
8:15PM–9:30PM
S AT U R D AY
RinkTime
Lancaster Ice Rink
Twin Ponds East
Lancaster Ice Rink
3/3/2012
3/3/2012
3/3/2012
3/3/2012
3/3/2012
3/3/2012
Atom / Squirt
Novice/Mite
Bantam
Midget
8:00AM-9:15AM
8:15AM-9:30AM
9:30AM-10:45AM
9:45AM-11:00AM
11:00AM-12:15PM
11:15AM-12:30PM
S U N D AY
Date
2/17/2012
2/18/2012
2/19/2012
3/2/2012
3/3/2012
3/4/2012
3/4/2012
3/4/2012
3/4/2012
3/4/2012
3/4/2012
3/4/2012
Novice/Mite
Atom / Squirt
Midget
Bantam
8:00AM-9:15AM
8:15AM-9:30AM
9:30AM-10:45AM
9:45AM-11:00AM
11:00AM-12:15PM
11:15AM-12:30PM
Friendship Exchange Proudly Presents
The PLAYERS’ SOCIAL
Sunday March 4, 2012
At Bingeman’s Ballroom
1:30 PM to 5:30 PM
$15 to all Players, Parents, and Coaches. Tickets for people not associated with teams: $20.00
Maps: Lancaster area
Friday February 17 to
✖ HOTEL
for Canadian Parents
Heritage Hotel — Lancaster
www.HeritageLancaster.com
500 Centerville Rd, Lancaster, Pennsylvania 17601
1-800-223-8963
Loxley’s Restaurant on-site (717) 898-2431
Harrisburg
area
Twin Ponds East
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3904 Corey Road, Harrisburg, PA 17109
717-558-7663
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Regency ICE RINK
2155 Ambassador Circle, Lancaster, PA 17603
(717) 391-6065 www.RegencyIceRink.com
Wisehaven
BANQUET Wisehaven Banquet Center
2985 East Prospect Road (Rt. 124), York, PA
(717) 600-1515 www.wisehavenyork.com
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Map: Kitchener area
Friday March 2 to
Sunday March 4, 2012
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HOTEL for U.S Parents
Hampton Inn and Suites
4355 King Street East,
Kitchener, Ontario, Canada N2P 2E9
P: 519-650-6090
Overflow HOTEL for U.S Parents
Four Points by Sheraton Cambridge Kitchener
210 Preston Parkway, Cambridge, Ontario n3h 5n1
P: 519-653-2690
Sportsworld Arena ICE RINK
100 Sportsworld Drive, Kitchener, ON N2P 2J1
P: 519-741-2900
www.sportsworld.on.ca
Bingemans Conference Center Ballroom
Location of Adult Social on Saturday March 3, 2012
and Players’ Social on Sunday March 4, 2012
425 Bingemans Centre Drive, Kitchener, Ontario N2B 3X7
P: 519-744-1555 or 1-800-667-0833 www.bingemans.com
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Volunteer Todd Witte spent a few hours photographing all
of the USA players and coaches during the Skate-a-thon
fund-raiser. In addition to his time and talents, Todd
financially supports the Friendship Exchange each year.
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USA Bus to
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For those who have pre-paid
for bus to Kitchener, ON
Wed. February 29th
2:30 PM, Bus loads at the
Lancaster Ice Rink
3:30 PM, Bus loads at
Twin Ponds East Rink
USA bus will be available
in Kitchener for all parents.
Adult Socials
one in the US,
one in Canada
Why should the kids
have all the fun?
in Lancaster Pennsylvania on
February 18, 2012
Theme:
It was 1980 Something
This is our way of thanking the Canadian families
for participating in the Exchange and giving our
children this wonderful opportunity by showing
some good old-fashioned USA hospitality. It’s about making new
friends and having some fun with old friends! Everyone has worked
hard planning for and preparing for this weekend, so let loose, dress
up in your best 1980s garb, bring an old picture, reminisce about the
1980s with some music and dancing. Whatever you do, don’t think
about what the billets are doing back at your house!
HELD AT THE
Fur sure!
Wisehaven Banquet Center
2985 East Prospect Street
York, PA 17402
Dreses:
od style! Ideas: big hair, glitter,
C1980s
lots of makeup, leg warmers,
stirrup pants, parachute pants—
be creative! Google 1980s fashion.
PM to 6:45 PM: Check-In and Cocktails
The Sked: •• 6:00
Dinner: buffet including chicken and beef.
• 9:00 PM to 12:00 PM: Dancing with DJ Chris Poje
Fine print:
Adult Drinks: All you can drink with a $20 donation
(includes a complimentary 40th Anniversary mug)! Beer,
Wine, Soda Pop, Sweet Ice Tea. BYOB for your own mixers.
Player Parents: For participating in the mandatory raffle ticket sale (or buy-out),
the USA player parents attend FREE along with their Canadian Billet’s parents. friendshiphockey@gmail.com
Guest: $30 for the dinner and entertainment. Drinks sold separately. Must reserve in advance 717-468-7018.
“UNITED WE STAND”
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in Kitchener Ontario on
March 3, 2012
A Social
Celebrating Friendship
What does it mean
to be American?
What does it mean
to be Canadian?
Bingeman’s Conference Centre
THE SKED:
HELD AT THE
The Statue of Liberty? Uncle Sam? Bob and Doug McKenzie? The
Hanson Brothers? Come out and show us what it means to YOU!
5:00 PM to 6:00 PM: Cocktails
6:15 PM to 7:30 PM: Buffet Dinner
7:30 PM to 8:30 PM: Program
8:30 PM to 1:00 AM: Dance/Social
—Ballroom
425 Bingemans Centre Drive,
Kitchener, Ontario
FINE PRINT: Open to all Parents and Coaches.
Tickets for people not associated with teams:
$50.00 must contact: friendshiphockey@rogers.com
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from President of Kitchener
the Minor Hockey Association
We awake to gently falling snow and a crisp breeze as we pack our children into the family car and head
to the rink. A deep-rooted sense of anticipation fills their hearts and a glow of enthusiasm warms the air.
Upon arriving at the destination they bolt from our side to find their friends and share their
glee. Huddling together while preparing to play or running through the rinks as their
siblings compete, their sense of jubilation is contagious. We find the other parents and
settle into sharing our lives and expectations for our children. Drawn together by the rink
and the great game of Hockey; all are united; sharing moments and memories that will
last a lifetime.
Over the last 12 years that I have been the President of the Kitchener Minor Hockey
Association I have met many people that have participated in this exchange and all of their
stories are the same. They meet friends that they will keep for a lifetime. Whether a
parent or a participant—the social connections are strong and true with moments that help
Tom Graham
prepare us for life beyond Hockey. In this the 40th year of the exchange we are proud to
President of
be part of this amazing tradition and wish all the participants the best possible experience.
Kitchener Minor
We welcome our friends from Pennsylvania and the ones from home and are happy to
share our amazing community. Please enjoy this exceptional opportunity! —Tom Graham Hockey Association
from Mayor of Kitchener
the
Ontario, Canada
On behalf of members of council and the citizens of the City of Kitchener, it is my
pleasure to welcome everyone to the Kitchener Minor Hockey Friendship Exchange taking
place in Kitchener March 2–5, 2012. Along with your hosts, the Kitchener Minor Hockey
Association, we invite each of you, local residents and visitors alike, to enjoy the many
attractions and outstanding hospitality our community has to offer.
Each of the young athletes participating in this exchange will have an opportunity to
showcase their talents and the skills they have worked so hard to perfect this season. I
trust the games will be exciting and the spirit of good sportsmanship will be present
throughout. Players will have the chance to form lasting friendships and memories.
Thank you to all the hard working coaches, administrators, volunteers, friends and
family members who have leant their support to the athletes and teams throughout the
year. Your commitment to the sport and to healthy youth development is an excellent
example for everyone involved. Good luck and enjoy the exchange!
