Game Jersey Purchases

Winthrop Pro Shop is open for business and ready to accept your game jersey purchase orders.

Returning players are allowed to retain their jersey number and do not need to purchase a new jersey unless they have outgrown their existing jersey or the jersey condition requires them to obtain a new jersey. The jersey style will remain the same as previous year.

All new players including MDL and LTS players who are now moving into Full Ice teams will need to purchase their jerseys. See Player Number Assignment Guidelines for rules around selecting your jersey numbers.  

Costs:

Home and Away Game Jersey: $150.00
Game Socks: $25.00

NOTE: Due to ordering backlog pls try to get your jersey order placed by June 30th if you would like your new jersey to arrive by start of season.

Winthrop Youth Hockey plans to hold a modified tryout during the August 2020 Viking Camp. All players will be evaluated and assigned a team at this time.  In order ensure the appropriate number of registered teams to accommodate all interested players, we must have players registered by June 8th.  Game only options will also be offered again this year.  Game only players must notify the Winthrop Youth Hockey Board of the intent to pay with a Game Only Status at the time of registration.

Please see the Registration page for tuition amounts and payment details. 

To be eligible for Game Only registration, players must provide proof of playing in an independent league as a full time player.

Game Only players will attend the Winthrop Youth Hockey (WYH) tryouts and will be ranked amongst all other WYH skaters. Based on the number of Full Time players trying out, the BOD will decide how many, if any, Game Only players will be assigned to a team, with a benchmark of 5 Game Only players per team.   As always, Full Time players will not be turned away and are guaranteed a spot on a WYH team.  The number of Game Only players placed on a team, if any, can vary from level to level. Any Game Only candidate that is turned away may

Full Time rosters will be augmented with Game Only players to achieve the optimal number of skaters on a team, based on finances and skill level. Full Time Players are guaranteed a spot on a WYH roster. Game Only players are not guaranteed a spot and will be turned away if the Board of Directors determines there are optimal roster sizes without them.oin as a Full Time player. 

Coach Committee

Any person interested in coaching can submit their request to the coach committee.

Any returning head coach does not need to submit an application however any new head coach will need to submit an application.

Anyone interested in assistant coaching positions can submit their name to the coach committee for review.

Coach Committee:
Kevin Gill kivengill100@comcast.net 
Sean Donahue sean.donahue@hotmail.com 
Steve Rogers crownwar@aol.com 
Mark Biancardi mbian1122@gmail.com

Annual Election of Board Membership April 2020

The following persons have been voted into board membership.

Winthrop Youth Hockey would like to recognize MUTUAL BEEF COMPANY for their continued support of our program.

Their generosity to our program helps to support our many activities such as Winthrop Youth Hockey’s Day at the Beach as well as contributions to various other program needs. We encourage all of our members to recognize their support and consider using Mutual Beef Company for your needs.

Mutual Beef Company is located at 126 New Market Square, Roxbury MA.
You can contact them at 617-442-3238

Sponsor of the Month

Interested in being our Sponsor of the Month
Contact one of the members of our board to see how you can help support your local youth hockey program.

USA Hockey 2020-21 Coaching Education Information

June 29, 2020

Greetings on behalf of everyone involved with USA Hockey’s Coaching Education Program. As the weather warms up and more rinks continue to open, we hope that you and your family are enjoying the early days of summer.

As you look for a new sense of normalcy in these uncertain times, everyone involved in the Coaching Education Program is excited by the number of coaches that have embraced the challenges of getting ready for the upcoming season by enrolling in one of our online virtual clinics or signing up for a temporary coaching card.

Based on the clinics we’ve held so far, the interaction between our presenters and coaches from around the country has been incredible. Thank you to all those who have embraced this new technology to share ideas and information to make all of us better coaches and improve the quality of our game. And a special thanks to all the District Coaches-in-Chiefs and their coach developers along with the ADM/CEP staff who have created engaging and educational presentations to help our coaches achieve their next level of certification.

As we continue to expand our curriculum, we will be adding more clinics to offer a wide range of options that work best for your schedule. You can register for a virtual clinic just like you have done in the past at: usahockey.com/coachingclinics

In regards to the temporary coaching cards, which will extend your current certification for the 2020-21 season without having to attend a clinic, we are pleased to announce that we are extending the deadline until July 31, 2020.

Please click here to register for the temporary card online or download the form that you will need to complete and submit to the USA Hockey national office.

We understand that these are uncertain times for everyone. As coaches we teach our players to read and react to different situations that may arise on the ice. This is our chance to practice those same skills as we prepare for what will certainly be one of the most challenging and exciting seasons we have ever experienced. We appreciate all that you do for hockey and the players you coach and hope that you can stay healthy and safe. We will all get through this together.

Yours in hockey,
USA Hockey’s Coaching Education Program

About Winthrop Youth Hockey Association

WYHA is a not for profit organization formed in 1974 to provide the opportunity for young people to participate in the sport of ice hockey.

Go to our About Us link to learn more about our organization.

You can contact WYHA by writing to PO 520032, Winthrop, MA 02152 or by referencing the list of Board of Directors for contact information.