We are excited to be a part of an exclusive event with the Flyers vs. Rangers on Wednesday, April 13.

Our kids will be taking the ice before the game, we will have an arena tour, and an exclusive in-arena party in the East Dining Hall! There will even be some special speakers and guests.

Special Discount Dining Package – Sign Up and Pay By April 8 at noon!

Our Plans for the Day – The Bus Trip Package*

• 1:30 p.m.
  We board the bus at the Holiday Inn – Drexelbrook and head to the Wells Fargo Center. Once there, the Exchange Players will lace up their skates, put on their helmets, and get ready to take the ice!

• 3:00 p.m.
  The Exchange Players will take the Wells Fargo ice! Families can watch from the stands. This is a free skate session, it is not a game; no sticks are permitted. Please note: due to space limitations, only Exchange Players (Pee Wees and Bantams) can take the ice for this event. Helmets are mandatory, no exceptions.)

• 3:00 to 6:00 p.m.
  Parents and kids who are part of the Hawks page (either bus trip or game-only) will have exclusive access to the East Dining Hals party area and food vendors. Make sure to purchase the special dining package to get all-you-can-eat food and discounted beverages!

• 6:00 p.m.
  Let’s head over to the ice to find our seats and watch the pre-game warmup!

• 7:00 p.m.
  It’s game time – the Flyers will take on the New York Rangers. Go Flyers!

• After the game
  We board the buses for the ride back to Drexelbrook.

**guests participating in the ticket-only package should use their tickets to meet us in East Dining Halls.

A note about COVID-19 protocols in the city and the Wells Fargo Center

Because of the ongoing pandemic and concerns over the Coronavirus, we ask all who plan to attend this event to keep up-to-date on the requirements in the city and arena. The Flyers have made it easy; visit this page for the latest guidelines and information.

If you have been selected to be a host family, congratulations! We are sure you will find this to be one of the most rewarding experiences of your player’s childhood!

Clearances Required

Our hospitality leads would like to begin to gather everyone’s background clearances.

• All individuals in your home 18 and over are required to submit their clearances. 
• There are three clearances required:
  • Child Abuse Clearance
  • Criminal Background Clearance
  • FBI Clearance for Fingerprinting – The service code for volunteers is 1kg6y3
    If you have lived in PA for more than 10 years then you can complete this Affidavit instead of the FBI Clearance.

We strongly recommend you submit your clearances as soon as possible. 

Clearances are good for five years so if you already have your clearances for volunteering at school, coaching, etc. then you can submit those copies, no need to request a new copy. 

Please send your three clearances for all adults in your home as soon as possible to Elaine McKay (McKayVelocity7@aol.com).

Feel free to reach out to Amy Maraj (610-348-8778) with any hosting questions or Elaine (610-637-8166) with any clearance questions.

One of the most impactful, favorite, and low-key parts of the Finland Exchange are the Potluck Dinner nights.

This is a great opportunity for player families who are not hosting Finnish kids for the week to bring the Exchange into their homes. Typically, potluck host homes coordinate the evening and help everyone else figure out what to bring. The idea is that every family chips in some food for the event (appetizer, meal, or dessert.)

As the potluck host, you should make it what you want. If your style is just pizza, soda, and beers, do that instead!

The Hospitality Committee will work on the logistics based on the number of volunteer hosts. Ellen Cohen is the coordinator for the Potluck evenings.

We’d like to keep teams together as much as possible, but that’s not guaranteed. And in most cases, teams will be split up (unless you have a house that can hold more than 60+ people!) If you’d like to be a potluck host, just indicate it on the form (no obligation at this time) and we will be in touch with more information.

**Families who are already hosting Finnish players in their homes that week are discouraged from being potluck hosts, so that other families have this opportunity to participate.

Sign up to host a pot luck dinner
on Saturday, April 9 or Monday, April 11.

Never hosted a pot luck dinner before? Here is some advice from Marco Flavio Marinucci, founder of the blog Cook Here and Now (cookhereandnow.com), which organizes San Francisco–based potluck dinners

• Have a Theme
  I don’t believe in hodgepodge potlucks. It’s important to create a theme; it can really surprise and delight guests, and get them excited about cooking. Try to move beyond generic themes, like Italian or Cantonese; instead, choose a specific ingredient, like sustainable seafood or heirloom tomatoes. That way, you get really different approaches that reflect each cook’s background, and you end up with dishes you might never have expected. Try to finalize the theme two weeks before the dinner so guests have time to come up with great recipes.
  