—Carl Zehr
Carl Zehr
Mayor, City of
Kitchener
Grant Beauchamp— it’s going to be fun, and it’s priceless
One Saturday, long ago, after my son’s squirt
hockey game, this man comes into the locker room,
and in his one-of-a-kind voice, Jeff Walls starts talking
about this great program that the Lancaster County
Youth Amateur Hockey League is a part of. The
Lancaster Kitchener Exchange was in need of squirt players
to fill the team and Jeff proceeded to extol the wonderful
attributes of the program. The hockey, the fun. The billeting,
the fun. The new life-long friends, the fun. The memories,
the fun. Several members of that squirt team participated.
We’ve hosted many billets in our home. Having three
boys participate has meant many new friends filling our
home every year. From that first year of using the phone to
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contact your billet, to using email, to using Facebook
and Twitter, the kids today are able to keep in much
closer contact than years prior.
My most cherished moment so far is one Sunday
evening driving over to Avalanche for snow tubing.
Having only been there once, I got lost and went way too
far on Rt. 30. I was driving a 15 passenger van with two
other dads and seven boys. It was a classic Mastercard
commercial. Rented van for the weekend, $150. Two
hundred dollars registration fee for each son. Seeing seven
boys having fallen asleep while leaning on each others
shoulders after meeting just 48 hours earlier, priceless!
—Grant Beauchamp, past Chairman of Friendship Exchange
In the past 39 years...
John Bieth was
one of the
coaches as
shown in this
undated photo
of a Kitchener
team that
participated in
the Friendship
Exchange.
John Bieth: co-founder of Friendship Exchange
I would like to extend my best wishes and
congratulations to the players, coaches, parents, and
organizing committee in celebrating the 40th
anniversary of the Friendship Hockey Exchange.
When Paul Pelland and I shared stories of
coaching hockey on an airplane many years ago in
1971, we never imagined that our conversation
would launch the longest-running exchange program
of its kind in North America.
I want to acknowledge the hard work of the many
people in Kitchener and Lancaster who have
championed and grown this exchange over the
years. On a personal note, I would like to thank
Harold Hilsher and Mike Aultman for many years of
friendship—you are both ambassadors for minor
hockey and for your countries.
It has meant a great deal to me
that the Friendship Exchange has
resulted in boys and girls
developing life-long friendships
through enjoyment of the game of
hockey. I have been privileged to have the
opportunity to coach hockey and have my son
participate in minor hockey. I now have twin
grandsons, who just turned three-years-old. I am
looking forward to watching them lace their skates
and play hockey for the first time.
Have fun and I know that there will be many
years of friendship ahead.
—John Bieth
Co-founder of Friendship Exchange
Jeff Walls remembers a magical moment at Niagara Falls
To offset what was a very tiring and busy
Canadian weekend, I had made the decision to take
my team (and others later) to Niagara Falls after
school and work Wednesday. This gave us time to
bond as a team and to relax in a fun place with
plenty to do on our off Thursday.
It was snowing most of the day Thursday.
Thursday night many of us decided to walk to the
Falls to see the spot lights on them. It was also
about -70 (Celsius keeping with the metric nature of
our favorite 2nd home country) as it frequently is
when we cross the border.
As we walked along Niagara Parkway towards
Horseshoe Falls we passed under the
spotlights lighting the falls. The boys
had stopped and looked up into the
colored lights. With the snow falling it
looked like M&M's falling from the sky. I cherish that
picture!
There are many things to remember from the
Exchange but mostly the friends we have made over
the years, American and Canadian.
We are the luckiest people in the world to have
had this opportunity.
—Jeff Walls
Past Chairman of Exchange for Lancaster
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Harold Hilsher’s Memories
A volunteer for the Friendship Exchange and LCYAHL for decades
Approximately 1973 or 1974, my sons Barry and
Keith Hilsher were skating at the first public ice
rink which was located at the newly opened Park
City shopping center in Lancaster, Pa. For those
who were not around in the early 1970s, the small rink was located
approximately where the lower-level food court is located today. The
roots of ice hockey in Lancaster county were formed at this tiny rink,
and because my two sons were playing ice hockey, I was approached
and asked if we wanted to participate in a Hockey Exchange with
Kitchener, Ontario—about 500 miles away!
My first reaction was “why would anyone drive 500 miles to play
hockey? Do I really want to make that journey?”
But our family decided to participate, and when we traveled to
Kitchener, Barry was billeted with the Strasburgers, and Keith with
the Novak family.
The players and parents traveled by bus, and as we were just
outside of Kitchener on Route 8, suddenly a police car tuned on his
flashing lights and forced the bus to pull over. Naturally we were
thinking that this is a crappy way to arrive for the Friendship
Exchange... But to our surprise, it was all in fun, because instead of a
cop boarding our bus, the Kitchener Lone Rangers Ice Hockey Mascot
boarded the bus to greet us and make us feel welcome.
That first trip was one I’ll never forget, even though 40 years
have passed. During that trip we toured the ice hockey stick factory
and the Roo Skate Factory.
The same, but a little different
Of course the majority of Canadians speak English and are very
friendly, so it is easy to get to know them—but it is fun to find out
some of the differences in customs and language. Some of the
memorable things I learned are: you remove your shoes when you
enter most Canadian homes; many Canadians end their sentences
with “eh”; you hear “eh” so much that you add it to your speech
too; a Chesterfield is NOT a cigarette—it’s a sofa; a Coke is really
called a "pop."
A sad year for the Exchange
Memories of the Lancaster Kitchener Ice Hockey Friendship
Exchange are usually filled with fun times, new experiences, and
new friends—however in 1977 tragedy struck. Many of the US
players and families had already arrived in Kitchener when we
received word that one of the busses from Lancaster was involved in
a serious accident near Danville, New York. The bus had slid off the
highway and tumbled down an embankment, killing the team goalie
Kent Dixon and injuring many other of my friends, some seriously.
Word of this tragedy spread throughout the Friendship Exchange, and
players and parents gathered at a Kitchener-area gym to all hold
hands and join together in prayer for the Dixons, the injured players,
and their families.
Kent Dixon is remembered each season as the Kent Dixon
Memorial Award is presented to a Lancaster travel Midget player, and
the Kent Dixon Memorial Team Award is presented annually to a
travel team. A jersey with “20” and “Dixon” is displayed at the
Lancaster Ice Rink, and the number 20 has been retired for all house
and travel Firebird teams, plus all Friendship Exchange teams.
As an avid collector of ice hockey items, when in Canada I would
purchase dozens of boxes of Kraft Mac & Cheese plus cereal boxes,
then dump out the contents of the boxes on the hotel desk just to
retrieve the ice hockey player cards that were inside the boxes. Even
peanut butter jars had collectables on them. Canadian friend Ron
McGuire would assist me throughout the year by purchasing items
that had collectables. On the way home from Canada, my car was
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filled with opened boxes of Mac & Cheese—luckily I was never
stopped by Customs, they might not have believed that I really had
all the boxes just for the ice hockey cards.
Random memories:
• Different Pennsylvania rinks that games were played through the
years: Outdoor Rink at Hershey Arena, The Skatium at
Mechanicsburg, tiny rink at Holy Name of Jesus School in
Harrisburg.
• During a game in Harrisburg, a flying puck took half of a cigar
right out of my mouth.
• Lions Arena, Grand River Area, Wilson, Twin Pads, the Queen’s
portrait in every rink, Kitchener Rangers, the band that played in
the upper corner of the Auditorium during Rangers games.
• When learning to skate, my son Barry used the boards of the Park
City Ice Rink to get stopped.
• “Hockey Night in Canada,” Don Cherry, Conestoga College Hockey
School, Kitchener Summer Hockey School,
• Kitchener Coin, Peter Puck coach.
• Everyone in Canada knows and talks hockey and they love their
Toronto Maple Leafs.
• The great socials, the Alumni players, the beer room,
• Canadian weather, the QEW, German heritage (Kitchener used to
be called Berlin).
• Kitchener Highway Market, Mothers Pizza, Valhalla Inn, Eaton’s,
Arrow shirt factory, Octoberfest, Farmer’s Market, the Amish,
Fairview Mall.
