The City of Hoboken and the New Jersey Devils are teaming up to introduce a new youth ball hockey program at the recently renovated Johnny Ray McDonald Jr. Hockey Rink. <\/p>\n
The program offers free instruction and equipment to local youth ages 5 to 17 and stars in October at the Multi-Service Center on 124 Grand St..<\/p>\n
\u201cThis program represents an exciting new opportunity for Hoboken\u2019s youth to stay active, build skills, and enjoy team sports in a safe and newly improved facility,\u201d Hoboken Mayor Ravi S. Bhalla said in a written statement.<\/p>\n
The program will provide co-ed instruction in hockey fundamentals through weekly sessions running from Oct. 1 through Nov. 1.<\/p>\n
The initiative follows recent renovations to the rink funded by a $230,000 donation from the New Jersey Devils, which covered new flooring, dasher boards, and surface improvements. The Devils also provided an additional $10,000 for part-time coaching staff.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis brand new ball hockey program, hosted on a beautifully renovated, best-in-class rink, establishes an accessible and inclusive recreational offering for a very passionate hockey community,\u201d Jillian Frechette, chief marketing officer of New Jersey Devils and Prudential Center said in a written statement.<\/p>\n
Sessions will be held on Wednesdays and Saturdays, with age groups divided into five time slots. The Devils will provide all necessary equipment, including T-shirts and gift bags. Qualified coaches and Devils alumni will lead the instruction.<\/p>\n
Registration opens Sept. 5 at newjerseydevils.com\/hobokenhockey<\/a> on a first-come, first-served basis. The city\u2019s recreation division also plans to launch ball and roller hockey leagues for teens and adults later this year.<\/p>\n The rink was renamed in 2022 to honor Johnny Ray McDonald Jr., a longtime coach who helped establish Hoboken\u2019s first children\u2019s instructional hockey program during his nearly 20-year career with the city\u2019s Recreation Department.<\/p>\n Generative AI was used to produce an initial draft of this story, which was reviewed and edited by NJ Advance Media staff.<\/p>\n If you purchase a product or register for an account through a link on our site, we may receive compensation. By using this site, you consent to our User Agreement<\/a> and agree that your clicks, interactions, and personal information may be collected, recorded, and\/or stored by us and social media and other third-party partners in accordance with our Privacy Policy.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The City of Hoboken and the New Jersey Devils are teaming up to introduce a new youth ball…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":126124,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[66],"tags":[385,99],"class_list":["post-126123","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nhl","tag-nhl","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/126123","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=126123"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/126123\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/126124"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=126123"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=126123"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=126123"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}