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North Valley Hockey and Sports Complex (NVHSC) is an inline roller hockey league located in Chico, California. Established in 2003, our non-profit, all volunteer organization is dedicated to teaching the sport of inline hockey to boys and girls ages 6 to 18. NVHSC has nearly 150 participants forming 15 in-house and 4 travel youth teams. We see this sport as a health alternative for those youth of Chico and surrounding communities who are not drawn to the traditional athletic opportunities of this area.
"I skate to where the puck is going to be, not to where it's been."
- Wayne Gretzky

Latest News


Equipment Manager Position Open
Jun 25, 2009, 7:20 am
VOLUNTEERS WANTED
 
North Valley Hockey is looking for a volunteer to fill the open position of Equipment Manager. The equipment manager maintains the goalie gear and our rental equipment.
 
If you are interested in serving our hockey league in the above position please contact Jeff Novak, President at jnovak@nvhsc.org or 332-9798.


Fall Registration
May 21, 2009, 10:15 am
REGISTER NOW FOR THE FALL SEASON!
Now is the time to register for the Fall 2009 hockey season!  The Form is located on the left and is easy to fill out, at your leisure and send to the North Valley Hockey office.


CALLING ALL COACHES!
May 19, 2009, 3:00 pm
CALLING ALL COACHES!
 

North Valley Hockey invites you to join the team again, but the process is a little different this time. If you are interested in coaching next season, we are now taking applications!

A new coach application form has been designed for both In-house (recreation) and Travel. Because there have been offers from adults not currently coaching or involved in the program, we thought an application form would be a better way to determine the qualifications of those new to the program.

You may find the application in the FORMS section to the left and then mail it back to the North Valley Hockey office. The mailing address is at the bottom of the form.

We’d like to have your answer back no later than June 30.

If you have any comments in regards to the coach application, process or about the league operation, feel free to e-mail them to North Valley Hockey President Jeff Novak, jnovak@nvhsc.org . .   



Chico Teams ROCK SIERRA INLINE!
May 18, 2009, 9:48 am
Firebirds on FIRE
  at Sierra Inline Tournament
 
Chico 14U Firebirds The Chico Firebirds Travel hockey teams participated in the Sierra Inline Championship this weekend in Davis, where they placed 2nd and 3rd overall.   Shown below are the Chico 14U.  Front Row:  Goalies Charlie Robinson and Blaine Branthaver. 2nd Row:  Garrett Larson, Toby Auer, Adam Steele, Gabe Wackerman, Ryan Riedlinger and Benji Whitmore.  Back Row:  Coach Mike Yakemchuk, Jason Novak, Bryan Bruckman, Dylan Golet, Connor Melton and Coach Jim Wackerman.  Way to go Boys! The 14U placed 2nd and the 12U placed 3rd.  Some of our 12U played for the Sonora team which also took 2nd in their category.


GET FUELED AT DUTCH BROS
May 15, 2009, 10:07 am
GET FUELED BY DUTCH BROS!
 
NVHSC would like to once again thank Dan Richardson and Mark Ziemkowski of the Dutch Brothers Coffee stands in Chico for sponsoring our website again this year. Please show our appreciation of their sponsorship by patronizing their businesses located at the following addresses.
 
480 E Park Ave.
2393 Cohasset Rd.


Give us your suggestions!
May 15, 2009, 9:34 am
Please give us your input!
 
We want our league to be the best possible for everyone, please take a moment and fill out the Coach/League Evaluation forms located on the left in the FORMS section of our website.  Please fill them out and mail to the hockey office. The board is interested in everyone's input and wants to make improvements to our league.  Thanks and we look forward to a great fall season!


SPRING CHAMPIONS!
May 8, 2009, 11:20 am
SPRING CHAMPIONS!
 
Congrats to the following Spring 09 Division Champions:
Squirts:  PENGUINS  Peewees:  STARS  Bantams:  HURRICANES  Midgets:  DUCKS

Penguins


Coach's Corner


Chico 14U End on High Note
May 19, 2009, 1:16 pm
Chico 14U Firebirds Team Plays best season ever!

On Sunday May 17th the Chico Firebirds 14s team earned a second place finish in the silver division of the SIHL championships. We played our best tournament of the year! Our first game was against Redding and we won 5-1. We played at a frenzied pace from the drop of the puck. In the second game, we battled team Redline from San Jose. In the first half we built a 3-0 lead but, Redline came back to tie in the second half 3-3. The Firebirds answered with another goal and thought we had the game won only to give up a goal in the closing minutes to settle for a tie. Our effort in the first two games earned us a #1 seed for the championship! We faced Redline in the Championship, it was another exciting game. We traded goals and it was close the whole way. We missed tying the game with 2 minutes left by 3 inches!!

The thing that is most rewarding for Yak and I is that the whole team contributed in our effort at Davis. We had Toby bringing his maturity and scoring for our team. Adam had his best tournament of the year battling for the puck using his speed, strength and size. Ryan played excellent defense and made good decisions. Jason was an opportunistic sniper who fore and back checked hard. Dylan played with a lot of energy and battled for the puck against bigger guys. Benji played with intelligence and heart. Bryan had good energy and courage. Connor worked hard and played the team game. Garrett did a good job with positioning and almost had a few goals if not for a bouncing puck! Gabe had his best tournament scoring a goal or two and providing excellent defense. Charlie played in the net for our second game and did an outstanding job. And finally, Blaine was a wall in net. He provided leadership and won many battles from real good players. These are not only good players but, good kids as well. Their parents should be proud!

When I look back on the year I find I am very proud of how far this team has come. We didn’t score our first goal until our third tournament. We didn’t get our fist victory until our fourth tournament. We had a young team and for a few players this was their first Travel experience. Yet, we were 2 goals away from winning the cup! I feel a lot of the other teams considered us like a kid-brother. Today, they look at us with respect. They know we come to compete and we compete in an honorable way. I feel that Mike Yakemchuk has done an amazing job teaching the subtle points of hockey to our team. His knowledge and feel for the game inspires the boys to do their best! Go Firebirds!

                                    -Jim Wackerman



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