About Team Wyoming
Wyoming Amateur Hockey Association provides the opportunity for Wyoming players to play at a higher level of competition than their home association. We offer teams in the Boys 18U, 16U, 14U and 12U, and Girls 19U/HS, 16U, 14U and 12U. Team Wyoming (TW) Teams have an open tryout typically in mid-April for the coming fall season. At the tryout, Players are assigned colored jerseys with numbers. To select players, evaluators only have the jersey numbers and no associated name to insure a non-biased evaluation of a player’s talent.
Practices and games commence in September to allow teams to play before the Wyoming Amateur Hockey League (WAHL) season starts in November. Then further TW games are typically scheduled during holiday weekends to avoid conflicts with the WAHL League schedule. Because TW players are from all over the state, it is very difficult to schedule practices. Therefore, TW players are expected to practice and play games with their home association in the WAHL League to improve their hockey skills throughout the season. TW teams travel to games and tournaments in the Rocky Mountain region and usually play at the AA level.
USA Hockey hosts a National Tier II Tournament in April for 18U, 16U, 14U, Girls 14U, Girls 16U and Girls 19U age groups. Wyoming 18U, 16U and 14U have the option of attending the Tier II National Tournament and must declare their intention to attend the National Tournament in October. Each player must play in a minimum of 14 of the 20 team games to qualify to attend the USA Hockey Tier II National Tournament.
Team Wyoming Girls must play a minimum of 10 of the 14 team games. The Girls teams must participate in a Northern Plains District "Play In" Tournament against teams from North Dakota, South Dakota and Montana to qualify for the USA Hockey Tier II National Tournament. TW Girls must also declare their intent to participate in Tier II play in October.
Cost
The cost of playing on a TW team varies between $400 and $2000 depending on how many tournaments are agreed upon by the parents. Coaches are reimbursed for their traveling expenses (hotel, gas and food). In addition, jerseys, socks and team warm ups are extra. The cost of a player’s travel (hotel, gas and food) is paid by the player’s parents.
For more information, contact the Wyoming Player Development Director.
