Here, you'll be able to get news, information, schedules, rosters, game results, directions and much much more. Check back frequently for the latest information about Navy Youth Hockey. We'll be incorporating new features over the next few months.
We only have tickets to one Washington Capitals game left. Please see the chart below for availability and get your discounted tickets NOW before they are sold out!!
WE HAVE DISCOUNTED CAPS TICKETS. IF YOU WANT TO SEE A GAME AT A REDUCED RATE, NOW IS YOUR CHANCE. DON'T MISS OUT. ORDER TODAY.
THE TICKETS LISTED ARE THE ONLY REMAINING ONES AVAILABLE.
The Washington Capitals had a very successful season ticket sales effort this
year. As a result, they have effectively eliminated their Pucks to Bucks Program
-- one of our former fundraising programs. If you are hoping to see the Caps
play this year and have not made plans to date, it may be very hard to acquire
tickets. So we have created our very own program to ensure you will not miss
out in all the action and continue our own Pucks to Bucks fundraising effort.
Please note that we will be selling them BELOW FACE TICKET VALUE.
THESE ARE GREAT SEATS! Please notify Keith Manning at
to
reserve and buy your tickets from this program. We will sell the tickets in
groups of two or four. They will be sold on a first come first served basis,
but we reserve the right to hold off confirmation for a short time on your two
ticket offer in anticipation of a four ticket offer. After you receive your
confirmation, you may send a check payable to NYHA, Inc. to our PO Box and we
will make arrangements to get the tickets to you at the Navy rink before the
Caps' season begins.
The New Year brings us closer to the conclusion of another great season of hockey --- it also signals the approach of our annual Board elections and your opportunity to give back to the club and our young hockey charges.
We will elect up to four new officers this year and need your help and interest to do so. By our charter the Board consists of nine members. Board members serve two-year terms and can be re-elected for an unlimited number of terms.
Each family will be afforded the opportunity to vote on the list of nominees in the next month. However, the process begins by putting your name in the hat as a nominee!
All we need is a simple note expressing your interest, some information about why you would like to serve and how you might use your talents to support the young men and women at NYHA. Sample bios are included below although creativity and self-promotion are encouraged!
Please respond to this email by Feb. 9th with your information and expression of interest.
This is my tenth year as an NYH parent. In past years, I've been involved with the club as a coach, tournament manager, and fundraising coordinator. Outside of hockey, I coach tennis, fencing and am a certified yoga instructor. I do these things because I feel that playing and teaching sports is as important to kids as their formal education --- for learning teamwork, dedication to a goal, social skills, and a healthy lifestyle. Anything I can do to promote youth sports will likely make a difference in somebody's life. When I'm not coaching or playing, I work as Director of Development for a local private school.
I am currently Head Coach of the AAA Paddlepups Swim Team. I have two children playing for NYH - a second year PW and a five year old Mite.
I am currently director of Legislative Services at Cleery Lobbying Group, an integrated consulting and lobbying company in Annapolis. I graduated from PennState and played four years as fly-half for their Division I club rugby squad. I remain active on their alumni club group. My other volunteer efforts include leading the local chapter of the Women-in-Lobbying professional association and currently serve as Chapter Treasurer.
My children entered hockey a few years ago and have never looked back. I do not know the game that well but it has become part of their lives and I would like to take my involvement to the next level with a team of dedicated parents, coaches and players who are teaching sportsmanship and developing their hockey skills -- and life skills -- on and off the ice.
It is a privilege to submit my bio in consideration for a seat on the NYH Board of Directors.Our son enrolled in the Navy Youth Hockey program as a Mite and we have enjoyed every year of the experience.It is time to give back to the program and offer my name for consideration to one of the soon-to-be vacant Board seats.
I am a 1979 graduate of St. Mary’s College and our family has lived in the Annapolis area since 1989.My wife and I currently run a small organic fish and fruit wholesale company with two friends. Our business is slow during the winter months so supporting the Navy Youth Hockey teams has been a core part of our family’s life during the business off-season.
It has been a pleasure to be part of the club and our family is committed both to the Annapolis area and the continued development of the Navy Youth Hockey program.With the new facility, we have much to be proud of and look forward to.The program has given to us as a family and now it is time to give back to the program.I would look forward to serving on the Board and would make myself available to all parents to discuss recommendations and answer any questions.Thank you for your consideration.
NYHA Families: As we enter the final weeks of another exciting and successful youth hockey campaign, the NYHA Coaching Committee is once again seeking coaching candidates for next season.
For those unfamiliar with our process, we solicit interest in late January/early February each year and then the Coaching Committee goes to work in reviewing and selecting a slate of Head Coaches that we then recommend to the NYHA Board for approval. As always, we plan to finalize selections of our CBHL Head Coaches and make announcements prior to tryouts in April/May. We sometimes take a little more time to complete the selection of our CCHL Head Coaches.
If you are interested in being considered for a Head Coach position, please send an email stating your interest and preferred age group & level and attach a completed NYHA Coaching Application (found in the Documents section of our website) as soon as possible. We will begin considering applicants immediately and will make our decisions on a rolling basis so, if your are interested in being considered, please don't delay in letting us know.
