UNIFORMS!!
 
If you have not ordered uniform jerseys for your child please e-mail 
 to make arrangements ASAP. This needs to be taken care of immediately so all players will have jerseys to start the season.
 
SOCKS, SHELLS AND BAGS!!
 
This season the EHYHA Board has put in place a uniform change! In trying to keep the teams looking more uniform, we have worked with Hamden Sports to create a custom shell that has our logo and players number embroidered on each leg. Also we ask that all players have uniform home and away socks. The shells and socks are mandatory for mite’s thru pee wee’s, with socks mandatory and shells optional for bantams. With that said we need to get these ordered ASAP! Each player will have to be fitted at Hamden Sports 3551 Whitney Ave in Hamden. They are offering 2 packages or all items can be purchased separately (packages and pricing below). The bag is optional that is included in package 2. Any questions please e-mail
East Haven Youth Hockey

Individual Items
Just Bag $65
Shell Only $39.99
HAMDEN SPORT CENTER
3551 WHITNEY AVE HAMDEN, CT 06518
203 248-9898

 

 

    

CHC - USA Hockey Coaches Helmet Rule and Violations
ALL coaches MUST be wearing helmets on the ice during all practices.  This includes house and travel teams, as well as clinics. There has been plenty of time to communicate this rule, and compliance should be a given at this point.  But this has not been the case.  To date, approximately 10 programs and coaches have received warnings.  The rule is simple and does require 100% compliance by all CHC member programs and their coaches.

The rule is as follows.  A “modern” helmet must be used at all times when a coach is on the ice.  Enforcement is made through the punishment for each offense: 1st infraction = Warning; 2nd infraction = 1-game suspension; 3rd infraction = Match penalty.  Sanctions may also be imposed upon the program for wanton disregard of this rule.

The coaches not only need to wear an approved HECC helmet, but it must be worn correctly. I was dumbfounded at recently held coaching clinics where coaches not only didn't want to wear helmets, but those that did were upset when we asked them to fasten chinstraps. Some coaches had gone so far as to take the ear loops off the helmet so there was no place for a chin strap at all.

This is not only a safety issue now, but also an integrity issue. If we as coaches can't abide by the rules, how can we in good faith expect the kids we coach to abide by rules we set.