Hockey Players in Business- Houston

Meet co-chair, Lance Rosenberg who originated the idea of Hockey Day In Houston @SaintArnold and brought a team of hockey passionate volunteers together to implement the event. Originally from Philadelphia, PA, Lance worked 10+ years for the @NHLFlyers in their community ice rinks and fan development, was a business and team consultant for the @khl (Russia) expansion team, Admiral Vladivostok, before moving to Houston.  Lance left Houston to return to working around hockey and  live events in St. Louis where he and TC Lewis met through @usahockey as TC awarded Lance's facility Tier 1 16u and 18u USA Hockey Nationals. During his time working for the Flyers, Lance served as the emergency goalie for the Flyers and Philadelphia Phantoms, including dressing in games with the Phantoms and nearly getting the call in an @NHL game.  During that time committee member, Jeff Smith, was currently playing for the Phantoms.  Lance also would play some games with the @FlyersAlumni alongside with co-chair Michel Petit whom he would also coach against in youth hockey.   Lance also would work closely with co-chairs Mary and Ian Adler in a variety of roles with the Flyers. Lance is an @usahockey level 5, Master level coach, has coached tier 1 and tier 2 hockey, served as the coach in chief of 2 youth hockey organizations and club president for 1, served on the Atlantic District Board for youth and adult hockey development, and implemented and coached the 1st cross-ice ADM program in the district, a program that saw more than half of the 28 players go on to play NCAA Division 1 or professional hockey, including the NHL. Since returning to Houston, @HPIBorg reached out to Lance about establishing a Houston chapter which created the non-profit foundation to implement events like @HockeyDayInHTX and to create new ways for adult hockey players and fans to be teammates on and off the ice.  That's when Lance reconnected with co-chairs Ryan Brooks and Marc Tushnet, whom he played adult hockey with in his 1st Houston stint. Lance, now sits on Hockey Players In Business National Board where he is a liaison for events. Through the re-connections and new connections, Lance currently is the head coach of the Houston Hell Hounds Sled Hockey Team where committee members Claudia Brown and Shaun Hopkins assist and he assists Jeff Smith with the 16u AA @HouAerosHockey . What's Lance's favorite part of Hockey Day In Houston? "It's the excitement and friendship committee members share or the amazement that the attendees display at the event. We've been fortunate to make a community impact by sharing hockey connections and experiences to make a contribution back to Houston whether it is an academic scholarship, see programs grow, or be able to showcase their hockey fandom for whatever team they support; but when you add the joy it brings the alumni when they come back to town, you feed off that energy and want to do more to not only showcase why hockey is the greatest sport but to grow hockey and ice sports in Houston so there can be more rinks, more ice skaters, more hockey players, and more fans of the game! We hope that this is just the beginning!" Recently, Lance was asked to write an article for @HockeyHStove sharing the meaning of  "Houston Is A Hockey Town!" a phrase that dates back to the 1970's with contributions from @McClain_on_NFL , Jack Stanfield, and Pete Donnelly. 👉 hockeyhotstove.com/houston-h…… We thank Lance for his efforts on showcasing why Houston Is A Hockey Town! #HoustonIsAHockeyTown @McClain_on_NFL @GregRajan @SaintArnold @HPIBorg @HoustonHPIB @espn975 @JennyStreeter3 @MCHockeyPodcast @lhd_on_sports @GregBailey13