North Park Hockey

12 May

NYC Hockey Club 2011 takes 2nd Place at Doritos Spring Tournament

In their first tournament together as a team, the 2011 NYC Hockey Club came up just short in the Doritos Tournament Final. After posting three consecutive wins in pool play over CT Oil Kings (3-1), CT Beast (6-0) and Hockey Club Elite (8-2) the team entered the semifinals as the top seed. In the semifinals versus the CT Oil Kings an early contest ended in a blowout 6-0 win for NYCHC. The Mighty Irish (also undefeated) stood in the way for NYCHC in the Championship game. In a highly competitive back and forth contest the championship was ultimately decided in overtime with the Mighty Irish coming out on top 4-3.

3 May

2024 Slager Cup Honorees

As a volunteer-led not-for-profit, North Park has been a continuous work in progress since 1987.

A key point in North Park's development came nearly 15 seasons ago when a successful 14U Bantams offering was added to the program. In 2013, the North Park Board of Directors decided to honor all players who had completed their entire travel hockey journey with North Park starting with 8U Mites to 10U Squirts, then 12U PeeWees, then through the new 14U Bantams.

The result? The Slager Cup. Like the Stanley Cup, the Slager Cup contains the engraved names of all the honorees, who then share the Cup between them for the year before passing it back for the next generation. You can read more about Gregg + Sue Slager's voluneer efforts and the Slager Cup here:

https://www.northparkhockey.org/about/slager-cup/3365

With the 2024 incorporation of NYC Hockey Club + NYC Skyliners, we now include all their years of continuous past membership within the broader North Park Hockey Association, Inc. As the organization grows and the names of more "lifers" are added after 14U, we're going to need a bigger Slager Cup with added bands at the bottom!

Congratulations to our 2024 honorees and good luck with your journey into 16U and beyond.

2 Apr

North Park Partners With NY Rangers

Twenty-four professional and parent North Park coaches volunteered in late March for the New York Rangers' "12- Hour Hockey Challenge." One of nine teams gathered, the North Park team enjoyed hockey from before 7:00 am until after 7:00 pm.

Joining North Park's roster was New York's own Brian Mullen, former NHL All-Star and an NCAA National Champion at Wisconsin. North Park played with and against Topline's Boo Nieves, Adam Graves, Stephane Matteau, Derek Brassard, Marc Staal, Brian Boyle, Darren Langdon, Colton Orr and Wojtek Wolski. Led by Coach Robert in goal (all day), North Park went 2-1-2, a nice NYC record.

The North Park volunteers raised over $22,000 for MSG's "Garden of Dreams" foundation, and the one-day event yielded over $210,000 in total support. North Park is very thankful to be in position to support our partners, the New York Rangers + MSG, as we work together to build out the New York City hockey ecosystem.

9 Mar

North Park 16U AA Wins 2025 Liberty Cup Spring Classic in Philadelphia

The 2024-'25 inaugural 16U North Park AA team made its mark this weekend, earning the first Tier II 16U banner in program history with a physical 2-1 victory over the Rochester Jr. Americans 16U AA. The NYC Skyliners 16U AA also competed well in this tournament, finishing in third place just behind the "Amerks." [Pre-merger, the NYC Skyliners and the NYC Raiders (Tier III joint venture between NYC Skyliners and North Park) had tournament success at the 16U level.]

For North Park 16U AA, today's victory caps a six-game unbeaten streak to close the season, a strong bounce-back after a tough loss in the LIAHL AA Playoff semifinals 2 weeks ago. Across both North Park and the NYC Skyliners, the 2009s look to build on their 16U AA success next season, while the 2008s look to write new history with the program's first 18U Tier II AA offering in 2025--'26.

2 Mar

OUR STANDARDS

Culture is defined by actions more than words. But words can be useful in helping establish common standards for action. Especially for an organization committed to continuous improvement.

25 Feb

NYCHC 2012 team wins Quebec BSR Title

The championship game of the Quebec BSR tournament was filled with excitement with the New York City Hockey Club 2012 winning by the score of 4-2 over Suisse SD, Academy. The game was tied 2-2 and looked like it was headed to OT before a rebound and a scrum in front of net resulted in the game winning goal for NYCHC with just 90 seconds remaining. The Suisse SD team mounted a surge in the final minute but NYCHC was able to add an empty net goal to secure the title.

The BSR tournament was comprised of 108 teams with over 2200 players from 7 different countries (United States, Canada, France, Japan, Czech Republic, Romania and Switzerland). The NYCHC team was able to overcome an opening game loss and a gut wrenching 2-1 win in their second game (elimination game) vs. Halifax Hawks from Nova Scotia in their bracket that featured 24 teams. The team then went a five game winning streak to capture the title of Quebec BSR Champions.

22 Feb

2025 Annual Appeal

Our respective seasons are gaining momentum coming out of the MLK tournament weekend. We had over 20 teams visit Philadelphia for the Liberty Cup. Other teams headed to Massachusetts for games in Boston, Worcester, Foxboro and Braintree. Coaches and Commissioners collaborated on delivering Player Evaluations. And we prepared for LIAHL, HVHL, THF, AHF, EJEPL, MAMA, Kips Bay 6U and NPHL "Messier Cup" playoffs, along with the NYS Tournament and Quebec.

With the successful completion of our 2024 merger, the North Park Hockey Association family can offer the full menu of youth hockey development across all age and commitment levels, from 4U House hockey to Tier I 18U National teams.

The overwhelming response to our recent Parent Survey helped highlight our current strengths and weaknesses. Guided by this Survey, we look forward to reporting ideas on the collective vision + values for our organization in the coming weeks as we work to continuously improve.

The Annual Appeal is a crucial part of this continuous improvement. We are so thankful for the continued generosity of our parents, going back to our 1987 founding in Central Park. Your ongoing support ensures additional programming for our children.

As a 501(c)(3) volunteer-run not-for-profit, our ultimate goal is to direct our resources towards programming for our skaters. To ensure that our ice footprint, facilities, coaching delivery, leagues and tournaments will all enhance player development. Your generosity enables families in need to receive tuition assistance. And that North Park grows the game by serving as a thought leader in the hockey community.

Thank you in advance as we work to extend our 38-year legacy of generosity in 2025. We appreciate your consideration:

https://www.northparkhockey.org/donate

We all share in the gratitude.

27 Jan