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Coaches and players celebrated victory in the 2024 Midget Division championship.
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Lynbrook Roller Hockey League players faced off in Greis Park in 2022.
As fall begins, roller hockey players are breaking out their skates and sticks, preparing to compete in the Lynbrook Roller Hockey League, which has brought athletes of all ages together for over 25 years. The league’s games, for players between ages 7 and 18, take place in Greis Park each spring and fall, and kids learn not only about competition, but also about sportsmanship — and how to take a tumble in stride. League board member Greg Cunningham, who has coached roller hockey for 10 seasons, and his three sons lear ned important life lessons as well as the finer points of the sport, he said. “I see another fun season for the young kids,” Cunningham said. “The kids learn the fundamentals of hockey, and they also learn teamwork, commitment to a team, how to make friends and have fun.” Many par ticipants have gone on to play ice hockey, but often return to the league as volunteer instructors. “Our new volunteer coaches
Lynbrook league age groups Squirts & Learners Division: ages 7-8 Peewees: ages 9-11 Midgets: ages 12-14 Intermediates: ages 15-18
are very hands-on with teaching (players) the fundamentals of the game, and just trying to create a good experience for the kids all around,” Cunningham said. “A lot of these kids move on to go play ice hockey, and in the spring, the ice hockey kids come back to play.” Some have even gone pro. Anthony Bitetto skated for more than 10 teams during his 17-year career in the National Hockey League, after playing in Lynbrook. Stephen Alonge, a former member of the Windsor Spitfire in the Ontario Hockey League, also played Lynbrook ContinueD on PPaGe PaGe 7
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