2004Season

8/23/2004
NEWSLETTER

1. No NHL Season?

Here are some upcoming events that you may want to put on the calendar. We'll update and circulate this from time to
time.

October
9 UMass Lowell at Niagara (2 pm at Dwyer Arena) (return of Blaise McDonald, former Niagara coach) 9 Ryerson at
Canisius (7 pm at Buff State) (home opener)

November
5-7 Midget Playdowns
9-13 Four Nations Cup for USA "17" (1988 born) and Russia, Slovakia, Switzerland National Teams in Rochester
(games at 4 & 8)

December
late Nichols & Belmont Hill Prep Tournament (at Nichols)

January
early St. Francis Prep Tournament (at Buff State)
8 Canisius at Niagara (showdown for local bragging rights)

February
21 & 22 USA "18" (1987 born team) at Canisius
23 USA "18" (1987 born team) at Geneseo

2. Columbus Day Ice

More Details next week on the Columbus Day (October 11) clinic and seminar (5 Keys to Better grades) for all Buffalo
Prospects players.

3. Public Service Announcements

If you have an announcement that would be of interest to or affect the Buffalo Prospects hockey family, feel free to
send it along.

We'd love to hear about fund raisers for hockey players or families, charity activities, tournament championships,
educational opportunities, etc.

We'd also like to try to keep tabs on the players who have advanced into the Prep, Junior (A, B, C), and college ranks
- and we'll need your help on this.

Provided it is not divisive, we'll more or less put it out to the Prospects community unedited.

Information, whether we agree or disagree on it, helps all of us draw our own conclusions and make better informed
decisions.

4. Announcement

Jerry Shorthouse, a Prospects coach, supporter, and advisor has asked us to forward the following public service
announcement:

Buffalo-Niagara Sports, L.L.C. is proposing to develop a family sports complex on Clinton Street in the Town of West
Seneca, New York. The complex will consist of four ice rinks, a main sports arena with seating for 5,000 persons, and
an indoor golf facility.

As a parent involved in youth hockey you are no doubt aware there is a shortage of ice time. I'm sure that your
organization, your team and your child has felt the effect of limited ice availability. This facility will help to address this
situation and we would like to let you know more about it.

We cordially request that you and your family join us at a public meeting to introduce this project on Thursday, August
26, 2004 at 7:00 PM at West Seneca High West High School, 3330 Seneca Street in West Seneca. As a show of
support, we would like your sons/daughters to wear their team jerseys to the meeting.

Your attendance and your support will help us make this exciting project a reality. We hope to see you there.