2010 Empire State Games 

ICE HOCKEY

Scholastic Division - Men & Women

Note: The Ice Hockey selection process for Men differs from the selection process for Women. Unless indicated in the Regional Tryout Schedules, there is no entry deadline for Women, as there is for Men.

Eligibility: NEW FOR 2010!: Applicants who wish to tryout for Ice Hockey must be at least 13 years of age as of April 30, 2010 and no older than 17 years of age as of August 31, 2010.  For more information please read the Eligibility Rules.

Tryout Registration Fee: $10.00 Non-Refundable

Rules: USA Hockey Rules to govern event.

Regional Team: Each regional team (men & women) will bring eighteen players and two goalies to the finals.

Residency Rules:  
  Men: In addition to the age requirement noted above, men trying out for Ice Hockey must be residents of New York State as of December 31, 2009.
  Women:  women trying out must be residents of New York State as of April 30, 2010.

  Men & Women:  Athletes who attend school in states other than New York (i.e. preparatory schools) but whose parents or guardians are legal permanent residents of New York State are eligible for the Games.
Athletes who attend school in New York State but are not permanent residents of the state are not eligible for the Games.

Scouting Request and Regional Tryout MEN:

• Tryouts for men's Ice Hockey in the Empire State Games are by invitation only. Players will be scouted during the school hockey season.  After the school/club hockey season ends, up to 60 skaters plus goalies will be invited to an on-ice tryout to be held in the spring in their respective regions. From this tryout a team will be selected to represent their region at the Games.
• To be guaranteed a scout visit players must signup to be scouted by mailing the Scouting Request Form and playing schedule to the regional contact by December 31, 2009.  See below for details for your region. 
• Players may send a Scouting Request Form after December 31, 2009, however there is no guarantee that they will be evaluated by a scout if the form is mailed after 12/31/09.
• Players must provide their own equipment, including approved helmets, mouth guards, pants, pads sticks and skates.
• Scout visits to prospective players are unannounced and as a matter of course, scouts may not always introduce themselves to the coaching staff and/or parents.
• Players invited to the on-ice tryout will be provided with instructions as to how to register online to confirm their attendance at the tryout. Only those players that accept the on-ice tryout invitation will be charged the $10.00 entry fee.

Download the Men's Scouting Request Form

Players may contact their Regional Director after April 1, 2010 to determine if the invitations to the ESG tryout have been made.

Regional Contacts for Men's Scouting Sign-up:
Applicants must mail the Scouting Request Form and their playing schedule to the address indicated for their region.  Applicants will not receive a confirmation that the Scouting Request Form has been received.

• Adirondack Region (Counties of Albany, Clinton, Columbia, Essex, Franklin, Fulton, Greene, Hamilton, Montgomery, Saratoga, Schoharie, Schenectady, St. Lawrence, Rensselaer, Warren, and Washington):  If your legal residence or school location as indicated in the residency rules is in one of these counties, the Scouting Request Form and your playing schedule must be mailed to:  Lynn Chabot, Regional Director, 521 Glen Ave, Scotia, NY  12302.
  
  
• Central Region (Counties of Broome, Cayuga, Chemung, Chenango, Cortland, Delaware, Herkimer, Jefferson, Lewis, Madison, Oneida, Onondaga, Oswego, Otsego, Schuyler, Tioga, and Tompkins):  If your legal residence or school location as indicated in the residency rules is in one of these counties, the Scouting Request Form and your playing schedule must be mailed to:  Steve Cibelli, 212 Perch Drive, Liverpool, NY 13090. 
  You may also email the information requested on the form along with your playing schedule to: sfcibo@gmail.com
  
  
• Hudson Valley Region (Counties of Dutchess, Orange, Putnam, Rockland, Sullivan, Ulster, and Westchester):   If your legal residence or school location as indicated in the residency rules is in one of these counties, the Scouting Request Form and your playing schedule must be mailed to: Paul Lloyd, 30 Cranberry Dr, Hopewell Junction, NY  12533
  
  
• Long Island Region (Counties of Nassau, and Suffolk): If your legal residence or school location as indicated in the residency rules is in one of these counties, the Scouting Request Form and your playing schedule must be mailed to:  Marc Sambach, 26 Landing Ave, Smithtown, NY 11787
  
  
• New York City Region (Counties {or boroughs} of Bronx, Kings {Brooklyn}, New York {Manhattan}, Queens, and Richmond {Staten Island}):  If your legal residence or school location as indicated in the residency rules is in one of these counties, the Scouting Request Form and your playing schedule must be mailed to: George Hinz, 16 Mason Blvd, Staten Island, NY 10309
  
  
• Western Region (Counties of: Allegany, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Erie, Genesee, Livingston, Monroe, Niagara, Ontario, Orleans, Seneca, Steuben, Wayne, Wyoming, and Yates): If your legal residence or school location as indicated in the residency rules is in one of these counties, the Scouting Request Form and your playing schedule must be mailed to: Douglas Ames, Regional Director, 6631 Heather Dr, Lockport, NY  14094-1111
  

Regional Tryout Format WOMEN:
For women, there is no entry deadline unless one is indicated in the Regional Tryout Schedule. Skills, drills and scrimmage situations will be evaluated by committee at an open tryout to be held in the spring. Applicants must check the ‘Tryouts’ page of the Games website to determine the date of the women's  regional Ice Hockey tryouts, register online (link below), and participate at the tryout.  The links for these pages will be opened in April; please check back.