The 2011/2012 Hockey Season is about to begin!  CCYHA is excited about our upcoming season and would love to have you join us in the fun.  The CCYHA program is for boys and girls of all ages from age 4 to 18.  We support safety, teamwork and cooperation through mutual respect, sharing of skills, knowledge and responsibilities. Most of all, our program provides a foundation for fun, lifetime friendships for the whole family and continuous improvement at an economical price.

The season runs from September through March, with two and a half hours one ice per week for most age groups.  Cost varies based on age level and the level of competitiveness at which you wish to participate, with easy payment plans available.  Our In-House League is an instructional, fun environment where players learn skating, hockey skills, positioning, play development and game knowledge for all skill levels.  Each division is divided into equal teams that play weekly games throughout the season competing for the In-House Championship.  In addition, each team practices together to learn and increase knowledge and skills of hockey fundamentals and effective game practices and strategies.

For those of you who take hockey “a bit more seriously”, we offer a Travel League for Squirts, PeeWees, Bantams and Midgets. This is a more competitive league designed for competition outside of the CCYHA organization.  The divisions vary from formal league play in the Pittsburgh Amateur Hockey League (PAHL), and tournament play, to informal match-ups with teams from the surrounding areas.   Over the years, CCYHA has produced teams to be proud of, including our 2009/2010 Squirt Travel team,who won the PAHL League with an undefeated record, the 2009/2010 PeeWee Travel team, who came in first place in the League and won the League Championship, as well as the 2010/2011 PeeWee Travel team who won the A Major Black PAHL League Championship .  Although this is a more competitive level of play, CCYHA and its coaches realize for any program to be effective, a balance between having fun, developing skills and teamwork is essential.

CCYHA also offers a Night Owl Hockey League (NOHL) for adult men and women who want to participate in the exciting game of hockey! NOHL is an eight team, two-division league that is open to players of all skill levels.

CCYHA provides a Learn to Skate for Hockey program for the young skaters with no experience on the ice.  This is strictly a developmental and instructional program to teach children the fundamentals of skating for hockey.  This program runs from September through the end of October for a minimal cost, which can be rolled into the enrollment fees for our regular hockey divisions.  It is a fun, introductory program for children to “check out” the game of hockey.

This season Learn to Skate for Hockey instruction will be:

Sunday, Sept 18        9:00am - 10:00
Tuesday, Sept 20          4pm - 5:00
Thursday, Sept 22        4pm - 5:00
Sunday, Sept 25          12:45- 1:45
Sunday, Oct 2            12:45 - 1:45
Sunday, Oct 9            12:45 - 1:45
Sunday, Oct 16          12:45 - 1:45
Sunday, Oct 23          12:45 - 1:45
Sunday, Oct 30          12:45 - 1:45

Hockey is a safe activity that promotes a healthy lifestyle and assists in motor skills development for all sports.  So don’t make it just another long winter in Pennsylvania.  Come and play “The Coolest Game on Ice”!