• Plan Out the Courses
  Potluck should include every course—appetizers, soups or salads, entrées, desserts—as well as alcoholic and nonalcoholic beverages. Always plan more than one for each course: Someone with the best intentions may bring an appetizer, for example, that does not work well, and you don’t want that to be the only choice on the table. Or someone may have to cancel at the last minute. For that reason, I think it’s important that the host always make the main dish—because then, it’s guaranteed to show up!
  
• Give Portion Guidelines
  If you have 20 guests and two of them are making desserts, they should each prepare something that serves 10 people. The good thing with potlucks is that you don’t need to be exact—people generally will not eat a full portion of something when there are other options on the table. We usually have a lot of leftovers, which is great. Encourage people to bring their own to-go containers and to ask each cook for permission to bring home extras of his or her dish.
  
• Limit Last-Minute Preparations
  For potlucks, cooks usually prepare dishes three hours before they are served, but not all dishes can wait that long. Try to find out which guests will need a stove burner or oven space, but encourage them to make as much of the dish in advance as they can. For example, vegetables can be grilled at home and then tossed into a salad on site.

1. Create a theme

Our 2022 Beef and Beer event promises to be the best one yet! Join us at The Yard Pub (formerly Tip O’Leary’s) in Havertown on March 4 for great food and drinks, silent auctions, raffles, and all your Hawkey friends! The event starts at 7 p.m.

Advance tickets are $36 and must be purchased online here. Tickets at the door will be $40.

Your ticket includes:

• Open bar from 7-9 p.m. Well drafts, bottles and wines.
• Unlimited soft drinks
• Caesar salad, rosa pasta, hot roast beef
• We will have all the usual fun stuff: a 50/50, silent auction, and amazing raffles!

^{“New York is a place where people go to reinvent themselves; Philadelphia is a place where people discover who they are.”
– Chef Peter McAndrews}

We have a really fun day in Philadelphia planned for our Exchange participants!

^{“I love the dignity in the name Philadelphia, but at heart, we’re Philly.”
– Lisa Scottoline}

Set for Monday, April 11 – you are going to get a peek of all the things that make Philadelphia the Philly we all love. The cost of $20 per person covers your round-trip bus ticket and our activities for the day.

Click here for the Philadelphia Scavenger Hunt

Please make sure to wear comfortable walking shoes and dress for the weather that day. Bring your own money for lunch at the Reading Terminal Market.

Note: because we will be on and off a bus in the city throughout the day, and walking the streets, a parent chaperone is required on this trip.

Click here to RSVP and pay for the trip

^{“Oh Philadelphia freedom, shine on me, I love you”
– Elton John}

Itinerary for the Day

• 10:15 a.m. Arrive at Holiday Inn – Drexelbrook for check in and to board the buses
• 10:30 a.m. Bus departs Drexelbrook for the drive to Philadelphia’s City Hall
• 11:15 a.m. Drop off at City Hall
  • City Hall Courtyard
  • Love Park
  • Clothespin Sculpture
• 12:30 p.m. Walk to Reading Terminal Market; Lunch
• 2:00 p.m. Board Bus at Reading Terminal Market
• 2:15 p.m. Drop off at Philadelphia Museum of Art
  • Pics at Art Museum Stairs
  • Pics at Rocky Statue
  • Pics at Eakins Oval/Washington Monument
• 3:15 p.m. Board bus at Art Museum Area
• 3:30 p.m. Visit Independence Visitor Center
  • Pics at Independence Hall
  • Pics at Liberty Bell
  • Pics in Visitor Center & Gift Shop
• 4:45 p.m. Walk to Elfreth’s Alley, our nation’s oldest residential street, and continue on to Race Street Pier.
• 5:30 p.m. Board the buses at Race Street Pier for the ride back to Drexelbrook.

Hawks Contacts: 

Jennifer McCarty (jenmac945@hotmail.com)

^{“New York is not a city – it’s a world.” — Iman}

One of the major highlights of the Finland Exchange is our Bus Trip to New York City.

