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HRM Notification regarding RBC Rink A ice removal

Good Afternoon

Just a quick note to inform everyone that we have received notification that we will be losing Rink A at the RBC center as of November 28th. We have just received the below notification this morning and we will be working hard with HRM, Nustadia/ RBC Centre, our executives and other rinks to see if there is a possibility to relocate teams to help us absorb all of our ice times.

Please know we are aware andwe are being diligent in figuring it all out.  As for now, plan to have your teams on the ice for their regular times up to and including Sunday November 28th, 2021.

We will have more discussions this coming weekend and once we know more, we will send out an update.

Thank you for your patience.

Dartmouth Whalers Board

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Excerpt from HRM Parks & Recreation November 26th Email 

Due to the emergency need to address homelessness in HRM, Regional Council authorized the CAO to implement a range of emergency shelter accommodations. Persons have been housed at the Gray arena on an emergency basis since mid-September resulting in all dry floor bookings, including lacrosse and ball hockey being cancelled.  The municipality is procuring modular units to provide accommodations for those individuals currently being housed in the Gray. Unexpected delays pushed out the expected date to have these modular units ready beyond the initially anticipated date.

To accommodate a winter season for lacrosse and other dry floor sports, and with the continued use of the Gray arena as an emergency shelter, the municipality is removing one pad of ice (Pad A) from the RBC 4-pad effective midnight November 28th. Dry-floor rentals will commence December 6th. There are 26 ice pads in the municipality. The Gray arena is typically the only year-round dry-floor arena in Halifax. To ensure as complete a season for lacrosse as possible and to reduce potential for further disruption, bookings will be rescheduled through to the end of the winter season (March 31, 2022).

Recognizing this will have an impact across all arenas and user groups we ask for patience and understanding from everyone as staff adjust bookings. We will aim to relocate and reschedule as many bookings as possible, with a priority on youth bookings however some ice bookings may not be able to be rescheduled and will be cancelled.

Nov 26, 2021

Dartmouth Whalers Jr Coach Program

Dartmouth Whalers Minor Hockey Association is very excited to kick off our Jr Whalers Coach Program.  This program is open to Current and Past Whaler Players that are U15 age and older.

This group will support Dartmouth Whalers Teams this season and into the future.  We welcome both skaters and goalies.  We have a big need for Jr Coaches to work with U7 and U9 levels as well as our C level teams.  Goalies are also something we require to help our young goalies at U9 and U11 level to develop.

Junior Coach Orientation Session

The following session is MANDATORY TO  ATTEND, all participants must take part
Date: Wednesday November 24
Time 7:30 to 9:00PM
Location RBC Multi purpose room

The intended outcome of this mandatory session is for the participants in the program to have a better understanding the role they will play with our teams and assigning the participants to the schedule

If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to our development director Peter Dulhanty at developdirector@whalers.org
 

To register click here  JUNIOR COACH REGISTRATION

 
Nov 19, 2021

How to view players registration balance in HCR 3.0

With the deadline of November 30th for full payment of registration, there have been a lot of questions regarding players balance owing or questions regarding payments made/ charged to credit cards and payments remaining.  This can be viewed by parents by logging back into the system at the below website link and the "HOW TO" document posted below

https://account.spordle.com/auth/HCR

How to view Players balance owing <-Click here

1If you have any questions regarding balance or payments, please reach out to either:
Registrar Registrar@whalers.org
Treasurer treasurer@whalers.org

Nov 17, 2021

U9 Development Sessions

U9 Development Sessions- starting Nov 16th

 
We are excited to launch extra development opportunities for U9 aged players again this year. These sessions are an excellent complement to weekend practices.
 
The sessions will focus on a mix of skating fundamentals, puck control, passing, shooting and individuals tactics as laid out by Hockey Canada.
 
When: Tuesday 5:15 pm to 6:15PM
            Nov 16 / 23 / 30 | Dec 7 / 14 | Jan 4 / 11 / 18 / 25 | Feb 1
Where: RBC Centre 
Fees: $200 (Qty 10 x 1 hour sessions)
 
 
Click HERE to register
Nov 10, 2021

Goalie Development Sessions 2021-2022

Goalie Development Sessions- starting Nov 14th
 
The Whalers are very pleased to offer goalie development sessions for all divisions led by top third party instructors in the region. These sessions are split by the following levels:
1) U9 / U11
2) U13 / U15 / U18.
 
Fees- $100.00 for 10 Sessions ($10 per session)
*Pricing factors cost of ice, 3rd party goalie instructors, and assumes a minimum of 12 goalies. The Whalers are just looking to cover costs for these sessions.
 
**Possibility for your tender’s team budget to cover the cost or partial cost of the sessions. Check in with your team on possibilities.
 
*See the dates and times below.
  
Click HERE to register
 
See you at the rink!
 
U9 / U11 Sundays 2:45 to 3:45 PM Nov 14/21/28 Dec 5/12/19 Jan 9/16/23/30
U13 / U15 / U18 Sundays 3:45 to 4:45 PM Nov 14/21/28 Dec 5/12/19 Jan 9/16/23/30
 
Nov 8, 2021
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