Novice, 2019-2020 (West Northumberland Girls Hockey Association)

We will be hosting a Novice Evaluation skate on Sunday, September 15 from 12:00pm - 1:00pm at the Cobourg Community Centre (Pond). This skate be followed by a brief parent meeting. Any questions about this skate can be directed to Sean Firth at [email protected]

The WNGHA will be running a Novice House League program for the 2019/2020 season that follows the new Hockey Canada Novice Program guidelines.

The WNGHA is excited to present The Toronto Maple Leafs First Shift, a learn-to-play program that allows kids to easily try the sport in a convenient, affordable and fun way! We encourage all 6-10 year olds who have never enrolled in minor hockey, but are wanting to give it a try to come on out and register! The First Shift Program focuses on making hockey; accessible, affordable, safe and most importantly FUN!

In 2019-2020 WNGHA will be implementing the new Hockey Canada requirements for Novice Programs (ages 8 and under). This program represents a major shift in the way that hockey for young children is played focusing on fun, skills and half ice play. The program is designed to promote player skill development by increasing the amount of time each player touches, passes, and shoots the puck. The core elements for this model are using running time, changing on the fly, no offside, no icing, and no face-offs after goals.  Please visit https://wngha.ca/Pages/4344/Novice_Program for more ...