^{“I look out the window and I see the lights and the skyline and the people on the street rushing around looking for action, love, and the world’s greatest chocolate chip cookie, and my heart does a little dance.”
— Nora Ephron}

Set for Tuesday, April 12 – this is a day packed with all things Big Apple. The cost of $75 per person covers your round trip bus ticket, a highly-rated boat tour of the island with Circle Cruises, and a free day of fun in the best city in the world (after Philadelphia and Helsinki, of course.)

Note: because we will be on and off a bus in the city throughout the day, and walking the streets, a parent chaperone is required on this trip.

Bus Assignments for Tuesday’s trip to NYC

Click here to RSVP and pay for the trip

^{“It’s pretty cliched, but Times Square is just incredible.
You really feel like you’re in the capital of the world.” 
— Timothy F. Cahill}

Itinerary for the Day

• 7:00 am – Be at Drexelbrook for check-in and bus pick up (Holiday Inn & Suites – Drexelbrook)

• 7:25am – Bus departs Drexelbrook. (~2 hours 15 min drive)

• 9:55 am – Arrive to Pier 83, West 42^nd St. and 12^th Ave.

• 10:30am – Boat Tour begins @ Pier 83 with CIrcle LIne SIghtseeing Cruises

• 12:00 pm – Groups free to Explore NYC on their own
  • Option 1 Famous “High Line” (refurbished elevated train)
    • Walk South on High Line to Standard hotel and Bier Garden at end of walk.
    • Walk North on High Line to Times Square (Option 2) or the Edge (Option 3.)
  • Option 2 continue to Times Square
    • Travel options for Times Square:
      • Option A (preferred): walk North on the High Line (see above)
      • Option B: walk to Times Square (20 minute walk to Times Square) by going East on 40^th Street to 7^th Avenue
      • Option C: take the subway (station at Hudson, right where boat docks). Take the 7 Train for one stop East to 42^nd Street Times Square.
  • Option 3 Explore the “Edge” rooftop view and City Climb:
    • https://www.edgenyc.com/en
    • Tickets on sale online or onsite $38 per adult.
  • Option 4 – walk/taxi/uber to Central Park:
    • http://www.nycgovparks.org visit for “things to do”
    • Bike Tour – @ Central Park Bikes, 58th St & Broadway, New York, NY
      https://www.biketourscentralpark.com
    • Rent your own Bike @https://centralparkbikerental.nyc
      9 W 60th St, New York, NY 10023

• Lunch Options:  Families/players will have option to explore Times Square and eat lunch attractions suggested below:
  • Hard Rock Cafe (walk North on Broadway) 1501 Broadway, New York, NY 10036
  • Joe’s Pizza (walk North on Broadway) 1435 Broadway, New York, NY 10018
  • Public House (good Beer/American food) 140 E 41st St, New York, NY 10017 
  • Rockefeller Center 49^th and 6^th Ave.
  • Bryant Park https://www.nycgovparks.org/parks/bryant-park
    • Located @5 and 6 Ave, W 40 St and W 42 St.
    • NYC Public Library – scene from Ghostbusters.

• Shopping Options:
  • NHL store: 1185 6th Ave, New York, NY 10036. West of Broadway
  • NBA store: (one block from NHL store) 545 5^th Ave. West of Broadway
  • Levi’s Store 34th Street (Northern point of Broadway near Hard Rock)
  • Levi’s Store at Times Square (located near bus drop off south start of Broadway)
  • Disney Store (North end of Broadway) 1540 Broadway, New York, NY 10036
  • Ripley’s Believe It or Not! (North end of Broadway) 234 W 42nd St, New York, NY 10036

• 3:00 pm meet at pier 83 location 42^nd St and 12^th Ave. – board bus for departure.

• 3:30pm (latest) – head back to Philly

• 6:00 pm – 6:30 pm  – Arrive back drop off in at Holiday Inn Drexelbrook.A note on the Coronavirus and NYC

New York City has set up a website, called “The Key To NYC” that has the most up-to-date guidance on vaccine and mask requirements in the city.

Hawks Contacts: 

Tom Bannister, (610) 247-1140 (cell)
Joe Clifford, (267) 439-3902 (cell)

Update: ticket sales have closed for this event. We will be sending out information on the event to those attending as soon as it is available.