• In 1979 while shopping at the Fairview Mall in Kitchener, we first
learned of the nuclear accident at Three Mile Island near
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
The Lancaster Ice Rinks
When Lancaster County Youth Amateur Hockey League (LCYAHL)
started in 1971 it only had total of 80 players and was based at the
small Park City Ice Rink. When that rink closed, there weren’t any ice
rinks in Lancaster County, so Exchange games were played at
Hershey Outdoor rink. During LCYAHL’s formative years in the 1970s
and early 1980s, our Canadian friends encouraged, supported us and
helped give us the fortitude to pursue owning our own ice rink.
In 1984 the LCYAHL leased space for an ice rink in an unused
building of the former Posey Iron Works at F & M College. After
purchasing and installing the equipment for the ice surface—LCYAHL
finally had their own rink! It was crude—no heat, porta-potties, and
when a puck left the ice it might fly through one of the hundreds of
glass windows. Many volunteers donated tons of time to operate the
rink, its programs, and the snack bar, so during the next 10 years,
LCYAHL was able to save enough money to purchase their own land
and build a brand new ice rink.
The Lancaster Ice Rink’s grand opening in 1995 was attended by
some of our Canadian friends, such as Mike Aultman and others from
Kitchener Hockey. During the next Exchange, our Canadian friends
were impressed with our brand new building which included
bleachers on the mezzanine, real toilets (instead of porta-potties),
and heat in the locker rooms and spectator areas!
Thank You
A sincere thank you to Kitchener Minor Hockey for all your help
during the past 40 years—we hold you in highest regard.I’ll never
forget all my Kitchener friends. My wish is that this Exchange go on
for another 40 years!
—Harold Hilsher
Past President of LCYAHL, past Scheduler, past organizer of
Exchange for Lancaster, contact of the Lancaster Firebirds
“The Three Stars of the Exchange” from a player in 1972 Exchange
Karl Schein
Canadian player in
1972 and recently
in Alumni games
I think of it as “The Three Stars of the
Exchange” that have blessed me over the
years.
3) The Third Star is the “friendly” competition
everyone enjoys.
2) The Second Star is the gift of friendship
that surrounds us all, and
1) The First Star of the Exchange for me is the
inspirational love, the eternal love, the
love that fills my soul and warms my
heart, the love I share with Liz, which
started as a love-at-first-sight chance
encounter during the Friendship Exchange.
Yours in friendship,
Karl Schein
Karl Schein was one of the original Canadian Players from the
first Exchange in 1972. Since then, he has occasionally
participated in the Friendship Exchange Alumni games. The
photo was taken during the 2003 Alumni game.
The Year it Almost Ended: 2007
Late in the season of 2007, there was a heated
committee meeting in the cafeteria room of
Lancaster Ice Rink. The USA Friendship Exchange was
in dire straits. The bank account was near empty,
there were barely enough players for a Squirt team
and not enough players to field any other team. We
were still talking about an amazing 35th Anniversary
event that we were at only 9 months ago. The
committee pulled off an amazing 1970s theme
social that will probably never be matched again.
How could we call it quits now? There were
several new families who had just discovered the
program and could not believe it was going to be
canceled and dissolved. The Canadian teams were
set; they were raising money and planning their trip
down to PA. Their back-up plan was to find a travel
or in-house team in the area and just spend the
weekend playing hockey. No parent social, no team
parties, no charity game, and worse … no return trip
to Canada. It was all but over for the Exchange.
A group of parents led by Grant Beauchamp did
not want to give up. We knew the key to success
was recruiting players, and that’s what we did.
Families like the Boughters, the Goods, the Primes,
the Klotzbaugh’s set out to recruit. Grant reached out
to the York Ice Rink, where we had picked up players
in the past, but never actively recruited there. Grant
and Bob Rutherford also worked hard to cut cost and
raise money. With financial help from Lancaster Ice
Rink, Direct Buy, and the Canadian Committee
themselves we were able to pull off the 36th year!
Many of us double billeted that year; but, through a
few families with Passion (As Mike Aultman
eloquently described to us during the 36th Parent
Social), we gained momentum and we knew in
order to grow the program we had to recruit more
players and families. This led us to Twin Ponds,
Hershey, Palmyra, and Regency rink.
The program itself is magical; we do not
orchestrate the bonds that occur each season. We do
not create the family memories you will cherish
forever. We (the committee, coaches, managers),
just provide the opportunity for these special
moments to occur. We have the Passion for the
program and we want to share this experience with
more and more families. Keep this amazing program
going, volunteer!
—John Prime
Forty years ago the world was a lot different in many ways.
But one thing is still the same: a new friendship can add a new dimension
to your life. An enduring friendship can change your world forever.
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Denny Kissinger
A player in the 1970s, Denny continues to volunteer after 40 years
To use a cliché—I have so many memories over the last
40 years. But before all the memories, you have to
appreciate how this all started.
The beginning—a mutual interest in youth hockey
You have to wonder how two men from different
countries would have struck up a conversation, what they
would have talked about and how the conversation evolved
to ice hockey. Perhaps John Bieth was wearing a Kitchener
team jacket, or when introducing himself to Paul Pelland,
he mentioned being from Canada, and what are the
possibilities that someone from Canada was involved in
hockey. But somehow the conversation did turned to
hockey—and with Paul’s son Pete just starting that year in
the League in Lancaster, I’m sure John had Paul’s attention.
But how did this exchange really come about from that
meeting.
Having the fortune of knowing both John and Paul
Pelland, and knowing Paul was a salesman; I can only
imagine how that conversation went. Now visualize with
me if you will, We’re on an airplane in the early 1970s,
John is about my size with long blonde hair parted on the
side, side burns, is sitting at the window seat. Walking
down the aisle is Paul. Now Paul is around 6’2”, a bit
portly, thinning hair, wire-rim glasses and smiling eyes.
Knowing John, I’m sure Paul shared a portion of John’s seat.
As the conversation turns to hockey, I’m sure John
mentioned he was coaching a AAA Select team from
Kitchener, Ontario. Now here’s where Paul’s sales talents
must have kicked in. He would have to convince John to
schedule a weekend, load up his ice hockey team for a
twelve-hour bus trip to a town in Pennsylvania that most of
the families from Kitchener probably never heard of. But the
larger question is—did Paul explain to John that the
organization in Lancaster was only in its second year of
existence, and the majority of the Lancaster players had
less time on the ice in their whole lives than John’s players
spent in one month? Needless to say, the games were
perhaps a bit one sided. But John’s Canadian boys, players
like Dave Stevens, Scott Fraser, and the rest, showed their
class by turning the game from competition into a fun and
friendly atmosphere. And Sunday’s game was the start of
mixing-up players for the last game of the tournament.
From that first weekend, a commitment was made for
another tournament the following year, and here we find
ourselves 40 years later.
My brother participated the first year, I had to wait
Although my family has been a part of the exchange
since the first year, and regardless of my begging and
pleading, it was my older brother that participated in that
first year. The second year, I realized the thrill of playing
against Canadians and visiting Canada, and although the
outcome was very similar to the first year, the exchange
was on it’s way to planting the seeds of friendship.
I had the privilege of playing in the exchange six times.
Thinking back as a young player, the experience of visiting
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a foreign country, the culture, the snow, and
of course my billets: Dwayne Thacker, twice;
Brian Mallot; Doug Brohman; and Rob Halter;
the experience was really awesome. But the
exchange was much more than that. It was the thrill of
loading my hockey equipment into a bus, spending time
with my teammates traveling to Canada, and of course
skating on Canadian ice, and seeing the game I loved from
the eyes of Canadian families.
Its not really about hockey games
Naturally the friendships grew to include more than just
hockey. There were the summer camping trips with the
Witmyers, Augers, Leppingtons, Edgerdes, and Roenbergers.
Dansville, New York was a mid-way point between the two
cities. We would make camp-pies and roasted corn, paddle
boats in the pond, and take day trips around central New
York. Through the exchange, life-long friends were made.
Friends that shared life’s happiness through weddings,
births, lives, and of true friendship that is comforting during
the passing of loved ones, and the dark days of life.
Should the Friendship Exchange continue after tragedy?
Dansville, New York is memorable in the history of the
Friendship Exchange. In 1977 it was the location of the bus
accident that claimed the life of Kent Dixon and injured 35
other Lancaster players who were on their way to Kitchener
for the annual event. After this tragedy there was question
if we should continue with the Friendship Exchange
program.
