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WWFHA U19/Midget Representative Teams:
Washington WILD 1 & 2
The Washington WILD teams are for skilled players born in 1990 and later. The teams will play in the Pacific Coast Amateur Hockey Association league (PCAHA) in the lower mainland of BC, Canada.
Home rink Bellingham Sportsplex. Away games are played in the lower mainland of BC.
Practices: 2 per week
League games: approx. 24 per season
Tournament games: 16 - 20 per season
Flight 1 team Tournaments: Abbotsford (October); Burnaby (November); Connecticut Polar Bear (December);
Everett Ravens (April) plus others TBA.
Flight 2 team Tournaments: Burnaby (November); Langley (December); Richmond (March); Everett Ravens (April).
Players are expected to participate in all practices, games and tournaments.
WWFHA Recreational Teams: PHOENIX and HAWKS
Our recreational team(s) are for beginning players, girls who prefer to play at the recreational level, or girls who want to develop their skills so that they can join the Washington WILD. Players are placed on teams based on ability and teams are placed in competition based on skill level, not age.
The recreational teams play in the North Puget Sound Hockey League (against boys' teams, with no body checking), and in tournaments and exhibition games against girls' teams.
Girls can be rostered with two associations at the recreational level. We welcome girls who play for a youth association to play on one of our teams as well. All girls, at all skill levels, are welcome and will be offered a place on a team. We anticipate that our players will have a wide range of abilities, and we have selected coaches who will be able to nurture the talent in every skater, from beginner to elite.
PHOENIX Recreational Team
The Phoenix play in the peewee division (12U) of the North Puget Sound Hockey League (NPSHL) that includes house (recreational) teams from Seattle Junior, Sno-King, Everett, Kent Valley, Kitsap, Tacoma and WWFHA.
Who is eligible for Phoenix?
* Beginners up to 15 (approx.) years old; there will probably be a size limit (height and weight) imposed by NPSHL
* Bantam (14U) players who meet the size and ability criteria
* Peewee (12U)
* Squirt (10U) players who want to be challenged.
The team will be registered with USA Hockey as a 14U, 16U or 19U girls' team.
HAWKS Recreational Team
This team was cancelled for the 2009-2010 season due to low registration. We'll try again this season.
The Hawks play in the squirt division (10U) of the North Puget Sound Hockey League (NPSHL) that includes house (recreational) teams from Seattle Junior, Sno-King, Everett, Kent Valley, Kitsap, Tacoma and WWFHA.
Who is eligible for the Hawks?
* Beginners up to 12 (approx.) years old; there will probably be a size limit (height and weight) imposed by NPSHL
* Peewee (12U) players who meet the size and ability criteria
* Squirt (10U) players
* Mites (8U) who feel they can compete against 10U players.
The team will be registered with USA Hockey as a 12U or 14U girls' team.
What are the advantages of playing on a WWFHA recreational team?
WWFHA will provide quality coaching.
Girls who are new to hockey or have limited experience will be supported by their coaches and will have the opportunity to play at a competitive level that should be comfortable for them.
Girls can double roster to get more ice time: they can play for a youth team (usually referred to as a boys' team) with one of the local associations, and for WWFHA. If a game conflict arises, we expect girls to play for their youth team. They won't be pressured to play for WWFHA either against their youth team or if their youth team has a game that conflicts with a WWFHA game.
Association policy is that all players get equal ice time, regardless of ability. We want to teach girls to play hockey, not to win a particular game, and we all believe that no one gets better by sitting on the bench.
Are you interested?
The program fee covers one practice per week (on the small ice at Highland Ice Arena), some practices at the Everett Events Center plus about 16 games. Home ice for games will be Kingsgate Arena. For more information on our policies, see our guidebook. Players will be required to register with USA Hockey online and pay the $39 registration fee directly to USA Hockey.
2011-2012 Coaches
WILD 1: Les Grauer, Tess Kleine
WILD 2 Matt Harrow, Keith Schubert
Phoenix: Cindy Dayley, Zoe Harris, Lisa McNeil
Other coaches may be selected to work on specific skills under the direction of the team head coaches.
Clinics
Seattle Junior Hockey Association's clinics for skaters and goalies are open to WWFHA recreational players.
Seattle Junior Hockey Association's Stick and Puck sessions are also open to all WWFHA players.
We recommend that all players born 1998 or earlier attend a checking clinic. The purpose of these clinics is to teach players how to handle body contact and how to fall safely. Body checking is not allowed in female hockey, but it does happen, and it's important to know how to protect oneself.
2009-2010 Female Age Groups
USA HOCKEY: FEMALE
19 and under: born 1991 or later
16 and under: born 1994 or later
14 and under: born 1996 or later
12 and under: born 1998 or later
10 and under: born 2000 or later
CANADIAN HOCKEY/USA YOUTH HOCKEY
midget: born 1993, 1994, 1995
bantam: born 1996, 1997
peewe: born 1998, 1999
atom/squirt: born 2000, 2001
Donate your used equipment; tax receipts are available We want to make hockey accessible to all girls who want to play. By donating your used equipment, you will be helping to build a girls' hockey program in Washington. Your donated gear will be loaned to beginning players. We need gear in all sizes from peewee to adult. Your cash donation to WWFHA will help pay the program fees for girls who can't afford to play.
If you are interested in corporate sponsorship, Contact us.