March 17, 2009: On January 12, 2008, The Norfolk Admirals hosted the Hartford Wolf Pack in an AHL game. In an effort to increase awareness for breast cancer, the ice was painted pink. Commented Admirals Captain, Dan Jancevski, "We had no idea where the red line or the blue line were. Everything just looked pink.’’ March 3, 2009: On December 7, 2008, in a midget AA game near Toronto between the Humber Valley Sharks and the Mississauga North Stars, a linesman allegedly attacked, pushed to the ice and punched a 15 year old hockey player. The league refused to release the linesman's name, but he was reportedly banned from the league completely and suspended from officiating any game in Canada for two years. February 23, 2009: On February 7, 1976, Maple Leaf Darryl Sutter setthe single-game record with 10 points (6 goals, 4 assists) in an 11-4 victory over Boston. February 16, 2009: Georges Vezina, for whom the NHL goalie award is named, recorded the NHL's first shutout on February 18, 1918. He also recorded the first assist by an NHL goalie that same year. He played during an era when goalies could not drop to the ice to block shots. He died of tuberculosis in 1926, only a few months after playing his last game. February 9, 2009: When a 240-pound hockey player, skating at half his top speed, comes to a stop after having checked someone against the boards, the energy dissipated is enough to power an average household lightbulb for one minute.
You can read past Random Facts entries in the News Section of this Website.
Berkley High School Bears Varsity Hockey Team 2008-2009
WELCOME TO THE INTERNET HOME OF THE BERKLEY BEARS
You are at the Berkley Bears Varsity Hockey Website. The Berkley High School Bears Hockey Team will be entering its tenth season this fall. Bear VArsity hopefuls are playing a summer league with Madison Heights Lamphere, Royal Oak High, and Warren Mott, skating out of the Viking Ice Arena in Hazel Park. The website contains links to the hockey schedule, roster, coaches, results, statistics, photos and much more. We will soon be adding a store where you can get your Berkley Bears Hockey gear online! Keep coming back often to check up on the Bears' 2009 summer season. Also, feel free to sign in on our Guestbook. GO BEARS!
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LATEST NEWS
GAME POSTPONED The game scheduled for Friday, June 12 has been rescheduled and will beplayed at 6:00 PM at Hazel Park on Sunday, June 14. Also, games previously not listed have been added, so that the complete season is available on the schedule. SUMMER LEAGUE HOCKEY INFO Berkley hockey will be playing in a summer league skating out of Hazel Park. Check the schedule for games, but there will be one a week, finishing up on August 4. Please contact Dave Siporin if you cannot make a game. If you do not contact him, he will assume that you will be in attendance. WEB SITE TRAFFIC DATA In the last year, we have received quite a bit of traffic to our website. According to our embedded stat counter, we have 39,749 unique visitors to the website, 19,955 were first time visitors with 19,794 returning visitors. We had a total of 59,099 page loads. Please keep this in mind when soliciting donors. Over the summer, we will be upgrading the site to include banner ads and an online store. Also, I would urge all of you who have pictures from this past season to forward them to Saulius , especially Senior Night pictures, team dinners and game time photos. Thanks to all who visited the Site this past year and provided site content. If you have suggestions on how to improve the site, don't be bashful. HOCKEY HELMET RECALL! Hockey Helmets Recalled by Reebok-CCM Due to Head and Neck Injury Hazard:
See information on this recall on CPSC's web site, including pictures of the recalled products. For additional information, contact Reebok-CCM at (800) 451-4600 between 8 a.m. and 6 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, or visit the firm's website. NEW PICTURES POSTED Check out the photos section for the pictures for 2008-2009 Varsity Tryouts, 2008 Dream Cruise, 2008 Golf Outing , 2008-2009 Fundraising and 2009 Team Banquet! If you see a photo you like and you want a print, contact Saulius Mikalonis. Better quality prints are available for a small donation to the Berkley High School Hockey Association. Pricing: 8 x 10 - $8.00; 5 x 7 - $5.00; 4 x 6 $2.00. Postage is extra. If you have photos you'd like to see on the site, please email them to Saulius Mikalonis. TEAM HANDBOOK ON WEBSITE The link on the far right of the banner will now direct you to the BHSHA Team Handbook. A hard copy will be available to all, which will include financial information. However, you can review the Handbook online, too. Much thanks to Bob Michalak who prepared and formatted a great Handbook. ROSTER 1999-2009 We have added a new feature. Please review the Roster 1999-2009 Link above for a listing of all the players who have played for the Berkley Bears Varsity team from its inception. You will note that there is significant information to add to the list, and we urge anyone with knowledge of errors, omissions or additional information to send them to Saulius Mikalonis so that we can make this information as complete and accurate as possible. CHECK OUT PHOTOS AND AWARDS Look for pictures on this site! We still need more photos, so please forward them along. We have also have photos of past Bears' hockey teams. Also, please check out the Awards and Records pages for past accomplishments. While the Program is only 9 years old, it has a rich history that deserves to be remembered. SPONSORS ADDED We have added the names and contact information of our sponsors. Some of them also have direct links to their home pages. Please take time out to check out our sponsors. Also, reward their support of Bear Hockey by sending some business their way. LOOKING FOR PHOTOGRAPHS We are looking for photographically inclined volunteers to take pictures at games, practices, team dinners and other team events that we can then use on the website. Please contact Saulius Mikalonis if you have such hidden talents. Also, if you have team pictures already in digital form, email them to Saulius and we will add them to the website. THE GOOD OLD HOCKEY GAME
