SHAHA Beyond the Blue Line – March 2025

Beyond the Blue Line – March 2025

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Hey SHAHA!

As the season winds down, the excitement is ramping up! Playoffs, tryouts, Spring ADM, board updates, and some fresh faces on the coaching staff—there’s a lot happening at SHAHA. Whether you’re gearing up for the postseason or looking ahead to next year, we’ve got all the details you need. Let’s dive in!

🏒 REGISTRATION NEWS

✅ 2025-26 Season – Registration NOW OPEN!
Don’t wait—get your players registered for next season!

• Mites (8U) – Tryouts and placements take place in August.
• 10U and Above – Tryouts begin March 31st—be ready!
• Spring ADM Developmental Session – Also open for registration!

📌 Register Now

📌 FAQs

🥅 SHAHA PLAYOFFS – GOOD LUCK, TEAMS!

Big stick taps to all our teams heading into the PAHL Championships and playoffs! You’ve put in the hard work, and now it’s time to bring home some banners for the Spencer Family YMCA! Play hard, have fun, and make SHAHA proud!

USA HOCKEY 2025-26 REGISTRATION OPENS APRIL 1

If you accept a spot at SHAHA after tryouts, you’ll need your 2025-26 USA Hockey Number to complete your registration. Be sure to take care of this before finalizing your SHAHA registration!

📌 Register for USA Hockey

📢 SHAHA BOARD ELECTION RESULTS

Congratulations to our newest SHAHA Board members:

• Mike Nesbitt (Equipment)
• Chris Staub (Ice Scheduler)

We’re excited to have you on board!

A huge THANK YOU to our outgoing board members:

• Tony Kozak (Ice Scheduler)
• Tim Jeffrey (Equipment)

Your dedication has made SHAHA a better place, and we appreciate everything you’ve done for the organization!

👕 SHAHA APPAREL – GEAR UP!

The SHAHA store is always open online, plus you can find SHAHA gear in-store at Leway Enterprises! Need a new helmet or stick? Check out their end-of-season deals!

📌 Shop SHAHA Gear

👧 PONYTAIL JAMBOREE – REGISTRATION NOW OPEN!

Calling all 8U girls! The 2025 Ponytail Jamboree is happening on Saturday, March 22nd at Printscape Arena at Southpointe.

📅 Ice Times: 2:20 PM & 5:00 PM
🎽 Players receive a jersey at check-in
🏒 Open to all 8U female players rostered on a PAHL team

⚠ Registration closes Sunday, March 16 at 11:59 PM – don’t miss out!

📌 Sign Up Here

🎉 WELCOME ERIC COOLEY & SKILLS STAFF FOR 2025-26!

We’re excited to bring back the best skills staff around, led by Ray Conway. Returning coaches include:

• Mike Yaremko
• Chris Conway
• Tyler Andrew

And we’re excited to welcome Eric Cooley to our skills team for 2025-26! We can’t wait to see them in action, helping our players take their skills to the next level.

🏆 COACHES FOR 2025-26

The Birth Year, AAA, and AA coaches for next season have been announced! Check them out here:

📌 2025-26 Coaching Staff

🙏 A SPECIAL THANK YOU TO…

💙 The Spencer Family YMCA Staff – We couldn’t do this without you! Thanks for all your support.
💙 Our Outgoing Board Members – Your impact on SHAHA has been incredible.
💙 All of our Coaches & Business Managers – Thank you for your hard work and dedication all season long!

That’s a wrap for this edition! Good luck to all our teams in the playoffs, and we’ll see you at the rink! As always if you have any questions, please reach out to communications@shaha.org