night.

For only $20 you can enjoy unlimited .50 cent Goose Island 312 and Miller Lite. In addition to the beer bust we'll be having a raffle for CGHA, Crew and 312 gear, Crew gift cards, liquor and more!

At 11pm you can enjoy an all CGHA hot jock contes

t! Watch as members of the CGHA battle it out on stage to take home the title of hottest jock. Remember that your cheering is what decides the winner!

WHO? The Chicago Gay Hockey Association
WHAT? A Beer Bust Fundraiser and Hot Jock Contest
WHERE? Crew Bar + Grill (4804 N. Broadway)
WHEN? Friday, 4/26 8pm – close

The willingness of the league and NHLPA to publicly declare professional hockey as inclusive to the LGBT community is a monumental step forward for acceptance and tolerance to permeate the game on all levels. The Chicago Gay Hockey Association (CGHA) and our members appreciate the new initiatives that will be developed so that all NHL players may feel safe on their team, as we feel safe on our team. The CGHA is anticipating other professional sports leagues to follow suit and to implement similar programs to break down barriers for LGBT athletes.

“Patrick Burke and the You Can Play team really deserve congratulations for their tireless effort to make this change happen,” says President of the CGHA, Andrew Sobotka. “By promoting inclusiveness for LGBT athletes at the highest level of the sport, we hope that the impact will be felt throughout the hockey community.”

“This is a really significant development”, says Anthony Alfano, Vice President of the CGHA. “This could have a very profound impact on not only the discourse surrounding LGBT athletes in professional sports, but also on the lives of many young LGBT athletes. It’s a very exciting time for the LGBT movement and ice hockey. A very warm congratulations to the NHL, NHLPA, and the You Can Play team!”

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The Chicago Gay Hockey Association is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization

that strives to provide

a non-discriminatory environment within the hockey community. Founded in July 2002, the CGHA plays games, hosts events and runs tournaments and welcomes all with a passion for ice hockey—novice or pro, gay or straight, male or female. The CGHA has about 60 players on three teams, each CGHA team plays in a straight league. The CGHA continuously aims to develop further appreciation and support of the game by raising awareness and bringing hockey into people’s lives.

gay community and Chicago with various charity efforts. All of our charity events are on our

team calendar!

For more information, to make a donation or to join us at the events then please see our Charity Events page.

• Saturday 4/13 – Illinois Safe Schools Alliance Bowl-a-thon to STRIKE OUT BULLYING!
• Thursday 4/25 – Dining Out for Life!
• Saturday 4/27 – American Cancer Society Walk & Roll!
• Saturday 6/15 – Chicago Cares Serve-a-thon!

Please keep an eye out for more events in the latter half of the year!

The first period was all Rats and almost was foreboding for the Liners. The Rats scored first off a clearing pass at the Liners’ netminder. The puck would bounce and slip through the goalie’s five-hole. A few minutes later, the Rats would tack on a second goal off a loose rebound.

But the Red Liners regrouped for the start of the second period with their trademark “CGHeyy!” cheer. The Liners first goal would come off a 4-on-4 with Twank and Mr. B crashing the net on a breakaway and Twank firing the puck just over the Rats’ goalie. Minutes later, it would be Mr. B who would crash the net and deking the Rats’ defense and firing a shot just past the Rats’ goalie. With the new found confidence,the Liners continued the offensive pressure with Bleech lasering a wrist shot from the far point that was partially blocked by the Rats’ netminder and dribble into the net. On the opposite end, the Liners’ defense insisted in minimizing shots on the Liners’ netminder by forcing opponents to go wide

of the net.

With the Liners now in the lead, the Rats upped their offensive attack. The Liners’ goalie, Mr. Lee, continued his improved play with stopping several attempts inside the near post but blocking them with his leg pad against the post. The Liners would get an insurance goal in the closing minutes as Toto popped in a loose rebound in front of the Rats’ net.

The win provided more confidence for the team that was able to build up confidence against a strong opponent. A further challenge will be playing in another game just two days later against a stronger opponent, the Meatheads. They may need more of good luck charms such as the one in today’s game. Queen Anne taped a small rat stuffed animal (from a prize machine) to the top of her skate. It wasn’t hit throughout the game.

