Springfield Youth Hockey Association

Just a reminder with more Info to come in the future on tickets and reservations. 

***Save the Date for SYHA End of Season Banquet - March 22***

Doors open at 4:00, cash bar available

Dinner at 5:00

Swimming pool available after

All,

Just a reminder that our SYHA Board Elections are coming up Thursday Feb. 20th at 7:00pm during the general membership meeting. The Elections will be held at 7:00 Pm in the Rink Commons area. Upstairs by the concessions. Our two candidates are Courtney Trousdale for Registrar and Steve Wynn for V.P.

Their Bios that were submitted are attached. Please take the time to read and become familiar with these candidates as they are really good candidates to have helping over see the organization. Any questions or concerns please do not hesitate to ask. 

I would like too personally thank Ann Koszuth and Jody Flaro. The two previous members at each spot. They have dedicated years and countless hours in helping grow and improve youth hockey in Springfield Missouri. If you see either of them please extend a Thank you to each as it could not have ran without them. A lot of us including myself would not be here and kids playing Hockey if not for Jody Flaro.

Courtney Trousdale Bio

Personal Bio

I was born in Springfield, MO and grew up in Rogersville, MO. I attended Logan-Rogersville High School and graduated in 1994. In 2002 I moved to Oshawa, Ontario Canada where I married my husband David. We have 3 children, Kaitlyn, Noah and Grace. We lived in Canada for nearly 15 years during which time I was involved in many non-profit organizations. Some highlights include:

2007-2010 - Ontario Federation of 4Wheel Drive Recreationists Board of Directors. Assisted in set-up of the largest offroad events in Ontario, Canada. In charge of securing sponsors, donations and prizes for event, totaling $25,000 each year.

2007-2010 - President of FJ Cruisers Ontario offroad club.

2013-2016 - Oshawa Blue Knights Lacrosse Association Board of Directors. Served as director, assisted in scheduling, planning floor times, setting tournaments, scheduling referees, assisted in the Braver than Brave home tournament.

2014-2016 - Oshawa Blue Knights Lacrosse Association Assistant Registrar. Assisted the Registrar with registering approximately 500 players with the Ontario Minor Lacrosse Association. Ensured that each participant was correctly registered, proper forms were submitted and detailed records were kept.

2015-2016 - Manager of Oshawa Blue Knights Minor/Major Peewee Rep. Lacrosse Teams.

2015-2016 - Co-Manager of Oshawa Minor Generals Peewee AA Hockey Team. Scheduling, organization, planning and fundraising.

We returned to Missouri in November 2016 and reside in Rogersville, MO. I am currently a paraprofessional with Logan-Rogersville High School. Noah currently plays on the Bantam A hockey team and I am fulfilling the manager position for that team. I have been attending SYHA Board meetings in order to familiarize myself with the organization and how things are run. I have been working closely with the current registrar who has shown me the requirements of the position, including working with Missouri Hockey and USA Hockey. She has also explained the rules and regulations that the registrar system operates under. I feel that I have the needed experience and knowledge to make a smooth transition to the registrar position.

Steve Wynn Bio

Employment:

Mediacom, LLC (2018 – present)

Producer/Director

Work History:

Mediacom is the main television resource for area high schools and small colleges to get exposure of their teams in sports such as football, basketball, volleyball, wrestling, soccer, baseball and softball. My job is to produce and direct these broadcast that reaches all our Mediacom subscribers, both locally and through our national network system. Prior to Mediacom I was employed at Missouri State University for over 28 years. During that time my main responsibilities are as a producer, director, editor, videographer and writer for the many different local shows for our station. Also, my job responsibilities included creating new shows designed around building cultural competence and awareness for the university and our viewing audience.

SYHA:

Our family began participating in SYHA in 2016. In that first year I was asked to serve on the Board as Division Coordinator and be a head coach. I coached for two seasons (2016-17 Squirts B and 2017-18 PeeWee A2) and continued serving on the Board. This past season I stepped up to serve as Vice President on an interim basis as the association was making changes from out prior VP who could no longer serve in that role due to work commitments. During this season as VP I worked hard with the Board and coaches to make SYHA a more transparent and trusted group. With the help of other Board members we have started to make a lot of momentum in building a better working relationship with the JVIP staff while trying to help grow youth hockey.

Conclusion:

I realize that this position is not an easy job, serving a membership of over 100 families that have many different interest and expectations. I believe I can continue to help SYHA grow and strengthen as a whole while giving our young players an opportunity to compete at a very high level. Thank you for considering me for a position of VP. I look forward to continuing to help our young men and women grow as individuals while making the game fun.

