| Team Coach Information And Player Registration | | | |  | | |
posted 05/16/2012
Travel Team Coach Information
The Comets organization has announced coaches for the 2012/13 season. Please see below for coaches per team. The Comets Coaches Committee is working to determine head coaches for the noted TBD teams below and is working to meet the needs and interests of the players and coaching staff per team. The coaches for these teams will be announced via this website.
Travel Team Registration And First Payment
If you have not done so already, please click on 'Register Now' or 'Register Online' via the main page of this website to register your son or daughter for his/her team for the 2012/13 season. When in the team registration section, scroll to the proper team assignment and register to secure the spot on the team. Follow the registration and tuition payment instructions once the team is identified.
A completed player online registration for his/her assigned team was due by May 1 and the initial tuition balance was also due by May 1.
Team Coach List - 2012/13 Season
U-10 Kevin Quirk
U-12 Paul Maxwell
U-14 Bruce Ihloff
U-19A Dave Yancey
U-19B Mark Knapp
Mite A Joe Mortarelli
Mite B Jeff Wallace
Squirt A Andrew Mullahy
Squirt B Marco Gargurevich
Squirt C Mark Knapp
Squirt D Pat Haswell
Pee wee A Mark Reynolds
Pee wee B Brendan Carr
Pee wee C Kevin Quirk
Pee wee D Kevin Danahy
Bantam A Steve Collins
Bantam B Nate Burns
Bantam C TBD
Midget A & B TBD
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| Girls U14 B Team League Playoff Championship Runner Up | | | | | | |
posted 05/06/2012
Congratulations to the Comets girls U14 B team for being the Middlesex Yankee Conference League championship runner up team in the league playoffs in March. The team is made up of girls and coaches from Natick, Wellesley, Medway, Sherborn, Needham, and Newton.
Comets Girls U14 B Team - League Playoff Championship Runner Up
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| RB Hockey Foundation Gala ::: Friday, June 1, 7 PM | | | | | | |
posted 05/05/2012
Dear Comets Community,
Some of you already know of our 501(c)3 organization - RB Foundation. Rob and Chrissy Barletta organized RB Foundation after years of seeing so many families in our hockey organizations stricken with various situations putting their families into financial stress. Loss of parent or child, diagnosis of severe medical conditions or loss of a job are just a few examples of how families find themselves in a time of need.
Over the years the donations have expanded outside of just the sport of hockey. If we've learned of a friend of a friend who is in need we have seen to it that the RB Foundation has helped in someway to lessen their burden. Our donations have been dispersed in forms of monetary donations, gift cards (groceries, clothing or household services), secret Santa sponsorships as well as athletic equipment for players that have grown and their parents simply cannot afford to buy them new, safe equipment.
We have learned that too many families have chosen to remove their kid's from a favorite sport or activity due to inability to pay for lessons or tuition. As mom's we all value what a team sport has proven to give our children outside of learning the skills to score a goal, shoot a basket or hit a ball. Youth sports gives our children the meaning of commitment, teaches them respect towards others, understanding the meaning of being part of a team - that others do and will depend on them now and throughout the course of their lives both personally and professionally, builds their self-esteem and gives them a sense of pride of accomplishment. In addition we know that a child who spends his/her spare time out of school, involved in a sport or activity, have less time to be exposed to harmful situations leading to poor choices when not in our sight.
In addition to helping families, we have raised over $25,000 for the Avon Foundation for breast cancer awareness and research through our two yearly events, AOK Women's Hockey Tournament and theWalpole Express Pink Game. Our donations have helped many 3-Day teams meet their fundraising goals through our events alone.
Up until now we have relied solely on private and corporate donations without any fundraising efforts. Since 2003 we have dispersed over $100,000 to families in need. Within the 1000 families in our own organization alone it has been realized that the stories we have seen and heard are just a small amount of what is really around us. The parent standing next to you everyday at a practice might be making the gut wrenching decision to tell their son/daughter that they will no longer be able to afford their sport after the season has ended.
