36 Years of Accomplishments

• Since the first hockey school was held in 1973, more than 2,100 hearing impaired youngsters from across the country have participated in the program.


• The U.S. Deaflympic Hockey Team, comprised mainly of members of the American Hearing Impaired Hockey Association Hockey School Varsity squad, won the silver medal in the 1991 Deaflympics, the gold medal in the 1995 Deaflympics, the silver medal in the 1999 Deaflympics, the bronze medal in the 2003 Deaflympics and a gold medal in the 2007 Deaflympics.


• A number of AHIHA “graduates” have gone on to have successful playing careers at various high schools, colleges and in the International Hockey League. A few have even been invited to tryout for roster spots on NHL teams.


• The American Hearing Impaired Hockey Association has become a self-perpetuating organization over the past few years as many of the original hockey school students have now assumed AHIHA administrative and coaching positions — and are working to teach and guide the school’s second generation of students.


• In addition to 36 years of “scholarships” offered to students and families needing financial assistance, AHIHA has become a premier provider of services within the hearing impaired community, offering assistance in helping students obtain hearing aids and speech, auditory
and language therapy.


• An all-volunteer staff which, for 36 years, has not only helped create and maintain a top quality sports and service organization, but has helped keep school expenses to a minimum. This has enabled AHIHA to concentrate all of its financial resources on accomplishing its mission.


• AHIHA goalie Jeff Mansfield, Arlington, Massachusetts, was named 2005 Disable Athlete of the Year by USA Hockey, the governing body for amateur hockey in the U.S. Mansfield, also a member of the Princeton University Hockey Team, was the first-ever recipient of this award.