New Trier Hockey Club 2023-2024 information

The New Trier Hockey Club is pleased to provide preliminary information on the 2023-2024 season.  Below we have outlined key dates as well as general timelines for the rest of the summer and the season ahead.

KEY DATES:

• *August 5th-August 15th - conditioning
• *August 19th – Kick Off Meeting, mandatory for player and at least one guardian!
• *August 19th-August 22nd - tryouts

Expect games to begin Labor Day weekend

Holidays:

Thanksgiving Tournament – local for all teams

Winter Break 12/22-1/5 – no games scheduled

January 13-15- MLK weekend tournament

More dates and information will be added and communicated along the way. 

We will open registration for the conditioning clinics at the end of June.  Any questions, please send them to nthockeyregistrar@gmail.com

Looking forward to a fun summer and a great season ahead!

New Trier Hockey Club has released our summer program!  Join us for all of the fun on ice with New Trier Hockey coaches.  The session runs from June 12th through July 26th.  This program is open to those attending New Trier in the fall and trying out for a team in August.  Skating is Monday and Wednesday at Winnetka and then on Friday at Centennial.  Ice times are as follows:

Monday: 7:35p, 8:45p at Winnetka

Wednesday: 6:50p, 8p at Winnetka

Friday: 5:10p, 6:20p at Wilmette

Fees: Skater $350, Goalie $175

Once registration is complete, notification of your group will be sent via email.

Use this link to register OR copy/paste the address below:

https://newtrierhockey.sportngin.com/register/form/639804903
 

Please note space is limited and registration MUST close by 6p on 5/21/2023.

Thank you for your interest in New Trier Hockey!

To:                  All Voting Members of the New Trier Hockey Club

From:              New Trier Hockey Club Board of Directors

Date:              April 6, 2023

Please take notice that the Annual Meeting for the New Trier Hockey Club has been scheduled for April 27th, 2023 at 7p.m.  The meeting will take place via zoom, and we will circulate a zoom link via email prior to the meeting.

We are also pleased to announce the slate of officers and directors for the 2023-2024 hockey season:   

1. Adam Finger (President)                      Class A          
2. Phill Olson (Vice President)                 Class B          
3. Shannon Preda (Registrar)                   Class A          
4. Dennis McGreal (Treasurer)                Class B          
5. Bryant Rowean (Secretary)                  Class A          
6. Todd Harootyan                                    Class A          
7. Steve Kohn                                              Class B          
8. Chris Pauly                                             Class B          
9. Melissa Hirschel                                     Class B          
10. Rob Adam                                               Class B          
11. Sarah Curry                                            Class B          
12. Scott Seifert                                             Class B          
13. Roxy Freel                                               Class B          
14. Billy Cannon                                           Class B          
15. Britt Trukenbrod                                    Class B          
16. John Cadden                                           Class B          
17. Judie Sibell                                              Class B                      
18. Jamie Rabinowitz                                   Class B          

AHAI has named its 2023 All State Team which includes 5 New Trier Hockey players.  NTHC also has a number of players named as All Stars in the IHSHL.   

AHAI All State Team:

Butler Chessen - F - New Trier Green

Aleks Cheris - F - New Trier Green

Will Cusick - D - New Trier Green

Landon Douthit - F - New Trier Green

Tyler Smith - F - New Trier Green

- see document below this post for the full rosters

IHSHL All Stars:

Charlie Andrews - F - New Trier Blue

Ryan Barr - F - New Trier Gray

James Friedman - F - New Trier White

Harrison Miller - F - New Trier White

Cole Ouyang - D - New Trier Blue

Liam Reger - G - New Trier Blue

Coach Rob Malstrom will also be there as one of the Varsity team coaches.

- you can find full rosters for the league here

Congratulations to our players!

Interested in exploring hockey after high school?  For any of our players looking to continue playing after HS, please consider skating in JOG College Showcase. This is a great opportunity to meet coaches and learn about available opportunities. Also, if you already gained acceptance to a college and interested in playing there make sure you reach out to Coach Cheris  so he can help you connect to your future school's Coach.  See details below and the link to sign up!

Fifth Third Arena will be hosting the JOG Athletics College Prospects Showcase.  This event takes place May 5-7, 2023.  

Information can be found on their website:

https://www.fifththirdarena.com/hockey/jog-college-showcase

Link to register:

https://apps.daysmartrecreation.com/dash/x/#/online/blackhawks/programs/8/level?&facility_ids=1

Hello Trevians!

Thanks to so many of you for reaching out to me. I am grateful for your support and I simply could not be any more excited about the future of NT Hockey.

As the new Hockey Director, my mission is to make our club the best Tier 2 high school program in North America.  To reach that goal we, of course, need our players playing their best hockey with dedicated coaches encouraging and guiding them along the way.  Our Coaching staff will be a cohesive unit that shares ideas, systems and drills to have all teams developing and reaching their potential.  Our goal is to prepare each player for their next step, whether that’s at New Trier, college or elsewhere.

To reach our goal we also need to build our culture as a club, that means every player, coach and family.  My objective is to create a culture where players and families are in this together, as one club; a culture where we support one another and value being a part of our community; a culture that is built on hard work and combines winning, sportsmanship and conduct on and off the ice.  A culture that values dedication, integrity and teamwork as much as it does “winning.”