On Friday, June 1 at 7:00 PM we will be holding our 1st Annual Off-Ice Gala in an effort to raise funds enabling us to reach out to more families who are in need. The event will be held at the Sheraton Four Points in Norwood, MA in the Tiffany Grand Ballroom. The night will undoubtedly be filled with fun, laughter and feeling of good-will through out the evening.
More information on the event can be found at www.rbfoundationinc.org/gala. There are options to purchase single or multiple tickes, a table and receive a half page ad in our program book, donate an item or service to be auctioned or make a cash donation towards the purchase of items to be auctioned.
This will be a sold out event and is a night not to be missed. Please consider a donation to support our causes.
Michelle Reager
President, RB Foundation
"As we light a path for others, we naturally light our own path" - MARY ANNE RADMACHER
Friday, June 1, 2012
7:00 PM - 12:00 AM
The Tiffany Ballroom
Four Points by Sheraton
1125 Boston Providence Turnpike
Norwood, Massachusetts 02062
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| Comets Celebrate 60th Anniversary In 2012 | | | | | | |
posted 04/11/2012
 In 2012, the Natick Comets celebrates its 60th anniversary as a youth hockey organization. The Comets program was established in 1952 and has been providing a positive youth hockey, learning, social, and sportsmanship experience for Comets participants for 60 years.
In 1952 one man with twelve kids and a vision changed youth hockey for Natick and almost every town in New England. Comets founder Bill Chase dedicated fifty years of his life to hockey and invited all those who wished to become part of the Natick Comets family. Bill’s vision of youth hockey was not restricted to kids from Natick. To this day, it includes kids and parents from neighboring communities. It’s not an exaggeration when people refer to Bill Chase as the “Father of Youth Hockey”.
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| Comets Closing Ceremony Event And Season End | | | | | | |
posted 04/09/2012 Like the Olympic flame being extinguished, the Comets closing ceremony event at Natick's Wilson Middle School on April 9 marked the end of the Comets 2011/12 hockey season. The Comets season started the last week of August 2011 and concluded into the second week of April 2012. That's 7 months and 3 weeks of the hockey season.
Thank you to all of the players, parents, siblings, coaches, on and off ice volunteers and friends who supported the Comets travel teams, skill development program, and house league during the season. Over 450 players skated with the Comets during the 2011/12 season.
The Comets look forward to the 2012/13 season and continuing its 60th year of supporting youth hockey.
Thank you to all members of the Comets family.
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| Comets Pee Wee B Team Wins Mass. State Championship | | | | | | |
posted 03/07/2012
On Sunday, March 4, the Comets Pee Wee B team won the Massachusetts state championship for the Pee Wee level in Fitchburg, Mass. The team went undefeated in the round-robin round with wins over Everett-Revere, Cambridge and Westfield to earn a spot in the semi-finals against Duxbury Sunday morning. After giving up an early goal, Natick settled in and controlled the game. In the second period, the Comets put in 2 shorthand goals 20 seconds apart and opened up a lead and never looked back.
In the championship final game, the Comets faced a very big Andover team who came out flying and scored a first shift goal and the Comets found themselves down early again. After a big penalty shot save by the Comets' goalie midway through the the first period, momentum shifted. With relentless forechecking, aggressive back checking, and solid defense, the Comets took control of the play. 4 unanswered goals were scored by the Comets and Andover was never let back in the game. The final score of the championship game was 4-1.
The Comets displayed a fantastic team effort. Congratulations to all the Pee Wee B team players who have worked so hard all season to achieve the state championship victory.
The Comets Pee Wee B team was recognized at the Natick town Board of Selectman meeting on Monday, March 19 at 7:00 PM. Selectman Chairman Charlie Hughes recognized the team's accomplishment at the beginning of the meeting.
Comets Pee Wee B Team - Massachusetts State Champions
STATE CHAMPIONS
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| Tryouts Registration Closed For 2012/13 Travel Team Season | | | | | | |
posted 03/05/2012 Registration for Natick Comets tryout sessions for travel team player placement for the 2012/13 season has closed. All youth and girls age levels have completed the registration process and on-ice tryouts.
