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Men’s Masters Team USA Roster Announcement

Congratulations to these outstanding men for making the 2020 USA Men’s Masters Team USA roster!  Please join us in wishing them all the best in their quest for Gold!

  • General Manager – Chris Caplan
  • Head Coach – Jeff Jordan
  • Assistant Coach – Rip Manion
  • Assistant Coach – Mark O’Neill

 

GM Chris Caplan and Head Coach Jeff Jordan are entering the team into the Holiday Bash tournament in Feasterville, PA, which is organized by Cool Hockey Events.  They plan to use the tournament as the first warm up and also as a measuring stick to determine where the team stands now in terms of preparation versus where they need to be.

Congratulations again to all the players!

Women’s Masters Division News – Staff and Coaching Selections

USA Ball Hockey Assistant Director of Hockey Operations Announces Women’s Staff and Coaching Selections

BOSTON — USA Ball Hockey Assistant Director of Hockey Operations,  Alessandra Glista (Winthrop, MA) announces the management and coaching staffs for the USA Women’s National Masters Team Blue and Team Red that will compete at the 2020 Women’s Masters Ball Hockey Championship in the Czech Republic.

Angelo Terrana (West Islip, NY)  has been named general manager and Chris Thorp (Kelowna, B.C.) as assistant GM. Terrana comes to the program having served as the assistant general manager of the USA Women’s National Team that won silver at the 2017 ISBHF World Championship and a two-time player for the men’s Masters program. Thorp is currently an assistant coach under Terrana for the First Ladies Ball Hockey Team based in Washington, D.C.

Shawn Mulcahy (Lynn, MA) returns as the head coach of Team Blue, as well as his assistant coaches Jason Glista (Winthrop, MA) and Paul White (Lynnfield, MA). Team Red’s coaching staff comprised of head coach Jackie Spiegel (Brooklyn, NY) and assistants Jake Denne (McKeesport, PA) and Chris Howdeshell (Limestone, ME) return as well. Thomas Bricklemyer (Philadelphia, PA), the goaltending coach for the US Women’s National Team, will also serve as the goalie consultant for the master’s program.

Mulcahy, will be making his fourth appearance as the head coach for Team Blue. The three-time ISBHF Women’s Masters Championship silver medalist also served as an assistant coach for the US Women’s National Team in 2011.

Glista, who won a silver medal with the USWNT at the 2017 ISBHF World Ball Hockey Championship in Pardubice, Czech Republic, will be running Team Blue’s offense for the fourth consecutive year. A three-time masters silver medalist, he also served as an assistant coach for the USWNT in 2011, 2013 and 2015.

White, who served under Mulcahy in 2016 and 2018, returns as the defensive coach for Team Blue. A silver medalist at the ISBHF Women’s Masters Championship in 2016 and 2018, White has served as a player and coach with the Lynn (MA) Seahawks ice hockey program for many years.

Spiegel and her staff led Team Red to its first-ever bronze medal at the 2018 Women’s Masters Championship in Bermuda. In 2016, she served as an assistant coach for Team Red after playing on the inaugural team in 2014. In addition to her work with the master’s program, she was an assistant coach for the first-ever women’s U20 team that competed on the international stage in 2018 and is the assistant GM of the USWNT.

Denne will be returning for his third tournament as the offensive coach for Team Red. He has coached the Stanley Cupcakes (D.C.) women’s program for more than four years, with his focus on working with the forwards. An experienced coach, Denne spent a year as a graduate assistant football coach at Carnegie Mellon University.

Howdeshell is returning as the defensive coach for USA’s Team Red after holding the same position at the 2016 and 2018 tournament. An experienced ball hockey player at the tournament level, Howdeshell began coaching in 2015 with the Stanley Cupcakes (D.C.) women’s program.

Bricklemyer, or Mr. B, was the goaltending coach for the 2017 silver-medal winning USWNT and the 2018 silver-medal winning master’s team. An ice hockey coach who has coached all levels, he helped guide the 2017 women’s program to a 1.85 goals-against average and .918 save percentage.

