2019-20 Mite House Selects
WHYHA is excited to announce plans for a new Mite House program this Fall.
Our Mite House Selects team is intended to provide an enhanced opportunity for our young skaters who are not playing travel hockey this year, but who are ready to take the next step in their hockey development. The team will provide the skaters with a chance to further develop their hockey skills in the context of a competitive and fun environment, while still maintaining a primary focus on skating development.
This team is intended for 6-8 year olds with at least 2 years of organized hockey experience who have demonstrated a proficient level in skating and hockey skills.
Please note that the Mite House Selects team will be in addition to (not in lieu of) our House program - participants on the Mite House Selects team will still participate in the full House schedule (practice on Tuesday evening and Saturday morning; half-ice game Sunday morning). There will be an additional fee for the Mite House Selects team to account for extra ice time, referees, and jerseys.
The Selects preliminary schedule has been completed and will involve approximately one additional ice session each week during the core season (November through February). That ice session may be a practice or a game (home or limited travel). We anticipate approximately 8-10 local travel games against similar Mite teams / programs. We also expect that the Selects team will participate in 2 tournaments in New England, one here in CT and one on the road.
We expect that the team will be selected in October following the first two weeks of the House program. Drew Barber will be coaching the Mite House Selects team.
We will be in touch with additional information as the details are finalized and we plan to hold an information session in early September for those interested. In the meantime, please reach out to me or Drew (
) with any questions.
Jon Bankoff
President, WHYHA
