Dallas Junior Hockey Association

DJHA is the largest youth hockey association in Texas. We have teams ranging from Midget Major AA to Mite that are all certified by USA Hockey.  We have assembled the most experienced and connected professional staff in the Metroplex.  DJHA is a 501 (c) 3 Non Profit organization, whose first season on the ice was 1971-1972.

Registrations are open now thru 9/15. Please register soon as when bracket's fill they will be closed.

(All NTXHL Teams please register where you intend to play, if NTXHL changes your assignment we will move you to the new level)

For additional information and updates please visit our Silver Stick page: http://ss-dallas.pointstreaksites.com/view/ss-dallas

The following teams are still looking for few players to finalize their roster. Please contact the coach if you have interest
 
Squirt 00 AA Weidenbach - 1 Skater
Squirt 01 Jaz Hayden -  1 Skater
Squirt 00/01 Richie Sleavin - 1 Skater

Pee Wee 99 Ken Atkinson - 1 skater
Pee Wee 98/99 Richie Sleavin - Goalie & 1 Skater

Bantam AA Lou Fritz/Michael Young - 1 Forward and 1 Defense

Midget Minor AA Lee - 1 Foward
Midget Minor A Bakke - 1 Goalie and 1 skater

Coach contact and team information is below

The Dallas Penguins Director of Coaches is Eric Silverman (972-849-1240). Eric will not be coaching a Penguin team this season, but he will be the Head Coach for our Tier I partners the Dallas Stars Elite U16 Tier I Elite League team.

Our head coaching positions are filled. If you are interested in an assistant coaching position please contact Eric.
 
Goalies

Andy Franck – 216-210-9482

Midget

Midget Major AA – Tom Kowal 214-952-4851

Midget Minor U16AA – David Lee 214-403-2324

Midget Minor 95AA – Lou Fritz 440-225-8502

Midget Minor U16 Gold– Kevin Bakke 469-865-6675

Midget Minor U16 Black – Mark Layton 972-523-2852

Bantam

Bantam AA – Michael Young 214-562-8720 and Lou Fritz 440-225-8502

Bantam Minor 97 - John McManaman 214-208-0277

Pee Wee

Pee Wee Major 98 AA – Kevin O’Brien 469-233-1764, Assistant Jaz Hayden 214-695-6534

Pee Wee Minor 99 - Ken Atkinson 214-497-3980

Pee Wee Gold – Richard Sleavin 214-417-8787

Squirt

Squirt Major 00 AA – Jon Weidenbach 214-289-5267

Squirt Minor 01 – Jaz Hayden 214-695-6534

Squirt Gold – Richard Sleavin 214-417-8787

Mite

Mite Major – - Mike Hogan 972-740-5697

24 players, ranging from Mite to Midget age, who spent the 2009-10 season playing for the Dallas Penguins have earned spots on Dallas Stars Elite teams for the 2010-11 season.  We are very proud of these players and wish them the best of luck.

Our goal is to provide the coaching and development needed for our players and teams to be successful. As a feeder program to the Dallas Stars Elite, our players with aspirations to play at the next level are given every opportunity to make a Stars Elite team.  

The Dallas Penguins would like to congratulate Trevor Patterson for his winning design for the 40th Anniversary logo contest. Trevor will receive a $100 gift certificate to the Players Bench.

Dallas Penguins Hire Andy Franck as Full Time Goalie Coach

The Dallas Penguins are excited to announce that we have hired Andy Franck as our full time goalie coach.  Andy will regularly be on the ice with our goalies both during the season and at our spring training camp. The addition of Andy along the goalie training program he provides will ensure our goalies will receive the necessary training for optimal development.

Andy comes to the Penguins with an outstanding resume.  He played Junior A hockey in both the NAHL and USHL before moving on to play Division 1 college hockey.  He then played 5 years of professional hockey in the AHL, ECHL, and CHL.  In addition he has coached at several goalie camps and clinics.

Cam MacDonald has done an excellent job for our organization, however due to other commitments it was tough for him to have the availability to work with our goalies full time. Cam will continue to work with the Stars Elite and Andy and Cam will work collectively on the advancement of our goalies.   

The Texas Affiliate Camp (TAC) concluded this past Sunday with seven players from the 14U Penguins-Johnson team on the selection list to attend the Rocky Mountain District Player Development Camp this coming May in Salt Lake City, Utah. Congratulations to Parker Balcom, Kade Brannon, Andrew Durham, Tom Hoenshell, Elliot Pickles, Roger Roulette, Mason Weis, and to Nick Johnson who is designated as an Alternate.

Dallas Penguins President Don Girard holds up the DJHA Sponsorship Recognition Banner he presented with Geoffrey Kemp, representing The Jennifer A. Kemp Foundation(www.jenniferakempfoundation.org). 

