Welcome to the Westfield Youth Hockey Association Online Registration Page.

Registration will run Saturday February 8, 2025 through Saturday March 8, 2025.
2025-2026 Season Eligibility:
To be eligible to play in the Westfield Youth Hockey Association, a player must be a resident of one of the below listed towns.

The WYHA Jr Bombers includes Westfield, Southwick, Russell, Montgomery, Huntington, Granville, Tolland, Chester, Blandford, or any town in Connecticut.

Evaluations (8U through 14U):
At the end of each season an evaluation session is held (typically at the end of March or beginning of April) for determining placement on a WYHA team. The assignment to a team is based on the skill of each player demonstrated at the evaluation sessions. All players at 10U level and higher must declare if they are going to tryout for Goalie or Skater. 12U and older skaters can choose to evaluate as either Defense or Forward. A player may only try out for one position, Goalie or Skater, and that is the position they will play for the entire season.

Registration Process (8U through 14U):  In order for a child to register with Westfield Youth Hockey Association, the following items must be completed by March 8th:

1. Select the appropriate level of play below and register online.

          8U (Mites):           birth years 2017 and sooner

         10U (Squirts):        birth years 2015 & 2016

         12U (Peewee):      birth years 2013 & 2014

         14U (Bantam):      birth years 2011 & 2012

2. Copy of Birth Certificate (If new to WYHA)

3. Jersey’s- Jersey order and payment will be completed at Team Threadworks in the Olympia Ice Arena.  There will be a separate communication sent out about this.

• Approximately, $250/set is the cost for purchase of home and away jersey.

Evaluation Process:

• For those who are not familiar with our evaluation process, this is not a "try-out".  All registered skaters will be placed on a WYH team . . . no skater will be "cut".  The evaluation process allows us to place your skater on the appropriate team with players of comparable skill level.  For anyone who is not familiar with the evaluation process, please reach out and we can help answer any questions you may have. 
• Players will be assessed on key hockey skills, including skating, puck handling, passing, and game play.  To ensure a fair and objective evaluation, we will be using independent evaluators who are not affiliated with any specific team.  Additionally, a newly formed Team Selection Committee will review the evaluations and confirm final player placements.
• A player's status on a past years team in no way guarantees placement on that team for the upcoming season.  Placement on teams will be based on their rank amongst their peers in terms of skills and ability during the evaluations.  A player not ranked for at least the same team as the prior year will be discussed and final decision on the roster placement will be determined by the Team Selection Committee and feedback from the coaches from the prior season.
• The eBoard will select both the evaluator team and the Team Selection Committee.  The Team Selection Committee will consist of three board members (President, 1st VP, and 2nd VP for the upcoming season) and two parent representatives.  You can apply to be a parent representative HERE.  Deadline to apply will be 2/17/25, at which point 2 names will be randomly selected to be part of the Team Selection Committee.
• Evaluation Schedule:
• Please consult the website or our Facebook Page periodically for schedule updates and pay attention to email communications that come out from the association.
• 12U & 14U level skaters must choose to evaluate as either Defense or Forward.

• Goalie Evaluation Schedule - This year's goalie evaluations will take place during the normal player evaluations at Amelia Park.  Each child who is registered as a goalie for 10u - 14u will be required to attend each session for the age group that your child will be playing in for the 2024-2025 season.

Cost:

• The cost of a player registration will be $100 (goalie registration fee for full-time goalies is $50) if registered before February 22, 2025.  $150 if after February 22, 2025.
• Registration fees are due by the first night of your skater's evaluation session. A Westfield Youth Hockey representative will be present to verify that payment has been made.  Only credit card payments will be accepted.  Registration fees are non-refundable.

USA Hockey:

• The evaluation registration process does not include the USA Hockey registration for the upcoming season.  After April 1st, but before the start of the payment plan on July 1st you must register your skater online with USA Hockey, it’s a separate $56.50 (estimated) registration fee.  Parents will then need to enter their skater's assigned USA Hockey number when setting up the payment information prior to July 1.

Commitment:
Initial rosters will be released  3/17/2025.

Commitment payments will be due on 3/19/2025 in order to be placed on a final roster.

Final rosters will be released on 3/23/2025.

Commitment Payment:  The commitment will be as follows for the 2024-2025 season and again, is non-refundable:

• 8U- 14U (Mites – Bantam) = $500

**Note: Please understand this is not an additional cost coming from Westfield Youth Hockey, but a necessary adjustment to pay the increasing ice bills**

This allows you, the members, to know which team your player is on earlier and allows teams to begin the process of planning their seasons far in advance to organize fundraisers and build an essential team bond.  The early commitment also allows WYHA to purchase the appropriate amount of ice, which helps us control our costs and keep ice bills appropriate.

2024-2025 Ice Payment:

For the 2025-26 season we will go with a monthly payment plan.  Once the registration payment and commitment payments are collected, the remaining balance will be broken up into 7 monthly payments.  This will run from July 1, 2025 – January 1, 2026. Each payment will be automatically deducted on the 1st of the month.  The estimated costs per age level are listed below.

• 8U: $1,600
• 10U: $1,850
• 12U: $1,850
• 14U: $2,150

***Note: all financials will be reviewed prior to start of the season and if there are any necessary adjustments that need to be made, it will be discussed during that month's board meeting.

Monthly Breakdown:

• Mites - $142.86 per month
• Squirts/Peewee - $178.57 per month
• Bantam - $221.42 per month

***We will offer a 50% discount to all full-time goaltenders in 10U - 14U ages***

***We offer a 3rd skater discount of 50% for families with 3 or more players.***