NECKGUARDS REQUIRED

The SYHA Board of Directors decided to make neck guards REQUIRED for all SYHA activities beginning in the 2019-2020 season.  This includes tryouts, practices and games.  Players will not be permitted to step on the ice for any SYHA activities without a neck guard.

The Brand new apparel store is now open for all your SYHA fan gear. There are still items being added daily but a large majority of items are ready for orders. If you would like to see a particular item that is not shown please let us know. 

 The store will be open year round but get your Christmas orders in early as a flood of orders just before will delay your order. We are still working out the fine details on some of the descriptions and custom order drop down menu items. If you would like something totally custom. Just call the store and explain what you would like and they will make it for you. There are no minimum orders and we will be striving for a 2 week turn around time on all orders.  

 If you have any questions or suggestions please reach out and let us know. We hope you enjoy the new store.

https://upwarddirect.com/index.php?route=product/category&path=134_146

UPWARD PROMOTIONS PLUS, INC

TELEPHONE

(417) 368-2805

OPENING TIMES

Monday - Friday
9 a.m. to 6 p.m.

The custom ideas are unlimited as we can now offer full sublimation on any T-SHIRT. Looking forward to seeing the custom creation being worn around the ice rink

If you have a player who is removed from a game or practice due to an injury you must have the attached form signed by a doctor and presented to the Vice President before your player can return to action.

https://cdn1.sportngin.com/attachments/document/84fc-1980424/USA_Hockey_Concussion_Management_Program_2019__1_.pdf?_ga=2.210811797.129536485.1571258443-211418368.1569248475

If you have any questions please contact Steve Wynn, vp@spirithockey.com.

Thank You!

Both rinks are now up and running at JVIP so we will go to our regular ice practice schedule.  As a reminder here are those days and times:

TUESDAY NIGHTS

East Rink

5:45 - 7:00 - Squirts and Pee Wee

7:15 - 8:30 - JV and Varsity

West Rink

6:45 - 7:45 - Bantam B

8:00 - 9:00 - Bantam A

WEDNESDAY NIGHTS

West Rink

7:00 – 8:00pm - SYHA will use locker rooms 1 and 3, goalies can use locker room 9.

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  Feb. 5 -    NO PRACTICE

  Feb. 12 -  Squirt/PeeWee/Bantam B

  Feb. 19 -  Bantam A/JV/Varsity

  Feb. 26 -  TBD - Ice will be reserved for teams that make the Blue Note Cup Finals.

THURSDAY NIGHTS

East Rink

5:45 - 7:00 - Squirts and Pee Wee 

7:15 - 8:30 - Bantam B & Bantam A

West Rink

6:45 - 7:45 - JV

8:00 - 9:00 - Varsity

LOCKER ROOMS

Please make sure your team dresses in the proper locker room to avoid confusion and traffic for all other events happening at the rink:

LOCKER ROOM 1 – Bantam A ( Learn to Skate kids to use this locker room first so please do not put your gear in the locker room until the locker room is cleared out)

LOCKER ROOM 2 – Bantam B

LOCKER ROOM 3 – Pee Wee

LOCKER ROOM 4 – JV

LOCKER ROOM 9 – Squirt

LOCKER ROOM 10 – Varsity 

OLD EXPRESS OFFICE – Girls locker room

PRACTICE DATES

• February (4, 6), (11, 12, 13), (18, 19, 20), (25, 26, 27)
• March (3, 4, 5) 

Rates below reflect Team Dues for 2019- 2020 season.  You need to go to the Registration tab at the top of the screen to select your payment plan.  Please take care or this as soon as possible.

Goalies receive a 50% Discount off of team registration fees.  Families with multiple players will receive 10% off of each players team registration fees.  Please contact Steve Wynn at vp@spirithockey.com for these codes.

Squirt (10U) - $1,300 

PeeWee (12U) - $1,500

Bantam (14U) - $1,700

JV  - $1,900

Varsity / Midget Major (18U) - $1,900

Springfield Youth Hockey Association (SYHA) is a not-for profit organization founded in 2001 during a grass-roots effort to bring competitive youth hockey to the Springfield, Missouri area. SYHA is a member of Missouri Hockey Inc., the USA Hockey governing body for this area. If you're new to the area or if your child is interested in learning more about the SYHA program, please contact any one of the Board members by clicking on the SYHA Board link above.

SYHA Mailing Address:
2733 E. Battlefield, PO #221 • Springfield, MO 65804