| Tentative League Schedule Announced | 10/1/08 |
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A tentative league schedule for the CBHL Bantam A - Patrick Upper Division has been released. These dates and game times are subject to potential change. As tentatively announced, our league schedule is as follows:
10/18 @ 4:10 PM vs. Richmond at Richmond Ice Zone 10/25 @ 12:40 PM vs. Howard at home 10/26 @ 7:20 AM vs. Montgomery at home 11/15 @ 9:00 AM vs. Metro at home (even though we are the away team) 11/16 @ 12:20 PM vs. Chesapeake at home 11/22 @ 7:20 PM vs. Howard at Columbia Ice Rink 12/6 @ 11:10 AM vs. Reston at home 12/7 @ 8:40 AM vs. Reston at home 12/13 @ 2:50 PM vs. Chesapeake at Piney Orchard 1/24 @ 3:05 PM vs. Montgomery at Cabin John 1/25 @ 8:45 AM vs. Metro at home (even though we are the away team) 1/31 @ 12:40 PM vs. Richmond at home 2/1 @ 10:45 AM vs. Reston at SkateQuest Reston 2/7 @ 2:10 PM vs. Chesapeake at home 2/8 @ 9:50 AM vs. Howard at Columbia Ice Rink 2/21 @ 5:10 PM vs. Metro at home (we are the home team this time) 2/22 @ 10:20 AM vs. Montgomery at home 2/28 @ 12:00 PM vs. Richmond at Skate Nation in Richmond Once again these dates and times are subject to potential changes. Any changes will be input to the website calendar as soon as known. |
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| Princeton Trip - Time Changes | 9/30/08 |
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There have been some changes to our Princeton trip. The first college game scheduled for Friday, November 7th has been changed to 4:00 PM to accomodate ESPNU television.
Our scheduled game on Saturday, November 8th has been moved to 9:45 AM in order to accomodate the college team(s), which wanted a morning skate before their game that afternoon. |
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| League Opponents Determined | 9/22/08 |
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Bantam Gold will be playing in the CBHL Bantam A - Patrick Upper Division. The division will consist of 7 teams, including us. The other 6 teams in our division are:
Chesapeake Chiefs Howard Huskies Metro Maple Leafs Montgomery Blue Devils Reston Raiders Richmond Royals This division setup will provide us with 18 league games. We will play each division opponent 3 times. |
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| Bantam Gold Practice Schedule Released | 8/5/08 |
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The practice schedule for the 2008-2009 season is out and the calendar is updated.
The highlights of the practice schedule are: * Regular practice begins on Wednesday 9/3/08. * Wednesday night is our normal full ice practice in the Patrick Rink. * Thursday night is our normal shared ice slot (with Bantam Blue) in the Patrick Rink. * The middle 3 Mondays in September (9/8, 9/15, 9/22) will be Power Skating in the Logsdon rink. * There is no practice on Thursday 11/27/08 which is Thanksgiving Day, although there will be a shinny at 10:30 AM that morning. * We have a shared ice slot (with Bantam Blue) on Tuesday 12/23/08. * There is no regular practice ice time scheduled between 12/24/08 and 1/6/09. * Our last practice is Thursday night 3/12/09. This schedule may have minor changes, but they will be passed along as known. |
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| Details of the Princeton Weekend | 7/21/08 |
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Things are beginning to solidify for our weekend up in Princeton, NJ.
The weekend can begin on Friday evening, November 7th at 7PM with the Princeton Tigers vs. Cornell Big Red on campus at wonderful Baker Rink. The next day, Saturday November 8th we will play our first game at 11:15 AM vs. Princeton Youth Tigers Bantam A at Baker Rink. Then at 4 PM, on Saturday, there is the Princeton Tigers vs. Colgate Raiders game in Baker Rink. We play against Princeton Youth again on Sunday morning, November 9th at 8:15 AM, also in Baker Rink. Sometime during this weekend, there is also the alumni game and you can get a glimpse of Coach Sean on the ice. We will have accomodations at the Princeton Marriott Hotel & Conference Center at Forrestal. They have lots of good amenities including an indoor pool, wireless internet access, two restaurants and a pub on site. |
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| Summer Practices and Team Party | 7/2/08 |
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We have scheduled 3 team practices over the coming summer weeks.
We will have practice ice on: Saturday, July 26th at 10:10 AM Saturday, August 23rd at 11:00 AM Sunday August 24th at 8:50 AM In addition to these practices we will be having a Team Party/BBQ at the Cleary's house on Saturday July 26th immediately following practice. They have a pool and open field for games, etc. |
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| Bantam Gold sets tentatively sets their travel schedule | 6/24/08 |
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Bantam Gold has tentatively set the tournament and other travel schedule for the coming 2008-2009 hockey season.
The team is looking to do the following things: 8/29 to 9/1 - IceWorks Labor Day Pre-season Tournament in Aston PA 11/7 to 11/9 - Princeton NJ - see the Princeton Tigers play 2 college games, watch Coach Sean in the hockey alumni game and play 2 non-league games ourselves 11/28 to 11/30 - Thanksgiving Weekend Tournament 12/18 to 12/21 - CHE American Cup Tournament in Lake Placid NY 2/14 to 2/16 - Advanced Tournament's Congressional Cup in Northern VA Early March - End of season tournament - most likely in the Philly area |
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