Monday, October 26, 2009

2010 - 2000 Pittsburgh Mega Men Clinics

Parents:

The clinic dates have been set for the 2010 season of the 2000 Pittsburgh Mega Men AAA hockey team. All clinics will be held at the Airport Ice Arena, in Moon Township. The cost per player will be $75, this will cover ice fees, a minimum of 3 hours, up to 4 ½ hours (for those that are asked back for the final session). Clinics are by invitation only, so if you haven’t been invited and are interested, please contact me ahead of time at 412-418-0563 or radamski@consolidated.net. Although the tryout is open to all interested individuals, I ask that you give serious consideration to whether or not your child is capable of playing at this level. They should be playing at least a Squirt A Major level, unless organizational situations don’t allow.

The objective of the clinics is to give the areas top 2000 birth year hockey players the opportunity to continue the advancement of their individual skill sets, but more importantly, build their team centered skill sets. The clinics will also provide the opportunity for your player to be selected to the spring tournament team that will enter into at least three highly visible “AAA” tournaments.

The 2000 team is pleased to announce that newly appointed coach, Yuri Krivokhija will be conducting all on ice and team selection related to the tryouts. For an extensive list of Coach Krivokhija’s accomplishments, please visit our website at http://pittsburghmegamenaaahockey.blogspot.com/.

There will be a representative from the Mega Men organization at the first clinic to discuss the clinic objectives, the Spring tournament team and answer any of your questions.

Please submit your payment by 11/20/2009. Please make check payable to “Pittsburgh Mega Men Hockey”. My address is Robert Adamski, 3061 Marie Dr., Gibsonia, PA 15044. You must be paid in full by the above date to ensure your player is able to participate.

Clinic dates are listed below. Each of these clinics is mandatory, if you wish for your player to be considered for the Spring tournament team.

Sunday, Dec. 20th 6:30pm – 7:50pm
Sunday, Jan. 3rd 6:30pm – 7:50pm
Sunday, Jan. 10th 6:30pm – 7:50pm Final Clinic

Please have your player dressed and ready to hit the ice 20 minutes before each clinic start time. We will use this time to mentally prepare the players for the clinic with the objective of maximizing our ice time.

Please confirm your planned attendance as soon as possible, through email and direct any questions or concerns to me at radamski@consolidated.net.

Wednesday, October 14, 2009

The 2000 Pittsburgh Mega Men are proud to announce the hiring of Yuri Krivokhija as their Head Coach for the 2010 Spring season!

The search for a coach is complete! The 2000 team is extremely excited to announce that former 1988 Belarus Ice Hockey Olympian, Yuri Krivokhija, has accepted the position to coach the boys for the 2010 Spring season. Coach Krivokhija brings an extensive resume and a demanding style that will help the boys to grow as players and individuals.

The following is a brief excerpt of Coach Krivokhija's coaching and playing experience.

COACHING EXPERIENCE:
2008-2009 U-16 PITTSBURGH VIPERS STARS HEAD COACH
Finalist in Districts
CANON-MACMILLAN HIGH SCHOOL HEAD COACH.
Quarterfinals in playoffs, first time in high school history.

2007-2008 U-16 AAA PITTSBURGH VIPER STARS HEAD COACH
State Champion, Districts Champions, finished #4 in National Playoffs Ranking
U-16 (92-93) AAA PITTSBURGH VIPER STARS RED HEAD COACH
QUAKER VALLEY DEFENSE COACH

2006-2007 U-16 AAA PITTSBURGH VIPER STARS HEAD COACH
Great Leaks Hockey League Champion, PA State Champion in the first season

PROFESSIONAL PLAYING EXPERIENCE:
DRAFTED: In 1988 11th round by Montreal Canadians POSITION: Defense

  • 10 Years of Professional playing experience in the AHL, IHL, ECHL and European Superleagues.
  • USSR and Belarus National Teams from 1983 - 2001

For an extensive view of Coach Yuri's coaching and playing experience, please view his resume in the link on the right.

Now that the hard part is over, we'll be turning our attention to the tryouts. Please keep in mind that this is a "AAA" team, that will compete in some very high end tournaments, only qualified players should attend the tryouts.

Over the next couple weeks, I will be working with Coach Yuri to determine the tryout dates and locations. Communication will go out once that is finalized. Please welcome Coach Yuri to the team, should your paths cross in the future!

Thanks,
Bob Adamski
2000 Pittsburgh Mega Men
radamski@consolidated.net
412-418-0563