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Welcome to the New Westfield Youth Hockey Web Site. This new web site will be fully integrated with the GSL web site and will load schedules directly from the GSL.

Properly Cleaning That Smelly Hockey Gear!
posted 4/27/2012 by WYHA Executive Board

With the hockey season over, many of us have put the hockey equipment for the summer as our kids begin to transition to baseball, softball, lacrosse and other spring sports. While you may be putting that equipment away for a few months, it is important to make sure that the equipment is properly cleaned, sanitized and dried so that it will be fresh for the upcoming season.

To do so, please follow these steps.

Step 1: Fill a bathtub or sink with hot water. It should be about a third full and should not be so hot that it hurts to touch the water. Your hands will need to be in the tub for a fair amount of time, so be aware of the temperature.

Step 2: Add about 1/4 cup of laundry detergent to the bathtub while the water is running. This will allow the detergent and water to mix.

Step 3: Put the hockey gear in the soapy water and make sure all of it is completely covered with water. Allow it to soak for 30 to 45 minutes.

Step 4: Drain the tub, clean out the soap, and then rinse all of the gear out with room-temperature water to get all of the detergent out of the gear.

Step 5: Squeeze the water out of any gear that you can, including the jersey, socks and other loose items. Hang all of the equipment on a dryer rack, a shower stall, a door or in a closet. Anything that cannot be hung up, prop up in the bathtub to dry properly.

Step 6: Spray the inside of your hockey bag with a disinfectant such as Lysol or Febreze, then wipe it dry. Make sure all of your gear is dry, then place it all back in your bag in a moisture free location.

If your player's equipment still has a stench that you can't get rid of or if you just feel like having the gear professional cleaned, please consider taking to Sentry Cleaners at 476 East Street in Chicopee, phone (413) 535-1234 or (413) 592-7291. Sentry has an "Esporta" cleaning machine designed to clean, sanitize and dry specialized gear such as hockey equipment.

WYH is contemplating having a second equipment swap in late August. If you have lightly worn equipment, please hold onto it until more information becomes available on the swap during the summer. Your skater may also be in need of larger sized equipment to start the season in the fall. Consider seeing what needs you can fill via the swap before you can consider buying new equipment which your young skater will quickly outgrow in a season or two.

Westfield News Donates 20% to WYH for New Subscriptions
posted 4/18/2012 by WYHA Executive Board

The Westfield News Group is offering a fundraising opportunity to our organization. For every new subscription generated by families and friends of Westfield Youth Hockey, the Westfield News Group will donate 20% of the cost of the subscriptions to WYH.

The Westfield News is committed to putting the local back in local news. Grandparents, uncles, aunts, friends and neighbors love to read about our kids in the Westfield News, whether it be from youth sports write-ups or coverage of school and community events in which our children participate.

Click here to view the Westfield News subscription form or cut and paste the following URL into your web browser.

http://files.leagueathletics.com/Images/Club/11143/WYH%20Fundraiser%20WEN%20032612.pdf

Reach out to your family, friends and neighbors and see if they are interested in getting subscriptions to the Westfield News if are not enrolled already. Subscriptions can be purchased in 3-month, 6-month and 12-month time periods. The fundraiser will run until June 30th.

Green Meadow offering $1/yard mulch donation to WYH!
posted 4/15/2012 by WYHA Executive Board

Spring is here. The weather is warming. People are in the mode of getting their yards spruced up for spring, summer and fall.

Green Meadow Lumber on Western Avenue in Westfield has a win-win arrangement for families, relatives and friends of our organization. For every yard of mulch purchased, Green Meadow is offering to give Westfield Youth Hockey $1. You need 10 yards of mulch for the mulch beds around your yard? Green Meadow delivers your mulch in addition to giving Westfield Youth Hockey a $10 donation.

To participate, simply click here or cut and paste the following URL into your web-browser:

http://files.leagueathletics.com/Images/Club/11143/WYH%20Fundraiser%20Green%20Meadlow%20032612.pdf

Utilize the coupons on the Green Meadow/Westfield Youth Hockey flyer and present when you are ordering. Mulch choices include Pine Bark, Hemlock Bark, Brick Red, Jet Black, Natural Forest, Cherry Brown and Dark Brown Walnut in addition to Playground Surfacing.

LTS, LTP & House League Draw New Skaters to the Organization
posted 4/1/2012 by WYHA Executive Board

Another Great Showing from WYH in the GSL Playoffs
posted 3/31/2012 by WYHA Executive Board

The hockey season ended in style for several WYH teams last weekend at the Olympia Ice Arena in West Springfield for the GSL playoffs. Seven WYH teams qualified for last weekend's play-offs in the Bantam, Peewee and Squirt age divisions. Three teams made it to the Championship Game - Bantam B, Peewee A and Peewee B - with Peewee A taking the Championship in their division. In addition, Squirt A and Squirt C won their Consolation games.

Congrats to all of the teams for another great showing from Westfield Youth Hockey in the 2011-2012 GSL playoffs! Final playoff results are below.

Bantam A

Semi-Final: Pioneer Valley 7 Westfield 4
Consolation: Springfield Capitals 2 Westfield 1

Bantam B

Semi-Final: Westfield 4 WTM 1
Championship: Pioneer Valley 5 Westfield 1

Westfield finishes as the runner-up in the Bantam B division!

Peewee A

Semi-Final: Westfield 4 Pioneer Valley 0
Championship: Westfield 3 Holy Name 0

Westfield wins Peewee A Upper championship!

Peewee B

Semi-Final: Westfield 6 Pioneer Valley 2
Final: Springfield Capitals 5 Westfield 4

Westfield finishes as the runner-up in the Peewee A Lower division!

Squirt A

Semi-Final: Springfield Capitals 4 Westfield 0
Consolation: Westfield 4 Amherst 2

Westfield wins Bronze Medal Consolation in the Squirt A division!

Squirt B

Semi-Final: Holy Name 2 Westfield 1
Consolation: Amherst 6 Westfield 2

Squirt C

Semi-Final: Ludlow 5 Westfield 1
Consolation: Westfield 2 Pioneer Valley 1

Westfield wins Bronze Medal Consolation in the Squirt C division!

Peewee A's Knock Off Unbeaten Holy Name to Win Championshi
posted 3/27/2012 by WYHA Executive Board


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