A friendship never ends—the Alumni teams
After graduation from high school and moving on from
midget hockey, we still stayed in touch with our friends but
finding an opportunity to get together was difficult. As
adults, we missed the yearly fun of the Friendship Exchange
and so the alumni team was formed. The alumni team was
the brainchild of Bob Leppington and myself. Visiting
Kitchener for the wedding of Sharon Auger and Scott
Spinelli, Bob suggested reuniting the teams from 1977. The
first year of an alumni team was the reuniting of the teams
from the year of the bus accident. Alumni teams have been
participating in the Exchange for many of the years since
the mid-1980s.
An unforgettable experience for thousands of people
The realization of how many people in the Lancaster area
were touched by the exchange happened to me in 2009. I
was at the UPS store in Lititz, Pa. mailing items to friends in
Kitchener, and as I gave the young employee the address,
he told me he had been to Kitchener as part of the
exchange, and talked positively about his experience. When
you think about this common thread that has touched so
many people from both cities over the 40 years—we really
are part of something special.
—Denny Kissinger
Played in the Exchange for six years beginning in 1974,
played with the Alumni Team for many years,
volunteered for over 30 years
Barry Melchi
A love of ice hockey inspires him to volunteer, the friendships and memories are the reward
“So what team is your child on?” It’s something that
parents have been asking me for 25 years, so I proceed to
explain to them that I’ve never had any children, but that
enables my wife and I to have time to volunteer for different
organizations and charities.
I was a kid in Lititz in the 1960s when my parents started taking
me to Hershey Bears games almost every night of the season. The
fast-paced game of ice hockey fascinated me, and like most kids
exposed to ice hockey, I decided that someday I was going to play
ice hockey. But there weren’t any ice rinks in Lancaster County at the
time, so my only chance to learn to skate was when my Dad took
me to frozen ponds where I hacked around the ice ridges and holes
using my hockey stick and a battered puck.
In 1972 a small ice rink opened at the Park City shopping mall, so
I managed to get some skating on smooth ice, however it closed in
just a few years. When I got my driver’s license and my first car,
then I was free to travel to Hershey Park Arena indoor and outdoor
rinks, plus to the Skatium in Mechanicsburg.
I played in men’s leagues at those two rinks for years, and then
came the big news: a full-size real ice rink was opening in Lancaster
in 1984! It wasn’t pretty—it was located in an abandoned iron
factory building. All the rink equipment was purchased used.
Everything except the ice had a grimy coating of black dirt, the roof
leaked and caused stalagmites to form on the ice from the dripping
water. There was no heat and portable toilets only—but when the
Kitchener teams arrived for the Friendship Exchange that year, we
were proud that we finally had a rink that belonged to the Lancaster
County Youth Amateur Hockey League (LCYAHL), and it was located in
Lancaster.
I was at that rink so much that before long I was coaching inhouse kids, and around 1987 I was asked to participate in the
Kitchener Exchange as a coach.
Originally the participating youth from Lancaster were players on
the “travel” teams—but because their schedule was so full, it was
decided to have Lancaster’s in-house teams be the participants in
the Lancaster-Kitchener Friendship Exchange. What a wonderful
opportunity for the kids who normally played only in Lancaster
rinks—they and their families travelled to Kitchener, Ontario and got
to experience all the fun of the exchange.
In the late 1980s, Harold Hilsher was shouldering most of the
duties of organizing the exchange. My wife and I were doing a lot of
volunteering at the rink—including staffing the snack bar, which
greatly contributed to the money available for building the new ice
rink in 1995. Harold drafted us and we began to help him organize
the Friendship Exchange.
Of course in the late 1980s email didn’t exist, so all
communication was done by mailings and phone calls to everyone.
There weren’t team managers either, so we would call the team
coaches about things, then they would have to call all the parents.
We would also prepare forms and information sheets which were
handed out at the rink.
One of things that amazes parents today is that the billets were
NOT decided in advance. After each of the first games on Friday
night in Lancaster, we had all the players gather in the corner of the
rink, and then Harold Hilsher would point to a Canadian player and
say “ok, you go with this kid” and point to a US player. It was chaos
as players and families scribbled phone numbers and names, while
the newly partnered billets stood by and looked apprehensive about
leaving the rink with a family they just met 5 minutes ago.
Amazingly it seemed to work out ok, and rarely did we have to
move a billet to another family. One of the best things to see is how
the billets looked the next morning as they arrived together at the
rink to play hockey against each other. They were now
smiling and joking and talking about how they stayed up all
night playing games, getting to know each other and the
minor differences between our countries.
It’s fun to see how the kids are dressed and on the bench
ready to play even before the Zamboni starts to prepare the ice. You
can tell that this Exchange is one of the most exciting and fun things
they’ve ever experienced.
During the 1980s and early ‘90s the jerseys were not special—
they were plain colors and we just had to make sure that one team
had light color and the other dark. After Mike Aultman introduced
the official logo, we began buying sweatshirts with the logo on and
selling them at the events. That meant that our living room was
filled with boxes of sweatshirts which we had to haul to the rinks,
and then Kay and our friend Sylvia Rees from Canada would sell the
shirts. Usually we had to make room to take up the rest of the shirts
to Canada and sell them in the lobby of the Auditorium.
We met our friends Grant and Sylvia Rees from Kitchener in 1989
when Kay and Sylvia were standing beside each other as Grant and I
were playing against each other in an Alumni game. Kay asked
Sylvia if she was from Lancaster or Kitchener, and from that chance
conversation grew a friendship that has lasted for over 20 years. The
Rees’ came to visit Lancaster County many times, often bringing
their two boys who are now grown men. With Grant and Sylvia
we’ve vacationed to Vermont, Rehoboth Beach, Baltimore, and sprint
car races.
As new parents and volunteers became involved in the program,
we would tell them to keep in mind that the kids do play hockey
against each other, but that is NOT the purpose of the Exchange.
Making new friends, learning what life is in another county, and
having lots of fun— that is what is important. Perhaps we shouldn’t
even keep score? The Friendship Exchange would not have survived
if winning games was stressed. Often for the last game of the
weekend, the teams shuffle and billets get to play on the same
team together instead of against each other, and they have a grand
time skating and laughing. After the last game of the weekend,
most parents are taking pictures of their billets together—one in a
USA shirt, and one in a Canadian shirt—but smiling like they have
been good friends for a long time. When I observe those moments
of new friendship, it makes a permanent memory in my mind,
always reminding me that all the hard work by volunteers is worth it
to see two new friends who were brought together by a mutual love
of ice hockey.
Several months ago I ran into a father whose son participated in
the Friendship Exchange about 10 years ago. He commented that of
all the things that his son did in his school years, the Friendship
Exchange is at the top of the list as most memorable.
So why do I volunteer even though I don’t have kids?
To help you understand, I ask you to stand at the rink’s door and
watch as the kids leave the rink after the last game in Lancaster—
they are joking and laughing like old friends and yelling “see you in
a few weeks!”
But don’t look too closely at my eyes because they might be a
little moist as I am touched by the sight of the kids who two days
before were total strangers from different countries have become
friends, all because of the game of ice hockey and a very special
program. This Exchange can be a life-changing experience, not only
for the kids, but for families and volunteers, too.
—Barry Melchi (assisted by his ghost writer Kay Melchi)
Volunteer since 1987, co-chair and chairman
of Friendship Exchange from 1989 to 2004.
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Wearing 29 in Memory of
Ben Raslovesky
Ben Raslovetzky had a passion and dedication to the game of
hockey like no other. His smile and enthusiasm was
contagious to everyone that had the pleasure of knowing him.
Ben was able to play in the exchange with the assistance of
Children’s Wish plus a strong desire to play the game he
loved so much. In October 2011 Ben lost his battle with
Cancer. So for all that Ben taught us in his short time with
us, we remember him by wearing his number 29 and a
gray ribbon on our 2012 Friendship Exchange jerseys.
Please take the time to enjoy the uniqueness of the
Friendship Exchange weekends. I know Ben is
smiling down and cheering us on, in the game he
truly loved.
