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1. We are FULLY APPROVED!  The Palm Beach Breakers LLC, the legal entity holding our former Tier 2 charter, has been approved as a USA Hockey sanctioned AAA team competing under SAHOF beginning immediately for the 2025-2026 season.                                         

2. Our Tier 2 Program is FULLY PRESERVED!  Longwood Hockey has jumped through some legal hoops and acquired through renewable perpetual license the Tier 2 SAHOF charter of the dormant Tampa Scorpions which will allow both Tier 1 and Tier 2 programming simultaneously at the Palm Beach Ice Works beginning immediately for the 2025-2026 season.                                                                                                                                                                                          

3. In order to avoid future confusion and to honor the integrity of prior brands, various legal entity subsidiaries of Longwood Hockey have entered into brand acquisition agreements so that for the upcoming and future seasons the following brands will be used for various activities:                                                                                                                                                                                                Florida Surf – Tier 1 AAA USA Hockey / SAHOF 14u/13u/12u/11u/10u/9u

   Palm Beach Breakers – Tier 2 AA/A USA Hockey / SAHOF               

   AA and A programming including ADM mites

   Florida Wave – AAU Full Ice Mites                                                            

   8U and 7U programming in a non-USA Hockey format                                                                                                                                                                    

4. Our Tier 1 Tryouts will happen in phases aligned with the Florida Alliance timing to give families appropriate choice and opportunity, beginning with 2011s this weekend on Saturday (morning) and Sunday – details to be posted separately.  Tier 2 tryouts will begin May 5th.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              

5. We thank the leadership of USA Hockey for their engagement, patience and support of our efforts to grow the game and best serve kids and families throughout Florida.                                                                                                                                                                                               

6. We thank SAHOF members who supported our efforts to expand opportunities for kids and most of all thank the hockey community for your letters, lobbying and support.                                                                                                                                                                                           

7. We look forward to a healthy partnership with SAHOF and their Florida Alliance Tier 1 program to enhance drivable and affordable competition, to expand single birth year elite hockey and to attract out of state opponents to ease travel and expense burdens on Florida Tier 1 families.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 

8. We wish all youth hockey players in Florida a successful tryout period and a joyful, developmental and competitive season in 2025-26.

 

Relentlessly yours,

Larry, Rob, Dayzer and our entire team and family at Longwood