New Trier has had some of the winningest teams and coaches in Illinois and playing for our club is a badge of honor.  The memories and friendships that our players develop last forever.  I will do everything in my power to make sure each of you has an experience that you will cherish.

I will be conducting one on one preseason player meetings leading up to tryouts.  These are for all players who intend to tryout this season.  A signup sheet will be posted shortly with dates and times. 

Also, many of you have already signed up for the New Trier conditioning clinics.  If you have not yet done so, please make sure you get your registration in before July 31st as we cannot accept players after that.

While I know most of you, if we have not yet met, please introduce yourself when the opportunity presents itself.  I look forward to seeing you all around the rink soon.

Enjoy your summer and GO TREVS!

Warm Regards,

Coach Cheris

Dear New Trier Hockey Families: 

We are excited to announce that Adam Cheris has accepted the offer to be our next hockey director and coach. For those of you that do not know Adam, you can ask your hockey player about him. Adam has coached travel teams at Winnetka and Wilmette and every team at New Trier from Junior Varsity to Green over the last five years.  Adam also played for Winnetka Warriors, New Trier, Avon Old Farms and played college hockey at D-III Skidmore from 1989-1993. In addition to this impressive hockey background, Adam is a high-integrity person who will lead by example as he promotes a healthy hockey culture founded on principles of hard work, accountability, excellence, dignity, and respect on and off the ice.

We would also like to thank the members of the search committee (John McAdams, Mindy Douthit, Phil Olson, Nancy Glass, and Chip Kenyon) and Mitch Ornstein for their diligence in this process in which they considered more than eighty candidates, conducted forty interviews, and presented the entire board with a slate of excellent candidates for final consideration.

Please join us in congratulating Coach Cheris on this fantastic opportunity.

Regards,

Jamie Rabinowitz

New Trier Hockey Club, President

The Heart of the Team Award. This award was established to honor Ellery Stern, a New Trier Hockey Player who tragically lost his life in a car accident. It is designed to recognize a senior who stands out as an example of dedication, motivation, desire, and courage. This senior leads by example, pushing his teammates to be the best on the ice as well as in the classroom and in life. The Heart of the Team Award recipient for the 2021-22 season is  Owen Walker.

The Bill Saunders Memorial Award. This award was established in 1991 to honor the memory of Bill Saunders. Bill loved hockey and devoted countless hours to the New Trier Hockey Club.  This player demonstrates strong leadership and achievement both on and off the ice. He’s committed not only to his team but also to the New Trier Hockey Club and his school. The recipient of this award exemplifies good sportsmanship and respects his teammates. The recipient of the Bill Saunders Memorial Award for the 2021-22 season is Brennan McDonald.

The Dr. Richard Renn Scholastic and Academic Excellence Award. Dr. Richard Renn was one of many founders of the Winnetka and New Trier Hockey Club programs. He was very involved, not only in the successful development of these programs, but also in the health and safety of the individual players. This award was established in recognition of his commitment to the New Trier Hockey Club, and is given to the senior who has earned the highest academic achievement while at New Trier High School. The recipient of the Dr. Richard Renn Scholastic and Academic Excellence Award for the 2021-22  is Nicholas Bunge.

New Trier Green Varsity finished in 2nd place in Division I of USA Hockey's High School National Championship on Monday, April 19. They went 3-0 in pool play and moved on to the quarterfinals to beat Jesuit College Prep, (Texas),  Next, they faced off the semifinals versus Santa Margarita (California) and won 7-1 to advance to the championship game against the Springfield Cardinals of Massachusetts. It was a tough fought battle and unfortunately they came up short 0-3 to the Cardinals. Congratulations to our players and we are proud of your accomplishments this season!

The 2020-21 New Trier Hockey Club players are wearing amber ribbons on their helmets to show support for appendix cancer in memory of Thomas Sampson, father of Carter (Green) and Matthew (Gray), who passed away on November 19, 2020.  His courage and strength were an example to all who knew him.  His competitive spirit and pride for New Trier hockey lives on through his boys.  Rest in peace, Tom.

Despite the COVID pandemic New Trier Hockey Players rallied together (social distancing and masks in all)  to continue an 11-year tradition. New Trier Hockey players enjoyed a beautiful fall day scattered across the local community in an effort to fight pediatric cancer. Due to social distancing guidelines collection day locations were cut in half. Players from all six teams – Green, Blue, White, Gray, Junior Varsity 1 and Junior Varsity 2,  - helped to raise both funds and awareness on behalf of the Bear Necessities Pediatric Cancer Foundation. Cash donations, both collected at various local merchants throughout the community, as well as an online campaign, totaled $12,730 this year (and over $67,000 to date). The money raised will help to make Bear Hugs and other great programs for kids and their families fighting cancer, possible across Illinois.

Thank you again to those NT Hockey families that supported our endeavor and to the local business which graciously allowed us to solicit funds outside of their venues.

Grand Foods Glencoe and Grand Foods Winnetka

Hometown Coffee & Juice

Once Upon  a Bagel

Peet's Coffee

Panera  Wilmette

Congratulations to JV2 who took first prize in overall collections followed by White. Both will receive a team pizza party.