Please read this entire section for tryouts information.
General Tryout Letter (also mailed to the Comets community): Letter (click on document link). 
Note; In the tryout letter e-mailed to the Comets community, an incorrect e-mail address was provided. Please note the correct e-mail address for the Director of Events Lisa Landon is
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Goalie Tryout Letter: Letter (click on document link).
Online Registration: Closed. The USA Hockey age level classification can be seen via this document (click on document link).
Registration Forms To Complete: See immediately below.
In addition to registering the player online via this site, three online forms must also be completed and submitted. There are no hardcopy documents to complete and return to the Comets registrar for the tryouts. The below three forms are to be completed and submitted online.
Note; Clicking on the form links below opens a new web browser tab or window. After submitting the form, the tab or window can be closed and you may return to this site to complete the next required form.
2012/13 Season - Participant Code Of Conduct
2012/13 Season - Player And Parent Awareness Acknowledgment
2012/13 Season - Consent To Treat/Medical History
Online Registration Due Dates: See immediately below.
Note; Online registration forms (see above) must also be submitted by the dates below.
Goalie (Youth and Girls): March 10
Mite Youth: March 12
Squirt Youth: March 12
Pee Wee Youth: March 19
Bantam Youth: March 25
Midget Youth: March 25
U10 Girls: March 11
U12 Girls: March 11
U14 Girls: March 11
U19 Girls: March 28
Tryout registration due dates are staggered as the due dates are three days prior to the first date of the age level on-ice tryout. The three days allow the Comets registrar to prepare for the first age level tryout session and contact parents concerning any outstanding registration items that have to be completed prior to the first tryout.
Tryout Fee: Each registered tryout participant must pay a $250 tryout fee in advance of going on the ice for the first tryout session. This fee will be comprised of a $150 payment to be applied towards your tuition costs for the 2012/13 season. The fee can be paid online via credit card or via check. Instructions on paying online and via check can be reviewed when registering the player.
Tryout Schedule: See immediately below (click on the document link)
Tryout Schedule (revised March 21 with Pee Wee, Bantam, and Midget level tryout date changes)
Note: The player trying out is expected to attend all three tryout sessions.
2012/13 Travel Team Season Tution: See immediately below.
Midget Youth $500
Girls U19 $500
SQ, PW, BN Youth $1325
Mite Youth $1250
U10, U12, U14 Girls $1250
Goalie Goalies on youth (Squirt through Bantam levels) and girls teams (U10 through U19) who try out and are placed on a team as a full time goalie will be offered a 50% tuition discount. This discount requires signing a contract to play as a full time goalie on a Comets team for the duration of the season.
Announcement Of 2012/13 Season Team Placement: The Comets intend to provide player team placement results online via this site by April 15.
Should you have any questions about the Comets tryouts registration process, please e-mail the Comets Registrar at
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| Comets Pee Wee C Team Waltham Tournament Champions | | | | | | |
posted 02/28/2012 The Comets Pee Wee C team extended their stretch of tournament success this season by winning the Waltham February Vacation Tournament. The squad dominated opponents in the preliminary round with victories over Waltham, Franklin, and Winchester. The playoff round proved to be more difficult, but the Comets prevailed with a 4-2 win over Waltham in the semifinal and won 5-2 over Framingham in the championship game.
The Pee Wee C team went 5-0 during the tournament, outscored opponents 29-5 and now has an undefeated tournament record of 10-0 this season. Goalie Tim Foley continues to raise his level of play in tournaments, giving up only 11 goals in 10 games.
Congratulations to the Pee Wee C team on their Waltham tournament success and their 2011/12 season overall tournament results.
Comets Pee Wee C Team - Waltham February Vacation Tournament Champions
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| Comets Squirt C Team Cranberry Tournament Runner Up | | | | | | |
posted 02/26/2012 In the Cranberry Tournament in Pembroke, Mass the week of February 20, the Comets Squirt C team made it to the final game and was the tournament runner up team. Congratulations to the Squirt C team for a successful tournament.
