Welcome to the Westfield Youth Hockey Association Online Registration Page.
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 5th:
1. Select the appropriate level of play below and register online.
2. Copy of Birth Certificate (If new to WYHA)
3. Jersey Order Form (if needed) & Payment
4. Payment of WYHA Registration Fees
The following items must be completed for September 1st
1. USA Hockey Registration
2. First ice payment completed and paid in full.
Registration Process (6U):
In order for a child to register with Westfield Youth Hockey Association, the following items must be completed before the start of the session:
1. Select the appropriate level of play below and register online.
2. Copy of Birth Certificate (If new to WYHA)
3. USA Hockey Registration
4. First ice payment completed and paid in full.
Registration Process (LTS and LTP):
In order for a child to register with Westfield Youth Hockey Association, the following items must be completed before the start of the session:
1. Select the appropriate level of play below and register online.
2. Copy of Birth Certificate (If new to WYHA)
3. USA Hockey Registration
4. Ice payment completed and paid in full.
No refunds of hockey program fees will be issued.
Jerseys and uniforms (8U through 14U):
Every player is required to have both a home and away jersey. New jerseys are $89 each and must be ordered and paid for at registration. New jerseys are not required each year, however, it is expected that all jerseys will be in acceptable condition. It is prohibited to transfer jerseys between players. Any transfer of player jerseys within a family must receive approval from the Merchandise Coordinator. The league will provide one pair of socks to each player.
Mandatory Equipment:
Please be aware that WYHA abides by the list of proper equipment mandated by USA Hockey and all players (including Learn to Play) must wear the following equipment: Helmet with a face cage, hockey gloves, shoulder pads, elbow pads, hockey pants, cup, shin guards and a neck guard. A player without this equipment will not be allowed to skate at any practice or game.
Although mouth guards are only mandatory at the 12U, 14U and 18U levels we strongly recommended the use of mouth guards at the 8U and 10U levels.
Please, note that the only required equipment for Learn to Skate participants is a hockey
helmet with a face cage and a neck guard.
If you need any assistance with the online registration or have any questions contact Paul Braccialarghe at pbraccialarg@gmail.com.
2023-2024 6U (Novice) Registration
6U (Novice) level Registration is for children with birth years of 2017 & younger. All 6U teams play in cross-ice games that typically are 3 v. 3 with small nets and no goalies. Teams play a series of 6-7 games each session at the Olympia Ice Rink in West Springfield and conclude with a mini-jamboree on the last weekend of each session.
There is no registration fee for this level as it does not require an evaluation session to play. The cost for the 6U level is $250per session.
Base Cost: $250.00
Opened: 02/13/2023
Closes: 02/01/2024
Open to:
born on or after: 01/01/2017
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2023-2024 12U (Peewee) Goalie Registration
12U (Peewee) level registration is for children with birth years of 2011 & 2012. All 12U teams play in the Greater Springfield League. All teams playing in these divisions will be based on skating abilities and will practice twice per week with one or two games on the weekend.
The commitment payment (to lock a roster position) for 12U is $250 and due March 22, 2023. Full time goalies receive a 50% discount. The total tution for Peewee full time goalies will be $875.00 (commitment payment and organization calendar raffle).
Base Cost: $0.00
Opened: 02/13/2023
Closes: 09/01/2023
Open to:
born between: 01/01/2011 and 12/31/2012
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2023 18U Wings Open Registration
Fall Season 2023
The Westfield Wings is an independent fall pre-high school program run by Westfield Youth Hockey. Prospective players can register, tryout (if necessary) and are selected by team coaches and organization leadership with feedback from local hockey resources. Players are selected based on their hockey ability and their character on and off the ice. While consensus is typically achieved, the Head Coach has final selection authority.
Since the Westfield Wings is a Fall high school development program with an emphasis on Westfield High School and Southwick High School, the following guidelines are used for team selection:
1. Returning Westfield Wings players unless there were behavioral issues or a significant skill mismatch
2. Westfield High School / Southwick Varsity players
3. Westfield High School / Southwick Junior Varsity players that are identified as “Varsity Track”
4. Junior Varsity / Varsity track players that live in Westfield or near-by communities
The 2023 fees are:
Payment #1: $400 due upon commitment (prior to April 1)
Payment #2: $400 due by June 15
Payment #3: $400 due by September 1
Players are not allowed to practice or play games until all payments are made.
USA Hockey registration is also been required and is completed by each player.
Opened: 03/01/2023
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