Register and cool down this summer with some 3V3 Hockey with SYHA!!! All games for 6U to 12U will be hosted on Monday evenings with an optional skill session instructed by Jeff Silengo every Thursday afternoon!!
TRYOUT REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN!!!
It's time to begin preparations for the 2024-2025 Season!!!
Tryouts will held at Schenectady County Recreational Facility on the following dates for each division. Top Team selections will occur the first two nights of each division.
10U: March 26 and 27 @ 7PM
April 8 @ 7:10PM
April 9 @ 7PM
12U: March 26 and 27 @ 8:10PM
March 28 @ 7PM
14U: April 16 @ 7:40PM
April 17 @ 8PM
April18, and 19 @ 7PM
16U/16UTB: April 8 @ 8:10PM
18U: April 8 @ 8:10PM
18U - James Buffoline
16UTB - Chris Kenny
16U - Thomas Gaunay
14U - Colette Youlen
12U - Kyle Youlen
10U - Dan Anderson
8U - DJ Cohen
Updated 3/5/2024
We offer skating lessons year round at the Schenectady County Recreational Facility, 5 Tower Road, Glenville, NY. Each session is seven weeks long and consists of 7 weekly classes. Each class includes a 30 minute small group lesson and 30 minutes of independent practice time. The cost for a 7 week session of basic lessons is $119 per skater. Special requests for a specific lesson group or specific lesson time are not guaranteed. Registration cannot be pro-rated.
The current Session, "Spring I", will run on Saturdays, 3/2/24 - 4/13/24 and on Mondays, 3/4/24 - 4/15/24.
The next session is Spring II, will run on Mondays only, May 6 - June 24th, 6-7pm (no class on Memorial Day, 5/27/24). Online registration will be open the first week in April and will close on Monday, 4/29/24.
Click here for a description of our lesson program and frequently asked questions, including questions about what to wear, make-up classes, lesson group sizes, etc. All lessons are held at SCRF, 5 Tower Road, Glenville, NY.
Questions about purchasing skates? Please feel free to speak with the Director, Patti Tashman before or after classes. Please note: double runners and size-adjustable skates are not allowed.
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2023-24 Top Team Head Coaches Selected
8u - Pat Gillespie
10u - Dan Anderson
12u - Chris Kenny
14u - Colette Youlen
16u-Wrap* - Ryan O'Connell
18u-Wrap* - Ryen Young
18u-Wrap* - Jim Buffoline
* [Wrap teams play before high school season start (Late August through mid-November]
SYHA fully supports multi-sport athletes. Players are encouraged to play Fall sports with full support of head coaches (10u to 14u).
2023 - 2024 Season Jersey Assignments
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February 15, 2023 - The County Legislature approved a $2.5 million expansion and renovation project for the Schenectady County Recreational Facility (SCRF) at their meeting at Yates Elementary School last night.
Our county ice rink offers affordable entertainment for residents of all ages, and this capital investment will make it a more welcoming space. An updated and spacious building will attract more families and visitors from across the Capital Region and be an asset to our community for years to come.
The expansion plan includes the addition of 4,660 square feet of space for four new locker rooms, an additional changing room, expanded restroom facilities, and a new and larger front entrance. It also includes a new exterior modern facade, a new room for activities, and expands the parking lot.
Target construction/completion timeline: Summer 2024.
As part of the resolution, the County’s Recreational Facility would be renamed the “Schenectady County Ray Wemple Memorial Rink” to recognize Mr. Wemple’s years of service as the Vice President of the Schenectady Youth Hockey Association (SYHA) and commitment to the rink. Ray Wemple retired from the Schenectady Police Department in 1989 and was a long time Schenectady County employee.
Learn more at www.schenectadycounty.com/recreation-facility
Upcoming Board Meetings
OPEN TO ALL ASSOCIATION MEMBERS
Date: April 14
Location: Teleconference/ In Person
Time: 7pm or TBD if in Person
Annual Meeting and Banquet:
April 14 @ Schalmont HS - 11am-2PM
(Open to all SYHA members. Contact SYHA Secretary for conference call information)
SCRF Public Skating
Calendar
SYHA is one of twenty-one associations that have been designated a USA Hockey Model Association.
In 2017, SYHA rolled out Hockey Scholar™, a online STEM education course to our players that brings science, technology, engineering and math concepts to life using the fast-paced game of hockey. We are the first youth hockey association in the nation to utilize Hockey Scholar demonstrating our commitment to player academic performance.