We are excited to be offering exclusive and discounted tickets for the Flyers vs. Rangers game on Wednesday, April 13. And that’s not all we are doing… the kids are actually going to be able to take the ice, and we’re having our very own pre-game party inside the arena – plus an arena tour and special speakers and guests!

Please read this page and the FAQ document for all the info on this once-in-a-lifetime event!

You will have two options to attend:

• The bus trip, with the pre-game skate, the in-arena party, and tickets to the game. $120 pp
• Game tickets, which include tickets to the game and the in-arena party. $85 pp

A note about COVID-19 protocols in the city and the Wells Fargo Center

Because of the ongoing pandemic and concerns over the Coronavirus, we ask all who plan to attend this event to keep up-to-date on the requirements in the city and arena. The Flyers have made it easy; visit this page for the latest guidelines and information.

Our Plans for the Day – The Bus Trip

• 1:00 p.m.
  We board the bus at the Holiday Inn – Drexelbrook and head to the Wells Fargo Center. Once there, the Exchange Players will lace up their skates, put on their helmets, and get ready to take the ice!
• 2:00 p.m.
  The Exchange Players will take the Wells Fargo ice! Families can watch from the stands. This is a free skate session, it is not a game; no sticks are permitted. Please note: due to space limitations, only Exchange Players (Pee Wees and Bantams) can take the ice for this event.
• 3:00 p.m.
  Once off the ice, players and families will head to the East Food Hall for our exclusive Finland Exchange pre-game party. Food and drinks will be offered by several of the Wells Fargo vendors on a pay-as-you-go basis. We are working on a few surprises during this time, including entertainment for the kids.
• 5:30 p.m.
  Let’s head over to the ice to watch the pre-game warmup!
• 7:00 p.m.
  It’s game time – the Flyers will take on the New York Rangers. Go Flyers!
• After the game
  We board the buses for the ride back to Drexelbrook.

Oh, and did we mention…

Everyone who goes to the game is going to get a special “Finland Night at the Flyers” tee-shirt. But if you have tickets with the Finland Exchange, your tee shirt will be customized with our logos!

It’s a Date Night BINGO party with Yeti coolers, microbrew raffles, a luxury Flyers Suite, and designer handbags!

Advance tickets are $30 each or get a table of eight for $230. Save your seat (or table) now – last time we sold out in advance of the event and no tickets were available at the door.

The best way to guarantee your spot is to Venmo $30 per seat or $230 for a table of eight to @Hawks-Finland.

Want to help us promote the event? Right-click the image below to copy and paste it to Facebook!

Volunteers are needed to help make our His and Hers Bingo Night (next Saturday) a success. We need help before, during and after the event – can you give us one hour????  Please consider signing up for one or more slots here. 

This event is BYO – so coordinate with your table and bring snacks, drinks, and all your lucky charms!

And bring some cash for the special rounds – one prize if for a 12-person luxury suite at a Flyers game!

Doors open at 7 p.m. and the games will begin promptly at 8 p.m.!

Have a question or concern about the event? Send us an email.

Location: St Luke Greek Orthodox Church – 35 N Malin Rd, Broomall, Pennsylvania 19008

The Haverford Hawks Finland Exchange Tournament is set for April 14, 15, and 16, 2022. This is a one-of-a-kind opportunity for your group to play against a Finnish team and participate in a cultural exchange experience.

Tournament Information

• Location: Haverford Skatium and IceWorks (Aston, PA)
• Teams:
  • PeeWee AA, A and B
  • Bantam AA, A and B
• Cost: $1,200 per team
• Four games guaranteed, including a championship or consolation game
• Skills competition (AA level only)
• No admission fee
• Tournament rules are available online here
• Schedules and results: posted here once finalized
• Contact: Dan Donegan via email

Be a part of an exceptional program that provides local children with a unique opportunity to learn about and experience Finnish culture while playing the sport they love. All teams will have the opportunity to play against a leveled team in the Viikingit Hockey Club from Helsinki, Finland.

Click here to register for the Tournament

Teams Committed (2022 Tourney):

More than a hockey tournament, this event is a cultural exchange.

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TIckets are $30 because only 100 will be sold! Venmo $30 per ticket to @Hawks-Finland to get your tickets!