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Aviator Hockey Club
“The Premier AA Travel Hockey Program”
2012-2013 Season
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Chris Werstine – Director of Travel Hockey , Squirt and Peewee Coordinator
John Sacco – Coaching Director, Bantam and Midget Coordinator
Gregory Gonsowski – Mite Travel, ADM Coordinator
Victor Baryshevtsev – Regular Season Power Skating Instructor. Visit www.victoryonice.com
Michael McDonald – Regular Season Goalie Instructor. Visit www.omegahockey.com
Ryan McClure – Travel Hockey Administrator. Ryan@aviatorsports.com 718.758.7554
Caroline Murphy – Travel Team Scheduler. Caroline.murphy59@gmail.com
Team and Season Outline
Midget Level
U 16 AA Minor (1996-1997)
• Spring/Summer – 8 on ice training sessions, Training Camp “Boot Camp”
• Fall/Winter – 27 Week Season, September through March. Typically Two Practices and Two Games
per week For September and October there will be a Third Practice on Fridays (Third Practice will be a
skills session), attend 2 or 3 tournaments. High School Friendly Practice Schedule.
• Teams Compete in the Long Island Amateur Hockey League (LIAHL) Tier II, New York State
Tournament Bound division.
• Head Coach: Chris Robinson click on link for resume'
Bantam Level
Bantam AA, A (1998-1999)
• Spring/Summer – 8 on ice training sessions, Training Camp “Boot Camp”
• Fall/Winter – 27 Week Season, September through March. Full Game Schedule, three practices most
weeks (third practice is a skill session with Victor Baryshevtsev or staff), attend 3 to 4 tournaments.
• Teams: Bantam AA will compete in the Long Island Amateur Hockey League (LIAHL) Tier II, New
York State Tournament Bound division. Bantam A will compete in Long Island Amateur Hockey
League (LIAHL) Tier III and Hudson Valley League ‘A’ division.
• Head Coach: James Iucci- Bantam AA & Dominic Settimo- Bantam A click on link for resume'
Peewee Level
Peewee AA, A (2000-2001)
• Spring/Summer – 8 on ice training sessions, Training Camp “Boot Camp”
• Fall/Winter – 27 Week Season, September through March. Full Game Schedule, three practices most
weeks (third practice is a skill session with Victor Baryshevtsev or staff), attend 3 to 4 tournaments.
• Teams: Peewee AA will compete in the Long Island Amateur Hockey League (LIAHL) Tier II, New
York State Tournament Bound division as well as the Tri-State Hockey League. Peewee A will compete
in Long Island Amateur Hockey League (LIAHL) Tier III and Hudson Valley League ‘A’ division.
• Head Coach: Chris Werstine – Peewee AA & Dan Wicke – Peewee A click on link for resume'
Squirt Level
Squirt AA, A (2002-2003, 2004's Welcome)
• Spring/Summer – 8 on ice training sessions, Training Camp “Boot Camp”
• Fall/Winter – 27 Week Season, September through March. Full Game Schedule, three practices most
weeks (third practice is a skill session with Victor Baryshevtsev or staff), attend 3 to 4 tournaments.
• Teams: Squirt AA will compete in the Long Island Amateur Hockey League (LIAHL) Tier II, New
York State Tournament Bound division as well as the Tri-State Hockey League. Squirt A will compete
in Long Island Amateur Hockey League (LIAHL) Tier III and Hudson Valley League ‘A’ division.
• Head Coach: Jim Traynor/Chris Kienzle – Squirt AA & Bill Faulkner – Squirt A click on link for resume'
Mite Level (ADM)
*Mite AA, A (2004-2005 and younger)
• Spring/Summer – 8 on ice training sessions, Training Camp “Boot Camp”
• Fall/Winter – 27 Week Season, September through March. Full Game Schedule, three practices most
weeks (third practice is a skill session with Victor Baryshevtsev or staff), attend tournaments,
Jamborees.
• Teams: Mite AA will compete in the Long Island Amateur Hockey League as well as the Hudson
Valley League with an extensive league/exhibition game schedule. Attend 4 tournaments. Mite A will
do cross ice only as well as placement in our in-house division. Attend 8 jamborees.
• Head Coach: Gregg Gonsowski click on link for resume'
*Please Note* USA Hockey and NYSAHA are still deciding the future of Mite Hockey. Consensus is there will be a Cross Ice
and Full Ice component for the 12-13 hockey season. Expect a “Mite Status” by late March.