–Mike Aultman, Kitchener Friendship Committee
REMEMBERING
Kent Dixon
Kent Dixon
a goalie
for the 1977
Lancaster-Kitchener
Friendship
Exchange
Kent Dixon, of Elizabethtown, Pa. was a seventeen year old
Lancaster Youth Hockey Goalie who was tragically killed in a
bus accident as his team was traveling to Kitchener, Ontario in
1977 to participate in the Lancaster-Kitchener Friendship
Exchange Hockey Tournament.
The Kitchener Women’s Auxiliary have honored Kent by
presenting the LCYAHL with a trophy in his honor. Each year
the Kent Dixon Memorial Award is given to the Lancaster
travel Midget player who has contributed the most to his
team as selected by the coaches.
Also a trophy was presented to the LCYAHL by the
Lancaster Peewee team that same year. This is the Kent
Dixon Memorial Team Award. It is presented annually to the
travel team with the best winning percentage in all games.
We are honored and grateful that the Dixon family has
continued their support of the LCYAHL and the Exchange.
They have attended every awards ceremony since its
inception.
–Harvey Trotman, LCYAHL President from 1998 to 2002-03
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Schenectady NY Gazette,
Saturday March 19, 1977
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ANNIVERSARY
March 2002
Good Luck
and Have Fun!
—Coach Dave
To JJ Benz:
We grow more and more
proud of you everyday.
Good Luck USA Mites.
Friendship
Exchange
co-founder
John Bieth of
Canada and
Coach Jim
Witmyer of
USA
USA MITES
To USA Mites:
To Griffin Beatty:
Keep making those saves
“Brickwall Beatty”
—Mom, Dad, and Delaney
To Bryce, Brady, and
Kyle Zimmerman:
Love you whole
bunches, boys!
—Love ya! Mom and Koby
USA SQUIRTS
—Mom, Dad, Aurora
PEEWEE RED
AND
USA MITES
USA MITES
USA MITES
Ten years ago
all the players
and volunteers
gathered for a photo
in Kitchener, Ontario.
To Gage McFadden:
Good Luck Gage!
So Proud of You!
—From Dad, Natalie, Aunt Steph, Uncle Shawn,
Jonathan, Nana and Poppop
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MITES
NOVICE
Dave Beatty
Head Coach
Taunya Beatty
Manager
Rich Zimmerman
Asst. Coach
Nick Castelli
Asst. Coach
Griffin Beatty
Parents: Taunya and David Beatty
Hometown: Mt. Wolf, PA
Autograph, etc.:
#
Jerome “JJ” Benz III
Parents: Katie and Jerry Benz
Hometown: York, PA
Autograph, etc.:
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Karen Falkenstern
Manager
Godfrey
Asst. Coach
Kyle
Asst. Coach
Mark
Asst. Coach
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Hayden Windley
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Hometown: Baden, ON
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to the Beatty
family for hosting
two billets!
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Taylor
Asst. Coach
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Griffin Beatty
Specials
Thank
Ryan Windley
Head Coach
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Ayrial Petersen
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Hometown: Kitchener, ON
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Dylan Psutka
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Nick Castelli
Parents: Adrianne and Nick Castelli
Hometown: Highspire, PA
Autograph, etc.:
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Nolan Ciesielka
Parents: Louise and Drew Ciesielka
Hometown: Annville, PA
Autograph, etc.:
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Parents: Michelle David-Hugues & Kevin
Hugues
Hometown: Hummelstown, PA
Autograph, etc.:
Parents: Lisa and Andrew Mundis
Hometown: York, PA
Autograph, etc.:
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Parents: Julie and Francis Post
Hometown: Hampstead, MD
Autograph, etc.:
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Isabella Beaupre
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Ethan Post
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Simon Umar
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Kara Mundis
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Zachary Wilhelm
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Aidan Hugues
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Nicholas Hiscox
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Jonah Jewer
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Samuel Skovran
Parents: Lynn and Matt Skovran
Hometown: Felton, PA
Autograph, etc.:
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Alex Wegner
Parents: Lynn and Scott Wegner
Hometown: Towson, MD
Autograph, etc.:
#
Parents: Heather and Joe West
Hometown: Harrisburg, PA
Autograph, etc.:
Parents: Todd and Karen Witte
Hometown: York, PA
Autograph, etc.:
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Jaegar Von Witte
Parents: Todd and Karen Witte
Hometown: York, PA
Autograph, etc.:
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Owen Dupuis
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Jett Van Witte
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Lucas Jasmins
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Joe West
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Vivayk Patel
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Autograph, etc.:
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Jay Sandhar
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Autograph, etc.:
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Reilly McMahon
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Brady Zimmerman
Parents: Nikki and Rich Zimmerman
Hometown: Lititz, PA
Autograph, etc.:
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Kyle Zimmerman
Parents: Nikki and Rich Zimmerman
Autograph, etc.:
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To Alex Rigling:
Go T-man!!
USA PEEWEE
WHITE
—Love from Dad, Mom, and Austin
Good Luck Rigs!
Block that Puck!
—Love from Mom and Dad
To Hunter Bentley:
Play big, play hard,
have fun!
—Love, Mom & Dad
USA SQUIRTS
To Tanner Pressley:
USA SQUIRTS
USA SQUIRTS
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USA SQUIRTS
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Jayden Tomlinson
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To Tanner Pressley:
Go T-man!!
—Love from Pappy & Meemaw
To Bekah & Paul Smith:
USA PEEWEE
WHITE
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Jackson Tomlinson
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Skate hard and have
a great time kids!
—Love from Mom and Dad
To Dustin Waleff:
Dustin “The Wall” Waleff
Have Fun. We're proud of you!
—Mom, Dad & Megan
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SQUIRT
Ed Rigling
Head Coach
Thomas Smith
Asst. Coach
ATOM
Stephanie Rigling
Manager
Rusty Pressley
Asst. Coach
Mike Tyndale
Asst. Coach
Hunter Deibler
Parents: Doug and Heather Deibler
Autograph, etc.:
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Jared Gordon
Parents: Steve and Jessica Gordon
Hometown: Lancaster, PA
Autograph, etc.:
20
Jason Fischer
Asst. Coach
Matt Venning
Asst. Coach
B
Jack Harrison
I
L Parents: Mark and Tina Harrison
L
Autograph, etc.:
E
T
#
to the Deibler
family for hosting
two billets!
#
Mark Harrison
Manager
77
Hunter Deibler
Specials
Thank
Todd McDougall
Head Coach
48
24
B
Connor Guthrie-Kirkimtzis
I
L Parents: Jenn Guthrie and
Jamie Kirkimtzis
L Hometown: Kitchener, ON
E Autograph, etc.:
T
#
8
#
77
B
Logan Wright
I
L Parents: Don and Lisa Wright
L
Autograph, etc.:
E
T
USA SQUIRT & CDN ATOM
continued
Ryan (RJ) Hannon
Parents: Joseph and Rebecca Hannon
Hometown: Dauphin, PA
Autograph, etc.:
#
33
Ryan (RJ) Hannon
Specials
Thank
to the Hannon
family for hosting
two billets!
Christian Holtzapple
Parents: Gary and Michelle Holtzapple
Hometown: Etters, PA
Autograph, etc.:
#
11
#
9
B
Nolan Gutscher
I
L Parents: Brad and Chyanne Gutscher
L
Autograph, etc.:
E
T
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Parents: Roy and Michelle Macariola
Hometown: Leola, PA
Autograph, etc.:
Parents: Bill and Karen McFadden
Autograph, etc.:
30
B
Daniel Fischer
I
L Parents: Jason and Louisa Fischer
L
Autograph, etc.:
E
T
10
Gage McFadden
#
#
B
Alex Rhodes
I
L Parents: Bob and Judy Rhodes
Hometown: Breslau, ON
L
Autograph, etc.:
E
T
58
Cameron Macariola
#
B
Luke Bickers
I
L Parents: Karen Dombroskie
Hometown: Cambridge, ON
L
Autograph, etc.:
E
T
#
87
#
16
B
Zack Ropotyn
I
L Parents: Carl and Julia O'Brien
L
Autograph, etc.:
E
T
9
21
continued
Tanner Pressley
Parents: Rusty and Tracey Pressley
Hometown: Lewisberry, PA
Autograph, etc.:
#
12
to the Pressley
family for hosting
two billets!
