1. We are FULLY APPROVED!  The Palm Beach Breakers LLC, the legal entity holding our former Tier 2 charter, has been approved as a USA Hockey sanctioned AAA team competing under SAHOF beginning immediately for the 2025-2026 season.                                         
2. Our Tier 2 Program is FULLY PRESERVED!  Longwood Hockey has jumped through some legal hoops and acquired through renewable perpetual license the Tier 2 SAHOF charter of the dormant Tampa Scorpions which will allow both Tier 1 and Tier 2 programming simultaneously at the Palm Beach Ice Works beginning immediately for the 2025-2026 season.                                                                                                                                                                                          
3. In order to avoid future confusion and to honor the integrity of prior brands, various legal entity subsidiaries of Longwood Hockey have entered into brand acquisition agreements so that for the upcoming and future seasons the following brands will be used for various activities: 

                                                                                                                                                                                           Florida Surf – Tier 1 AAA USA Hockey / SAHOF                                     14u/13u/12u/11u/10u/9u

   Palm Beach Breakers – Tier 2 AA/A USA Hockey / SAHOF               

   AA and A programming including ADM mites

   Florida Wave – AAU Full Ice Mites                                                            

   8U and 7U programming in a non-USA Hockey format

4. Our Tier 1 Tryouts will happen in phases aligned with the Florida Alliance timing to give families appropriate choice and opportunity, beginning with 2011s this weekend on Saturday (morning) and Sunday – details to be posted separately.  Tier 2 tryouts will begin May 5th.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
5. We thank the leadership of USA Hockey for their engagement, patience and support of our efforts to grow the game and best serve kids and families throughout Florida.                                                                                                                                                                                               
6. We thank SAHOF members who supported our efforts to expand opportunities for kids and most of all thank the hockey community for your letters, lobbying and support.                                                                                                                                                                                           
7. We look forward to a healthy partnership with SAHOF and their Florida Alliance Tier 1 program to enhance drivable and affordable competition, to expand single birth year elite hockey and to attract out of state opponents to ease travel and expense burdens on Florida Tier 1 families.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
8. We wish all youth hockey players in Florida a successful tryout period and a joyful, developmental and competitive season in 2025-26.

Relentlessly yours,

Larry, Rob, Dayzer and our entire team and family at Longwood

PBIW Announces New Ownership

Palm Beach Ice Works (PBIW), an Olympic-style ice rink in West Palm Beach, FL embarks on a new chapter. 
 

Lori Alf, owner and founder of the Palm Beach Ice Works (PBIW) since 2009, sold the Palm Beach Breakers youth hockey and ice-skating program to Larry Robbins and Longwood Hockey and is also leasing the PBIW space. 

Under a five-year lease agreement, Rob Laferriere, president of Longwood Hockey, assumes responsibility for overseeing PBIW rink operations and the hockey program in tandem with the current leadership.

Robbins is an 18-year veteran of coaching youth hockey at the North Jersey Avalanche, which flourished into the Midget Hockey program, reaching nationals 11 times and producing 75 Division 1 college hockey players in the past seven years. Recently, Robbins has focused on coaching Mite hockey for kids ages 8 and under, “fostering an early passion and love for the game among the youngest participants.”

In 2015, Robbins acquired the USHL’s Chicago Steel and transformed the program into a junior hockey program, nurturing talents, including Owen Powers, Adam Fantilli, and Macklin Celebrini, all former #1, #3, and projected #1 picks in three of the last four NHL drafts. 

Robbins prioritizes educational excellence and character development through philanthropic works, which include his support of the Hockey in Harlem and the Sled Rangers organizations. In 2018, the Positive Coaching Alliance honored him alongside NHL commissioner Gary Bettman for their shared commitment to character development in youth hockey and the broader community. 

This transaction “launches the beginning of Robbins, Laferriere and the Longwood Hockey team’s efforts to revolutionize hockey in South Florida, with plans to invest in additional facilities and recruit top-tier coaches to establish the state as a center for on-ice development excellence.” In keeping with their consistent approach, free youth clinics will be hosted at PBIW this month, featuring prominent guest coaches “as a welcoming gesture to the community.”

Palm Beach Ice Works is South Florida's newest skating facility. Our Olympic size rink offers a welcoming home for the serious figure skater and hockey player as well as a fun, recreational facility that is open to the public during select hours.

Palm Beach Ice Works offers a safe and clean environment for families and athletes alike, with numerous programs for all ages!

PBIW is hiring for part-time positions!

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