Registration for 2024 Cross and Full Ice Divisions are now open!
Registration for 2024 Cross and Full Ice Divisions are now open!
- I cannot stress this point enough... Changes to the rosters whether it be cross ice or full ice leagues WILL NOT BE GRANTED after jerseys are ordered!
*We tried to accommodate virtually everyone this year and it was not only costly having to order replacement jerseys, but it was very difficult to get replacements in a timely fashion. Not all kids are the same size so swapping jerseys or giving another jersey became difficult.
- Each Age group will have its own night of games. The nights and dates for each division listed below.
*This allows us to have crossover games between divisions if teams are over/under performing their division placements. It also opens the possibility of moving individual players up or down to teams in an appropriate skill level.
*A Division is for higher skill Players & B Division is for average skill Travel or House Players)
I understand everyone wants their child in the A divisions, but it is in the best interest of the children to be registered and placed in appropriate skill divisions. Be realistic about your player's skill set. (Example: If your player is a Minor Birth Year in your division's age group and they are not a High-End player on their regular season team, the B division is likely the best spot for them.)
Playing in the B division is not a bad thing!
Playing in the appropriate divisions also include playing with their own age group, not up a division. The kids will have a much better experience and have more fun playing where they can be competitive and find some success!
Cross Ice Leagues: All will be played at Riverside Ice Rink (AKA: Bud Bakewell).
Mini-Mites are coach assisted and play 3 on 3 with mini nets and goalies if available. There is no score kept as this is meant to just to get the kids skating and playing. It’s not meant to be an overly competitive game, just more on ice experience and fun for the little kids.
Full Ice Draft Leagues: All games will be played at Leisure Rinks.
*The 16u Division starts after JV ends and concludes before split season teams and/or JV Summer Leagues begin and will be a Full Ice Draft format. The evaluation skate date set for Saturday, 12/30/2023 at Holiday Twin Rinks. 15u will consist of FOUR teams, with a 6-game regular season, week 7 will be playoffs and an 8th week for the championship game.
*Bantam divisions have a delayed start date compared to the Mite - Peewee divisions to avoid conflicts with School Modified Hockey Season. The Draft Division will have FOUR teams, and play SIX regular season games, week 7 will be a playoff game and an 8th week will be a Championship Game. The Evaluation Skate will take place on 2/27/2024 at Leisure Rinks. There will be 2 sessions, one at 6:15 pm and the other at 7:30 pm. Players will be notified on what session to attend.
After sharing a video of goalies playing 5 on 5 hockey, a few goalie families reached out to say this would be a fun thing to do with the kids. We bounced the idea on social media and the responses were over whelming! Another parent reached out and suggested turning this into a charity event... Less that 48 hours later, the WNYSSH all-goalie game was born!
Holiday Twin Rinks has graciously donated ice for the 2024 WNYSSH All-Goalie Game! It will be held April 13th, 4:30 - 6:30 pm at Holiday Twin Rinks! www.holidayrinks.com
(UPDATE: Due to overwhelming response, Holiday Rinks has donated a 3rd hour of ice and we'll be going till 7:30 pm!)
The event will be $20 to participate with all proceeds benefiting Lukey's Legacy! This amazing charity is committed to spreading awareness about myocarditis and to award scholarships to students who demonstrate commitment to school, community and sports or the arts in memory of Luke Anthony Gould.
The All-Goalie Game has SOLD OUT!
Happy Captures Lancaster is also graciously donating professional pictures to the event!
Check them out! https://happycaptures.mypixieset.com
Ballons and More by Mary will also be donating balloons to the event to make the rink more festive!
Check out Mary's Facebook Page! https://www.facebook.com/balloonsandmorebymary
The Buffalo Sabres have also donated a Tage Thompson Signed and the Rochester Americans got us a Devon Levi autographed Game Used stick to be auctioned off for the event! Tickets are $10 Each or 3 for $20. Tickets can be purchased at the evet of virtually, you do not need to be present to win!
Payment can be sent via Venmo to @Michael-Kriegbaum-1 and include your name and phone number in the comments!
Penalty Rule Update!
Penalties taken with 15 seconds or less in a shift, a 4 on 3 Power Play will ensue for the entirety of the next shift of the game unless a penalty is taken within 15 seconds remaining in a half that disrupts a scoring opportunity. In this case, a penalty shot will be awarded at the end of a game if it is a 1 goal or tie game.
"Playoffs... Don't talk about playoffs! Are you kidding me?"
We are going with Two 21-minute playoff games before for the Championship games in 2024. The top four teams (1 vs 4 & 2 vs 3) would play a mini playoff game, with the winners going head-to-head for the championship immediately after, while the other two teams play a consolation game.
*The mini game idea came about with the 2023 Mite division being really competitive and having 3 teams going through a head-to-head tie breaker for the 2nd seed, which plays for the championship. I really wish I had this in place for this division right now, I feel terrible excluding the other two teams. We ended up using this in the 2023 Bantam B Cross Ice league and it led to TWO one goal playoff games, to me that is a success!
A Division Subs will be B Division Promotions!
The goal is for every player in WNYSSH to leave a better player than when they started the season. Every year there are B division players who are on the cusp of being in the A Division, and I want to give those players the exposure to the A Division experience to push them to develop more and become the best player they can be! Also, there were some players playing almost every week as if they were regular registered players but were subs... Just register for the league to at that point!
Here come the Mini-Mites!
We are adding a new, Mini-Mite Division for the first time in 2024! Kids are skating earlier and earlier, and the best thing for their development is more skating experience and more puck touches. With that being said, we will offer them a spot to play and have fun. For our games, small nets will be used with shooter-tutors or goalies if kids want to try it or register. Score will not be kept and coaches will be on ice to assist the kids with gameplay, shift changes and basically being puck gophers (HA!).
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