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Valley Youth Hockey Association
General
Through the Valley Youth Hockey Association, children from the ages of 4 to 18 participate in the great sport of ice hockey at Meachem Rink in the Valley section of the City of Syracuse. Valley offers a variety of programs including a free Learn-to-Skate program that teaches the basics of ice skating, recreational teams and competitive teams that compete for State and Regional Championships through USA Hockey as a Tier III Association. Hockey season at Valley starts in mid-September and ends in in mid-March. The majority of our teams practice twice a week and play two games a week. Thanks to parent volunteers and sponsors, Valley has the lowest registration fees in the Central New York area. Our fees are less than half of some other local Associations and we offer more ice time to our players. If you have questions about Valley's programs, please contact President Tom Ferrara at 682-3166 (home), valleytom1@twcny.rr.com or Valley Registrar, Robin Thompson at 278-7906, valleyregistrar@twcny.rr.com .
2008-09 Season Registration Information
Registration Packets were mailed out to players registered at Valley last season. Returning Valley players were to register at one of our three in-persopn registrations. The last in-person registration was on August 4th. Squirt, Pee Wee and Bantam players that did not register by August 4th risk being put on a waiting list. Currently, our Bantam teams (1994 and 1995 birth years) are full and have a waiting list. We expect our Squirt teams (1998 and 1999 birth years) to soon be full. Players interested in registering at Valley for the upcoming season should not hesitate to register. Please contact President Tom Ferrara at 682-3166 (home), valleytom1@twcny.rr.com or Valley Registrar, Robin Thompson at 278-7906, valleyregistrar@twcny.rr.com to regisister. Tyke and Mite players (ages 8 and under) may join at any time during the season.
Annual Election Results
Congratulations to the following Board Members for the 2008-09 Season:
President - Tom Ferrara; Vice President - Rob Rioux, Secretary - Pat Karins, Treasurer - Carl Austin, Scheduler - Matt Napierala, Director of Coaches - John Purcell, Director of Referees - Kurt Kemp and six at large board members: Ray Carrock, Jeff Carpenter, Terry Gilbert, Kelly Lehrer, Mike Powlin, Tom Smith.
2008-09 Board Meeting Schedule
The next Board Meeting will be held on Tuesday September 9th at 7:00 pm at the Valley Legion Post. Remaining Board Meetings are scheduled for:
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Tuesday October 7th 7:00 pm Meachem Rink
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Tuesday November 4th 7:00 pm Meachem Rink
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Tuesday December 2nd 7:00 pm Meachem Rink
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Tuesday January 6th 7:00 pm Meachem Rink
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Tuesday February 3rd 7:00 pm Meachem Rink
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Tuesday March 3rd 7:00 pm Meachem Rink
2008-09 Season Important Dates
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Saturday September 13th - Ice Available at Meachem Practices Start (tentative)
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Tuesday September 23rd 7:00 pm Parent's Education Session 1
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Wednesday September 24th 7:00 pm Parent's Education Session 2
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Sunday October 18th Annual Fall Party (tentative)
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Wednesday November 5th 5:30 pm to 8:00 pm Pictures (on ice)
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January 9th-11th Broomball Tournament- No home ice at Meachem
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TBD Snowbelt JAM Tournament
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February 20th - 22nd - Tier III Sectionals (Squirts, Pee Wees, Bantams)
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March 6th -8th - Tier III States (Squirts @ Geneseo; Pee Wees @ Olean; Bantams @Tupper Lake)
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March 6th -8th - Tier III Sectionals (Midgets)
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March 20th-22nd - Tier III States (Midgets @ Onondaga & Cicero)
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Friday November 21st
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Monday November 24th
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Monday December 8th
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Wednesday December 17th
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Tuesday December 23rd
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Tuesday December 30th
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Friday January 2nd
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Thursday January 8th
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Monday January 12th
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Thursday January 29th
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Wednesday February 11th
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Playoffs: February 16th through 28th