Calling all Players

Are you a player in New Brunswick's knowledge economy? Is your team looking for a way to bond outside of a traditional office environment? Are you interested in networking with your peers from across Atlantic Canada? Are your employees passionate about hockey, technology and community? If you said yes to each of these questions then answer our call for registration!

Registration is now open to organizations (Teams) and individuals (Free Agents) who are interested in playing in the annual charitable recreational hockey tournament from April 17-20^th, 2008 and hosted by the Moncton 4 Ice Center in Moncton, NB.

Registration for each team is $800.00 which includes 3 games, access to the Par-T-Perfect KidZone for your children, food and beverage specials at the Slapshots Bar and Grill, access to the Molson Geekfest party the evening of April 19^th, a Geeks on Ice dog tag, pocket protector and puck as well as tons of raffle prizes and the opportunity for your team to win an invitation to the Geeks on Ice World IT Hockey Championships to be played in May of 2009 in Moncton, NB. Hurry, registration deadline is March 15^th.

But I do not have enough employees that play hockey to ice a team? All you need is a minimum of 10 players to ice a team and participants can include friends, family members, business partners, clients, financiers and/or sales prospects. Organizers have taken great steps to provide an exciting fun filled weekend focused on networking with your peers and entertaining families.

How do I register? Registration is simple, contact Michael Nied at 506-860-5963 or email him at geeksonice@gmail.com. Tournament rules, pictures, videos featuring HNIC's Ron Maclean and other event details are listed on our website: www.GeeksonIce.com.

Companies who have already answered the call for this year's tournament include Sun Microsystems, Skywire Software, Mariner Partners, Spielo(Gtech), Service Canada, Property Guys and eVolving Solutions. Proceeds from the tournament are invested in technology upgrades for United Way of Greater Moncton and Southeaster NB Region member agencies.

Do not miss out on this opportunity to combine your passion for hockey, technology and community; answer the call today!

We would like to thank our title sponsors the City of Moncton, Enterprise Greater Moncton and Gold Sponsor Molson Breweries. Geeks on Ice is a knowledge industry partner with Rising Stars and the KIRA Awards.

Celebrating People(Rising Stars), Industry (KIRA) and Community (Geeks on Ice)

T&T: Geeks use hockey to bridge 'digital divide'

Annual Geeks on Ice tournament raises funds to help provide computer technology for non-profit groups

By Craig Babstock
Times & Transcript Staff
Published Tuesday March 4th, 2008
Appeared on page A8

Geeks on Ice almost had a far less catchy name.

The five-year-old Moncton hockey tournament is made up of teams from the information technology sector. They get together for a weekend tournament that's part networking opportunity and part fundraiser for local charities.

Trevor MacAusland, of Skywire Software, came up with the idea for the event in spring 2003 but he was stuck on what to call it. At the Moncton Rotary Club luncheon yesterday, MacAusland told his audience all he could come up with was the long, rambling and incomplete, "New Brunswick Information Technology Annual . . . ."

"One of my co-workers, who's a smart Alec, said 'Bunch of geeks on ice.' I said, That's it! I'm going with that," MacAusland told the crowd.

Geeks on Ice has built itself into a 16-team tournament for men and women. This year it takes place at the Tim Hortons 4-Ice Centre from April 17-20. Teams can register up to March 15 at $800 per team and players who want to take part can register as a 'free agent' and be assigned to a team.

MacAusland spoke at the Delta Beauséjour yesterday, and mostly talked about the charitable side of the Geeks. He said the tournament has raised $15,000 to provide local non-profit organizations with computer equipment and technological upgrades.

"There's a gap between the digital haves and digital have-nots," he said. "It's the digital divide.

"Our mission is not to stop skating until we eliminate that digital divide."

The Geeks have already helped out several organizations. They've provided Support for Single Parents with refurbished laptop computers and the Tantramar Family Resource Centre received a digital camera to help document its work so it can apply for government grants.

Several other groups have received computer equipment, including fax machines, scanners and printers. MacAusland said they plan to branch out so local IT companies loan their network technicians to non-profit groups to help set up computer systems and ensure everything works properly.

This year the Geeks are focusing on the needs of Ability Transit, an organization that provides transportation to people with mobility problems due to a physical disability.

