Berkshire Chamber of Commerce Hosts September Chamber Nite

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PITTSFIELD, Mass. - The Berkshire Chamber of Commerce will host Chamber Nite @ Legacy Banks located at 99 North Street in Pittsfield, on Wednesday, September 16, 2009. Networking will be from 5:00 – 7:00 PM.

Berkshire Chamber members and their employees are invited to attend this popular after-hours event. Complimentary hors d'oeuvres and a cash bar will be available. Attendees are encouraged to bring business cards for networking and the door-prize drawing of a $100 Visa gift card.

The Berkshire Chamber offers monthly networking opportunities as a free benefit to members. Chamber Nite events are open exclusively to Berkshire Chamber members and their employees. To register, please call (413) 499-4000, extension 26, e-mail choyt@berkshirechamber.com or register online at www.berkshirechamber.com.
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Local Hockey Program's Alum Projected in NHL Draft

By Stephen DravisiBerkshires Staff
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — An alumnus of the Atlantic Coast Academy hockey program is generating a lot of buzz heading into next week's National Hockey League entry draft.
 
And that attention can only help build the profile of the program Mike Taylor founded in 2022.
 
"The talent is here," Taylor said this week of ACA, which pairs hockey development and education for players from around the nation and the world. "I don't think as many people locally realize the talent we've had here. I don't think they realized we had a future NHL Draft pick playing in our home rink."
 
That prospect is Maksim Sokolovskii, who the NHL lists as the No. 40 North American skater in the June 26 draft.
 
Sokolovskii, a 6-foot-7 left-shot defenseman, scored 34 goals and collected 50 assists in 65 games playing for ACA in the 2024-25 season.
 
This year, he is playing for the London Knights of the Ontario Junior Hockey League, one of the top leagues of its kind in North America.
 
"Sokolovskii is a massive and highly athletic defenseman," analyst Corey Pronmon wrote this month for The Athletic. "He's a strong, mobile player who's very physical and projects to make a ton of stops."
 
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