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Registration is now open for the 2010-2011 season for the following travel team divisions:

• Midget:   Birth Year 1992, 1993, 1994 and 1995
• Bantam:  Birth Year 1996 / 1997
• Peewee: Birth Year 1998 / 1999
• Squirt: Birth Year 2000 / 2001
• U14 / U12 / U10 Girls:      Birth Year 1996 - 2002 

All players seeking to play on a WYHA Midget through Squirt and Girls’ travel teams next season must complete the on-line registration and return any required forms, (birth certificates for players new to WYHA), during the registration periods detailed below.

Registration for Mite-aged players and all the In-House programs (Learn-to-Play and Mosquito) will open in August 2010.  No early registration or tryout fee is required for these players.

Please carefully review the following registration procedures before going to the Register Online Tab.  Registration and payment of the $100 non-refundable tryout fee for WYHA travel teams must be completed by the deadlines indicated below in order to attend the 1^st skills session for your tryout division. 

• Peewee: February 24, 2010
• Squirt: February 21, 2010
• Midget: March 2, 2010
• Bantam: March 28, 2010
• ALL Girls’ Teams: March 5, 2010

After that date, you will be subject to a late payment fee of $50.  Tryout communications are based upon registration that is completed by the above deadlines.  You may miss important information if you do not complete registration on time.  For additional information on the 2010-2011 registration, please see the Registration Info Tab on the website homepage, left-hand column.

Players will not be placed on a travel team roster for next season if the tryout fee and WYHA registration are not completed by the above dates.   The balance of tuition for all registered travel team players will be due by June 1, 2010, after that date an additional $50 late fee will be imposed.

Important Change For the 2010 – 2011 Season:  DO NOT DELETE THE CURRENTLY DISPLAYED USA HOCKEY NUMBER.

All WYHA Player Profiles have the 2009 – 2010 USA Hockey Number displayed. In early May 2010, you will be notified by WYHA to also complete your 2010 – 2011 USA Hockey Registration prior to completing the final payment with WYHA.  At that time, you will be issued a new USA Hockey Number to include on the WYHA Player Profile. 

We will provide more information about this process as that date approaches. 

Please contact Addie Doherty at 781-235-4331, or , with any registration issues or concerns.

Good Luck!

The WYHA Board of Directors

    

Dear WYHA Families,

The 2010-2011 Season Tryout Schedule has been posted to the website.  You can view the tryout schedule by first determining your players’ tryout level which is based upon birth year.  Next, from the website home page, click on the ‘teams’ tab, then from the ‘league’ drop down menu choose ‘tryout’.  Then you can choose the appropriate team from that drop down menu, for example ‘bantam tryouts’.  To note, the checking clinics for the peewee level are included in that schedule and start the week of February 1. 

We carefully reviewed area private and the public school vacation schedules, as well as state tournament schedules, to determine these dates and to avoid conflicts.  To note, GBL Playoffs have been tentatively scheduled for March 13– 14, 2010.   Girls’ League Playoffs have been tentatively scheduled for March 15 – 28, 2010. 

Registration for these tryouts sessions will open next week; more details regarding that process will be forwarded soon. 

Please visit the Tryout Schedules tab on the website homepage for quick links to the division tryout schedules.  Goalies attend their division tryouts in addition to a 'goalie only' session.

For info on jersey sizing and tuition rates, please visit the Registration Info tab on the website homepage.    

Hockey Ages by division are: 

• Midgets:            Birth Year 1992 - 1995           
• Bantams:           Birth Year 1996 / 1997                       
• PeeWees:           Birth Year 1998 / 1999                       
• Squirts:               Birth Year 2000 / 2001                       
• Girls:                  Birth Years 1996 – 2002                       
• Goalies:              Bantam, Peewee, Squirt, Girls             

• Mite Tryouts will be held in early September 2010

Regards,

WYHA Board of Directors

    

It is always a good idea to check the WYHA website homepage and your email prior to departing for a game or practice, especially during inclement weather.  Rinks, due to operational issues or weather, can decide to cancel some events or completely close.  Independently, these same decisions can be made by our parent leagues which would affect games. 

When in doubt, please check the website, your email or contact your team manager.  It is important that your email address is valid and updated on your member profile.  Each team bulletins' page has instructions on updating member info. 

We rely on communication from the leagues to make this information available to you. Game cancellations would be updated by the league.  If a coach decides to cancel a practice due to weather, please notify Anna Abate, our scheduler so that the team calendar can be updated.  If you are aware of a particular rink/game situation, please advise both   and  .   Thank you.

WYHA Board of Directors

    

A few basics to remember about the WYHA website. 

To update a player or parent personal record with address, email, or telephone information, you can do this from the website homepage.  

From the website hompage, bottom of the left vertical column, click on the ‘Edit My Account’ tab.  On the next page, you’ll enter your email and password.  (If you have forgotten your password, follow the instructions noted so that the website can email you the password.) The next page will detail all members of your family as well as their current registration program along with an itemization of program fees and payments. 

Click on any family member to update personal data.  Be sure to update all members (spouse and children) as updating one member doesn’t carry over to all family members. 

On this same detailed member page, you can set reminders for games and practices. 

If you need assistance with this process, please contact:

Addie Doherty,

                        Or

Jackie Segall, .

    

WYHA Families:

Babson Skating Center will be operating a Skate Shop this year.  The Skate Shop will be open Saturday and Sunday, 8am – 8pm and Mondays 5 – 9p.  The Skate Shop will offer sharpening and selling some items such as tape, mouthpieces, laces, etc.  Drop-off sharpening is available at any time.  The Skate Shop will open the weekend of September 12.