 

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USABH is the premier ball hockey organization in the United States and possesses a comprehensive reach nationally, at all levels of play, thanks to strategic alliances with key organizations. We are focused on growing the game, from the beginner youth levels through international competition. USABH’s intention is to facilitate national teams and unify all juniors, men’s, women’s and masters programs and events.

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Master’s Division News – Coaching Hires and Evaluation Camps

USA Ball Hockey Masters General Manager Announces Men’s Evaluation Camp Dates

BOSTON — USA Ball Hockey Board of Directors has announced the two open tryout evaluation mini camp dates and locations.  All persons considering attending this open tryout are strongly recommended to attend both camps, as more visibility is helpful in making selections.  These evaluation camps will be used for both Team USA and Masters Team 2.  The official name for Team 2 will be decided at a later date by the USA Ball Hockey staff.

Dates and Locations

  • June 14/15 – 422 Sportsplex, Pottstown PA
  • July 13/14 – Breakaway Hockey Dek & Sports Rink, Dracut MA

Anyone wishing to attend this open tryout must fill out the player registration form in order to attend:
https://usaballhockey.com/mens-masters-evaluation-registration//

Evaluation Format

  • Friday night – Hotel conference room (hotel location to be announced later) – 8-9 p.m.
  • Saturday – 8 a.m. arrival at the rink; start evaluations at 9 a.m.

Friday night will be used to provide attendees with an introduction to the program.  Additionally, the staff will cover expectations of the next year of camps, tournaments, and financial costs for travel to the tournament. Friday night is not mandatory but strongly recommended to ensure all the necessary information has been received.

Players will check in Saturday at 8 a.m., get dressed, and warm up to be ready to start by 9 a.m. Evaluations will finish up around 6 p.m. At that time players may leave to go home, or come to a social event, details of which will be announced at a later date.

Director of Hockey Operations Cory Herschk of Pittsburgh, PA, along with Masters Division Men’s General Manager Chris Caplan, lead the search for Head Coaches for both teams to find the best candidates.  The following gentleman have been named head coach for their respective teams:

  • Jeff Jordan – Team USA Head Coach

Jeff Jordan began playing ball hockey in North East Philadelphia, PA in the late 80s. In the early 90s, he joined Mayfair Hockey, one of the top teams in the region for many years.  Mr. Jordan continued playing “A” level hockey over the next two decades. Most recently he was player/coach with the PA Caspers club team who competed in “A” level tournaments for a number of years. Jordan was a member of the 2014 DC Masters and is a class of 2019 Mid-Atlantic Ball Hockey Hall of Fame inductee.

  • Rock Stefan – USA Masters Team 2 Head Coach

Rock has been involved in hockey since 1974. He is proud to have watched this game evolve and states, “As the game has changed, the biggest lesson I have learned as a coach, GM, player or even a referee is I have had to change.” As a coach, Mr. Stefan would take teams every summer to Canada and compete in tournaments to learn the international game. Thanks to YouTube and social media, he makes watching tournaments his hobby, and it has helped to prepare him during the last three World Championships. Rock served as the Head Coach in the Men’s Senior World Championships in 2000, Defensive Coach for Team USA Masters in 2014, and the GM/Head Coach in Bermuda last summer.

Notable USA Masters Division staff members include:
  • Mark O’Neill – Head Scout – Boston, MA
  • Scott Bokowski – Head Scout – Buffalo, NY

USA Ball Hockey scouts and Masters Division staff members are continually scouting the top players in this country who have the desire to compete at the World Championships in 2020.

 

USABH is the premier ball hockey organization in the United States and possesses a comprehensive reach nationally, at all levels of play, thanks to strategic alliances with key organizations. We are focused on growing the game, from the beginner youth levels through international competition. USABH’s intention is to facilitate national teams and unify all juniors, men’s, women’s and masters programs and events.