The first period started out even as both teams tried to establish offensive pressure but it would be the Immortals who was score first with back to back goals within a 2 minute span, shocking the Liner fans in the stands. But Baby would pull the Liners back within one goal in the closing minutes of the first period. Jimmie started the breakout from the Liners goal line and managed to skate to the Immortals’ net and fire a shot. THe rebound was picked up by Toto in the far corner and managed to pull send it behind the Immortal net. Further jockeying let to Jimmie grabbing control and passing the puck into the slot where a waiting Baby fired it passed the unsuspecting netminder.

The second period would see the Red Liners gain the lead and then lose it. Toto notch two goals on his own off similar plays. His first was off a breakaway from a pass from Jimmie’s

clearing pass from the defensive zone. Toto slipped it passed the Immortal’s netminder’s five hole. For his second goal, he caught a clearing pass from Mixy and fired the puck just inside the far post. But the Immortals would get two more goals of their own and pulling ahead again, 4-3.

The third period would be all Immortals. The Liners tried to charge deep into the Immortal’s defensive zone but couldn’t sustain any offensive. The Immortals took a two goal lead after scoring a powerplay goal after 2 minutes into the period. The final goal for the Immortals was off an empty net as the Liners tried to score on a 6-4 attack.

With the loss, the Red Liners are again out of the playoffs in the second round. They hope to continue to improve their play and strategies into the spring-summer season. Fans are waiting in anticipation.

From the very

start, both teams were charging deep into the defensive zones and throwing pucks at their opponent’s goalie. It would be Castle who would notch the first goal off a blistering wrist shot. But the Meat Men would come back with a late goal of their own to tie the score at the end of the first period.

Castle would continue the scoring engine by getting back to back goals (earning the hat trick) with the help of his wingman, Rusty Mix on great breakaways. The Butchers continued to pound hard on Dr. Nick. Gees and Justin did well with holding back most of the offensive pressure at the far blue line. The Butche would pull it within one goal off a laser shot from the blue line before Ty increased the lead back to two goals after shooting a loose puck in the slot that trickled into the net.

The pesky Butchers tried to kick up their offensive up another gear and was rewarded with a goal in the early minutes of the third period. But Castle would come to the rescue and continue his scoring romp with another goal off an assistant from Queen Steph. Minutes later, wingers, Davy and Pauley, danced the puck around the Butchers’ net while Tyty got open and rebounded a pass into the net. With the game winding down, The Druck settled down into a more comfortable forechecking/backchecking rhythm against the Butchers. Jimmy almost snuck the puck past Littlefield, the Butchers’ goalie, as his rocket shot was initially blocked and plopped jump on the goalie line. Castle was rewarded the icing on the cake with his empty net goal with a second left in the game.

With that game, the Red Liners end this season at at very respectable 15-6-0, earning 30 points. They are just 1 loss from the top two seeds who are tied. Their record is better than any other team in the C3 North Division. Their is an obvious cutoff in the C3 South Division The top 6 teams have 13 or more wins. The bottom for have less than 9. Their first game will be against Ogilvy on March 9 at 1:30pm who they beat 5-4 in their only matchup.

North Shore Red Liners:
With their sister team was playing at the Johnny’s Ice House, the North Shore Red Liners were fighting against Charros at the same time. With a full bench, the Liners fought with new line combinations. The offense had trouble penetrating deep into the Charros’ zone. The defense fought valiantly against the withering offensive attacks by their opponents. One of the defensemen, the Lawman, stepped up his

game with two blocked shots while Russy scored the teams only goal

in the third period with a wraparound shot. The next game will be against Abt at 10:40pm on Thursday, Feb 21.

COHL Red Liners:
The outdoor Red Liners finished their 9 game season with a 7-1-1 which places them in the number one seed for their Northsiders C-division. They await their first playoff game which will be reported once the date is finalized.

The Spring 2013 Floor Hockey season starting March 10th!

• Teams play Sunday nights at cialis online Center on Halsted between 6pm and 8pm with each team playing twice a night.
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• Individual players and entire teams can sign-up.
• Recreational and Competitive divisions are offered for players of any skill level!
• It's a great way to meet new people!

ong>Who? AAC & CGHA
What? A 7 week Floor Hockey Season
Where? Center on Halsted
When? Sunday Nights from 6-8pm starting March 10th
Why? Because it's fun and fast paced!

Check out the AAC site to register!