Navy Youth Hockey Girls Program is designed to foster a fun and competitive environment for our young female athletes to learn and grow in the sport. Our focus is to build on-ice skills and grow a hockey “IQ” - all while fostering leadership skills that can be used on and off the ice. Our girls program offers the unique opportunity for our female athletes to enjoy an all-girls experience starting at a young age through their high school years.
Navy’s Girls program consists of competitive teams that participate in the Chesapeake Bay Hockey League (CBHL) from Squirt (U10) through Midget (U16) age groups. Girls travel hockey focuses on skills intensive and team-oriented practices to provide a competitive atmosphere for our girls to thrive. These teams are available to our girl skaters who want to play just girls or dual roster and play co-ed as well.
U12 Girls
Navy's U12 team focuses on beginner and intermediate skating, skills development and building hockey fundamentals. This team is perfect for all U12 girls with at least 1+ years experience playing hockey.
U12 Girls is open to players from birth years '09-'10 and some select '11 and '12 birth years based on skill.
U14 Girls
Navy's U14 girls team is a competitive opportunity for girls who are experienced in hockey and are looking for an all-girls hockey experience. This team is available to our intermediate hockey players with 3+ years on another girls team or co-ed team.
U14 team is open to girls with an '07-'08 birth year.
U16 Girls
At our highest level, our U16 girls team focuses on high level team-oriented development. These skaters have 4+ years of hockey experience and are proficient skaters with solid hockey IQ looking to continue their hockey career on a highly competitive all-girls team.
U16 is open to birth years '05-'06.
Girls Hockey Directorate
Ashley Harper - Girls Hockey Director
Coach Ashley is entering her 5th year coaching with Navy Youth Hockey. In addition to serving as the Girls Hockey Director at Navy Youth Hockey, Coach Ashley is on the Board of Directors for the American Collegiate Hockey Association (ACHA), the governing body for non-NCAA men’s and women’s hockey in the United States. Prior to her time at Navy, Ashley worked closely with the Naval Academy Women's ACHA D2 program, training the goaltenders and teaching new student-athletes.
Matthew Fleming - Coach
Matt is embarking on his 17th year of coaching youth and high school hockey and he is entering his 12th season with Navy. Matt has earned his USA hockey level 4 certification. Matt is originally from Yorktown, New York, and he grew up playing youth hockey in New York and Pennsylvania before playing at Binghamton University in the ECHA.
