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Ithaca Youth Hockey
2007 - 2008 Frequently Asked Questions
How many practices a week do the teams have?
All Squirt, Peewee and Bantam Teams have two practices a week. Some weeks they may have only one practice depending upon ice availability. The Midget Snowbelt and Midget UNYHL teams have one practice a week. The Mites have two scheduled ice sessions. Initially these will be practices and later in the season become games. The Initiation program has two ice sessions most week.
When do practices start?
The travel teams start practices the first week of October. The Snowbelt teams and Squirt House start in the middle of October. The Initiation, Mite and Rec League start in November. The Peewee UNYHL team starts at the same time as the Peewee Snowbelt teams. The Midget UNYHL team starts in November. Team schedules will be posted on the web site at the end of September.
How many home games slots do teams have
For the Squirt, Peewee, Bantam and Midget teams they have 14 home game slots. The Midget UNYHL team has 13 home game slots.
What is the Squirt House Program?
This year IYHA will have 4 Squirt house teams instead of 3 Snowbelt teams. These 4 teams will have two practices a week and one game on the weekend. This is keeping more in line with USA Hockey's recommended practice to game ratio. The teams will play each other along with teams from outside IYHA when possible. After the season starts a separate taxi squad will be formed with that will play additional games against teams from other associations with the goal of participating in the Pepsi tournament in Buffalo, NY in March. The board of directors for IYHA is commited to making the Squirt House program a successfull program that is fun for the kids and provides a better opportunity to develop thier hockey skills. IYHA coach and board member Matt
Cicchetti will be leading this program.