Comets Squirt C Team - Cranberry Tournament
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| Comets Pee Wee Players Visit With Bruins Seguin And Marchand | | | | | | |
posted 02/15/2012 A group of Comets Pee Wee players joined Bruins forwards Tyler Seguin and Brad Marchand to help Cam Neely kick-off his third annual Neely SK8 Challenge at the Boston Common Frog Pond on February 3.
The Neely SK8 Challenge is a fund-raiser to support the Neely Foundation and its work to further cancer research and to provide assistance to families coping with cancer.
Comets Pee Wee Players With Tyler Seguin - Frog Pond, Boston Common
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| U12 Girls Championship Runner Up In Jay Peak, Vermont Tournament | | | | | | |
posted 02/01/2012 The weekend of January 20, the Comets U12 girls had a great time and success at the Green Mountain Avalance U12 girls tournament at the Jay Peak Resort in Vermont. The girls started off the tournament with three straight wins outscoring their opponents from Vermont and New York state 14 goals to 0. In the championship game Sunday, the Comets played a very talented team (skating and puck movement) from Princeton, New Jersey and fell 5-1.
Off the ice, the 45 plus person Comets contingent (players, parents, and siblings) enjoyed the Jay Peak Resort with dining, skiiing, and a visit to the indoor water park.
Comets U12 Team - Jay Peak, Vermont Tournament
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| U12 Girls Win Mass District 8 Championship - Head To States Next | | | | | | |
posted 01/17/2012 On Monday, January 16 in a Mass. state playoff game, the Comets U12 girls team defeated Acton Boxboro/Concord Carlisle 3-1 to claim the Mass. district 8 girls U12 championship. Two goals from forward Mikayla Quigley and solid goaltending from Alyssa Cimino helped the girls prevail and head next to the Mass. state tournament the weekend of March 23.
The U12 girls join two other Comets girls teams heading to the state tournament in March; U10 and U14A.
Comets U12 Team - Mass. District 8 Champions
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| Comets U10 Team Wins Bill Chase Girls Tournament | | | | | | |
posted 01/16/2012 The Comets U10 girls team went undefeated in the Bill Chase Girls Tournament and walked away with the championship trophy the weekend of January 13.
The final game was intense in front of a pressure packed large audience at our William Chase arena. U10 tournament MVP Lauren Jackson put the Comets up 1-0 early in the first with a nifty Patrice Bergeron style deke on a breakaway. Falmouth never let up, creating several scoring chances, but Comets U10 veteran Ali Joseph wasn't letting anything get past her in goal. Falmouth really put the pressure on during a power play midway through the third period but the Comets line of Fookson-Cushing-Gallenberger did a fantastic job on the penalty kill, bolstered by defenseman Emily Batchelor.
The Comets clung to a 1-0 lead until late in the third when Nicole Maxwell scored with 1:26 remaining on a beautiful tape-to-tape pass from Erin Quirk. An empty net goal secured the 3-0 shutout win and the Comets U10 celebrated.
Thank you to all of the U10 teams for participating; Falmouth, Newton, and Acton-Boxborough/Concord/Carlisle. Also, thank you to all of the parents for volunteering their time over the weekend and tournament coordinator Bill Jackson for putting in all the extra hours inside and outside the rink. Great job Bill!
Comets U10 Team - Bill Chase Girls Tournament Champions
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| Bantam A Team Wins The Starhawks 3 On 3 Christmas Tournament | | | | | | |
posted 01/10/2012 The Comets Bantam A team defeated the competition to win the Starhawks 3 on 3 Christmas Classic held in Marlboro over the Christmas break. The Comets outscored their opponents 18-2 during the tournament. With a couple of shut out wins and a couple of one goal games, the boys had a great time! Thank you to the Starhawks Youth Hockey Association for hosting the tournament.
Comets Bantam A Team - Starhawks 3 On 3 Christmas Classic Champions
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| Comets Mourn Loss Of Hockey Family Member | | | | | | |
posted 01/08/2012
The Comets program, our families and friends mourn the loss of one of our hockey family members - Justin Bailey. You may have heard of Justin’s recent unexpected passing from natural causes.
