Housing Families

Just spent a few minutes with our housing coordinator - as we've been receiving the players housing questionnaires.  We're in need of some housing families.

No matter if they're playing in the USHL, the NAHL or countless other circuits across North America, junior hockey players pursue their dreams by moving away from home, changing schools and living with a local family, who initially at least, are strangers.
Housing families are a vital, and often overlooked aspect of the junior experience, and the success of a good match impacts the player, on and off the ice, long after his playing days are done. The quality of a young man’s situation at his new home often directly affects his performance on the ice.

The Buccaneers are always looking for families that are interested in playing an important part of the Buccaneer family. With the season just around the corner, it actually is a full time job right now.  Buccaneer housing families become second families for many players. Players live with the families through the entire season, attend school, work at part-time jobs and of course become part of the family.
If you have other questions or comments, please contact us at info@bucshockey.com and we will forward your information to our Housing Coordinator.

Promotional Ideas

Those of us in the office are excited that the 2009 - 2010 schedule has finally been set - and we're beginning to look at the promotional side of things and plan out what we're going to do each game night to make the experience more exciting and to add to the already promising product on the ice.

This is where you come in, we're looking for some great new ideas for promotions. We've been doing this for a couple of seasons and it's getting a bit harder to come up with something new, something exciting and something that you want to see.

We're of course looking at having Buc Beer Nights again, despite some misgivings from fans these are the nights that bring the most people to the arena and the nights that the Arena itself thrives on - but we want to fill the schedule with other nights that bring those Buc Beer Night crowds back for more.

What are some ideas that you have? Remember they have to be financially feasible and work in the arena! We've done trivia contests, giveaways, appearances - but we want more specifics. What do you want us to give away? Who do you want to see at the arena? Should we do a Pink in the Rink or Armed Forces night? Let us know!