Reading Youth Hockey: Welcome


Wednesday, April 11
Peewee Team Postings

Please see the attached handout for the 2012-13 Peewee team assignments
Handout: 2012-13 Peewee Teams

Tuesday, April 10
Bantam Team Postings

Please see the attached handout for the 2012-13 Bantam team assignments
Handout: 2012-13 Bantam Teams

Monday, April 2
Midget (High School Prep) Program

For the past several years, the RYH midget program has consisted of a once a week scrimmage as well as participation of one team in the Valley League. For the upcoming season, RYH will be introducing an additional option for Midgets for the 2012 season.

Midget (High School Prep) Program
(This program is for Midgets only, birth years 1997 and prior)

This program is designed for High School aged players that are committed to attending two challenging practices per week in preparation for the High School season. There will be one practice on a specified week night and the other practice on a Sunday afternoon. These practices which will run from September through November will be led by Dave Hunter, head coach of MIT hockey team. As part of this program, a team of players will be selected based on a tryout in the fall that will play in two tournaments. The need for a tryout will be based on the number of players that register. This team will not be playing in the Valley League. While costs for this program will not be finalized until after registrations are complete, it is currently expected that the costs for the practice participants will be about $300 to $350 and the cost for the tournament team players will be about $450 to $500.

In order to secure a spot in this program, please complete and return the registration form (use link below) and registration fee of $250 by Wednesday, April 11th. Please include a note on the registration form - "Midget (High School Prep) Program".

http://www.eteamz.com/readingyouthhockey/handouts/#2087377



Saturday, February 18
Important 2012-2013 Registration and Tryout Information

As previously communicated, RYH will be holding tryouts for many teams this spring. The Peewee, Bantam and Girls teams will have tryouts this spring while the Mites and Squirts will continue to have their tryouts the week after Labor Day. It is currently anticipated that additional teams will be considered for movement to the spring in the following year (2013-2014).

Please submit a registration form for each player that you wish to register.  Note that there are two different registration amounts and deadlines listed on the form depending on the players age grouping.

The dates for the remaining spring tryouts will be as follows
:

GirlsThursday, April 5th at 6:45 PM(U10 & U12), 7:45 PM(U14) or 8:45 PM (U19)

The registration form for all levels can be found on the Forms/Newsletters page.


2012 Calendar Winners - FINAL

Congrats to all our calendar winners, and thank you for supporting RYH !

Handout: 2012 Calendar Winners

Calling all players born in 2000 & 2001 !

PeeWee Pot registration is now open for all players born in 2000 & 2001.  Check out the Forms/Newsletters section for more information and the registration form.


Wednesday, February 8
RYH Adult Social Info !

RYH Adult Social
Saturday, March 24th
Meadow Brook Golf Club
7:30 p.m. to Midnight


Appetizers, DJ, Fun time, great raffle and silent auction offerings
We're looking forward to a great night with everyone!
*See attachment for 12 reasons to attend the 2012 Social*
Any questions on our fundraising? Visit the fundraising tab to learn more.
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 RYH would like to graciously thank our Corporate Sponsors

The Steve Chuha Team•RE/MAX Heritage•LLC 248 Main Street•Reading

&

Black Hawk Builders

Design/Build/Live


Handout: 12 Reasons to attend the social

Tuesday, February 21
RYH Winter Classic - Important message from the Fundraising Director

It is with great disappointment that we must cancel our first Winter Classic.  Due to the mild weather conditions and securing the amount of ice time needed to accommodate the many teams, we logistically could not do it. Looks like 2013 will be our kickoff year!


Listed below are three options for your registration fee.  Please send me an email by Friday, February 24 at
lmahoney9@gmail.com and let me know where you would like me to apply it to. 

1. You can have it donated to the Peter Doherty Scholarship

2. You can apply the cost towards the hockey social ticket.  The hockey social ticket is $25.00 per person. The registration fee was $25.00 per youth skater. 

3. We can return your check to you.  (All checks will be returned by February 29 by the team parent) 

Thank You,
Lynn Strazzere



Handout: Winter Classic Form

The Learn to players & skaters celebrate the holidays !

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LTP
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The Learn To Skate and Learn To Play programs recently took some time to celebrate the holdidays...check out the smiling faces in the photos !!

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LTS
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Mite Tournament page updated

Check the Mite Tournament link on the left for the latest results !


Tuesday, September 20
Learn to Play/Learn to Skate Information

Please refer to the handout for information on the upcoming LEARN TO PLAY and LEARN TO SKATE programs.

Handout: LTP/LTS Flyer

Friday, September 16
The 2011-12 Season is underway !

Good luck to all our teams as we start a new season !!!!


Sunday, July 31
The pre-season newsletter has been published

The pre-season newsletter is posted in Forms/Newsletters...read it to find the tryout schedule, fees and more !




2011-12 Board of Directors

The 2011-2012 Board of Directors was approved at our May open meeting.  We'll have some a few new faces and some new roles for others next season.

