2009 Empire State Games
ICE HOCKEY
Scholastic Division - Men & Women
Note: The Ice Hockey selection process for Boys differs from the selection process for Girls. Unless indicated in the Regional Tryout Schedules, there is no registration deadline for Girls, as there is for Boys.
Age requirements: Applicants who wish to tryout for Ice Hockey must be at least 13 years of age as of April 30, 2009 and no older than 17 years of age as of August 31, 2009. Participants may be asked to provide a birth certificate.
Residency: Athletes who attend school in states other than New York (i.e. preparatory schools) but 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. See the eligibility page for other eligibility rules.
Rules: USA Hockey Rules to govern event.
Regional Team: Each region will bring eighteen skaters and two goalies to the finals.
Note: Athletes must provide their own equipment, including approved helmets, mouth guards, pants, pads sticks and skates.
Boy's Ice Hockey Additional Information
Residency Requirement: In addition to the age requirement noted above, boys trying out for Ice Hockey must be residents of New York State as of December 31, 2008.
Registration and Tryouts: All applicants must register online and will be emailed a registration confirmation; there are no paper entry forms.
Tryouts for Boy's Ice Hockey in the Empire State Games are by invitation only.
Boys must enter online by December 31, 2008 to be guaranteed a scout visit.
An applicant may register online after December 31, 2008, however there is
no guarantee that he will be evaluated by a scout.
Players who register online by December 31, 2008 will be scouted by ESG
Volunteers during the hockey season.
After the hockey season ends, approximately 60 skaters plus goalies will be invited to an on-ice tryout in their respective regions. From this tryout a team of 18 skaters plus two goalies will be selected to represent their region at the Games, to be held in the Poughkeepsie, NY area July 22 - 26, 2009.
There is no entry fee or charge for ice time.
Players may contact their Regional Director to determine if the invitations to the ESG tryout have been made.
Playing schedule: The athlete must send a copy of their team game schedule to their regional ice hockey coordinator (listed below). Failure to submit a game schedule in a timely fashion may result in a player not being scouted. NOTE: sending the game schedule to the Regional Hockey Coordinator does not register a skater for the Games - applicants must also register online to be considered for the Games.
Regional Ice Hockey Coordinators: (Registered athletes must
submit their
game schedule to their respective regional representative as indicated below)
Adirondack Region: applicants must mail their game
schedule to: Lynn Chabot, Regional Director, 521 Glen Ave, Scotia, NY
12302.
Central Region:
applicants must mail their game schedule to: Steve Cibelli, 8212 Perch Dr, Liverpool, NY 13090.
Hudson Valley Region: applicants must send
their game schedule to Paul Lloyd either by
email to: plloyd2@frontiernet.net or via
mail to: 30 Cranberry Drive Hopewell Junction, NY 12533.
New York City Region: applicants must mail their
game schedule to: Louis Vazquez, Regional Director, 209 A Windsor
Place, Brooklyn, NY 11215.
Long Island Region: applicants must send
their game schedule to Marc Sambach either by
email to: mesambach@optonline.net or via mail to:
26 Landing Ave.,
Smithtown, NY 11787; (631)656-9165(H); (631)269-3900(W); (631)721-7979(Cell).
Western Region: Applicants must mail
their game schedule to: Thomas Branden, 120 Forestview Dr, Depew, NY 14043; phone: (716)685-2171.
Please visit the How to Register page for additional information about online registration.
Girl's Ice Hockey Additional Information
Regional Tryout Format: For girls, 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 ‘Regional Tryouts’ page of the Games website to determine the date of the Girls regional Ice Hockey tryouts, register online (link below), and participate at the tryout. From this tryout a team of 18 skaters plus two goalies will be selected to represent their region at the finals of the Games.
Rules: USA Hockey Rules to govern event.
Regional Team: Each region will bring eighteen skaters and two goalies to the finals.
See the eligibility section for other eligibility rules.
Please visit the How to Register page for additional information about online registration.