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Master’s Division Leadership Announcement

USA Ball Hockey Master’s program announces selections for General Manager and National Director

BOSTON —The USA Ball Hockey Board of Directors have selected the following personnel to represent the United States Master’s National Ball Hockey program.  These personnel were selected based on their excellent qualifications along with their proven passion for helping grow and develop the sport of ball hockey here in the United States.  These outstanding leaders will be working on building winning rosters for their respective divisions as the United States continues their pursuit of Gold Medals.

Master’s Men’s Division General Manager – Chris Caplan, Maple Shade, NJ

Chris Caplan has been a part of the ball hockey community for many years.  Known by many simply as “Cappy”,  he previously managed the New Jersey Force, which was a team known for its talent for years. Chris has played on the Men’s Masters team and is currently the GM of two traveling over-50 teams. He assisted Rock Stefan in putting together the Old Glory team which competed at the 2018 ISBHF Masters Championships in Bermuda.  He implemented speed and agility training, a fore-checking, offensive, and defensive system of hockey, and most importantly creating a team first family atmosphere in the locker-room.  USA Ball Hockey is thrilled to have Chris Caplan manage our Masters division.  One player recently said, “Chris is the reason I tell my teammates ‘I love you’ even more than I tell my own family members. Call it what you will but we have grown to love each other as brothers because of his leadership.” Mr. Caplan and his soon to be announced staff will have the tall task of creating not one but two contenders for Gold in the Masters division. “We want to be more athletic and more driven than ever before. I plan to search the entire country for what it is we need, though I believe we have a lot of that ‘IT’ factor here within the current program. We just have to put it together.” said Caplan as he begins to plan for 2020.

Master’s Division – National Director – Terri Milby, Linwood, PA

Terri Milby’s full time occupation may be in Neurodiagnostics helping ill patients, but her passion leads her to ball hockey which is where she’s volunteered her time for over 20 years as a player, manager, employee, and in more recent years, photographer. Her love for the game and respect for the players are some of the reasons she’s dedicated countless hours of her personal time to capture special moments for the teams and their families, from the youth division to the Masters. In addition to playing and running teams for two decades, Terri has competed on the Women’s National Masters Red Team 2014 and 2016. Recently she served as Assistant GM to the 2018 USA Men’s Masters Team where she learned a lot about what goes on behind the scenes and how much work goes into organizing and competing at an international level.  Terri will be working closely with both the Men’s and Women’s Masters GMs to ensure world class programs are put together with efficiency and timeliness.  USA Ball Hockey is thrilled to have her on board.

Ms. Milby and Mr. Caplan have coordinated with scouts to begin evaluating the Masters division as soon as this weekend at the North American Masters Ball Hockey Tournament.  “Our scouts will not only be watching the talent on the rink at events coming up this tournament season, but they’ll also be communicating with coaches, team managers, and rink owners all over the United States so that no stone goes unturned. Our job is to give the USA the best chance at winning gold,” says Caplan.

 

USABH is the premier ball hockey organization in the United States and possesses a comprehensive reach nationally, at all levels of play, thanks to strategic alliances with key organizations. We are focused on growing the game, from the beginner youth levels through international competition. USABH’s intention is to facilitate national teams and unify all juniors, men’s, women’s and masters programs and events.

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Women’s U20 and Masters Announcement

USA Ball Hockey women’s program announces evaluations for 2020 Under-20 and Masters teams

BOSTON — USA Ball Hockey assistant director of hockey operations — women’s division, Alessandra Glista announces evaluations for the 2020 World Championships U20 and masters teams.

To be eligible for the U20 team you must be born 01/01/2000 or later.  To be eligible for the Masters teams you must be born 12/31/1985 or earlier.  

Scouting will take place at all major events nationally including but not limited to, Cool Hockey’s North American Ball Hockey Championships March 22-23 in Feasterville, PA at the UWBHF’s Springfest tournament May 18-19 in Dracut, MA and at the Youth North American Championships May 18-19 in Feasterville, PA for the U20 team, and also New England Classic May 31-June 2.

A final evaluation will be held in the summer of 2019 information to be determined.

Dorene Sheets, who serves as an assistant coach for the 2019 Women’s National Team, has been selected as the U20 team head coach.