Alex Rigling
Parents: Ed and Stephanie Rigling
Hometown: New Cumberland, PA
Autograph, etc.:
#
1
Alex Rigling
Specials
Thank
to the Rigling
family for hosting
two billets!
B
Carson Hollands
I
L Parents: Kevin and Anita Hollands
L
Autograph, etc.:
E
T
#
13
#
53
B
Liam Martin
I
L Parents: Greg and Bettina Martin
Hometown: Ayr, ON
L
Autograph, etc.:
E
T
B
Connor Bentley
I
L Parents: Glen and Trish Bentley
L
Autograph, etc.:
E
T
#
Bekah Smith
Parents: Tom and Mary Ann Smith
Autograph, etc.:
#
22
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1
#
Tanner Pressley
Specials
Thank
B
Zack Venning
I
L Parents: Matt and Patricia Venning
L
Autograph, etc.:
E
T
12
B
Cayla Blundell
I
L Parents: Greg Blundell and Lisa Franks
L
Autograph, etc.:
E
T
#
10
continued
Paul Smith
Parents: Tom and Mary Ann Smith
Autograph, etc.:
87
Josh Timko
Parents: Brad and Bonnie Timko
Autograph, etc.:
#
#
Parents: Mike and Jody Tyndale
Autograph, etc.:
Parents: Mike and Jody Tyndale
Autograph, etc.:
USA PEEWEE
RED
Go Quin and the
USA Peewee
Red team!
#
15
#
76
B
Eric Harrison
I
L Parents: Mark and Janice Harrison
L
Autograph, etc.:
E
T
3
To Quinlan Anderson:
31
B
Spencer Bezruki
I
L Parents: John and Heather Bezruki
L
Autograph, etc.:
E
T
18
Resse Tyndale
#
B
Cole McDougall
I
L Parents: Todd and Kelly McDougall
L
Autograph, etc.:
E
T
27
Kyle Tyndale
#
3
#
USA PEEWEE
RED & MITES
#
B
Luke Tremble
I
L Parents: Jim and Laurie Tremble
L
Autograph, etc.:
E
T
To Derrick & Nolan Ciesielka:
Good Luck to
USA Peewee Red
and USA Mites!
—The Ciesielka Family
23
PEEWEE
PEEWEE
WHITE
John Feuerstein
Head Coach
Chris Kelly
Asst. Coach
STRIPES
Tina Feuerstein
Manager
Chris Myers
Asst. Coach
Matt Thomson
Asst. Coach
Rob Marcase
Asst. Coach
Hunter Bentley
Parents: Bob Bentley & Lori Bentley
Autograph, etc.:
#
30
Parents: Scott Doellinger & Jackie Smith
Hometown: Red Lion, PA
Autograph, etc.:
3
Parents: Jeffrey Evich & Maureen Evich
Hometown: Manchester, MD
Autograph, etc.:
24
99
Dave MacGregor
Asst. Coach
Brian Ernst-Finnie
Asst. Coach
B
Tyson Peterek
I
L Parents: Tom & Vicki Peterek
L
Autograph, etc.:
E
T
8
B
Noah Crawford
I
L Parents: Jeremy & Laurie Crawford
L
Autograph, etc.:
E
T
#
Nick Evich
#
Bill Hatesohl
Asst. Coach
Debbie Busko
Manager
#
Lane Doellinger
#
Jeff Baker
Head Coach
9
B
Matthew Cunningham
I
L Parents: Shirley Cunningham
L
Autograph, etc.:
E
T
#
71
USA PEEWEE WHITE & CDN PEEWEE STRIPES
Colin Fuess
Parents: Robert Fuess & Lisa Fuess
Hometown: York, PA
Autograph, etc.:
#
#
Parents: Chris Kelly & Anne Kelly
Hometown: Seven Valleys, PA
Autograph, etc.:
#
Parents: Jonathan Kline & Melissa Kline
Hometown: York, PA
Autograph, etc.:
55
B
Alexandre-Marc LaCroix
I
L Parents: Marc & Angele LaCroix
L
Autograph, etc.:
E
T
17
Jordan Kline
#
B
Nick Flanagan
I
L Parents: Jeff Flanagan
L
Autograph, etc.:
E
T
16
Ryan Kelly
#
continued
26
B
Carter Deacon
I
L Parents: Keith & Jennifer Deacon
L
Autograph, etc.:
E
T
9
#
91
#
13
B
Brad Zettel
I
Parents: Rob Marcase & Tammy Marcase L Parents: Bonnie Zettel
Hometown: York, PA
L
Autograph, etc.:
Autograph, etc.:
E
T
Owen Marcase
#
15
Natalie Mundis
Parents: Andrew Mundis & Lisa Mundis
Hometown: York, PA
Autograph, etc.:
#
B
Tatiana Jolaoso
I
L Parents: Brenda Jolaoso
E Autograph, etc.:
T
1
#
99
25
Ian Myers
Parents: Chris Myers & Heather Short
Hometown: York Haven, PA
Autograph, etc.:
#
#
Parents: Joe Neuheimer & Tracie
Neuheimer
Hometown: Seven Valleys, PA
Autograph, etc.:
Parents: Mike Phillips & Darnelle Phillips
Hometown: Stewartstown, PA
Autograph, etc.:
Parents: Jim Reider & Jen Reider
Autograph, etc.:
#
Parents: Scott Richards & Michelle
Richards
Autograph, etc.:
#
26
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14
#
10
B
Tatiana Jolaoso
I
L Parents: Brenda Jolaoso
L
Autograph, etc.:
E
T
24
Zachary Richards
#
B
Colten Besse
I
L Parents: Sam & Phaedra Besse
L
Autograph, etc.:
E
T
44
Alan Reider
87
B
Adam Beaupre
I
L Parents: Cam & Michelle Beaupre
L
Autograph, etc.:
E
T
8
Patrick Phillips
#
B
Tyrese Ernst-Finnie
I
L Parents: Brian & Lauren Ernst-Finnie
L
Autograph, etc.:
E
T
87
Matthew Neuheimer
#
continued
#
99
#
15
B
Tayte Hughes
I
L Parents: Lance & Crystal Hughes
L
Autograph, etc.:
E
T
Charles Smith
Parents: Jeff Smith & Belinda Smith
Autograph, etc.:
#
continued
B
EJ Locke
I
L Parents: Everett & Tammy Locke
L
Autograph, etc.:
E
T
19
#
24
B
Sherwin Varkiani
I
Parents: Matt Thomson & Carol Thomson L Parents: Shahriar & Mahin Varkiani
Hometown: Dover, PA
L
Autograph, etc.:
Autograph, etc.:
E
T
Levi Thomson
81
#
Austin Tuttle
Parents: Kristina Tuttle &
(Grandfather) George Tuttle
Autograph, etc.:
#
21
#
Dustin Waleff
Parents: Lou Waleff & Brenda Waleff
Autograph, etc.:
USA PEEWEE
RED
#
#
Good Luck
to all our boys!
—The Lantzy’s
35
B
Nathan Gillingham
I
L Parents: Drew & Debbie Gillingham
L
Autograph, etc.:
E
T
27
To Cameron, Nolan,
and Noah Lantzy:
33
B
Matthew Heald
I
L Parents: Ron & Maureen Heald
L
Autograph, etc.:
E
T
USA BANTAM
#
1
To Nate Harner:
“I can do all things through
He who strengthens me.”
