Winston Salem Youth Hockey Association

The 6U/8U Carolina Jr Thunderbirds team is for boys and girls born in 2015 or later that would like to learn and play competitive or recreational hockey. 

OVERVIEW

Our 6U/8U programs offer a fantastic value for our players to develop their skills and love for the game as they practice twice a week and participate in games several weekends per month.

Practices will be structured so that players have the opportunity to practice with their peer age/ability group (boys and girls combined) as well as with their gender cohort (8U and 6U combined). This gives our players the best of both worlds where they can spend part of practice with players at the same skill level and part with players that they may more naturally develop friendships with.

This year we are introducing the I40 Mites House League! Greensboro, Hillsboro and Winston-Salem will each host 3 games and invite the other two associations for 9 games in total. The goal of this league is to reduce travel and its associated costs while giving our players opportunities to play teams of similar skill. We will also host 3 home jamborees and expect to attend 3-5 away jamborees.

The 8U program offers players the opportunity to play games against other competitive teams from North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia. Moderate travel is expected as we participate in our new House League and away jamborees.

The 6U program travel will be limited to our Mites House League (Greensboro and Hillsboro). Away jamboree participation is dependent on competition level and team size. Games will be against other 6U opponents in a scramble format primarily to give the players more puck touches and a greater opportunity for success in games. High-skilled 6U players may have the opportunity to play up with the boys or girls 8U group in some games.

SCHEDULE

Starting September 6, we'll have 1 on-ice practice per week from 6:30-730pm at the Greensboro IceHouse. We are working on securing an additional off-ice practice at Hanes Hosiery Community Center in Winston-Salem on Saturday or Sunday.

Starting on October 22, we will begin two on-ice practices per week at the Annex - Sundays from 3:45 - 4:45pm and Wednesdays from 6:15 - 7:15pm.

SUMMARY AND COST

6U mites (2017, 2018)

Dates: Preseason (Sep 6), Regular season (Oct 22 - March 31)

Weekly Practices: 2 practices per week at the Annex

Games: 3 home games, 6 away games (3 at Greensboro, 3 at Hillsboro), limited participation in 3 home jamborees, possible participation in away jamborees

Cost: $450 boys, $350 girls, Jerseys are extra ($40 if new player/need replacement)

8U Mites (2015, 2016)

Dates: Preseason (Sep 6), Regular season (Oct 22 - March 31)

Weekly Practices: 2 practices per week at the Annex

Games: 3 home games, 6 away games (3 at Greensboro, 3 at Hillsboro), 3 home jamborees, 3+ away jamborees

Cost: $750 boys, $650 girls, Jerseys are extra ($40 if new player/need replacement)

Please do NOT register for Learn To Play or Learn To Game at this time.  We may open this to 6U/8U players if we have availability.

This registration will allow you to complete contact information, sign up for participation and submit payment. 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 Winston Salem Hockey.

Each Player must register first with USA Hockey and then return to this Registration Session to signup for the 2023-2024 Season.

• Step 1:  CLICK HERE to go to USA Hockey Registration and register your player(s). Be sure to PRINT and SAVE their confirmation code(s). Remember to register EACH of your players with USA Hockey. Each player must have their own unique USA Hockey confirmation number.
• Step 2:  Return to this registration and proceed. Later in this registration session you will need to enter the USA Hockey Confirmation Code that you received in Step 1.

For those players registering for the 6U, 8U or Girls' Hockey programs, USA Hockey also requires submission of a birth certificate for new players that have not already submitted one.  Please be prepared to upload a copy of the player's birth certificate during the registration process. 
 

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