The purpose of the grant Program is to seek, fund, and share within Mass Hockey, innovative methods for growing ice hockey participation in our Town, Girls/Women and Disabled Hockey Programs. Funds received from the Mike Cheever "Grow Hockey" Development Grant shall be used to increase the number of new players or retain existing players in the submitting Program.  The Cheever Program may also be used by programs to adopt and implement practices consistent with ADM.

  A word about Mike Cheever....

There is no other way more fitting to honor my father than to name this grow initiative program after him, and without the support and contribution of the Boston Bruins, none of this could be possible. His path of contributions in growing the sport of hockey can be traced right up to the national level. But, no step along the way was ever more important to him than the local grassroots effort in Massachusetts. He was that, quintessential volunteer who dedicated over 40 years to the sport of hockey, and when ever questioned about his years of dedication it would always come back to a common answer, "I do this simply for the love of the game. It's all about the kids, and I'm in it for them." It did not matter what the level of talent, Mike Cheever just looked to give every kid the opportunity to play and made sure they had fun doing it. 

Regards,

Ellie Cheever  

Announces winners of the 2011 Grant Awards
This years Winners attended the Boston Bruins Game March 10th  and received their Grow Hockey with Cheever Grant Award

For the complete list of 2011 grant recipients  go to>>

Mass Hockey Cheever “Grow Hockey” Development Program completed  its fourth year of operation. As a result of our lessons learned, and the advent of the USA Hockey American Development Model (ADM), we have made several changes in our process, we had a record number of grant applications again this year and the Grant Winners were presented with their 2011 Grant Awards at the March 10, 2011 Bruins Games. 

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