Florida 2004 AAA Elite Hockey
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The number-one ranked 2004 birth-year youth ice hockey team in North America is from Florida. Yes, Florida, which is a long way from the nation's traditional top hockey areas. We need your help to pay for training and travel, so that our southern boys can train and travel north to pursue their hockey dreams.
Hockey and sunshine are two words seldom spoken in the same sentence. In North American youth hockey, however, these historically contradictory terms are becoming synonymous. The Number One rated 2004 youth hockey team in North America, according to the MYHockey Rankings , is from sunny Florida, and they have taken the hockey world by storm. The team is ranked first for the second year in a row, having won five consecutive AAA Elite tournaments. The boys from the Sunshine State consistently beat the best teams from Canada and the USA, boasting a 13-0-0 record this season, and a 16-0-2 record from last year’s tournament season.
The team, which plays as The Florida Alliance , are the Bauer World Hockey Invite (Chicago) 2013 and 2014 AAA Elite Division Champions, the Warrior AAA Invitational (Detroit) 2013 and 2014 AAA Elite Division Champions, and the 2014 Michigan Super Series Border Battle AAA Elite Champions . This group of incredible young athletes is the only Florida youth hockey team to ever win an AAA Elite tournament, let alone five in a row. (Click here to see the team’s 2015-2016 Roster).
The roster includes Florida’s best 2004 birth-year hockey players (i.e., boys turning 11 in 2015). The core of the team has been playing together on all-star hockey teams since they were seven-years old. In the spring of 2013, the boys played under the sponsorship of Zoom Tan Hockey, and reached the finals in all three AAA tournaments they attended. The boys earned the crown of AAA Division Champions in the North American Prospects Showcase in May 2013 in Buffalo, New York. They were the runners-up in Chi-Town Shuffle (April 2013, Chicago) and Top Tier Tournament (May 2013, Toronto).
In June 2015, the boys played as Team Southeast in a highly competitive tournament for the best players in the USA and Canada. This was the inaugural event for a tournament known as The Show, held in Bloomington, Minnesota. Team Southeast won the Gold Medal in the USA Bracket, and lost in the finals by one goal in a very close game to the Gold Medal winner from the Canadian bracket.
If the opportunity to sponsor the most talked about youth hockey team in North America were not enough, the team’s coaching staff only adds to the cache of sponsorship. The coaches include (1) NHL legend Brian Rafalski , a 3-time Stanley Cup Champion and 3-time Olympian, (2) hockey guru Ryan Brindley , whose impressive resume includes 9-years of professional hockey experience, during which he earned the honors of Captain and All Star of ECHL teams, and (3) Tim Kyrkostas , Director of the Palm Beach Hawks USPHL Jr Team, and member of the 1996 NY Apple Core Junior B National Championship Team and 2000 Norwich University Division III NCAA National Championship team.
Sponsorship of youth hockey teams has a long tradition. Little Caesars , Belle Tire , HoneyBaked , and Compuware are just a few of the companies that have supported youth hockey for decades. While hockey may not have the following of baseball or basketball, the hockey community is tight knit and loyal. Corporate sponsors receive significant value for their contributions to the game.
Likewise, individual donations are equally appreciated, as every little bit helps when boys from the sunshine state must travel to the frozen tundras of North America to train with and compete against top competition.
Hockey is an expensive sport no matter where it is played. For a Florida-based hockey family, the cost is extraordinary. To play against the best competition, travel is mandatory. The cost for a parent and child to attend an out-of-state event, including air fare, hotel, car rental and food, can easily exceed $1,200 for a single tournament. When added to the regular costs for equipment, training and local league fees, a Florida based hockey family with a child that competes at an elite level can easily spend in excess of $15,000 per year on hockey. For many families, this is not just a huge burden, but an unaffordable expense.