Tournaments (teams and weekends subject to change)
 Stamford Fall Classic -STR- September 7-9 and 14-16 Teams: Squirt AA/Peewee A/Peewee AA
 Columbus Day Classic in Marlborough October 5-8 Teams: Squirt A/Peewee A/Bantam A/Bantam AA
Midget Minor AA
 Haunted Shootout in Marlborough October 26-28 Teams: Full Organization
 Silver Sticks (Regional) in Bridgeport November 2-4 Teams: Squirt AA/Peewee AA/Bantam AA
 Silver Sticks (Regional) in Bridgeport November 23-25 Teams: Squirt A/Peewee A/Bantam A/Midget
Minor AA
*Its up to individual teams/members if they want to do more*
Off Ice Program
Teams will be offered one of our many amenities here at Aviator Sports & Events by utilizing the in-door turf
fields to work on core conditioning. Since our “on-ice development” is so extensive with 3 practices and 2-3
games per week we will limit this program to 1-2 sessions per month. The focus of this program is to strengthen
the individual players “core” while building good team bonding habits with each group.
Additionally, the advent of game video has become a key component to a teams success and progression. Each
team will be offered a chance to sit down with their coach and view game film from a recent contest. This will
be coordinated once a month with our coach/manager.
Clips of our Off-Ice Training:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ASquej1LcPA&context=C3db4110ADOEgsToPDskKOZvCSSA6lJ_eBU6Uf9SE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=2eebVaTzMl4&feature=context&context=C34b0be8ADOEgsToPDskJdjKdx2rYliQRmFgNQfP0http://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=kCvfPfoKKCU&context=C3d085c9ADOEgsToPDskIYzYTvdUIIYpjSh_CZgecW
Our very own Dom Sacco, Omaha Lancers, USHL: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uUeam5toJuk
About Our Facility
 Parking for over 2,500 cars
175,000 square feet of indoor events, athletics, and recreation space
 Outdoor exhibit areas
 Two indoor turf fields for Soccer or Lacrosse
 20,000 sq. ft. multipurpose field house, which can accommodate:
 2 Basketball courts
 2 Volleyball courts
 Boxing ring and stage options
 15,500 sq. ft . gymnastics/dance center
 15,000 sq. ft. performance exercise center
 2 NHL regulation ice rinks
 35’ tall rock climbing wall
 Food court
 Sports lounge
 Full catering and food service
 Large corporate meeting/events rooms
 Child drop-off center
 Field and outdoor events venue space for large programs
 Outdoor synthetic turf field with bleacher seating for over 4,000 plus spectators
 Outdoor events space for festivals, fairs, concerts, and community oriented entertainment
 Conveniently located approximately 10 miles from both Lower Manhattan and JFK Airport
About our Director
Chris Werstine
Executive Director of Ice Operations Aviator Sports & Events Center, President, Aviator Hockey Club
Chris was born in Highland, Michigan and played hockey in the Detroit minor hockey scene. His playing
pedigree started in travel hockey as a peewee and progressed up through the Junior Hockey ranks, where he
played for the Toledo Cherokees (Jr. B) and the Springfield Junior Blues (Jr.A).
After Chris’ playing career he moved on to coaching & scouting
 2 years with the Honeybaked, AAA Midget Minor & Major
 5 Years as a Jr. B coach, where he won the CSHL playoff Gold-cup championship for the Lakeland
Metro Jets in Lakeland, MI.
 2 years as a full time- associate coach and director of scouting for the Capital Centre Pride Jr. A (NAHL)
team.
In addition to playing and coaching, Chris also scouted for numerous teams in the mid-west and northen Ontario
including the Oshawa Generals of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL)
Throughout Chris’ career he helped in the development of the following players:
 Andy Miele- Phoenix Coyotes (NHL)
 Drew Miller- Detroit Redwings (NHL)
 Eric Ehn- Air Force (current 2007 Hobey Baker finalist)
 Patrick Kane- Chicago Blackhawks (NHL Rookie of the Year 07/08) (Stanley Cup Champion)
 AJ Jenks –Plymouth Whalers (OHL) 4th Pick of Florida Pathers 2008 Draft
Chris has coached over 50 Division 1 & 3 college hockey players, 20 Ontario Hockey League players and 5
United States Developmental Program (NTDP) participants. He brings a vast knowledge of program
development in arena activities. No one has this much experience of player development in this area!
KEY:
Long Island Amateur Hockey League www.liahl.com
Tri-State Youth Hockey League http://leagueathletics.com/?org=TriStateYouthHockey.com
Hudson Valley Youth Hockey League www.hvhl.org
Aviator Hockey Club www.aviatorhockey.org
Aviator Sports & Events Center www.aviatorsports.com