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Dear SoCal-Hockey.com Members and Guests: To further enhance our web site and to offer something new and fresh, we have decided to add a new feature: brand new Message Board for Team Forums: www.socal-hockey.com/teams! The idea is to offer each team (club) a chance to create its own forum with subcategories such as schedules, discussions, etc.
Moreover, if you prefer you are welcome to request "private" forum. That way you can keep your discussions only between people who are involved in your team.
Just send us a request, and we will create your Team Forum (for example Valencia Express Bantam A) -- customized to your needs! Please note that for privacy reasons we have decided not to transfer member accounts from the main board. This is a separate Forum, so please re-register on the new Board under a different or the same user name, whatever suits you better! Thank you for your continuing support! SoCal-Hockey.com Team

Dear SoCal-Hockey.com Members, Guests, Visitors:

Please note that we have expanded our tier hockey disussion and divided it into age groups.

That is the reason why the Tier Hockey forum has been closed.

Thank you all for your support!



SoCal-Hockey.com Team

Dear SoCal-Hockey.com members and guests:

Please note that we had small "summer cleaning", removing some older posts, etc. If you see something important missing please do not hesitate to contact us immediately. Nothing has been deleted, posts were just moved to archives. :-)

As far as membership accounts are concerned -- some where deleted on purpose (because of inactivity), some where deleted by (former) members requests, and some where removed because of repeating violations of SoCal-Hockey.com Guidelines. However, some where also removed by mistake, while we were getting ourselves familiar with 3.1.1. GUI. If you feel your account was deleted without reason and justification please contact us immediately.

Last but not least: lately we had some issues regarding "censorship" and so forth. Just one quick comment on this subject: if you feel that Moderator(s) warned (or banned) you for no reason, please contact Administrators. If you have a problem with Administrators, please contact directly Dave or myself. Please avoid public bashing and conflicts without first trying to solve the matter by contacting Administrators and Co-Founders.

Thank you!


Steve
Co-Founder

To all USA Hockey Local Programs:

This is to alert you of a security issue regarding locker room activity involving youth hockey players which happened recently.
A man in his 60's was able to enter locker rooms when players were changing and showering. He asked them questions and attempted to collect contact information. In addition, it appears this man entered other locker rooms while the players were on the ice and may have taken identification information from clothing. He claimed he was an equipment supplier agent, which was a ruse to get information from players. Police were summoned; the man was questioned, photographed and escorted out of the facility.

It is imperative that all local programs have an adult (coach, assistant coach, team manager) present in the locker room, or at the locker room door, to assure that only players, coaches and approved team personnel are permitted in the locker room.

Further, coaches/team managers must personally monitor the locker room environment at all times while players are present and also make sure the locker room is appropriately secured during times when players are on the ice.

Please make sure this information is shared with those appropriate and thank you in advance for your immediate and on-going attention to this matter.


Dave Ogrean
Executive Director
USA Hockey



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