Congratulations are long overdue for several Granite State Wild teams that ended their 2019 seasons with league championship titles!
The Wild Peewee Major 12U team won a hard fought 5-4 victory over the #1 seed CT Chiefs to take home a trophy in the New England Premier Hockey League Premier division. The team was making its 4th consecutive appearance in the title game after defeating the Cape Cod Lighting 2-1 the previous day. The team twice battled back from 2-goal deficits and locked down their net against a 6-on-4 power play for the Chiefs during the closing seconds of the game to win in dramatic fashion.
The Wild Squirt Minor 9U team will also get to hang an NEPHL division bannerb after defeating #1 seed MaxPro Jets to win the Squirt Major Elite Division. The Wild Squirts rolled into the finals red hot after beating the RI Junior Blues 7-1 and continued their high scoring ways, beating the Jets in convincing fashion 5-1.
The Bantam Select 1 team entered the Granite State League Tier 4 tournament weekend as the #1 seed and lived up to that billing. After a strong effort against Kearsarge the team lost to the Mount Washington Valley Eagles, setting up a quarterfinal match with the Concord Capitals. A solid win against Concord gave the team a bid to the championship game where they bested a tough New Hampshire East Eagles team to take home a GSL crown.
The Wild Pee Wee Select 1 team also picked up hardware in the GSL, winning the Peewee Tier IV championship. After going 29-10-4 during the regular season, the team won 3 of their 4 playoff contests and beat the Back Bay Chiefs 4-2 in front of a packed house at the Rochester Arena to close the season with a title.
Congratulations to these and all of our teams on a great season!
The Granite State Wild team apparel store is now open!
This is your only opportunity until Fall to order new Granite State Wild player and fan gear, including team branded hoodies, tees, shorts, hats and more. For players, this is also an opportunity to order game day gear: team jersey, hockey bags and pant shells.
Sample gear will available to try on in the lobby of the Dover Ice Arena during team skate sessions on Wednesday (3/13) and Thursday (3/14) from 5:30-7:00 each night.
To place your order, visit https://www.doverhockey.org/teamapparel. All orders must be placed by Sunday, March 31st.
The Granite State Wild will hold tryouts for our 2019 Split-Season U16 and U18 Midget teams on Tuesday, March 19th at the Dover Ice Arena.
Tryouts for the U16 team will be held 5:30-6:30
Tryouts for the U18 team will be held 6:30-7:30
As a regional Seacoast NH/Southern ME hockey program, our goal is to build the most competitive teams possible comprised of the top players in the region. The U16 and U18 Granite State Wild teams will play in the New England Premier Hockey League in the Fall of 2019.
For existing high school players, this offering gives you the chance to play with some of the best players in the region, including current teammates and top players from rival high school and club teams in the region, fostering different relationships while preparing for the kick off to high school season. Split-Season is a way for you to push yourself and grow as a player.
Tryout registration is $35 for player who register online. Please click here to register.
Same-day "walk-in" registration cost is $70.
Tryouts for the 2019-20 Granite State Wild will be held starting Monday, March 4th. The 2019-20 program guide is now available along with the tryout information, schedule and online registration. These can also be found on the "2019-2020 Wild Tryouts' page on the DYHA website, under the Travel Team menu.
The Granite State Wild offers players the best in hockey skill development and competition by offering a combined schedule of league games, tournaments and independent games in the New England Premier League, Granite State League and Seacoast Hockey League.
Granite State Wild players participate in weekly 80 minute skill sessions and a weekly 50-80 minute team practice. Goalies receive training both on the ice during team skills sessions and in specialized sessions at the Puckstoppers goalie training center in Exeter, NH.
As a non-profit hockey organization, DYHA keeps hockey as affordable as possible while providing the best value of any hockey program in the region. We encourage you to compare all that we offer to similarly priced programs...or even the programs that charge $1000 more!
Wild player tuition includes:
*140-160 of ice time per week for most age levels (80 min practice & 80 min skill session)
*5+ full ice, 60-minute practices per season
*Professional skills training
*Professional on-ice and specialty goalie training
*30-40 games per season, plus playoffs (*league dependent)
*Entry fee into 2 independent tournaments (most levels)
*Pro-weight, twill home and away game jerseys, game socks & practice jersey
Wild team rosters are limited to a maximum of 16 players (14 skaters, 2 goalies) at ALL levels.
We look forward to seeing you at tryouts starting March 4th...
Dover Youth Hockey Association is pleased to announced that six of our Granite State Wild players were recently selected to represent their state as members of the 2018-19 New England District Futures Camp teams.
Congratulations to:
Charlotte Wensley (U14 Girls New Hampshire) - GSW Bantam Minor
Logan Forest (U13 Boys New Hampshire) -GSW Peewee Major
Owen Kenney (U13 Boys Maine) - GSW Peewee Major
Ayden Lockard (U13 Boys Maine) - GSW Peewee Major
Ben Thyng (U13 Boys Maine) - GSW Peewee Major
Jayden Wilder (U12 Girls New Hampshire) – GSW Peewee Minor
Players were selected from an open tryout of all players at their age group held by their state association. They will attend upcoming regional festival camps where teams from 5 New England states (Connecticut, Maine, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont) will meet for a 3-days of training and competition.
For more information about the New England District Regional Festival camp click here.
