Dear NYHL Families,

Welcome to the 2019-2020 Season.  We are excited to get underway this weekend!  A few reminders before your children step out on the ice for the 2019-2020 season.

1. SCHEDULES
   1. The practice and game schedules are now posted on the NYHL website – please make sure to check ASAP as most teams will have practices and games as early as Saturday, September 7^th.  Please reach out to your coaches directly should you have any questions.  All coaches should have reached out to their teams by this point – if you have any issues please contact the board directly at directors@nyhl.org.
2. USA HOCKEY REGISTRATION
   1. Please make sure that your children are registered with USA Hockey for the 2019-2020 season.  Players will not be allowed on the ice unless their USA Hockey Registrations have been submitted to  - NO EXCEPTIONS.  The link for registration is: https://www.usahockeyregistration.com/login_input.action
3. VALLEY LEAGUE REGISTRATION
   1. Valley Hockey League also requires individual players to register on their web site. When that link is available, we will notify you.

Good luck this weekend!  We are looking forward to an exciting season!

• NYHL Board of Directors and Coaches

NYHL Learn to Skate Registration NOW OPEN!

Sundays at the Graf Rink starting October 13th!

Click Here to Register NOW!

Details of the program are as follows...the LTS program runs Sunday mornings starting 10/13/19 from 10:00 AM – 10:50 AM at the Graf Rink from October through late February (18 sessions.) 

Learn to Skate participants are required to wear a protective helmet (hockey or bicycle) and ice skates.  It is STRONGLY RECOMMENDED that participants wear protective knee pads, elbow pads and gloves/mittens. 

All coaches and helpers for Learn to Skate are required by USA Hockey to wear a hockey helmet while on the ice and to register at USA Hockey site below, for insurance (No cost for insurance for children under 5 years old.) http://www.usahockeyregistration.com/login_input.action 

If you have any questions or require any additional information contact Mike Bergeron at .

Registration for the Newburyport Youth Hockey League's Mite Instructional Program is now open for the upcoming 2019-2020 season.  This program begins in September so register now!

Mite Instructional Hockey is geared towards 1st time players that are interested in learning the sport of hockey and continuing to develop their skating and hockey skills.  This program is designed for girls and boys ages 5-8 (as of 12/31/19).  This is a great introduction to hockey for players and families and is super convenient.  All practices and games are located at the Graf Rink here in Newburyport.

Players will have two dedicated 50 minute practices each week and one cross ice game on Saturday afternoons.  All Instructional players will also have the option to skate on Sunday mornings with the learn to skate group to continue to work on their skating skills.  This program offers up to 4 hours of skating each week - by far the best deal for Instructional Hockey Programs in our area!

Registration is online - please click here to be directed to the registration page: https://www.leagueathletics.com/Registration/Default.asp?n=49679&org=NYHL.ORG

If you have questions or concerns about the program please feel free to reach out to Coach Dick Tierney at (978) 465-0128.  Coach Tierney has helped to run the NYHL Mite Instructional Program for over 30 years!

For additional information you can also reach out to our NYHL Mite Instructional Rep., Mike Bergeron, at mbbergeron@yahoo.com.

We all look forward to seeing you at the rink this fall!