Mark your calendar!
SLSSC Registration for the 2014/15 Speed skating season will take place on Monday, July 28th at the Brockville Memorial Centre, 6-8pm. Registration form and the information sheet are now available. Please complete and return with your payments.
Come skate with 2014 Olympians in Ottawa
During its Annual General Meeting held in Ottawa June 19-21, Speed Skating Canada is inviting young skaters and members from the community to come out and skate with Olympians from the 2014 Olympic Games.
The event will take place from 2:30 pm to 4:30 pm at the Roger Senecal Arena in the Bob MacQuarrie Recreation Complex (1490 Youville Dr., Ottawa), home of the Gloucester Concordes club.
Rising stars will have the opportunity to skate and celebrate with Olympians with photo opportunities and autographs from the athletes in a public skating event divided in two sessions. The final schedule will be communicated during the week.
SCHEDULE
(final schedule will be communicated during the week – additional athletes to be confirmed)
2:30 pm to 3:30 pm:
Ivanie Blondin
Jamie Gregg
Gilmore Junio
William Dutton
Lucas Makowsky (off the ice)
3:30 pm to 4:30 pm:
Charles Hamelin
François Hamelin
We hope to see you there and don’t forget to bring your skates, your helmet and everything you want to do autograph!
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Venez patiner avec des Olympiens de 2014 à Ottawa
Dans le cadre de son Assemblée générale annuelle présenté à Ottawa du 19 au 21 juin, Patinage de vitesse Canada invite les jeunes patineurs de la région ainsi que les membres de sa communauté à venir patiner avec des Olympiens des Jeux olympiques de 2014.
L’opportunité aura lieu entre 14 h 30 et 16 h 30 à l’aréna Roger Sénécal du Centre Bob MacQuarrie, hôte du club des Concordes de Gloucester (1490 Youville Dr., Ottawa).
Au cours de cette opportunité, les jeunes de la relève auront la chance de patiner et d’échanger avec les Olympiens et d’obtenir un autographe ou une photo dans une formule de patinage libre divisée en deux sessions.
HORAIRE
(l’horaire final sera communiqué au cours de la semaine – des athlètes supplémentaires seront confirmés)
14 h 30 à 15 h 30 :
Ivanie Blondin
Jamie Gregg
Gilmore Junio
William Dutton
Lucas Makowsky (hors-glace)
15 h 30 à 16 h 30 :
Charles Hamelin
François Hamelin
Nous espérons vous y voir et n’oubliez pas d’apporter vos patins, votre casque et tout ce que vous voulez faire autographier!
Ellis Edge is offering a Master’s Camp in Ottawa, August 1-4th.
More information can be found on their website.
This past weekend, the St. Lawrence Speed Skating Club handed out their yearly awards. Here are some of the pictures from the event.
Skater of the Year: Emma Grace Wheeler
Spirit Award: Andrew Chartrand
Most Enthusiastic 1st year Skater: Kaitlin Gallant
Most Improved Junior Skater: Arie Devos
Most Improved Senior Skater: Kim Shonewille
Skaters who attended National Events: Alphonse Ouimet, Emma Grace Wheeler, Chloe Segal, Nick Everett
60 Second Club Inductee: Emma Grace Wheeler
Thanks to all who attended, and to all for this past season a great success! See in September.
The Cambridge and Toronto Speed Skating Clubs are pleased to announce that registration for their summer camp system is now open.
The camps will be hosted by both clubs as follows :
2 weeks in Toronto : July 14-18 and July 21-25. These weeks will have a Technical focus.
1 week in Cambridge : August 14-18. This week will have a Conditioning and Racing Tactics focus.
Lead Coach: Steve Robillard (all 3 weeks). Special guest coach: Valérie Maltais (Toronto only confirmed at this time).
Please visit either the TSSC or CSSC website for a detailed description of both portions of the camp and instructions on how to register.
Ellis Edge Youth Camp (12 and over) – July 7 -11, Bob MacQuarrie Recreation Complex – Orléans, ON, 1490 Youville Dr., Orleans, ON K1C2X8
For more information, check out the Ellis Edge website
Ellis Edge Masters Camp – August 1 -4, Ottawa. Details to follow.
***Year-End Celebration ***
on Sunday, April 13th, 2014
Potluck Luncheon & Awards
12:00 pm to 2:30 pm
AGM
to follow
MERC Hall
120 East MacLean Blvd, Maitland
Family & Friends are welcome!
Please RSVP and indicate # of guests and potluck contribution.
The ISU World Speed Skating Championships were held this past weekend in Montreal. Several SLSSC members made the trip to enjoy the excellent racing. While there, Coach Jen ran into an old competitor, namely Kristina Groves, who was announcing for CBC!!!
Kristina was nice enough to pose for pictures with Jen, Nolan and Paige, as well, sign their programs. Coach Jen’s brother also managed to get the programs signed by the complete Canadian Speed Skating Team!
Congratulations to Charles Hamelin for winning Bronze in the 500m.
With the Braves hosting a playoff game this Tuesday, our ice times have change.
5:00-6:00 – Comp
6:00-7:00 – Y1 / L2S8
Note: Both Coach Jen and Coach Gerald will be there for the Comp session.
Reminder, the following Provincial Champions will be coming up in the next few weeks. Make sure to get your entries to Heather by the specified date.
Provincial ‘C’ (Girls and Boys age 6-10) – March 22nd-23rd, Milton. Entry form due by March 12th. Please let your coaches know if you plan on attending this meet.
Provincial ‘B’ & Masters (Girls and Boys 11 and up that do not skate in the Provincial Series, including Masters) – March 29th-30th, Clarington. Entry form due by March 19th.
Congratulations to the 4 SLSSC skaters who competed in the Provincial A Championships this past weekend. Here’s how they finished:
Alphonse Ouimet – 1st – Open Male
Nick Everett – 2nd – Age 14 Boys
Chloe Segal – 10th – Age 13 Girls
Emma-Grace Wheeler – 4th (tie) – Age 12 Girls
Complete protocol can be seen here.
Congratulations to Alphonse on being selected to Team Ontario for the Canadian Age Class Short Track Championships in Prince George, BC, on March 14-16, 2014.
Congratulations to Nick and Emma-Grace (alternate) on being selected to Team Ontario for the Canada East Short Track Championships in Riviere-du-Loup, QC, on March 29-30, 2014.
Complete list of selected skaters can be found on the OSSA website.
Good luck!