Before I get into our ending dates, I would first like to thank every person involved with coaching, planning, and bringing our players to the rinks. We have been operating non-stop since August 31st of 2020 and have not had a single case of COVID directly attributed to our rink or our teams. This is a testament to everyone involved in our organization. Our players and families have taken everything that the pandemic has thrown at them and managed the change and uncertainty admirably. For that I would like to extend my heart felt thanks! We have all banded together to deliver the best experience possible for our players, and it will make us stronger as an organization as we hopefully return to a more normal 2021-2022 season.

As we begin to see the light at the end of the tunnel, I would like to share some key end dates for everyone by level. Originally, our season was scheduled to end for all teams on Sunday 14th. This will still be the ending date for our 6U and all 8U players that were born after 2012. Saturday March 13th will be our last Saturday gameday for both of those programs. Also, our last Hockey Hut skills of the season will be on Wednesday March 10th.

Our remaining team including the 8U A/B team all have games scheduled through March 28th. This is a deviation from our original schedule because of the late addition of games to the schedule. The end date for these players will be Sunday March 28th.

For the 2 weeks between the 14th and the 28th all teams that still have games on their schedule will be reduced to 1 practice a week. Additionally, we will be holding (1) full ice practice per week for the 2012 birthdate 8U players to introduce them to full ice hockey to better prepare them for the move to 10U next season. Below is the schedule for the last 2 weeks of March.

More information regarding the 2012 birthdate full ice practices will be communicated directly to those families in the coming days. 

Please also be on the look out for notification regarding our 2021 board elections and 2021-2022 coaching applications. We will be communicating all the pertinent information about these 2 processes in the next 7-10 days. Finally, we will be having our Annual General Meeting (AGM) on Wednesday March 31st. The details and agenda of this meeting will be communicated in the middle of March.

Again, I would like to thank everyone for their efforts this season and look forward to seeing everyone over the next few weeks at the rink.

If you have any questions regarding the end of the season, please feel free to reach out to me directly.

All the best!

Rodney Eddy

President

Saratoga Youth Hockey, Inc.