Oyster River Youth Association

The ORYA Travel Hockey mission is to provide a fun and safe environment for players to experience while learning and playing the game of hockey. Hockey teams are designed to support players of equal skill along with providing teams correct league placement that encourages success as an individual and teammate. ORYA Travel Hockey plays in a multi league program, which requires a high level of commitment. We expect our players to be fully committed to the program to ensure satisfaction. Our primary goal is to allow all players to reach their potential and have fun learning to love the game of hockey.

ORYA’s Learn to Skate Program teams up with local area coaches to develop young skaters balance, skating muscles while teaching them the basics of skating. Learning to fall, to get back to their feet, how to glide & stop will be taught as each player reaches certain milestones. Many kids participate in this class over multiple winters until their skills & confidence on skates allows them to move on to hockey or figure skating programs.

ORYA’s Intro to Hockey Program: Once you have a competent skater on your hands, our program is the perfect program to learning what hockey is all about. This program was specifically designed to be low cost, low commitment and high value. With our equipment swap program many families may be able to borrow all of the equipment needed to give hockey a try in a once per week program based on fun and time with the puck. Our 2, back-to-back, sessions allow players to give hockey a try without making a massive commitment but also allows players that want to continue a full winter of hockey. A perfect introduction to the sport! Please view the full program description HERE prior to registering.

ORYA’s REC Hockey Program: This is ORYA’s approach to the classic Mite age groups. We’ve created a developmental-focused program consisting of local, non-results based play. Following USA Hockey’s Developmental Model and curriculum our players will play twice per week at Churchill Rink while also participating in cross-ice play at Dover’s Ice Arena. This offers players lots of time on the ice without focusing on game results. Dover’s Cross Ice league meets every other weekend offering flexibility for parents to have weekends off or participate in other things. This approach offers a great mix of developmental time on the ice and local ice without becoming an official travel hockey family. While the target age groups for this program are 2009, 2010, and 2011 birth years most age groups can participate if they are at the appropriate skill level. Please view the full program description HERE prior to registering.

ORYA Travel & U14 Girls Hockey participates in appropriate leagues during the season. The New Hampshire Amateur Hockey Association (NHAHA) is the main league in which teams participate and provides the most games during the season that are located throughout the state of New Hampshire. The Seacoast Hockey League is the second league in which our teams participate and provides local games. Our U14 Girls team typically participates in GSL and the MYCGL to offer an appropriate level of competition. Travel Hockey is offered to girls and boys from ages 9-16, click here to view USA Hockey age classification. ORYA Travel Hockey hosts evaluations mid-march take place for players and the results of the evaluations will be used to split up the teams evenly based on skill.