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In an effort to make sure we get the word out, the name of the site changed. Why? Because there was a mistaken perception that you actually needed to be a mother to want to visit this site. Which of course is not true: you just gotta be interested in girls' and women's ice hockey. Whether or not you're a muthah is not my concern...

Suburban Ice - Farmington is conducting three free Have Fun - Play Hockey introductory clinics. August 21st 10:30-11:30am is strictly girls-only, August 21st 12:30-1:30pm is co-ed for kids age eight and under, and August 28th 10:30-11:30am is co-ed open for all ages. Why does this matter? Because our beloved sport will wither and die without ensuring new players keep joining the game to take the spots left empty by departing players. These clinics take the fear out of trying, because the clinics are completely free and they'll even provide all the equipment you need for giving it a try! New players only, please, and you need to pre-register (so they can make sure they have the right sized stuff for you to wear). Call the rink at 248-888-1400.

Check it out! There's a ton of pictures from the Friday Jan 8th Wings v. Women charity fundrasier (nearly six hundred photos, to be precise) All the money went to support Women Build, the Macomb County women-only entity for Habitat for Humanity.

"House" hockey means playing at the same rink all the time, and "travel" means, well, traveling around for your games.  For adult women, travel is the Michigan Senior Women's Hockey League.  There are about forty teams ranging from beginner level to those vying for seediing in to the USA Hockey National Tournament.  For girls, there are "club" travel teams that typically have 10U, 12U, 14U, 16U and 19U teams competing at the AA and AAA level through the Little Caesars Amateur Hockey League.  Nearly all of the girls' travel teams vie for state and national tournament seeding.  There are also high school affiliated teams (even if you can't technically 'letter' in hockey...yet) through the Michigan Metro Girls High School Hockey League.  The high school teams have

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