Questions? OYHA Info to Help Hockey Parents!

The Owatonna Youth Hockey Association (OYHA) teams with the city of Owatonna for the Park and Rec. hockey program.  This program is for boys and girls up to the age of 10.  The skaters are divided by age into Levels 1,2,3 and 4.  Coaches at this level are strictly volunteers and the emphasis is put on skill development at each level.  Although the skaters are divided into "teams", there is no travel out of town.  Games are informal and usually played at the end of practice.

OYHA fields girls' teams at the U10, U12 and U14 levels.  The boys' teams consist of Squirt, PeeWee, and Bantam levels.  The number of girls out for hockey in Owatonna only provides for one team at each level.  On the boys' side, the numbers allow for at least two teams at each level and there have been times when there have been three teams at certain levels.  There is out of town travel involved for all of these teams throughout the season.  These teams also participate in an OYHA home tournament once a year.  Coaches at this level have to be certified accordingly for each level throught Minnesota Hockey. 

As a parent of an OYHA player, you will be asked to volunteer at times.  Volunteers are vital to the success of OYHA and it is one of the ways we can keep our cost affordable. Parents are required to work in the concession stand and to help out during their teams' home tournament.  Parents of Squirt and U10 players are required to work the OYHA annual pancake breakfast fundraiser. Parents of PeeWee/U12 and Bantam/U14 are required to work the Hy-Vee parking lot during the Steele Couty fair. 

This information is meant to answer some of your intital questions about hockey in Owatonna.  If you have other questions, be sure to check out the rest of our website and don't hesitate to contact any of our Board Members.  They are available to help you with your needs.

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