A reorganization of street hockey’s governing body in the United States is underway. Meetings were recently held in Philadelphia, PA and Leominster, MA, and Mylec, Inc., a pioneer in street hockey equipment design, development and manufacturing, has come aboard.

The new organization will use an old name – the American Street Hockey Institute. ASHI was the name used by Mylec years ago, and already has non-profit status attached to it. It is fervently hoped that ALL of America’s street hockey organizations will come under the ASHI umbrella.

Exciting things are planned, such as:

• U.S. representation at the first-ever U-16 World Championships in Zvolen, Slovakia, next year
• More synchronized scheduling of tournament dates
• Common eligibility/playing rules at all tournaments
• A more streamlined process to U.S. National Team selection
• And a whole lot more!

If you have any questions about ASHI or would like to get further involved, e-mail Mark Madden at streethockeyusa@hotmail.com.

Below is a letter from Domenic DiGironimo, President of the International Street and Ball Hockey Federation:

Attention: Board of Directors

American Street Hockey Institute

Great effort has been put forth by several individuals over many years to build a strong and united national governing body for the sport of street hockey in the USA. At a meeting in Philadelphia on March 31, an historical accord has been reached between the key leaders in the sport, spanning from coast to coast. These are exciting times for the game in your country. A new era of cooperation, enhanced events and services, a higher profile for the sport and increased opportunity for international play will quickly follow in the coming year. The ISBHF fully endorses the agreement and praises the work done by those involved, including Mylec, which is stepping forward to be of greater assistance on a national level.

The ISBHF formally recognizes ASHI as the official governing body of the sport in the United States of America and, as such, is solely charged with the responsibility of developing the sport in its various forms in your country, and with the creation of national teams to compete in ISBHF-sanctioned Continental and World Championships at the youth, men’s and women’s levels.

We are pleased to attend any future meetings should our assistance be required in the continuing formation of the association, its regulations, and any other matters.

Yours in sport,

Domenic DiGironimo

President, ISBHF