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SUMMER 3V3 Session

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!!

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2024-2025 Tryout Schedule

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

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Skills and Checking Clinics Dates and Times
12U - 2012 and 2013 Birth Year
March 20 @ 7:30 – 8:30 (K.Youlen)
March 22 @ 6:00 - 7:00 (Silengo)
 
14U By Birth Year:
March 20 – Only 2011 Checking Clinic 8:40 - 9:40 (Silengo)
March 22 – ALL Checking Clinic 7:10 - 8:10 (Silengo)
April 9 – ALL Skills 8:10-9:10 (C.Youlen)
April 11 – ALL Skills 8:10-9:10 (C.Youlen)

2024-2025 Top Team Head Coaches

18U - James Buffoline
16UTB - Chris Kenny
16U - Thomas Gaunay

14U - Colette Youlen
12U - Kyle Youlen
10U - Dan Anderson
8U - DJ Cohen

Skating Lessons

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.

 

Entry Level Programs

SYHA is proud to offer the following entry level hockey programs.  Click here for more information about our entry level programs.
 
INTRO TO HOCKEY -  Ideal for ages 5 and 6; one session or more of skating lessons, or equivalent skating experience required.   Program runs November - February.  Program typically meets 1/week on Saturday morning.  More details and online registration for the 2023-24 season should be available by early September.
 
MINI-MITES  - Ideal for ages 6 and 7, Intro to Hockey or equivalent skating and hockey experience required.  Fall session runs Nov and December; Winter session runs January and Feburary.  Program typically meets on Saturday and Sunday mornings.  More details and online registration for the 2023 -24 season should be available by early September.
 
REC HOCKEY for ages 9-13 - Ideal for the older beginner, MUST be able to skate forward, STOP, and skate backward.  This may require several sessions of skating lessons before registering.  Program runs from the end of October thru February.  More details and online registration for the 2023-24 season should be available by early September.

SYHA Pure Hockey Holiday Store

Get your SYHA support gear here at Pure Hockey!!

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).

Link to 2023-2024 Jersey Assignments

2023 - 2024 Season Jersey Assignments

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$2.5 Million Upgrade Approved for SCRF by Schenectady County

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




Live Barn

Watch live and recorded games/practices at SCRF (and hundred of locations) via LiveBarn.  Use SYHA code eeac-87f8 for 10% discount.


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.