Bighorns Hockey
hayha mission & core values
HAYHA Mission
The Helena Area Youth Hockey Association (HAYHA) is committed to providing young athletes with the opportunity to develop skills, knowledge, and love for the game of hockey in a fun and safe environment. HAYHA is committed to affirming the importance of hockey as a team sport, and instilling a life-long appreciation for the game and the values of commitment, self-discipline, teamwork, respect and sportsmanship it embodies.
HAYHA Core Values
Sportsmanship
- Foremost of all values is to learn a sense of fair play. Be humble in victory, gracious in defeat. We will foster friendship with teammates and opponents alike.
Integrity
- We seek to foster honesty and fair play beyond mere strict interpretation of the rules and regulations of the game.
Enjoyment
- It is important for the hockey experience to be fun, satisfying and rewarding for all participants.
Respect for the individual
- Treat all others as you expect to be treated.
Pursuit of excellence at the individual, team and organizational levels
- Each member of the organization, whether player, volunteer or staff, should seek to perform each aspect of the game to the highest level of his or her ability.
Loyalty
- We aspire to teach loyalty to the ideals and fellow members of the sport of hockey.
Teamwork
- We value the strength of learning to work together. The use of teamwork is reinforced and rewarded by success in the hockey experience.
2025/26 Season practice times
6U Teams
Monday 5:30 to 6:15 pm
Wednesday 4:00 to 4:45 pm
Friday Games 5:15 to 6:00 pm (subject to NA3 Bighorns games)
10U Teams
Monday 4:00 to 5:15 pm
Wednesday 6:00 to 7:15 pm
14U Team
Monday 6:15 to 7:30 pm
Tuesday 8:30 to 9:45 pm
Thursday 6:00 to 7:00 am
High School Varsity
Monday 7:45 to 8:45 pm
Tuesday 6:45 to 8:15 pm (with JV)
Thursday 9:00 to 10:00 pm
TBD - 1hr Required Off-Ice Practice
Girls 14U/19U Teams
Wednesday 7:30 to 8:45 pm
Thursday 7:30 to 8:45 pm
Goalie Development
Monday 3:00 to 4:00 pm, every other week (start date TBD)
8U Teams
Tuesday 5:30 to 6:30 pm
Thursday: 4:00 to 5:00 pm
Friday Games 6:15 to 7:15 pm (subject to NA3 Bighorns games)
12U Teams
Tuesday 4:00 to 5:15 pm
Wednesday 6:00 to 7:00 am
Thursday 6:15 to 7:15 pm
High School JV
Monday 5:45 to 6:45 am
Tuesday 6:45 to 8:15 pm (with Varsity)
Wednesday 9:00 to 10:00 pm
TBD - 1hr Required Off-Ice Practice
House 1
Wednesday 4:45 to 5:45 pm
Friday 4:00 to 5:00 pm (subject to the NA3 Bighorns schedule)
Game Schedule TBD
House 2
Monday 9:00 to 10:00 pm
Thursday 5:00 to 6:00 pm
Game Schedule TBD
usa hockey requirement
Each Player must register first with USA Hockey and then return to complete this Registration for the 2024-25 Season.
- Step 1: CLICK HERE to go to USA Hockey Registration and register your player(s). Remember to register EACH of your players with USA Hockey. Each player must have their own unique USA Hockey confirmation number.
- Step 2: Return to this registration and proceed. Later in this registration session you will need to enter the USA Hockey Confirmation Code that you received in Step 1. Please give 5 minutes before attempting to complete your HAYHA registration as it will take time before Crossbar will be able to confirm the USA Hockey Number in the system.
IMPORTANT!!!
When registering your player through the USA Hockey site, you must use the Player's name as it appears on their Birth Certificate. In order to placed on a team roster, USA Hockey certifies all players citizenship and age by verifying Birth Certificates. Players whose registration does not match their Birth Certificate will not be certified and will be delayed being placed on a Team Roster, and ineligible to play in League Games.
*NOTE* If your player has not been rostered previously on a Treasure State League Team, you will need to provide a copy of the Player's Birth Certificate to HAYHA. Please contact your HAYHA Board Age-Division representative for more information.
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Out of Area Players
HAYHA Bighorns travel programs are designed for Helena area players.
The term “Helena area” is essentially all 596xx zip codes and is roughly geographically circumscribed by the towns of Craig to the North, Basin and Boulder Valley to the South, Townsend to the East, and Garrison to the West.
A player who participated on a HAYHA Bighorns travel team in the previous season is not considered an Out-of-Area Player.
Players from outside the Helena area are eligible to try out for HAYHA travel teams only with the approval of the HAYHA Board of Directors. Out-of-Area players who wish to try out for a Helena Bighorns team must notify the Board in writing prior to the close of registration (email: board@hayha.org).
Out-of-Area players wishing to try out will present to the Board a letter from their Home Association regarding their financial and disciplinary standing with their home association, their home address, and a statement on their commitment to attend the same amount of practices and team functions as an average Helena area player.
25/26 Bighorn Hockey
Registration for all HAYHA age divisions and teams.
All divisions are set by birth year and only the options that apply will be visible. The House Program does not have a specific age set so they will be available to all players, and it will be key that you select the appropriate choice for your player. The available choices will consist of:
House 1 (10U/12U) & House 2 (14U/19U)
6U/8U
10U Travel
12U Travel
14U Travel
High School Travel
Girls 14U & Girls 19U
Thank you for becoming a member of Bighorns Youth Hockey program.
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