Thank You Arlington Touchdown Club!

On November 14, the Touchdown Club of Arlington hosted their annual Thanksgiving dinner and awarded the Arlington Hockey Club a $1000 donation for recognition of AHC's dedication to Arlington youth in the sport of hockey.  

The Touchdown Club of Arlington has been investing in Arlington youth sports since 1943.  It is the only charity in Arlington dedicated to fund raising for all youth sports, K-12, both boys and girls, and supporting Arlington’s sports teams and facilities.  The Touchdown Club sponsors annual scholarships and awards presented at special dinners throughout the year - The McAvoy, Ostergren, and Yewcic Awards.  The Club also hosts a speaker-series that is open to guests, which features local sports luminaries.  The Club is an Arlington institution in the youth sports community, and raises funds through donations, annual membership dues, and a golf tournament.

Bantam AAA's Punch their Ticket to the Massachusetts State Tournament!!!

Congratulations to the Bantam AAA team on winning the District 9 Championship and qualifying for the 2024-2025 Massachusetts State Tournament!!  After defeating Belmont 12-2 in the District 9 semifinal, Arlington won a hard fought game against a tenacious Lexington-Bedford team, 8-3.  The game was much closer than the score indicated, and after Arlington went out early 2-0 in the first period, Lexington came back to tie the game 2-2 in the second period.  Arlington then exploded for five straight goals in the second period, including two on the same shift.  The teams traded goals in the third period, to end the game 8 - 3.  For the 2010 players on the Arlington team, this is their fourth consecutive trip to the State Tournament, where they'll try to defend their last two consecutive State Championships.

The 2024-2025 State Tournament will be held March 21 - 23 at the New England Sports Center.

Julie Chu Runs AHC Practice at Ed Burns Arena!

This weekend the AHC Girls' teams were excited to welcome 4-time Olympian Julie Chu to the ice as a guest coach. Julie was in town coaching her Concordia University team in games against BU, Merrimack, and UVM, but squeezed in an hour to spend with our girls.

Coach Julie ran the girls through some of the same drills she uses with her collegiate players, and the players had fun and learned a lot. The AHC coaches also picked up some new drills to use!

We hope Coach Julie will swing by again later in the season and spend a bit more time hanging with the AHC girls - and her brother, Coach Rich!