MIDGET TRYOUTS AND CONDITIONING CAMP!!

Tryouts for Midget 18U and Midget 16U will be Thursday, August 23rd at 8:30pm, Thursday, August 25th at 7:10pm and Thursday, August 30th at 8:30pm. All tryouts will be at the Pepsi Ice Center.

Conditioning Camp will be on Thursday, August 16th at 8:30pm and Sunday, August 19th at 12pm.

The 2018 Midget Conditioning camp and Try Out link is now live!! This link is for players between the birth years of 2000-2003. Enter your 2018-2019 USA Hockey #.

https://bloomingtonyouthhockey.sportngin.com/…/fo…/756729097

WELCOME TO BYHI TRYOUTS REGISTRATION

Bloomington Youth Hockey tryouts will begin Sept 1st for Squirt, Peewee and Bantam age groups.   The cost for tryouts is $35 and guarantees every player at least 2 tryout sessions.

This year tryouts will be closed the first 1/2 hour during drills and then open up to viewing the last 1/2 hour during scrimmaging. Players can be released from the AA team after the first or second tryout. All players released from AA will attend the third tryout for the A team.  Lists will be posted on the website after each tryout session.

Schedule:

Squirt-

Saturday, Sept 1st  3:30pm - 4:30pm

Sunday, Sept 2nd 4:10pm - 5:10pm

Tuesday, Sept 4th Time TBD if necessary

Peewee-

Saturday, Sept 1st 4:40pm - 5:40pm

Sunday, Sept 2nd 5:20pm - 6:20pm

Tuesday, Sept 4th Time TBD if necessary

Bantam-

Saturday, Sept 1st  5:50pm - 6:50pm

Sunday, Sept 2nd 6:30pm - 7:30pm

Tuesday, Sept 4th Time TBD if necessary

Midget-

*Midget try-out registration can be found attached to the Midget Conditioning Camp information.

This registration session will allow you to complete contact information, sign up for participation, and submit payment. Please read through each page carefully to ensure that all information is provided accurately. To complete registration through our secure site, please have your Visa, MasterCard, Discover, or checking account information available.  Following the completion of this registration, you will see a charge on your account from Bloomington Youth Hockey.

https://bloomingtonyouthhockey.sportngin.com/register/form/261025222

Checking Clinic for first year Bantams

BYHI is holding a checking clinic for BYHI  travel and Pepsi Ice Center house players on August 19th and 20th.

 Space is limited to the first 30 players. It will consist of 3 total hours, 1 off-ice and 2 on-ice.

At this time it is only open to first year bantams (birth year 2005).

If there are still available spots on Wednesday, August 15th, it will be posted on the website and opened up for second year bantams (birth year 2004).

Camp Details:

It's vital that young hockey players are fully prepared when entering the Bantam level where body contact is introduced. Being prepared for contact happens both on the ice and off the ice. Size and strength play a role in contact, but understanding the role contact plays is even more important to the player, his teammates, coaches and opponents.

This camp will help the player with all facets of body contact for the game of hockey regardless of size, strength or skill level. The cost of this camp is $35

On ice Sessions:

-ice awareness

-player protection

-properly giving and receiving hits on ice

-angling

-different types of contact terminology

Off-ice Session: (Parental Attendance Strongly Encouraged)

-video session:proper technique

video session: USHL Player Safety Committee

-understanding the role of contact in the game of hockey

Schedule:

Sunday, August 19th at Pepsi Ice Center

                   8:00am-9:00am - Off ice/Classroom- it is strongly recommended that parents attend this portion of the clinic as well

                 9:40am-10:40am- On ice session

Monday, August 20th at Pepsi Ice Center

               6:10pm-7:10pm - On ice session

This registration session will allow you to complete contact information, sign up for participation, and submit payment. Please read through each page carefully to ensure that all information is provided accurately. To complete registration through our secure site, please have your Visa, MasterCard, Discover, or checking account information available.  Following the completion of this registration, you will see a charge on your account from Bloomington Youth Hockey.

https://bloomingtonyouthhockey.sportngin.com/register/form/200431298

USED EQUIPMENT SALE INFORMATION 
**Volunteers needed for this event. Please copy and paste the link below, in a new window, to sign up!**

http://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C044DA4AC28A7FF2-used

What: USED HOCKEY EQUIPMENT SALE, hosted by Bloomington Youth Hockey, Inc

When: Saturday, 8/18 and Sunday, 8/19 from 10:00 AM until 12:30 PM

Where: at the US Cellular Coliseum (enter through the Pepsi Ice Center).

Method of payment accepted: Cash or Check ONLY

If you would like to sell any of your old equipment: please bring it to the US Cellular Coliseum (enter through the Pepsi Ice Center) Friday, 8/17 between 5:00 and 6:00 PM. You are required to price and tag your own equipment. We will provide tags.

After the sale you will be given a check from Bloomington Youth Hockey worth 80% of your equipment that was sold. The other 20% will be donated to Bloomington Youth Hockey to be used for scholarships for youth players (house and travel) that have proven they need financial assistance. Any unsold equipment must be picked up the Sunday, 8/19 from 12:30 – 1:30 PM. All equipment that is not picked will be considered a donation to the youth program. Pepsi Ice Center and Bloomington Youth Hockey will not be responsible for any equipment that maybe lost or stolen. For more information on this used equipment sale, please contact Angie Brown @ angie.brown1@live.com.

Bloomington Youth Hockey would like to announce our Conditioning Camp for 2018.  Get ready for the tryouts and a great new season!

The link to the 2018 Conditioning Camp is now live!! This camp is for players in the Squirt, PeeWee and Bantam age groups.

https://bloomingtonyouthhockey.sportngin.com/…/fo…/175523590

The following BYH players received the NIHL Academic Excellence Award for the 2017-2018 season.

Randy Kent

Jared Montney

Mitchell Nave

Jacob Piper

Lucas Piper

Congratulations on your academic achievements!!

Bloomington Youth Hockey is pleased to announce that the following individuals have been selected to be our AA Head Coaches for the upcoming 2018-19 season.

Squirt AA – Joe Fuchs

Peewee AA – Doug Kent & Brett Mueller

Bantam AA – Preston Hodge

Midget AA – Shawn McVey

Be on the lookout for the first Hockey Director Newsletter to learn more about our coaching staff. We will name coaches for all additional teams at a later date.

If you have questions or concerns, please contact Chris Prewitt.

Christopher.a.Prewitt@gmail.com
(309) 825-4211

Bloomington Youth Hockey, Inc. recently conducted a search for a hockey director to help guide us in our pursuit of sustaining a quality hockey experience for kids. We interviewed five very good candidates for the position which made it very hard to choose just one. We thank all of the candidates and are glad we had a chance to speak to each of them. The Board of Directors has selected Chris Prewitt to be our Hockey Director and ACE Coordinator for the 2018-2019 season.

Chris and his family live in Bloomington. He grew up playing hockey in Bloomington and Peoria, including Junior Hockey with the Peoria Mustangs.  Chris served as the ACE Coordinator for the MCYHA Sharks from 2013-2015 and he coached the Varsity team for 2 seasons where he won the Lincoln Land Hockey League Championship twice and the Central Illinois Prep Hockey League once. In 2015, he helped create a Midget program for BYHI and in 2015-2016, he coached an 18U team to the NIHL President’s Cup and the NIHL Wolves Cup Championship.

We are excited for Chris to get started so we can work with him to continue offering a quality youth hockey experience in Bloomington.

Sincerely

Shawn McVey

President, Bloomington Youth Hockey, Inc.

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