Delano Area Youth Hockey Association

Welcome to the 2023-2024 Delano Area Youth Hockey Association.

ALL PLAYERS: Per the MN Hockey Participation policy a player can play where they live OR with the association of their school enrollment, should it differ from the residence. For school enrollment-based registration however, parents MUST request a waiver from their home residence association BEFORE completing their registration with the school enrollment-based program. This is a one-time requirement and does not need to be completed each year.

Please visit the MN Hockey Website - Youth Rules and Regulations (pages 2 & 3 of link) for complete details on the 'Participation Rule'.

USA Hockey Registration: ALL FAMILIES will register first with USA Hockey. Online Registration will be a 2-part process and DAYHA will be directing all registrants to USA Hockey's registration page to first complete and pay the USA/MN Hockey registration portion, then back to the DAYHA site for completion.

USA Hockey Online registration for the 2023-2024 season is available now. Please enter your player's legal name and correct date of birth. Do NOT enter parents information here.

For USA Hockey online registration:

1. Go to the USA Hockey Website.

2. Choose member type: Ice Player for your child, Coach if you are planning on coaching in the 2023-2024 season and Volunteer if you are a Board member, committee members, team managers and the same sex parent of the player who will be completing the locker room duty requirements .

3. You must be 18 years of age to process a registration. Check the box that acknowledges that YOU are 18 or older.

4. Select the correct season: 2023-2024

5. Follow the prompts...fill in all data correctly.

6. Process payment – Visa, Master Card, Discover or American Express (credit or debit card). A Visa gift card will also work.

7. You may print your Confirmation page at this time. It will also be emailed to you immediately after the registration is completed. You will need this information further in the registration process.

• Once you have registered all players with USA Hockey, and the appropriate family member, and have your confirmation pages, please return to this site to log in and register with DAYHA.
• Errors in the USA Registration process such as not obtaining a separate USA Hockey number for each player and parent volunteer/coach will result in delays of your player being able to participate in on-ice activities.
• Each same sex parent who will be completing the locker room duties, as well as coaches, committee members and board members are required to complete SafeSport certification on a yearly basis. These same individuals are also required to complete a background check every two years.
• Please note that the volunteer deposit check, completed background screening (every 2 years) and SafeSport Certification must be completed before tryouts for all travel levels and before jersey handouts for the mite/8U levels.
• It would be helpful to our volunteers if each family would register their oldest player first.

For the 2023-2024 hockey season, the birth dates for the various levels are noted below.

To complete registration through our secure site, please have your Visa, MasterCard, Discover or PayPal account information available.

PLEASE NOTE: There is a field in the shopping cart page for “discount code”- Delano Area Youth Hockey Association is not offering any discounts for this registration season.

Questions can be directed to: DAYHA Registrar

Contact: Kim Kane

Phone: 952-769-7360

Per the Registration Close date above, registration will be subject to availability and applicable late fees will be applied.

Any questions can be directed to the Board of Directors  or our DAYHA Registrar.

Accounts with 2022-2023 outstanding balances will not be processed until previous fees are paid in full (this includes ice fees, late registration fees, and any other purchases not fully paid). Fees need to be paid in full prior to the player participating in DAYHA sponsored events for the current year.

There will be a $25.00, nonrefundable registration fee in the event refunds are necessary. At time of registration, you will have an option to select the payment plan or pay in full. If you choose the payment plan, you will be charged $25.00 at registration and the payment plan will start on Sept 15th (monthly payments will be reduced by the $25). If paying in full, your payment will be collected at the time of registration and if a refund is necessary, you will receive a prorated refund less $25.00.

At the younger level, DAYHA offers an Intro to Hockey level whereby the players will skate 12 Saturdays during the year.  

There is another opportunity for your player to do a shorter session called One Goal, Learn to Skate and have the option to add the Intro to Hockey level if desired.  

Below is an explanation of the One Goal, Learn to Skate program along with the registration link on the Delano Community Ed website.  If you register your player for One Goal, Learn to Skate and want to continue to the Intro to Hockey level, you will need to continue registration on this site.  Also, if you choose to sign your child up for the Intro to Hockey level and have played One Goal, Learn to Skate, you will be able to use the One Goal, Learn to Skate equipment for the entire season.  More detailed information will be provided at the One Goal, Learn to Skate parent meeting.

One Goal, Learn to Skate details:

Delano Area Youth Hockey Association (DAYHA) is again offering our One Goal, Learn to Skate Program.  This program is designed specifically for kids ages 4-8 who are looking for an introduction to hockey.  The on-ice sessions are designed to teach newcomers some basics of the game in a fun and safe environment.  All on-ice sessions are run by DAYHA coaches and student athletes.  On and off ice support is offered to teach kids how to get their equipment on, hold a stick and most importantly skate.  The program will offer a Q&A session designed to help parents and players understand the equipment, expectations of the program and additional opportunities to skate for the 2023-2024 season.  Equipment (excluding skates, stick, support and mouth guard) will be provided for families that are new to hockey and do not have their own equipment ($125.00 security deposit is required). 

Information will be available in Fall Community Ed brochures.

Delano Community Ed website 

Rockford Community Ed website

Intro to Hockey registrations should proceed to the page to get their player's USA Hockey number.