Cole Harbour Minor Hockey grad Alexis Crossley and the Shattuck St. Mary's Sabres are preparing for the USA National U16 Championships being held in Rochester NY starting April 1st. The 14 year-old defenseman is in her first year at the presitigious school located in Faribault, Minnesota. Her team has earned a record of 34 wins, 4 losses, and 5 ties with many of those wins coming against U19 teams and is going into the event as the top ranked team in the country.

A grade 9 student, Crossley has experienced success on the ice and in the classroom. She plays a key role in 5 on 5 play and has earned a spot on the special teams as well. At 5'9 and 145lbs,  she plays a solid defensive style and is an excellent skater with a very hard low shot and excellent first pass. Her coach Eric Darwitz said he "loves her Canadian blue collar style". In the classroom, Crossley has earned academic honors with a GPA of 3.84 and average of 93 which is pretty good considering the tough academic program at Shattuck and the fact that this is her first year being educated in English.

Crossley noted: "I've had the best experience here at Shattuck. We are so excited to be going to Nationals! Practices have been pretty tough since our spring break and we are working a lot on intensity, execution, positioning, and special teams. We have two games left against two of the top U19 teams in Minnesota before heading to Rochester. The best teams in the US will be there and we will have to be at our best to have a chance!"

Crossley played last year with the Atlantic Bantam AAA Champions, the Cole Harbour Wings, and will return to Nova Scotia on April 9th to take part in the Hockey Nova Scotia U17 Female High Performance Program.

The damage deposit is to specifically cover damage caused by your player at off ice events or if the player fails to return their own jersey after it is left in their care.  An example of an off ice event would be wearing the jerseys to the CHBA day with the Mooseheads and the jersey gets lost or destroyed.

All game related damage is to be brought to the manager as soon as it happens so it can be noted, fixed if possible or replaced.  You are not responsible for damage that happens during a game or damage/loss which results while in the care of a jersey carrier.  Your cheque will not be cashed if the jersey carrier loses or damages the jersey while in their care.

This year it is mandated that each team have two jersey carriers in order to protect and prolong the life of the jerseys.  Each team is required to have one carrier for home jerseys and one carrier for away jerseys with both sets of jerseys being brought to all games.  Having two separate carriers will share the responsibility between two separate families and it will ensure the players always have a jersey to wear even under unforeseen circumstances.