Rochester Youth – Rochester Grizzlies Announcement

Rochester Youth Hockey is pleased to announce our Tier 1 teams will continue play in the Beast National Division for 15, 16, and 18u. The Beast was created in 2017-2018 for some of the most prestigious programs at the midget level. Teams with charters in the Beast National Division include ROCO, North Jersey Avalanche, Yale Youth Hockey, Neponset Valley River Rats, Springfield Rifles, Selects Academy, Maine Nordiques, Mount St Charles, and Connecticut Riverhawks.

The Beast National division is the premier midget league in the country when it comes to exposure and commitments to NCAA schools. Every national beast program has countless amounts of committed kids from the league. The league includes showcases in which national division teams play each other to seed for the end of October playoff which is a win and advance format. This year our ROCO 18u team won the National division defeating Selects Academy in the final 3-1.

ROCO has had 15 division 1 commitments and 6 players on the NHL Draft Central Scouting list over the past three years.  In addition, 33 players have gone on to play at either Prep Schools or Junior Teams.  Every year, the ROCO message remains constant: moving players on to their next level (PREP, Junior, or College) and providing great exposure through the Beast.

In 2020-2021, we look forward to more success within the league as well as more exposure for our players which we consider the biggest part of the National division. It is an honor to be a part of this league and we are thrilled for the coming year.

For more information on the league visit:

https://www.beast.hockey/home

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Since its formation 3 years ago, The Rochester Coalition has become the area’s premier player development program.  The Coalition began as a working relationship between Tier I Rochester Youth Hockey and the Tier II Rochester Grizzlies Hockey Associations.  By adding working relationships with Evolve Hockey for team and individual player development and Bill Grays for Learn to Play and Pre-Mite Programs, the Coalition is now ready to take our program to the next level.

Free Admission to RIT Club hockey @ Frank Ritter Ice Arena on RIT Campus

Proceeds from jersey raffle, 50/50 and bake sale all go to Maureen's Hope Foundation!

Players in attendance are encouraged to wear their team jerseys.

We are proud to announce the addition of Chris Palmer to our Coalition Hockey Group.  Chris has been a well-respected member of the Rochester Hockey Community for many years and brings a wealth of youth hockey experience to our program.  After playing at RIT, Chris played professionally and has coached at the Tier I level for over 15 years. 

He will join an innovative, flexible, and heavily experienced hockey delivery group focused on skill development and creating post youth hockey opportunities for kids.  More to come………

Since its formation 3 years ago, The Rochester Coalition has become the area’s premier player development program.  In that time, 15 players have received Division 1 college commitments, and 33 players have gone on to play at either Prep School or Junior teams.  The Coalition began as a working relationship between Tier I Rochester Youth Hockey and the Tier II Rochester Grizzlies Hockey Associations.  By adding working relationships with Evolve Hockey for team and individual player development and Bill Grays for Learn to Play and Pre-Mite Programs, the Coalition is now ready to take our program to the next level.

Rochester Youth Hockey is pleased to announce tryout dates for the 2020-2021 hockey season:

Squirt/Peewee Tryouts - Tuesday, March 24^th-Thursday, March 26^th

Bantam/Midget Tryouts - Wednesday, April 8^th-Friday, April 10^th

Specific details to follow. Please send any questions to .

ROCHESTER COALITION ANNOUNCEMENTS

The Rochester Coalition midget program has experienced tremendous success in its first three years as a program.  Continuing to build on that success, the Rochester Coalition will continue to offer Tournament Bound teams at both the Tier 1 and Tier 2 levels for 14U, 15, 16U and 18U levels.  The Tier 1 teams will play in the highly regarded Beast National Division. The Tier 2 teams will have the option to play in the Beast Showcase division.

Looking ahead to the 2020-2021 hockey season, we are proud to announce some exciting changes for our Roco Midget Program.  Starting this year, Kyle Quick will be taking over as the midget director for all Roco midget teams. Kyle has worked hand in hand with Chris Collins these past three years to build a nationally ranked midget program and we are thrilled to have him continue building the program that he and Chris started just a few years ago.

Chris Collins will continue to oversee all Roco midget teams as the head of player placement. Chris and Kyle will work collaboratively to assist all of our players in finding opportunities to enhance their hockey development at the next level.

Greg Collins will also be directly involved with all Roco teams as the head of player development.  Greg will oversee all on ice training to ensure that all Roco players continue to develop their skills as top level hockey players.

The Rochester Coalition is thrilled to have Kyle, Chris and Greg work collaboratively to ensure that all of our Roco players are given full opportunity to maximize their potential as hockey players!