—Love from Mom, Mike, and Ben
27
PEEWEE
RED
Ron Bartusik
Head Coach
Crystal Lantzy
Manager
Dennis Kissinger
Asst. Coach
Terry Habecker
Asst. Coach
Quinlan Anderson
Parents: Jeff & Andrea Anderson
Hometown: Mountville, PA
Autograph, etc.:
#
Parents: Ron & Randi Bartusik
Hometown: Denver, PA
Autograph, etc.:
12
Zachary Beale
Parents: Rick & Vicki Beale
Autograph, etc.:
#
28
STARS
Mark Harrison
Head Coach
Greg Blundell
Asst. Coach
Lisa Frank
Manager
David Harland
Asst. Coach
3
Jim Westwood
Team Trainer
B
Cooper Blundell
I
L Parents: Lisa Frank & Greg Blundell
L
Autograph, etc.:
E
T
0
Ryan Bartusik
#
PEEWEE
#
6
#
10
B
Tomas Fischer
I
L Parents: Louisa & Jason Fischer
L
Autograph, etc.:
E
T
B
Nicholas Harland
I
L Parents: Gail & David Harland
L
Autograph, etc.:
E
T
#
87
USA PEEWEE RED & CDN PEEWEE STARS
Pierce Butler
Parents: Shane & Louise Butler
Autograph, etc.:
#
#
Parents: Richard & Mary Dougherty
Autograph, etc.:
Parents: Jimmy & Michelle Fulk
Hometown: Hummelstown, PA
Autograph, etc.:
Parents: Terry & Denise Habecker
Autograph, etc.:
#
11
#
81
B
Deven Starr
I
L Parents: Ann & Troy Starr
L
Autograph, etc.:
E
T
8
Christian Habecker
94
B
Daniel Wahrbickler
I
L Parents: Rana Reynolds
L
Autograph, etc.:
E
T
77
Hunter Fulk
#
B
Foster McDonald
I
L Parents: Laurie & Rick McDonald
Hometown: New Dundee, ON
L
Autograph, etc.:
E
T
18
Dallas Dougherty
#
4
#
Parents: Drew & Louise Ciesielka
Hometown: Annville, PA
Autograph, etc.:
#
B
Dawson Hunt
I
L Parents: Janess & Barry Hunt
L
Autograph, etc.:
E
T
40
Derrick Ciesielka
#
continued
B
Graeme Westwood
I
L Parents: Nicole & Jim Westwood,
Tamira Westwood
E Autograph, etc.:
T
84
#
8
29
Cameron Lantzy
Parents: Kevin & Crystal Lantzy
Autograph, etc.:
#
#
to the Lantzy
family for hosting
two billets!
David Lundy
Parents: Tom & Kim Lundy
Hometown: Strasburg, PA
Autograph, etc.:
#
Parents: Marshall & Susan Matthews
Hometown: Mountville, PA
Autograph, etc.:
Parents: Jeff & Tina Musser
Autograph, etc.:
#
30
99
#
7
#
21
B
Jacob Mogk
I
L Parents: Jen & Dave Mogk
L
Autograph, etc.:
E
T
B
Cole Robertson
I
L Parents: Annette & Bruce Robertson
L
Autograph, etc.:
E
T
4
Zachary Musser
39
B
Nolan MacGregor
I
L Parents: Angie & Steve MacGregor
L
Autograph, etc.:
E
T
2
Nathan Matthews
#
B
Noah Pesant
I
L Parents: Carolyn & Dan Pesant
L
Autograph, etc.:
E
T
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Cameron Lantzy
Specials
Thank
continued
#
76
#
1
B
Riley Annand
I
L Parents: April & Kris Annand
L
Autograph, etc.:
E
T
Ryan Myers
Parents: Richard & Diana Myers
Hometown: Shrewsbury, PA
Autograph, etc.:
#
continued
B
Zak Hamer
I
L Parents: Lori & Adam Hamer
L
Autograph, etc.:
E
T
00
#
42
B
Colin Church
I
Parents: Jakob Olree & Susan Hovenden L Parents: Christine & Chad Gowing, and
Kevin Church
Autograph, etc.:
E Autograph, etc.:
T
Max Olree
73
Bryce Zimmerman
Parents: Rich & Nikki Zimmerman
Autograph, etc.:
#
USA BANTAM
to the Zimmerman
family for hosting
two billets!
To Alex Covaleski:
Thank you for your passion for hockey!
I'm so proud of you. You've given us
a gift the whole family can enjoy.
—Love from Your Hockey Mom
24
B
Owen Harrison
I
L Parents: Tina & Mark Harrison
L
Autograph, etc.:
E
T
7
Bryce Zimmerman
Specials
Thank
#
#
27
#
99
B
Kyle Dracup
I
L Parents: Joanne Dawson
L
Autograph, etc.:
E
T
USA BANTAM
#
To Jordan Deck:
Enjoy time
with friends!
—Love from Nanny and Pappy
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BANTAM
BANTAM
Barry Melchi
Head Coach
Kristi Kauffman
Manager
Randy Ryan
Head Coach
Lori Struk
Manager
Paul Magolon
Asst. Coach
John Feuerstein
Asst. Coach
Elliott Lawrence
Asst. Coach
Larry Struk
Asst. Coach
Brad Bartusik
Parents: Ron Bartusik & Randi Bartusik
Autograph, etc.:
#
9
#
Andrew Bishop
Parents: Charlie Bishop & Denise Cicero
Hometown: Elizabethtown, PA
Autograph, etc.:
#
B
Matthew Thomas
I
L Parents: Paul & Jane Thomas
L
Autograph, etc.:
E
T
27
B
Dawson Lawrence
I
L Parents: Elliott & Lana Lawrence
L
Autograph, etc.:
E
T
3
#
87
#
13
B
Jeff Ross
I
Parents: Cindy Covaleski & Alan Covaleski L Parents: Shawn & Amy Ross
Hometown: Elizabethtown, PA
L
Autograph, etc.:
Autograph, etc.:
E
T
Alex Covaleski
#
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BANTAM
continued
Jordan Deck
Parents: Don Deck & Shanna Deck
Hometown: Willow Street, PA
Autograph, etc.:
#
B
Kyle Denison
I
L Parents: Scott Denison &
Colleen Denison-Kowalski
E Autograph, etc.:
T
23
#
15
B
Matthew MacNeil
I
Parents: John Feuerstein & Tina Feuerstein L Parents: Dave & Sue MacNeil
Hometown: Hanover, PA
L
Autograph, etc.:
Autograph, etc.:
E
T
Brenden Feuerstein
#
37
#
Owen Finefrock
Parents: Todd Finefrock & Jennifer
Finefrock
Hometown: Washington Boro, PA
Autograph, etc.:
#
#
Parents: Scott Good & Dianna Good
Hometown: Conestoga, PA
Autograph, etc.:
#
Parents: Cathy Groff and Andy Harner
Hometown: Palmyra, PA
Autograph, etc.:
35
B
Keagan McMahon
I
L Parents: Todd & Susanne McMahon
L
Autograph, etc.:
E
T
8
Nate Harner
#
B
Grayson Partridge
I
L Parents: Brad & Carol Partridge
L
Autograph, etc.:
E
T
16
Ryan Good
91
#
9
#
4
B
Jason Giebat
I
L Parents: Mike & Darlene Giebat
L
Autograph, etc.:
E
T
10
33
BANTAM
continued
B
Brandon
I
Parents: M. Wayne Heath & Sandy Heath L Parents: Bob & Kim Ott
Hometown: York, PA
L
Autograph, etc.:
Autograph, etc.:
E
T
Brandon Heath
#
Ott
97
#
76
#
16
B
Justin Struk
I
Parents: Kristi Kauffman & Eric Kauffman L Parents: Larry & Lori Struk
L
Autograph, etc.:
Autograph, etc.:
E
T
Nikolas Kauffman
#
48
Brandt Magolon
Parents: Paul Magolon &
Kristin Bomgardner
Autograph, etc.:
#
7
Parents: Lisa Mundis & Andy Mundis
Hometown: York, PA
Autograph, etc.:
6
Parents: Tina Musser & Jeff Musser
Autograph, etc.:
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21
B
Aaron Damaren
I
L Parents: Susan & Joe Damaren
L
Autograph, etc.:
E
T
#
Jake Musser
#
1
#
Griffin Mundis
#
B
Tristan Caswell
I
L Parents: Gord & Lynn Caswell
L
Autograph, etc.:
E
T
44
B
Ryan MacGregor
I
L Parents: Steve & Angela MacGregor
L
Autograph, etc.:
E
T
#
97
continued
Tanner Prime
Parents: John Prime & Kathy Prime
Autograph, etc.:
#
18
#
Matthew Strosser
Parents: Joe Strosser & Sue Strosser
Hometown: Ephrata, PA
Autograph, etc.:
#
Specials
Thank
7
#
to the Strosser
family for hosting
two billets!
