Travel
The Flagstaff Youth Hockey Association (FYHA) is a volunteer-driven, nonprofit organization dedicated to the development, advancement, and enjoyment of youth hockey in the Flagstaff, Arizona area.
Our Travel program is as comprehensive as the ages and abilities of the players allow us to be.
We participate in the AZYHL Travel leagues which entails traveling to the Phoenix area on weekends for league games. Not every weekend, but you should expect a couple of weekends a month.
Our Travel teams also participate in five tournaments, two that are mandated by AAHA (Arizona Amateur Hockey Association), two of which are up to the each individual team and one which the Association hopes all of the Association Travel teams will attend.
The entrance fees for these tournaments are included in the registration fee. However travel to these tournaments is not included nor is the travel to the Phoenix area for league games included.
The 8U travel teams participate in a monthly Jamborees in the Phoenix area in lieu of “league games”. One of those Jamborees is hosted in Flagstaff.
The 8U Travel teams are also restricted, without additional permission, from AAHA, from attending more than one out-of-state tournament.
Ages
In the Travel program teams are organized based on the tryouts, but are generally available for ages 7 to 16.
At all ages it is required that players demonstrate the skill level to participate in travel.
When
The hockey season runs from April 1st to March 31st each season.
The first organized event in the new year each year are the tryouts and any player desiring to participate in Travel must sign up and attend tryouts.
Where
Practices and Home league games are played at Jay Lively Ice Arena, Flagstaff.
Practices
It is intended that all teams in the Travel program will have two shared and one whole ice practice slot a week.
Games
Travel teams participate in the AZYHL Leagues organized, supervised and managed by AAHA.
They generally have 14 to 20 league games a year, half of which are played at home, in Flagstaff.
The actual number of games per weekend various based on the number of teams in any particularly league, but it is generally two.
However when traveling to the Phoenix area every effort is made to make it three games in that weekend.
Jerseys
Game jersey’s for Travel teams are awarded expecting two years of use
Extra Costs
Extra costs for Travel teams is at the discretion of each individual team.
There are no travel costs included in the registration fee except for the entrance fee for the five Travel team tournaments attended.
All other travel costs are bore by the participants.
Frequently Asked Questions
Must we Travel to all Travel team events; League & Tournaments -
- Obviously there are instances when a player can not travel; illness; injury; school, but the expectation is that a commitment to play Travel also includes the commitment to participate in “all” of the teams endeavors.
- AAHA does have a minimum number of league games participation policy for a player to be eligible of the State Championships.
- AAHA also has a minimum number of player requirement for the forming of a Travel team so it is possible that if a team were to participate repeatedly in league games with a roster less than the minimum required that that Team could be removed from the league.
2025/26 Season
This is the registration is initially for the Travel Tryouts and ultimately the Travel Teams. Initially you are registering to tryout. Once tryouts are completed offers will be made and a link sent to those players to accept the offer or not.
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