Those interested in Assistant Coach positions are also encouraged to submit an application at this point in time. However, please recognize that the selection of Assistants is left to the Head Coach of each team, subject to Coaching Committee approval.
We recently arranged for a great stick-buying program from an established Swedish hockey stick manufacturer. ISAC sticks are now available in the US and their local distributor, headed up by Blair Stewart (former Washington Capital and Annapolis-area resident), is making them available to us at a great promotional price.
The sticks are all one-piece composite – like the top of the line Easton, Bauer and Warrior twigs, but at a discount to us and a portion of every stick sold providing funds for NYH.
Several models are available in a variety of flex and blade patterns for players and goaltenders.
Curve Key is as follows:
11 – slight mid curve, similar to Forsberg
22 – mid curve, open face, similar to Sakic
33 – heel curve, open face, similar to Drury
44 – heal curve, big open face, similar to Lidstrom
Pricing is as follows:
PLAYER MODELS:
Junior $95 (available in Flex 50, curves 11 and 22 junior)
Intermediate $107 (available in Flex 65, 75 and curves 11, 22 and 33)
Senior 95 $129 (available in Flex 85, 95, 105 and curves 11, 22, 33 and 44)
Elite-Pro SL10 $149 (available in Flex 85, 95, 105 and curves 11, 22, 33 and 44)
GOALIE MODELS:
Junior $127
Intermediate $139
Senior $159
Follow this link to learn more http://isacsport.com/eng/products/sticks.html Note that all player sticks priced above are Cobra 9 except the Elite-Pro which is the Cobra SL10 on their website.
To order, simply email me with your order and a commitment to pay in full when sticks are received (within 1-2 weeks). We are going to try this through the end of February then come up with a more formal system should this prove successful and of interest to NYH players and families.
Several of our players and coaches are already playing these sticks and give them high-marks.
NYHA Families: Please see below for USA Hockey's recommendations for dealing with the H1N1 virus in the context of playing youth hockey.
In addition, we have also attached some advice from a Maryland Public Health official who is also a youth hockey parent in the Baltimore Stars program (Thanks BYH!):
USA Hockey Announces H1N1 Recommendations
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - USA Hockey, with the counsel of Dr. Michael Stuart, its chief medical officer, today issued the following information regarding the H1N1 infection, including recommendations to reduce the likelihood of spreading the infection.
USA Hockey recommends:
- Providing individual water bottles for players and not sharing water bottles.
- Regularly washing hands.
- Cleaning workout gear for each practice/competition.
- Keeping gloves on during the traditional handshake with opponents.
Individuals with influenza may develop typical signs or symptoms, including: fever (102 degrees fahrenheit or greater), cough, muscle aches, runny nose, headache or sore threat, with the potential for more serious complications, including pneumonia.
This year's influenza virus strain has particularly affected children and young adults. Transmission of the influenza virus may occur from the day before the onset of symptoms and during the five-to-seven days that the symptoms are present.
Infected individuals should stay home until signs and symptoms have resolved, with no fever present for at least 24 hours. The 24-hour no-fever timeline should be achieved naturally, without the aid of fever reducing medications.
COMMENTS FROM A BYH PARENT AND PUBLIC HEALTH OFFICIAL
This year, besides the normal challenges faced by hockey parents everywhere, we are now or soon will be dealing with the H1N1 influenza within our teams. Our players play in a moist environment, get dressed in a room where cleaning is secondary and while they are getting dressed they are in very close proximity to each other.
We also participate in a sport where parents and kids will do almost anything to make sure they get to a practice or a game to show that they are committed to a team. How many of us have driven through a snow storm to a rink when any sane parent would have said no?
How often have our kids played through an injury? (I must admit we have done both of these.)
This year we need to rethink that. This pandemic is different in that the H1N1 virus spreads very easily, more so than the seasonal flu. Additionally our daughters are in one of the categories at risk for severe complications; people aged 24 and younger. The H1N1 virus spreads quickly in public when sick individuals refuse to stay home. The moist environment and the proximity of the players in a locker room are conducive to spreading the virus.
The attitude within hockey that you are failing the team if you don’t show up even if you are sick provides the opening for the virus to infect an entire team. If your player is ill, you are showing care and commitment to your team by staying home. This can be avoided if everyone follows the basic public health principals of prevention.
If your player comes down with influenza-like illness, they should stay away from others until 24 hours after the fever goes away without the aid of Tylenol or Motrin. This will help avoid making others sick. Flu symptoms include: fever, headache, nasal congestion, cough, sore throat, muscle aches, and tiredness. Gastrointestinal symptoms such as nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea are more common in children.
To prevent yourself from getting the flu, you should:
•Get vaccinated.
•Wash your hands with soap and warm water or with an alcohol-based hand sanitizer. Wash your hands frequently, especially after using the bathroom; wiping your nose; and especially after sneezing and/or coughing into your hands.
•Cover your mouth and nose with a tissue when coughing or sneezing. Put used tissues in the trash, and wash your hands.
All players are strongly urged to bring their own water bottles to games and to practices, keep them clean, and not share them.