Conlan Quinn
Parents: Monique Quinn & John Quinn
Hometown: Tower City, PA
Autograph, etc.:
#
93
B
Gabriel Dollimore
I
L Parents: Lee & Louise Dollimore
L
Autograph, etc.:
E
T
35
Matthew Strosser
USA BANTAM
B
Craig Ryan
I
L Parents: Randy & Theresa Ryan
L
Autograph, etc.:
E
T
B
Josh Humphreys
I
L Parents: Tim & Lisa Humphreys
L
Autograph, etc.:
E
T
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To Brandt Magolon:
Keep up the great
performance on and off
the ice. We are proud of you.
—Love from Mike, Mom, and Rachel
#
6
#
10
B
Aidan Atkins
I
L Parents: Tony & Sandra Atkins
L
Autograph, etc.:
E
T
USA BANTAM
BANTAM
To Tanner Prime:
Go Tanner!
—Your Bros
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MIDGET
Grant Beauchamp
Head Coach
Ken Rose
Asst. Coach
MIDGET
Diana Myers
Manager
Tom Murphy
Asst. Coach
John Ramstad
Asst. Coach
Ricky Beauchamp
Parents: Grant Beauchamp and Pam
Vnenchak
Autograph, etc.:
#
Myron Neufeld
Asst. Coach
B
Mitchell Stumpf
I
L Parents: Jim & Gaby Stumpf
L
Autograph, etc.:
E
T
#
Parents: Lisa Cesario
Hometown: Ephrata, PA
Autograph, etc.:
0
33
B
Brandon Christian
I
L Parents: Mike & Rosemary Christian
L
Autograph, etc.:
E
T
17
Vincent Cesario
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Shawn Young
Asst. Coach
#
Parents: Michelle & Wayne Bledsoe
Hometown: Marietta, PA
Autograph, etc.:
#
Deanna Young
Manager
23
Derek Bledsoe
#
Mark Durbin
Head Coach
B
Macaulay
I
L Parents: Shelly Hall
L
Autograph, etc.:
E
T
17
Hall
#
99
MIDGET
continued
Brandon Davis
Parents: Stephen & Maureen Davis
Autograph, etc.:
#
68
Joel Fisher
Parents: Alan & Judy Fisher
Hometown: East Earl, PA
Autograph, etc.:
#
Parents: Scott & Dianna Good
Hometown: Conestoga, PA
Autograph, etc.:
#
1
#
Parents: Mike & Cathy Ernst
Hometown: East Petersburg, PA
Autograph, etc.:
#
Parents: Todd & Jill Mundis
Hometown: Mt. Wolf, PA
Autograph, etc.:
18
B
Michael Courtney
I
L Parents: Bob & Barb Courtney
L
Autograph, etc.:
E
T
12
Tyler Mundis
#
9
B
Michael Finlayson
I
L Parents: Brian & Lisa Finlayson
L
Autograph, etc.:
E
T
18
Zachary Hollinger
#
#
B
Neil Wright
I
L Parents: Don & Lisa Wright
L
Autograph, etc.:
E
T
35
Derek Good
#
B
Alex Rabak
I
L Parents: Mitch & Ruth Rabak
L
Autograph, etc.:
E
T
14
B
Chris Gesinghaus
I
L Parents: Dan & Karen Gesinghaus
Hometown: Baden, ON
L
Autograph, etc.:
E
T
48
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77
37
MIDGET
continued
Connor McGuire
Parents: Jody McGuire
Autograph, etc.:
#
28
Connor McGuire
Specials
Thank
to the McGuire
family for hosting
two billets!
Alex Murphy
Parents: Tom & Nancy Murphy
Autograph, etc.:
#
Parents: Tom & Nancy Murphy
Autograph, etc.:
88
Ryan Ramstad
Parents: John Ramstad
Hometown: York, PA
Autograph, etc.:
#
38
10
#
69
#
96
#
4
#
26
B
Jonny Young
I
L Parents: Shawn & Deanna Young
L
Autograph, etc.:
E
T
B
Nick Mask
I
L Parents: Kurt & Leslie Mask
L
Autograph, etc.:
E
T
21
Dagen Murphy
#
B
Tyler Durbin
I
L Parents: Mark & Denise Durbin
L
Autograph, etc.:
E
T
B
Dan Weber
I
L Parents: Glenn & Shelly Weber
L
Autograph, etc.:
E
T
B
Baily Carlson
I
L Parents: Jamie Carlson & Terri Truscello
L
Autograph, etc.:
E
T
#
00
MIDGET
continued
Danielle Myers
Parents: Rick & Diana Myers
Hometown: Shrewsbury, PA
Autograph, etc.:
#
11
#
Danielle Myers
Specials
Thank
to the Myers
family for hosting
two billets!
Cullen Westwater
Parents: Gary & Deb Westwater
Hometown: Parkton, MD
Autograph, etc.:
#
Parents: Ted & Betty Zazwirsky
Hometown: Stevens, PA
Autograph, etc.:
55
B
Kristin Lepage
I
L Parents: Pierre & Suzanne Lepage
L
Autograph, etc.:
E
T
#
44
#
28
B
Alex Neufeld
I
L Parents: Myron & Barb Neufeld
L
Autograph, etc.:
E
T
4
Adrian Zazwirsky
#
B
Cailey Durbin
I
L Parents: Mark & Denise Durbin
L
Autograph, etc.:
E
T
B
Jordan Stumpf
I
L Parents: Jim & Gabby Stumpf
L
Autograph, etc.:
E
T
19
#
15
COMMEMORATIVE
PUCKS
Left to right:
• Kitchener Minor Hockey
Association, unknown date.
• Friendship Tournament, 1999.
• Lancaster Firebirds, 1993.
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40
Support the Friendship Hockey Exchange!
Eat at
Please check out
their website at
www.LoxleysLancaster.com
Please help support
the Friendship
Hockey Exchange!
HOW? Everyone who eats at
Loxley’s has the option to donate
5% of their food bill to the
Exchange as part of the “Loxley’s
Legend Continues Program.”
When you get your bill, circle the
Friendship Hockey Exchange at
the bottom.
WHEN? The entire month of
February 2012.
Loxley’s restaurant is conveniently located
at the hotel where the Canadian parents are
lodged— Loxley’s at the Heritage Hotel
Lancaster, 500 Centerville Road, Lancaster,
Pa. Visit anytime during February to donate
5% of food bill to the Friendship Exchange!
Friday & Saturday hours:
• Breakfast 6:30am to 11am
• Full Menu 11am to Midnight
• Late Night Menu Midnight to 2am
Call (717) 898-2431 for hours Sun.-Wed.
Lancaster’s Premier
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Canadian bus brings players and parents to Lancaster Ice
Rink in February 2011.
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Congratulations
on 40 years of
Friendship and
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between USA
and Canada.
Have fun and make new friends!
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friends at
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Annville PA, 17003
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In this 2011 photo, both Canadian players and US players
pose together, united in friendship after a weekend of fun.
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Chairmen John Prime and Mike Aultman enjoy watching
the games in Lancaster in 2011. On the right is Jim Grandy,
Past President of Kitchener Minor Hockey.
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40th Anniversary
Commemorative
Book for the
Friendship Exchange.
SEND US YOUR PHOTOS
Do you have a photo that really catches the
true spirit of the Friendship Exchange?
We would love to see it!
We are looking for pictures to keep in our
archive as well as to share at our
socials for years to come. Send us
your photos from the rink, the
social, at home, and most
important the FRIENDSHIPS!
HERE IS HOW TO SHARE YOUR PHOTOS:
1. Put photos into a folder, and name the folder something
like: Bantam Teams 2012, or your last name and age group.
2. Compress (zip) that folder
3. Email that zipped folder via this free website that we use:
www.WeTransfer.com (can send up to 2 GB at a time) THANK
YOU!!
send to friendshiphockey@rogers.com
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