Justin was a senior at Natick High School. Justin was also a close member of the Natick hockey family as he played with the Comets as a youth up through high school and most recently was a member of the Natick High School varsity team this season.
As a Natick community and hockey family, we express our condolences to the Bailey family, relatives, and friends. Justin will be missed and remembered by the many coaches, players and families who shared time with him on and off the ice. Please join us in remembering Justin, his family and friends in your thoughts and prayers.
In memory of Justin, all Comets travel team players will wear helmet stickers with the letters and number 'JB17'. Justin wore jersey number 17 with the Natick High School team this season.
The Comets
Justin Bailey
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| Comets Pee Wee C Team Wins Jingle Bell Skate Tournament | | | | | | |
posted 12/31/2011 The Comets Pee Wee C team plowed through the competition to win the championship at the Jingle Bell Skate Tournament held in Marlboro over the new year weekend. The Comets squad went undefeated during the tournament, winning all 5 games they played, and defeated 4 different teams en route to the tournament title. The team outscored their opponents by a 31-6 margin during the tournament with the entire roster contributing on the stat sheet. Goalie Tim Foley posted two shutouts in the playoff games as the team beat Franklin 6-0 in the semifinal and finished off the Central CT Capitals 2-0 for the championship victory.
Comets Pee Wee C Team - Jingle Bell Skate Tournament Champions
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| Comets U10 And U12 Girls Skate At TD Garden - Meet Brad Marchand | | | | | | |
posted 12/31/2011 In December, the Comets U10 and U12 girls had the opportunity to skate at the TD Garden, home of the Boston Bruins. The girls played an intra-squad game for 50 minutes and had the opportunity to meet Bruins forward Brad Marchand. Brad was generous to entertain questions from the girls and gave two girls birthday hugs.
Comets U10 and U12 Girls
Bruins Forward Brad Marchand
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| Comets Host Bruins PASS Event | | | | | | |
posted 12/27/2011 In December, the Comets organization was pleased to host the Bruins Partnership to Assist Skaters and Shooters (PASS) clinic series at the William Chase Arena in Natick. The PASS event featured a two-hour clinic conducted by a Boston Bruins former player. The clinic focused on individual skill development through teaching basic hockey fundamentals and playing small area games.
PASS Clinic Attendees
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| Comets Pee Wee A Team Wins Hoffman Tournament | | | | | | |
posted 12/06/2011
The Natick Comets youth Pee Wee A team participated in the 23rd annual Hoffman Pee Wee Tournament over the weekend of December 2, 3 and 4 at Natick's William Chase Arena. The tournament began with a win Friday night over Needham 5-2. The Comets team continued on Saturday with a 5-1 win over KP Walpole and ended Saturday night with a 4-4 tie against their state playdown rivals SMS. With David Hoffman, founder of the tournament in attendance, the Comets PeeWee A team pulled out a win and claimed the tournament championship against SMS by a score of 3-2.
Comets Pee Wee A Team - Hoffman Tournament Champions
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| Comets U12 Girls Thanksgiving Tournament Action | | | | | | |
posted 11/30/2011
The weekend of November 25 the Comets U12 girls participated in the Walpole Thanksgiving tournament in the U12 division. The tournament featured teams from throughout New England and included a team from Canada.
The Comets girls opened the tournament on Friday versus host the Walpole Express. The game started off as a close affair with the Comets girls behind with a 2-1 score in favor of Walpole. The Comets girls took the lead in the second period and proceeded to score 4 goals in the third period to come away with a 7-3 victory.
Saturday's hockey action for the Comets girls saw two great games. The first game of the Saturday doubleheader was against the Winthrop Vikings, a team that is in a division higher than the U12 Comets during the regular season in the Middlesex Yankee Conference Girls League (MYCGL). In what was expected to be a close, physical and high intensity game, all these adjectives proved to be true. The game play was very physical with lots of body contact and the intensity and pace of the game rivaled NHL playoff hockey. Comets goalie Alyssa Cimino had a terrific game in net and only allowed 1 goal in the game. The Comets and Vikings skated to a 1-1 tie in the game. The Winthrop team raised the Comets girls level of play and forced the girls to play all out with great intensity and physical play for the entire game.
