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NWTASSA AGM - Thursday, May 17.

When: 7:15PM

Where: Sport North Boardroom - 3rd Floor Cooper Building (4908 49 Street, Yellowknife) and by conference call (number on agenda).

Who: All clubs, members and interested public.

AGM materials:

Agenda 2011 AGM Minutes

NWTASSA Bylaws President's Report

2011-12 Balance Sheet 2011-12 Expenses Sheet

2011-12 Revenue Sheet Fort Smith Club Report

Yellowknife Club Report

2015 Canada Winter Games - Prince George, BC

Coach and manager applications can be found under Competitions/CWG/2015. Please note application deadline is June 1, 2015.

2012 NWTASSA AGM is May 17, 2012.

Our 2012 AGM will be held on May 17, 2012 at 7:15PM at the Sport North Boardroom (3rd floor Cooper Building, 4908 49th Street, Yellowknife and by conference call. All members are welcome to attend.

Agenda 2012 AGM

Minutes 2011 AGM

Member Survey from Speed Skating Canada:

All speed skating members are asked to complete this short survey which will give you an opportunity to share your ideas and comments and let SSC know what is important for you in order to help them determine where they should direct their attention in the coming years. Responses are anonymous.

Further consultation will include one-on-one interviews with a cross section of stake holders and staff, plus meetings with branch representatives, committees and board members. Thanks for participating and letting your voice be heard.

Survey is here.

Check out Speed Skating Canada's first ever online auction!

Great prizes to bid on:SSC’s first online auction.

Bidding closes at mid-day Eastern Time on Thursday, March 29, 2012. Place your bids now!

Multiple Medals at Special Olympics Canada Winter Games!

At the recent Special Olympics Canada Winter Games held February 28-March 3, 2012 in St Albert AB, NWT ASSA was represented by speed skaters Cynthia Simmons and Loic Burns and their coach, Vincent Casey.

Both skaters had very successful results in their competitions, each of which consisted of four events: 333m, 500m, 777m, and 1000m. Cynthia Simmons, 14, from Yellowknife Speed Skating Club was the youngest female in the speed skating competition but nevertheless managed to bring home a second place silver medal in each of her distances. Special Olympics Coach Vince Casey commented that Cynthia’s skating was remarkably smooth and attracted the attention of other provincial coaches for the quality of her technique. Cynthia is well known in the Yellowknife club for her competitive attitude and consistent hard work, which paid off handsomely at this prestigious event. Cynthia teamed up with three Ontario girls for the relay final where they won a very tight race in the first division.

Loic Burns, 18, from Yellowknife, also experienced a high degree of success, notably pushing himself harder than he has all season. Loic won bronze medals in the 333m and 500m events and gold in his longest distance, the 1000m. His coach commented on his focus and determination throughout his races and the great improvement in his technique compared to last season.

Special Olympics Canada Winter Games are held every four years. The games follow a four-year escalation in level of competition starting with regional, then provincial/territorial, then national and finally international, which will occur next season. Competitors in speed skating at this year’s national event came from seven different provinces. Cynthia and Loic were the only speed skating athletes from Canada’s northern territories. Full results can be viewed at:

http://stalbert2012.ca/results

Final 2 Competitions of the season this weekend:

Skaters departing in the next couple of days for the final 2 short track competitions of the season include:

Canadian Short Track Championships (Richmond, BC March 23-25):

Hannah Clark, Simon Austin, Coach David Gilday.

Results: http://www.speed-skating.bc.ca

Canada West Short Track Championships (Winnipeg, MB March 24-25):

Inuvik: Darcie Setzer, Nina Verbonac, River Ross, Alex Robertson

Hay River: Kaed Blake

Fort Simpson: Madison Pilling, Kevin Anavilok-Roche

Yellowknife: James Thomas, Isaac Wideman, Cullen McLeod, Dominique Bennett.

Coach: Shane Clark; Chaperones: Sharon Irwin & Doug Robertson

Results: Will post link when available.

Speed Skating Canada Online Silent Auction Fundraiser!

Please visit the link below and bid on great items and great deals on gear, travel, sports events and more! All proceeds will assist speed skating programs in Canada.

http://members.ebay.ca/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewUserPage&userid=speedskatingcanada

Sport North's Rising Star Program

Please see the application form below for information on Sport North's Rising Star program. This program is targeted toward athletes 14 years of age and under with high performance potential. The funds can be used to offset costs to attend training camps etc.

Sport North Rising Star Application

Fabulous AWG results from Whitehorse!

Congratulations to the skaters and coaches of our illustrious AWG team that has just returned from Whitehorse! You have all done a great job representing NWTASSA, your home club and your territory. I am particularly proud of the depth of this year's team represented by five of our six speed skating clubs.

Special recognition goes to those who won individual medals: Hannah, Madison, Simon, Cullen, Eric, Rachel, Lauren, Kirianne, Kristin, Isaac, James and Kaed. Gold medal sweeps by Simon and Isaac were awesome as were the AWG records broken by Hannah and Isaac!

Big congratulations to all skaters for their performance in the very exciting team relays. A gold medal sweep of this entire event is truly an accomplishment and speaks to the ultimate teamwork, communication and effort of each team and the coaches, both in the 'game plan' before the race and in the lap by lap focus and decisions throughout the race.

A huge congratulations must go to our excellent coaching team and mission staff who made sure that everyone was organized, well prepared and in top shape for every round of competition. Your extra hours and late nights are truly appreciated by team members, parents and NWTASSA.

