THE FUN STARTS HERE!

ELIGIBILITY
INTRO TO HOCKEY is intended for first-time hockey players ages 3-8 (3-12 for girls) years and is open to kids living or attending school in the ISD833 school boundary of Woodbury, Afton and Newport.  Please note, this is NOT a Learn to Skate program.  Kids who do not have skating experience should take skating lessons prior to their first Intro to Hockey session.  For information regarding Woodbury's Learn to Skate program, please click HERE.

COST IS $120 and INCLUDES
Participants will receive 6-one hour clinics and their own Woodbury Predator jersey.  Equipment is available to use with a security deposit (except for hockey skates, hockey sticks and a mouthguard).  Players continuing on into our Termites, MiniMite/6U and Mite/8U program may use this equipment for their first season of hockey as well.

SCHEDULES & LOCATION 

We offer our Intro To Hockey program in the Fall at the Health East Sports Center.  We typically have 3 groups of 30-40 skaters in each group. These groups will be set by age with the age cut-off determined to allow for 30-40 skaters per group.

The groups are labeled:  

• Intro-1     
• Intro-2      
• Intro-3      

The tentative SCHEDULES can be viewed together (See below -2023 Intro at-a-glance tab) or viewed individually by clicking the FALL tab at the top of this page.  See Fall/ Intro-1, Intro-2 and Intro-3.

REGISTER 

Registration for our Intro to Hockey program is OPEN. It will remain open through August 28. To register, please click the online registration link below.

FOOTNOTES:

(a) FEES: In addition to our WAHC program registration fee, players will pay an additional fee (birth years 2015-16 $50, birthyears 2017 & later $15) for the USA Hockey Registration Fee and MN Hockey Affiliate Fee (if applicable).  This USA Hockey Registration Fee and Affiliate Fee is paid directly to USA Hockey.  

CLICK THE LINK BELOW
(it looks like a dark blue Heading bar)

For more information about the Intro to Hockey program, including group assignments, equipment rental, ice schedules, how to fit skates, and just what is the proper stick length, please click on the tabs below.