10U, 12U, 14U & REC
Season Information
Ages
24-25 Birth Years:
Rec: age 9 - 12 (2012-2015)
10U - Squirts: age 9 & 10 (2014-2015)
12U - Peewee: age 11 & 12 (2012-2013)
14U - Bantam: age 13 & 14 (2010-2011)
When
Regular Season begins the week of October 14, 2024
October - March is our regular season.
Clinics are generally offered in early October and late March, these do incur additional costs.
Evaluations typically occur in late March or early April.
Where
Chapman Hill Ice Rink
500 Florida Rd, Durango, CO 81301
970-375-7395
Practices
10U team practice: 2x/week
12U, 14U, & Girls team practice: 3x/week
Goalie practice: 1x/week
Dryland practice: varies by team
Typically, for these ages, practices are held in the evenings between 5-8pm, with some variation.
Games**
Travel Teams will play 20-30 games over the course of the season and will usually fall on the weekends.
Travel is expected. If a player cannot travel to a game because of an injury, sickness, or other reason, please contact the coach asap.
Example of possible travel locations: Gunnison, Telluride, Albuquerque, Flagstaff, Grand Junction, Vail, Breckenridge, Salt Lake City, Denver, & Colorado Springs.
Rec Team may play 1-3 weekends over the course of the winter. These weekends require additional fees. Your coach and/or team manager will be your primary contact for these questions.
**Number of games subject to change
Jerseys
Club jerseys are required and may be purchased through PureHockey.
Team socks are also needed and can be ordered with jerseys, or separately at any time.
Complete jersey package may cost around $200. Players usually have their jersey for at least two year before needing to size up. For ordering, please contact Lou Tocco (director@durangohockey.org).
Fees
2024-2025 Season Fees
Rec Team: $750
10U B: $1350
10U A: $1446
12U B: $1500
12U A: $1596
14U A: $1698
Extra Costs
All practices, jamboree games, friendly games, and DAYHA 1-2 regular season tournaments plus 1 end-of-season tournament are included in travel team registration.
*Tournaments that your team chooses to participate in beyond DAYHA scheduled tournaments may require an additional fee to be split between all team players. (Tournaments typically run $2,000 per team)
EQUIPMENT
USAH requires neck guards for all player starting 8/1/2024.
Mouth guards are required at all times on the ice.
DAYHA requires a black helmet, black breezers/pants, and black gloves for this program.
Scholarships
The intent of our scholarship program is to off-set a member’s registration fee. The exact number and amount awarded is contingent upon the success of the association’s fundraising efforts. Applications received by the end of a calendar month will receive a response by the 15th of the following month.
Frequently Asked Questions
What equipment is needed? Can we borrow equipment?
All players will need the following equipment:
● black helmet (stickers other than regulation stickers and player numbers should be removed from helmets)
● mouth guard
● neck guard ** New starting 8/1/2024***
● shoulder pads
● elbow pads
● black breezers
● black gloves
● shin pads
● team socks (these can be purchased through Director)
● team jersey (these can be purchased through the Director)
● skates
● stick
● water bottle
● Other equipment: equipment bag, jock strap.
Yes, we will have limited equipment that can be borrowed. There is also a swap at the beginning of each season for parents to collect used gear. We encourage you to hold onto any used gear and bring it to the swap on opening day in October.
2024-2025
Season Fees:
Rec: $ 750
10U - 12U - 14U - Girls: $ 1350 - $ 1700
If you are having difficulties, please email registrar@durangohockey.org.