And finally, a top medal haul of 37 ulus which represented just under one third won by the whole of Team NWT. This is a fantastic result and represents a very strong showing for the entire speed skating team.

For those skaters who are preparing for Canada West and Canadian Short Track Championships, we look forward to a continuation of your dedication to training and to your goals of personal excellence.

Great job one and all!

Full results can be viewed here: AWG 2012 Protocol

Summer Speed Skating Camp 2012

Tentative dates have been reserved with City of Yellowknife for our annual 5 day camp to run between August 22 and August 31. Our request for camp dates will be finalized pending confirmation of ice-in dates at city arenas and school opening dates by various school boards. In the meantime keep these dates open for our annual summer camp for skaters 9 years and older, and watch this website for updates.

NWT Speed Skating Championships - February 18-19, 2012.

For all results, see Competitions/NWT Champs.

Meet Announcement

Club-Group Spreadsheet

2012 AWG Speed Skating Team

A very exciting AWG Territorial Trials ended on Saturday, January 28. All skaters showed exceptional drive, sportsmanship and determination. The final team selection below will join coaches Sharon Irwin from Fort Smith and Shane Clark from Yellowknife.

Junior Female	Junior Male	Juvenile Female	Juvenile Male
Hannah Clark Yk	Simon Austin Yk	Lauren Eggenberger Yk	Isaac Wideman Yk
Madison Pilling Fort Simpson	Dominique Bennett Yk	Rachel Latour Yk	James Thomas Yk
Tara Stockton Yk	Eric Chalker Yk	Kirianne Ashley Yk	Kaed Blake Hay River
Ali Fleming Yk	Cullen McLeod Yk	Kristin Chapman Yk	Kevin Anavilok Roche Fort Simpson
Alt: Monique Chapman Yk		Alt: Aurora Vassal Fort Smith	Alt: Jackson Christie Inuvik

Full Results of AWG Territorial Trials:

Results 2012 AWG Territorial Trials Juvenile Division

Results 2012 AWG Territorial Trials Junior Division

Arctic Winter Games Territorial Trials start Friday, January 27, 2012.

The NWT's best speed skaters will be gathering this weekend at the Yellowknife Multiplex (Jeske Arena) for the final trials to decide who will represent Team NWT at the AWG in Whitehorse. Skaters from all six of NWTASSA's clubs will be competing in four age categories: Junior Female, Junior Male, Juvenile Female and Juvenile Male. The final team will consist of four skaters in each age category. The team will be headed by coaches Sharon Irwin of Fort Smith and Shane Clark of Yellowknife.

The speed skating competition gets underway on Friday evening.

Schedule:

Friday, January 27: Set-up starts at 5:30PM. Competition will end at 9:00PM

Saturday, January 28: Set-up starts at 9:00AM. Competition will end at 2:30PM

More information can be found under Competitions/AWG.

Gilday Chosen to skate individual distances at 2012 World Championships

Read news release here

Michael Gilday places 3rd at Canadian Open Short Track Championships

Read news release here

AWG Territorial Trials to be held in Yellowknife January 26-28, 2012.

Thirty four skaters and nine coaches and chaperones from 6 speed skating clubs across the NWT will make their way to the Arctic Winter Games Territorial Trials in late January. Competition will be held to determine the top four skaters in each of the following categories: Juvenile Male and Female; Junior Male and Female. The final team of 16 skaters will join AWG coaches Shane Clark (Yellowknife) and Sharon Irwin (Fort Smith) and the rest of Team NWT at the games in Whitehorse March 3-10, 2012.

For more information on the AWG Territorial Trials for speed skating, click Competitions and AWG above. Further information on the games can also be found at:

www.sportnorth.com

Second World Cup Medal of the Season for Gilday - December 5, 2012

Michael Gilday, member of the Yellowknife Speed Skating Club, stepped onto the world cup podium again this past weekend taking the bronze medal in the men's 1000 metre event in Nagoya, Japan. Teammate Charles Hamelin captured the gold followed by Kwak Yoon-Gy of Korea. Gilday was pleased with his result which marked his second world cup medal of the season and the seventh of this career. In the 1500 metre event he finished 2nd in the B Final for an eighth place overall in this distance.

The men's relay team had some misfortune in the semi-final round when Hamelin took a fall in the last half lap causing a penalty to the team and elimination from the final.

Gilday and the team travel next to Shanghai, China for the fourth stop on the world cup circuit. Racing continues December 9-11, 2012.

Full results can be viewed at: www.sportresult.com/federations/ISU/ShortTrack/

AWG Regional Trials in Yellowknife - Results:

Arctic Winter Games regional trials were completed for the Yellowknife Speed Skating Club on Sunday, November 13. The three divisions requiring a competition were very close and featured many great races. Congratulations to all skaters and their coaches on their efforts to train and prepare for this important competition. After all four distances were complete, the successful skaters who will move on to the AWG Territorial Trials in January are:

Junior Girls: Hannah Clark, Monique Chapman, Hannah Latour, Tara Stockton.

Junior Boys: Simon Austin, Dominique Bennett, Eric Chalker, Cullen McLeod.

Juvenile Girls: Kirianne Ashley, Kristin Chapman, Lauren Eggenberger and Rachel Latour.

Juvenile Boys: Daniel Enge, James Thomas, Isaac Wideman.

Full results can be viewed here:

AWG Yellowknife Regional Trials 2011 - Juniors

AWG Yellowknife Regional Trials 2011 - Juveniles