In the second game on Saturday, the Comets girls had to win their game versus the Wellesley Raiders, another team in a higher division in the MYCGL, in order to advance to the championship game on Sunday. The game proved to be just as intense as the Winthrop game. The score was tied 1-1 into the second period before Comets forward Kaitlyn Bradshaw scored two goals to make the score 3-1. Kaitlyn scored one of the goals on a player scrum in front of the net where she pounded in a rebound goal and then proceeded to score another on a breakaway goal to seal the game. The Comets girls won 3-1 and were on their way to the Sunday championship game.
The Sunday championship game proved to be one for ages in the annals of Comets U12 hockey. In the championship game the Comets girls were to face Wellesey again and knew the game would be the toughest test of the season with a tournament championship on the line. From the outset of the game, the intensity level was off the charts and both teams found themselves in a defensive battle with both goalies playing terrific in net. Wellesley struck first with a goal and Natick soon countered as Comets defensewoman Kathryn Elliott weaved through the defense from the neutral zone into the attacking zone and scored on an 'upper shelf' breakaway goal. The defensive battle continued for the remainder of the game and at the end of regulation, the score was tied 1-1. In the overtime period, the defensive intensity did not wane and the score remained 1-1.
With close to 100 parents, grandparents, siblings, friends, Comets U10 girls, and just rink bystanders witnessing a terrific game, the end of overtime moved to a shootout. Each team had 5 players participating in the shootout. After more terrific goaltending in the shootout frame, Wellesley prevailed and won the game 2-1 on a shootout goal. After a hard fought, back and forth, and high energy game, both teams skated off the ice with tremendous respect for one another and had the bond of playing in quite possibly one of the best U12 level hockey games in a long time.
The Comets extend a congratulations to the Wellesley Raiders for the championship win. The Comets girls received the runner up award and came just a shootout away from a tournament victory. Comets girls head coach Bruce Ihloff did a great job in motivating and coaching the girls for success the entire tournament.
The Comets girls team MVP for the tournament was goalie Alyssa Cimino as her play in net allowed the team to reach the finals. Alyssa let up only 6 goals in the 4 games played.
At the conclusion of the tournament, the Comets U12 girls moved to 11-1-1 on the season overall and 9-0-0 in the MYCGL league. On the season the girls have outscored their opponents 62 goals to 10.
Comets U12 Girls Thanksgiving Tournament Team
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| Comets History From December 1970 Magazine Article | | | | | | |
posted 11/26/2011 
Recently found was a December 1970 Ice And Blade magazine article about
the Natick Comets. The full article can be read via this link. The article
discusses the origin of the Comets, how the program was structured circa
1970, and mentions the pending construction in 1971 of the West Suburban
Arena in Natick (currently the William L. Chase Arena).
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| Former Comets Player Only Female On Carnegie Mellon Hockey Team | | | | | | |
posted 11/13/2011 
Former Natick Comets player Bryn Loeffler is currently playing as a sophomore with the Carnegie Mellon club ice hockey team and is the sole female on the team. Bryn played six travel team seasons with the Natick Comets and most recently was on the Comets U19 team.
Bryn was chosen as Athlete of the Week for the Carnegie Mellon campus newspaper 'The Tartan'.
The full article on Bryn in the newspaper can be read via this link.
Bryn Loeffler
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| Comets Host Try Hockey For Free Event | | | | | | |
posted 10/30/2011 The Comets organization was pleased to host the USA Hockey initiative for boys and girls to come to a local skating/hockey rink and try the game of ice hockey for free. The Comets hosted the Try Hockey for Free event at the William Chase Arena on Saturday, November 5. Comets coaches helped with the event on and off the ice. There was a great turnount of boys and girls ages 4 to 10. Below are photos from the event.
Try Hockey For Free Event Photos
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| Thank You To Comets Donors For Their Support | | | | | | |
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