CYHA is a closed organization for players that live in the West Genesee School District. Out of district applications are reviewed on a "needs basis". If you are an out of district player and would like to submit an application to our program for review, please contact us at: Camillusyouthhockeyassociation@gmail.com.

The CYHA program consists of teams in the Tyke, Mite, Squirt, Peewee, Bantam, Midget, and Girls divisions. There are also travel (competitive) teams in the Squirt (10U), Peewee (12U), and Bantam (14U) Division. Set forth below is a brief description of each division. Please note that the divisions are determined by the USA Hockey Age Classification.

This is CYHA’s initiation level program with an emphasis on fundamental skill development. This division is for first-year players and/or any player under the age of 5. Tykes normally practice twice a week at predictable days/times.

This is the next step in CYHA’s initiation program. Players participate in the USA Hockey Cross-Ice Skill Development/ADM Program. This division is for players 8 years old and under. Any player under the age of 5 must get Board approval to play in the Mite division. The players are divided into teams. Whenever possible teams are given at least two practices per week. Additional practice slots will be provided if possible. The CYHA Scheduler will also allocate a certain number of game slots to each team for scheduling ADM appropriate Cross-Ice Games with other Associations participating in the USA Hockey Cross-Ice Skill Development /ADM Program. Game slots are a minimum fifty (50) minutes in duration. Teams will be selected according to USA Hockey’s Red/White/Blue Development model, and games will be played according to the then current USA Hockey guidance. 

This division is for players 9 and 10 years old. There is at least one travel (competitive) team in this division. The remaining teams participate in the Snowbelt League. Whenever possible, the Snowbelt teams are given at least two practices per week. Additional practice slots will be provided if possible. The CYHA Scheduler will also apportion a certain number of pick-up game slots to each of the teams. Game slots are a minimum of one hour in duration. 

This division is for players 11 and 12 years old. There is at least one travel (competitive) team in this division. There is only one tournament bound team in the Peewee division. The remaining teams participate in the Snowbelt League. Whenever possible, the Snowbelt teams are given at least two practices per week. Additional practice slots will be provided if possible. The CYHA Scheduler will also apportion a certain number of pick-up game slots to each of the teams. Game slots are a minimum of one hour and fifteen minutes in duration. 

This division is for players 13 and 14 years old. There is at least one travel (competitive) team in this division. There is only one tournament bound team at the Bantam division. The remaining teams participate in the Snowbelt League. Whenever possible, Snowbelt teams are given at least two practices per week. Additional practice slots will be provided if possible. The CYHA Scheduler will also apportion a certain number of pick-up game slots to each team. Game slots are a minimum of one hour and thirty minutes in duration. 

This division is for players 15, 16, 17 and 18 years old. All players who turn 18 during the season must complete SafeSport training prior to participating. At the Board’s discretion, CYHA can field a tournament bound team at either/both the 16U and 18U level. Such a team can be either a split-season or full-season team. The remaining teams participate in the Snowbelt League. Whenever possible, teams are given at least two practices per week. Additional practice slots will be provided if possible. The CYHA Scheduler schedules all games with the Snowbelt League. The CYHA Scheduler will also apportion a certain number of pick-up game slots to each team. Game slots are a minimum of one hour and thirty minutes in duration. 

If player numbers allow and interest exists, CYHA may form one Split Season team. More than one roster may be created from players chosen for this team. This is a pre-season/fall (and possibly spring) hockey team in addition to the usual winter Travel and Snowbelt teams. Many of the players participating on the Split Season team may already be on the West Genesee High School team, although this is not a prerequisite for making the team. There also may be some players chosen for the Split Season team who do not make the high school team. The focus of the Split Season team is to get kids hoping to play high school hockey on the ice together prior to the start of the high school season to help to prepare the players for the talent, size and game speed they will encounter at the high school level. The entire Split Season team will practice together which will allow coaches to hold a much more productive practice, as fall sports can impact attendance at practice on any given day. Split Season teams typically start practices in August, practicing during the week until the start of the high school season. They will play games on weekends and may attend tournaments. The season will conclude prior to the start of the high school season and may start back up after the high school season has ended. The Split Season team may declare Tournament Bound. The decision to declare a Tournament Bound team will occur after the NYSAHA tournament dates are released. If the team declares Tournament Bound, it will play a required number of qualifying games prior to the start of the High School season, then re-form after the high school season has ended to compete in the State tournament if they qualify. 

As part of its ice portfolio, CYHA rents ice at facilities other than Shove Park, including but not limited to Lysander, the Onondaga Nation Rink, Meachem, War Memorial, Syracuse University (Tennity), and Skaneateles. While at these external rinks, it is important that we all show the representatives of those rinks the utmost respect and cooperation. All CYHA players, parents, coaches, and fans are expected to abide by the rules, regulations, and codes of conducts of all other rinks and organizations; this includes health and safety protocols, and cleaning of locker rooms after use. Failure to comply could result in discipline of any organization member, volunteer, parent, or player under the CYHA Code of Conduct.