Also accepting the banner on behalf of the Foundation were (left to right) April Cain, Deleigh Kemp, and Julie and Joe Seale.  The Jennifer A. Kemp Foundation provided scholarship funding to the association affording multiple financially needy youth the opportunity to play hockey. Helping Mr. Girard was Coach Paul Fletcher's Penguins Mite Major team.  On behalf of all the Penguins, thank you!

The Bantam Major AA Gold – Johnson team rolled undefeated through the Texas State Championship, scoring 27 goals while giving up just 2.

Coach Sleavin’s Penguin Squirt B team proved that peaking at the right time can bring good results. After posting a nice 13-5-2 record in the regular season, the young players went 4-0 over the Semi-Final weekend. In the Finals, they doubled the goal production of their opponent and held their two league leading scorers to only one goal each. The two goalie brothers really upped their game in the Finals, posting an average .89 save percentage. The Penguins swept the best two-out-of-three series Final to win the NTXHL Squirt B Championship. Great job players and coaches!

The U14 Tier II State Championships ended in an All-Penguins final featuring the Bantam Major AA  Gold– Johnson vs. Bantam Major AA Black – Fritz. The Penguin Gold team went undefeated in Round Robin portion of the Tournament, while the Penguin Black team went 2-1, defeating the Houston Wild and Dallas Stars Selects. Congratulations to both teams!

The young Mites won the NTXHL Mite Division regular season in convincing fashion going 20-0. With a dominant league high GFA of 8.8 they averaged more than 2 goals per game more than their closest rival.  The young guns posted the top four scorers in the League.  The two Penguin goalies also dominated, combining for a stingy .75 GAA, giving up almost 2 per game less than the number two team.  Nice job Penguins!
 

EnCana Corporation representative Thomas Nelson is presented The Dallas Penguins Sponsorship Recognition Banner by DJHA President Don Girard thanking them for their support.  Helping in the presentation are Coach Richard Sleavin's Penguin Squirt team.  EnCana's generous contribution to the Dan Hess Scholarship Fund enabled ten young players from select financially needy families across the 17 team organization to play hockey this season. EnCana is an innovative and responsible natural gas producer, providing energy for communities across North America. As one of the largest natural gas producers in North America, they produced 1.4 trillion cubic feet of natural gas in 2008 - that's enough to heat nearly 11 million homes for one year. They are also avid hockey fans.  The Dallas Junior Hockey Association says, "Thank you, EnCana".

The Mites went 5-0 in the tournament, leading in the “Goals For” and “Goals Against” categories. They posted the top three scorers in the division and the top goalie performance. In the 4-1 final, they outshot their opponents 34 to 18 to take home the championship trophy.

The Dallas Penguins Midget Major AA - Kowal team went 5-0 in the 

Colorado Cup in Colorado Springs over the MLK weekend and won the 

championship decidedly 6-3. The team dedicated the tournament to 

Coach Anthony Abdou who passed away just 2 days before the 

tournament. The team played with emotion and intensity and "Anthony" 

was the cheer in every team huddle. Coach Anthony, this one's for you!

It is with heavy sorrow that we acknowledge the passing of Anthony Abdou. Anthony was active in Dallas Hockey circles for the past 12 years.  As a volunteer coach with Dallas Junior Hockey Association Anthony enjoyed his two favorite things in life, Hockey and Kids.

 Anthony exemplified the term “Volunteer Coach.”  He loved being on the ice with kids more than anything.  His efforts were rewarding to him not from compensation, but the smiles he received from his team.

The rink will be a quiet and empty place without him.  DJHA appreciates all the efforts Anthony gave to our organization.  We will all miss him very much.

Two Penguin Bantam teams went undefeated on their way to tournament championships over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend.

The Bantam AA - Gold - Johnson team won the Ice Jets 95 Thanksgiving Invitational, beating the Dallas Stars Elite 95 AAA, Ice Jets 95 AAA and Houston Wild in round-robin play.  The Penguins then defeated the Dallas Stars Elite 95 AAA 2-1 in the finals.

Meanwhile, the Bantam AA – Black - Fritz (pictured) team defeated the Texas Aces, Ok. City, Stars Elite 96 AAA and Dallas Stars Selects in round-robin play, then defeated the Stars Elite 96 AAA team 5-1 in the finals of the Bantam Platinum Division at the Fall Round-Up Tournament.

Both the Mite Major (playing in the Squirt Division) and Bantam AA (pictured) Penguins went undefeated en route to winning Western Region Silver Stick Championships.   In addition, the Midget Minor AA Penguins fell in the championship game in overtime.  Congratulations to all the participants and best of luck at the International Silver Stick Finals.