Juneau Douglas Ice Association coach Mark Kaelke led a group of 15 girls recently during JDIA’s all-girls hockey session at Treadwell Arena. Kaelke says participation in all-girls hockey programs has been shown to help keep girls in the game of hockey.
Assisting Kaelke were his daughter, 16-year-old Emma, who plays in New Hampshire for the Northern Cyclones of the New England Women’s Junior Hockey Leauge and Juneau-Douglas High School assistant hockey coach Matt Boline.
Kaelke’s goal is to help keep as many girls as possible in the program while growing the game for Juneau girls.
Junior Douglas Ice Association coach Mark Kaelke, left, talks to a group of youth skaters who attended his all-girls hockey session over the holiday break. He was joined by his daughter Emma (red helmet) and Juneau-Douglas High School assistant hockey coach Matt Boline, right.
Juneau-Douglas High School assistant hockey coach Matt Boline, left, and Kaleah Haddock demonstrate a puck possession drill.
Juneau’s Emma Kaelke works with Sydney Boline at a recent all-girls hockey session, organized for the second-straight year by her father, Mark. Emma, 16, plays in New Hampshire for the Northern Cyclones of the New England Women’s Junior Hockey League.
Jaime Hort, right, and Amelia Stopher battle for a puck along the boards during the Girls Only hockey session at Treadwell Arena.