MacAusland said the Geeks are looking for more teams for this year's tournament, along with sponsors and volunteers.

Source: http://timestranscript.canadaeast.com/news/article/229840

Geeks on Ice would like to thank its 2008 sponsors the City of Moncton, Enterprise Greater Moncton and Molson.

Geeks on Ice Survey and Pictures..

The entire geeks on Ice team is still hurting from this weekend's tournament; however, the we are already thinking about next year. In order to make improvements to the tournament we need your help! Please take the time to forward this link to everyone who participated in the tournament. we want everyone's input.

To access the survey go to: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.asp?u=560393737119

It will only take a few minutes and will be extremely valuable in order to make the 2008 edition much better. Also, Ryan Sorrey is working on the pictures from the weekend and he will post them in the next couple of days on our website. If you have pictures or videos you would like to share, please send them to geeksonice@gmail.com.

Cheers,
Trevor MacAusland
Geeks on Ice Founder & 2007 Co-Chair
W: 506-855-0005
C: 506-872-2348
H: 506-852-8096
Email: tmacausland@gmail.com www.GeeksonIce.com

Geeks on Ice would like to thank its 2007 sponsors Whitehill Technologies, Inc., G4 Tech TV, Government of New Brunswick, Wild Rose Inn, Career Beacon, YourTeamOnline.ca and Rising Stars. Prize donors include Red Bull, Aliant, Atlantic Superstore and NRC.

Geeks on Ice Survey and Pictures..

The entire geeks on Ice team is still hurting from this weekend's tournament; however, the we are already thinking about next year. In order to make improvements to the tournament we need your help! Please take the time to forward this link to everyone who participated in the tournament. we want everyone's input.

To access the survey go to: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.asp?u=560393737119

It will only take a few minutes and will be extremely valuable in order to make the 2008 edition much better. Also, Ryan Sorrey is working on the pictures from the weekend and he will post them in the next couple of days on our website. If you have pictures or videos you would like to share, please send them to geeksonice@gmail.com.

Cheers,
Trevor MacAusland
Geeks on Ice Founder & 2007 Co-Chair
W: 506-855-0005
C: 506-872-2348
H: 506-852-8096
Email: tmacausland@gmail.com www.GeeksonIce.com

Geeks on Ice would like to thank its 2007 sponsors Whitehill Technologies, Inc., G4 Tech TV, Government of New Brunswick, Wild Rose Inn, Career Beacon, YourTeamOnline.ca and Rising Stars. Prize donors include Red Bull, Aliant, Atlantic Superstore and NRC.

2007 Champions

Congrats to the 2007 Geeks on Ice Champions Assomption Vie

GOI Founder Trevor Macausland and Moncton Crescent MLA John Betts presents Assomption Vie Captain Derrick Smith with the Whitehill Cup

Mathieu Brideau, Project Executive with Business New Brunswick, presented Serge Bourgeois os Assomption Vie with the Tournament MVP award.

Geeks on Ice would like to thank its 2007 sponsors Whitehill Technologies, Inc., G4 Tech TV, Government of New Brunswick, Wild Rose Inn, Career Beacon, YourTeamOnline.ca and Rising Stars. Prize donors include Red Bull, Aliant, Atlantic Superstore and NRC.

Dear Captains, Participants and Supporters;

With the tournament beginning tomorrow, we want to remind everyone of the beer policy at the Tim Hortons 4Ice Center.

All beer and alcohol must be purchased from Slapshots, the facility’s restaurant. The restaurant could lose their liquor license if any team brings beer or alcohol into the facility.

Any team that violates this policy will be asked to leave the tournament and may not be allowed back in future tournaments. Management can also shut down the tournament.

The facility will provides delivery service of ice cold beer to your dressing room.

You can order your beverage prior to your game for delivery to your dressing room at the end of your game. All orders must be prepaid.

Slapshots is a full service restaurant that offers buffet breakfasts as well as excellent meal service.

Thank you for participating, enjoy your time with us and we hope to see you next year.

If you have comments or suggestions for the Geeks on Ice tournament committee, please inform our tournament or registration chairperson, or any member of the Geeks on Ice Committee.

Sincerely,


Trevor MacAusland
Geeks on Ice Co-Chair

Warren Frizzell
Tim Hortons 4Ice Center
General Manager