Masters Team Blue’s head coach is Shawn Mulcahy and he will be joined on the bench by assistant coaches Paul White and Jason Glista. Head coach Jackie Spiegel and assistant coaches Jacob Denne and Chris Howdeshell will be the staff for Team Red.

Applications are currently being accepted for the following staff positions until April 11.

USA U20 Women’s Team

General manager, assistant general manager, assistant coach (2)

USA Masters

General manager, assistant general manager

Player’s interested in being evaluated or to submit an application for the womens’ staff positions, please apply at USAballhockey.com. Please email aglista@usabh.org with any questions.  

USABH is the premier ball hockey organization in the United States and possesses a comprehensive reach nationally, at all levels of play, thanks to strategic alliances with key organizations. We are focused on growing the game, from the beginner youth levels through international competition. USABH’s intention is to facilitate national teams and unify all juniors, men’s, women’s and masters programs and events.

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2020 Junior and Masters Announcement

USA Ball Hockey announces evaluations for the 2020 junior men and men’s masters teams

BOSTON — USA Ball Hockey announces that applications are now being accepted and evaluations are set to begin for the 2020 junior men and masters men’s divisions.  Apply today for the general manager, coaching, scouting, and player positions to represent the United States at the World Championships.

Applications are currently being accepted for the following staff positions:

USA Juniors

U16 general manager, U16 head coach, U16 assistant coaches, U16 scout

U18 general manager, U18 head coach, U18 assistant coaches, U18 scout

U20 general manager, U20 head coach, U20 assistant coaches, U20 scout

USA Masters

Tier I team general manager, head coach, assistant coach, scout

Tier II team general manager, head coach, assistant coach, scout

To apply, please visit USAballhockey.com or email  info@usabh.org.  The hiring window to register will close on April 5, 2019.  Our goal is to have our staff selected by April 22, 2019.

 

Evaluations for players will run from now until July 15th. All players interested in representing USABH at the 2020 games must register to be evaluated online and be present at any of the events below. We will host invitational tryout camps at dates and locations that are to be announced soon.

Scouts will also be evaluating players at various rinks around the country including Arizona, California, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Louisiana, North Carolina, Texas, and Nevada.

JUNIOR EVENTS

March 22-24   — North American Championship (Feasterville, PA)

March 23-31   — Eastern Regional Tournament (Bellmawr, NJ)

April 11-14      — Midwest Regional Tournament (Penn Hills, PA)

April 26-28      — Street Hockey U.S.A. Nationals (Pittsburgh, PA)

April 27-May 5 — NSHA Nationals Tournament (Blackwood, NJ)

May 3-5           — U.S. Dek Hockey Nationals (Leominster, MA)

May 17-19       — The Club Championships (Pittsburgh, PA)

May 17-19       — North American Championships (Feasterville, PA)

May 24-27       — The American Invitational (Pittsburgh, PA)

May 24-27       — Dekhockey Nationals (Leominster, MA)

July 12-14        — NDA3on3 National Championships (Quad City, Iowa)

 

MASTERS (40+ YEARS) EVENTS

March 22-24   — North American Championships (Feasterville, PA)

April 26-28   — Masters North American Championships (Feasterville, PA)

April 26-28      — Street Hockey U.S.A. Nationals (Pittsburgh, PA)

May 3-5           — U.S. Dekhockey Nationals (Leominster, MA)

May 17-19       — The Club Championships (Pittsburgh, PA)

May 31-June 2 — New England Classic (Fitchburg, MA)

July 12-14        — NDA3on3 National Championships (Quad City, IA)

July 12-14        — Tournament 66 (Pittsburgh, PA)

 

USABH is the premier ball hockey organization in the United States and possesses a comprehensive reach nationally, at all levels of play, thanks to strategic alliances with key organizations. We are focused on growing the game, from the beginner youth levels through international competition. USABH’s intention is to facilitate national teams and unify all Juniors, Men’s, Women’s and Masters programs and events.

Follow us on YouTube, Twitter, Facebook and Instagram @USAballhockey or search: USA Ball Hockey