We need your help so that our players can continue to pursue their hockey dreams, and learn the life-lessons that come from the time, commitment and dedication gained from team sports. Whether big or small, our boys will greatly appreciate anything you can donate to help them pursue their hockey dreams!
Hockey and sunshine are two words seldom spoken in the same sentence. In North American youth hockey, however, these historically contradictory terms are becoming synonymous. The Number One rated 2004 youth hockey team in North America, according to the MYHockey Rankings , is from sunny Florida, and they have taken the hockey world by storm. The team is ranked first for the second year in a row, having won five consecutive AAA Elite tournaments. The boys from the Sunshine State consistently beat the best teams from Canada and the USA, boasting a 13-0-0 record this season, and a 16-0-2 record from last year’s tournament season.
The team, which plays as The Florida Alliance , are the Bauer World Hockey Invite (Chicago) 2013 and 2014 AAA Elite Division Champions, the Warrior AAA Invitational (Detroit) 2013 and 2014 AAA Elite Division Champions, and the 2014 Michigan Super Series Border Battle AAA Elite Champions . This group of incredible young athletes is the only Florida youth hockey team to ever win an AAA Elite tournament, let alone five in a row. (Click here to see the team’s 2015-2016 Roster).
The roster includes Florida’s best 2004 birth-year hockey players (i.e., boys turning 11 in 2015). The core of the team has been playing together on all-star hockey teams since they were seven-years old. In the spring of 2013, the boys played under the sponsorship of Zoom Tan Hockey, and reached the finals in all three AAA tournaments they attended. The boys earned the crown of AAA Division Champions in the North American Prospects Showcase in May 2013 in Buffalo, New York. They were the runners-up in Chi-Town Shuffle (April 2013, Chicago) and Top Tier Tournament (May 2013, Toronto).
In June 2015, the boys played as Team Southeast in a highly competitive tournament for the best players in the USA and Canada. This was the inaugural event for a tournament known as The Show, held in Bloomington, Minnesota. Team Southeast won the Gold Medal in the USA Bracket, and lost in the finals by one goal in a very close game to the Gold Medal winner from the Canadian bracket.
If the opportunity to sponsor the most talked about youth hockey team in North America were not enough, the team’s coaching staff only adds to the cache of sponsorship. The coaches include (1) NHL legend Brian Rafalski , a 3-time Stanley Cup Champion and 3-time Olympian, (2) hockey guru Ryan Brindley , whose impressive resume includes 9-years of professional hockey experience, during which he earned the honors of Captain and All Star of ECHL teams, and (3) Tim Kyrkostas , Director of the Palm Beach Hawks USPHL Jr Team, and member of the 1996 NY Apple Core Junior B National Championship Team and 2000 Norwich University Division III NCAA National Championship team.
Sponsorship of youth hockey teams has a long tradition. Little Caesars , Belle Tire , HoneyBaked , and Compuware are just a few of the companies that have supported youth hockey for decades. While hockey may not have the following of baseball or basketball, the hockey community is tight knit and loyal. Corporate sponsors receive significant value for their contributions to the game.
Likewise, individual donations are equally appreciated, as every little bit helps when boys from the sunshine state must travel to the frozen tundras of North America to train with and compete against top competition.
Hockey is an expensive sport no matter where it is played. For a Florida-based hockey family, the cost is extraordinary. To play against the best competition, travel is mandatory. The cost for a parent and child to attend an out-of-state event, including air fare, hotel, car rental and food, can easily exceed $1,200 for a single tournament. When added to the regular costs for equipment, training and local league fees, a Florida based hockey family with a child that competes at an elite level can easily spend in excess of $15,000 per year on hockey. For many families, this is not just a huge burden, but an unaffordable expense.
We need your help so that our players can continue to pursue their hockey dreams, and learn the life-lessons that come from the time, commitment and dedication gained from team sports. Whether big or small, our boys will greatly appreciate anything you can donate to help them pursue their hockey dreams!
Organizer
Marc A Wites
Organizer
Boca Raton, FL