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Culver Cup Champs Midget Majors CSDHL

The Midget Majors CSDHL travel to Culver, Indiana to compete in the Culver Cup Tourney.

The Chargers take on #1 ranked Shatucks in the first game and blow a 3-0 lead and lose in the last 3 minutes of the game. The boys quickly regroup and take on the #1 ranked Indiana team Culver Varsity, and win big with a 6-1 score that later puts them in the position to go to the championship game with a 3-way tie in their division.

In the championship game they take on the undefeated Gilmore team and are down 4-2 and come back to a 4-4 tie with a little over 1 minute left. Within the first 2 minutes of overtime the Chargers score to win the game and the championship.

Northwest Chargers Midgets win Thanksgiving Shootout Tourney

The Northwest Chargers Midget Minor NIHL team captured the annual Ice Dogs Thanksgiving Shootout Tournament championship after beating a hockey team from Highland Park High School 6-1 Nov. 27, at the Glacier Ice Rink in Vernon Hills.

The Chargers played three games to get to the championship game, beating the Ice Dogs on Thanksgiving Day, then beating the Kenosha Komets Friday and ending with a win against a hockey team from Warren High School Saturday.

The Chargers Midget Minor NIHL team has been the reigning Northern Illinois Hockey League champions for the last two season.

Chargers Family Day was Fantastic! Here are our raffle winners.

Raffle Item                    Winner
50/50 drawing#1         Trebsweather
50/50 drawing #2         Mueller
Chargers Car Light        Kudrna
Chargers Car Light        Holtz
Express T-Shirt              Stark
Whole Foods Basket      Mason
Express Tickets             Hasler
Wolves Tickets               Hammersmith
Toews Jersey                 Smith

Bigs and their Littles

Midgets Mentor the Mites in Chargers Big Brother Program

For the second year, the Northwest Chargers have given the Mite players a big brother or sister. Players from our Mite teams have been paired up with a player from our Midget teams. During the season Midget players will attend practice sessions of thier little brothers, commonly know as the "littles". You will also see the littles at their big brothers games, also known as the "bigs". As the season goes on, the relationship grows. Our hope, is that a relationship between the players will last as the Mite player moves through the organization and the Midget players graduate to a life beyond the Chargers. This season we are able to pair Sofia Farias with Maddie Morgan from one of our Bantam teams. The Mites have been very proud to walk around the rink and point out to someone and say, "That is my Big Brother". As an organization we are very pleased how the Midgets are great role models to the "littles" within the Chargers.

USA Hockey Rule Changes for 2011 - 2012

Rule Change #1

USA Hockey's Board of Directors overwhelmingly passed all aspects of the Progressive Checking Skill Development Program during its 2011 Annual Congress. Beginning in the 2011-12 season, legal body checking in games will begin at the Bantam age level (ages 13-14).

Rule Change #2

Tag-up off-sides will be used at Bantam age level and above.

Rule Change #3 (coaches certifications)

Beginning in 2011-12, each USA Hockey coach will be required to take an age-specific training module which will provide training information consistent with long-term athlete and childhood development principles for the age category the coach will be engaged with. Each module will include training information for body contact and checking.

Coaches must also advance their USA Hockey certification level each year until they reach level 4. Cards are no longer good for the 3 years period that was used in the past.

For more information on these and other rule changes please click on the USA Hockey link. http://www.usahockey.com/