Welcome to Bloomington Youth Hockey, Inc. (BYHI), home of the Bloomington Thunder. BYHI is an amateur, non-profit 501(c)(3) tax exempt youth hockey organization based in Bloomington, Illinois.  The Bloomington Thunder hockey program offers a competitive travel hockey experience for youth players throughout Central Illinois, with a focus on player development and a commitment to providing a great hockey experience.  BYHI provides opportunities from the Mite level to the Midget Major level and our teams participate in the Northern Illinois Hockey League.

by posted 05/20/2013
 
Registation is open for the 10 session BYHI Summer Development Camp.  There are five camps - one for each age group.

Priority registration for BYHI players and Bloomington Parks and Rec house league players is open now, but open registration begins tomorrow, May 21.  So, hurry, spots in some age groups are already limited.

Go to the bloomingtonyouthhockey.com home page for registration instructions.
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by posted 05/14/2013
 
Online registration for the Summer Development Camps is now open.  Follow the link on the left side navigation panel (Register Online) for registration. Only online registration is available this year.

When the Online Registration page appears, select "all" from the drop down menu, then select the appropriate camp.

The cost is $160 for 10 sessions.  Payment by credit card or debit card is required.  Registration is not complete unless payment has been made.

Participants in BYHI and the Bloomington Parks and Rec house program have priority for registration.  If not all spots are taken by May 21, registration will open for players from other programs.  Check the BYHI calendar for dates and times for the Camp for each player level.

NOTE:  If you tried to pay via credit card or debit card before 4 PM Tuesday May 14 when the payment processing system was down, please be advised it is now functioning.  Log into your account and click on the pay now button.
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by BYH posted 05/03/2013
 

Attention Midget Players!  There will be a 12 week, off-ice, strength and conditioning program offered to compliment the weekly development skates (Thursdays @ 8:10p) beginning Monday, June 10th,

If you choose to participate, week one (6/10 – 6/14) is a mandatory introductory course that will only be offered once daily (9:00 am).  After that, players will slot into the normal Fit Bodies classes as schedules allow (http://www.fitbodiesmovement.com/crossfit-schedule-hours ).  Billing will occur directly with Fit Bodies and players will be charged the "student" rate. 

This is not a BYHI sponsored program. Although participation is highly encouraged, it is NOT REQUIRED. Contact Coach O'Connell with any questions ... c:  (309) 287.6198 e: 

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by BYHI posted 04/26/2013
 
Summer Development Camp Registration Starts Soon

Registration for the BYHI sponsored Summer Development Camp opens May 13.  As in the past, there will be priority registration for members of BYHI players and participants in Bloomington based hockey programs, such as the house league.  If space remains, registration will then open to out of area players.  Registration this year will be by credit or debit card only.  There will not be an additional charge for use of a card for payment of the camp fee.

The Development Camp will run for 10 weeks beginning June 4, with no camps scheduled the week of July 4.  Conditioning Camps will begin August 19.  Three goalie camps are included in the Development Camp program.  Check the BYHI website calendar for additional information.

New Board Members Seated; New Member Elected

The newly-elected Board members have been seated and your Board has held its first meeting.  Board positions are listed on the "Board Contacts" page (link on left).  Also, the Board reluctantly accepted the resignation of Rick Bulls.  The Board wishes to express its appreciation to Rick for his service.

To fulfill the remaining year of Rick's term, the Board elected Phil Fazio to the Board.  Phil has agreed to continue his service as Treasurer of the Board.

Committee Members Needed

The Board of Directors is looking for members to serve on BYHI Committees.  If you are interested, please see the "Committees" link on the website for additional information about the committees and areas of responsibility.  If you are interested in serving, please contact a Board member.

NIHL Action

At the end of last season a BYHI team, through a communication error, failed to appear for its Wolves Cup play-in game.  As a result, NIHL placed BYHI on probation for one year and issued a fine to the organization.  The Board appealed the finding of the NIHL Rules and Ethics Committee, on the basis that failure to appear was inadvertent, but the NIHL Board upheld the sanction.  While we respectfully disagree with the finding, we are nonetheless bound by it.  This unfortunate circumstance demonstrates the importance we all have as members of being good representatives of BYHI at all times, and most particularly during the upcoming year.

For the members' information, probation means that BYHI cannot host any tournaments during the next year.

Mite Hockey Rule Changes

All AHAI Mite hockey programs, including BYHI, will be limited to 20 full-ice games during the 2013-2014 season.  Full ice games can begin after November 15.  Prior to that time, Mites are only allowed to play cross-ice/half-ice games, and there is no limit to such games during the year. No U8 player is permitted to play up, and no U6 player may play any full ice games.  There will not be a state tournament for U8 this year. Also, Mite teams are only permitted one out of state tournament.

The Board will provide additional information about our Mite hockey program before the beginning of the season.

 
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