To the outgoing Board members - Dennis Collins, Money Grimmer and Paul Doherty - thank you for your contributions !

Check out the Board of Directors link for contact information on the new Board.

Note - we are still looking for a Clinic Director.  If you are interested please contact President Roy Benjamin. 




Air Force Takes the Pot !!

The Air Force knocked off the top seeded Marines to capture the 2011 PeeWee Pot Title. The players and coaches will now have their names forever engraved on the prestigious PeeWee Pot Trophy.

The Marines took an early lead in the first but the Air Force scored 3 unanswered goals to take a commanding lead. It looked like the 2 goal lead would hold up but the Marines showed their never say die spirit and tied the game in the second half.
It looked like the game was heading for overtime when Air Force was called for a three minute penalty. Despite tremendous pressure by the Marines trying to score the go ahead goal, Air Force was able to break out of their end and score a short handed goal to go ahead 4 to 3.

The Marines peppered the Air Force goalie trying to get the tying goal. But the Air force was up to the task and was able to hold on for the victory.

In the consolation game Army outlasts Navy 3-1, in an exciting up and down game. Navy played a solid defensive game, but could not solve outstanding Army goaltending.



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PW Pot Champs
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Peewee Pot is underway

Check out the Peewee Pot news page for standings and game summaries.


2011-2012 Registration

You can still register for the 2011-2012 season.  Please complete the form below with a $300 registration fee.



Handout: 2011-2012 Registration Form

Valley Champions

Congratulations to all of our Valley League medal winners - Midgets, Peewee 2(see story below), Peewee3, Squirt 1, Squirt 2, and Squirt 4. 

Reading Youth Hockey finished in a three-way tie for first place with six medals and claimed a league-leading five gold medals!!




Reading Pee Wee 2s Valley League Champions

The Reading Pee Wee 2 team finished off the 2010-2011 season right with a sweep of the Valley League Pee Wee Red Championship. The team was the underdog going into the playoffs but played their best hockey of the season to beat out the other Pee Wee teams -- including the No. 1, 2 and 3 seeded team -- to get to the finals.

Pictured here with the Valley League Championship trophy are (Front, left to right) Ryan Gallagher, Matt Weber, Brendan Donaghey, Matt Sampson, Jack Emilius, Cory Lyons, and Michael Appleyard. (Back, left to right) Jack Hollenbeck, Michaela Boyle, Brian Margossian, Jack Ciccariello, Evan Davie and Peter Squeglia. Also savoring the victory are coaches Kenny Margossian, Joe Ciccariello and Jonathan Weber.



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PW 2 Champs
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Mite 3's Win at Cape Cod !

The Reading Youth Hockey Mite 3 team traveled to Orleans on Cape Cod recently and capped a phenomenal undefeated tournament run with a 1-0 win over the Hetland Panthers of New Bedford in the championship game of the Annual Cape Cod Classic. The Rockets outscored their opponents 17-2 in the four games of the tournament. The Mite 3’s defeated Acton Boxboro 6-0, Hetland 3-0 and Braintree 7-2 before the championship rematch with Hetland.



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Mite 3 Champs
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RYH on Twitter !

If you have a twitter account start following "ReadingHockey"...and if you don't just go to http://www.twitter.com and sign-up for free in about 3 minutes.  ReadingHockey followers on twitter will be able to get RYH news and important announcements via all the twitter options, including email and text.  It's never been easier to stay informed !!

PeeWee 3s Take Cape Tourney Title

Recently the PW3s traveled down to Hyannis to play in the New England Junior Hurricanes Invitational Tournament.  Playing up in the PW “B” division, the young Rockets swept through the games, defeating all opponents to take the championship medals.  The team only allowed 2 goals against in the entire tournament.  

In the first game they defeated the Conquistadors 6-0.  In the second game they faced the RYH PW4 squad and took a hard-fought 6-1 victory.  On Saturday night they played a very large, very physical Plymouth team and still came away with a 3-1 victory and a spot in the finals.  The final game on Sunday was a rematch of the same two teams, with the Rockets coming out with a hard-fought 1-0 victory.

Congratulations !



Monday, February 28
Mite 2's win Waltham Tourney

Congrats to the Mite 2's for their vacation tournament championship !

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Mite 2's
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Congratulations to our District 10 Champions !

Five reading teams recently captured a District 10 championship.  Congratulations to the players and coaches from the Peewee 2, Peewee 3, Squirt 2, Squirt 3 and Mite 2(pictured) teams.

In addition, the Squirt 1's and Girls U-10 teams were given a wildcard slot in the State Tournament.

So good luck to the Peewees, Squirts and Girls who will participate in the States next month !!



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Mite 2's
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Check out the RYH News page for all the latest including the success our Peewee 3's, Squirt 1's and Squirt 3's had over the holidays !



Reminder

 RYH Fees Reminder - All fees are now dueplease remit payments promptly to P.O. Box 459, Reading MA 01867. 


~ Good luck to all RYH teams for the 2010-11 season! ~