$175 Tryout Fee – This fee covers ice and registration costs.
$400 Commitment Fee – This fee is your commitment once your child makes a team. This is how it will work.
If your child is not offered a spot on a team, the commitment fee will be refunded.
If your child is offered a spot on a team, you will have 24 hours to confirm or ask for a refund of the commitment fee, which will officially decline your child’s spot. If we don’t hear from you within the 24 hours, your commitment fee will become non-refundable.

TRYOUT ATTENDANCE

If you have any conflicts with tryout dates and your child will not be able to attend some or all of tryout sessions, you must do the following:

Complete tryout registration.
Inform the Director of Hockey via email (DirectorofHockey@wildcatshockey.net) and inform him of the dates that your child will be absent.

TRYOUT APPAREL NOTES

Please do not wear bright colored jerseys such as red, green, orange, etc. Stick with dark and white. These jerseys should be unmarked. No names and no emblems of PAHL, PIHL, or AAA teams are permitted at tryouts. Please do not wear identifying pants shells and socks for tryouts. You will not be permitted on the ice if you wear any of the above items.
BRING A BLACK AND A WHITE JERSEY TO EACH SESSION.
Additional information will be sent out prior to Day 1 of each division of tryouts.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

How do I register for tryouts?

Register with USA Hockey: You must have a current Hockey registration number before you register for NPYHA tryouts. Registration for USA Hockey registration typically opens on or around April 1. Obtain your registration number online at https://membership.usahockey.com/.

Register for an NPYHA Program: Registration typically open online on or around April 1. With your USA Hockey registration number handy, register by clicking the link above.

Tryout fees will be collected electronically during registration.

NPYHA will require the following forms to be acknowledged online during your tryout registration process.

NPYHA Player Code of Conduct Form
NPYHA Parent Code of Conduct Awareness Form
NPYHA and USA Hockey Zero Tolerance Policy

When does registration open for tryouts?

What is the $400 Commitment Fee used for?

At registration, a Commitment Fee will be collected to secure your player’s spot on a travel team. Your Commitment Fee serves as a down payment on your Organizational Fee. If you decline your placement on a team, your Commitment Fee check will be destroyed. The deadline to decline your placement is 48 hours from the time of our team announcements. Declines after the 48 hour deadline will result in a forfeiture of the commitment fee.

If your child is assigned a roster spot on the top team within each group, your Commitment Fee will be non-refundable.

What does my player need for tryouts?

Arrive at the rink for your designated tryout in plenty of time to check in and change. Bring two jerseys to every session - one black and one white. These jerseys should be unmarked. No names and no emblems of PAHL, PIHL, or AAA teams are permitted at tryouts. Please also remove identifying pants shells and socks for tryouts.

Affix your tryout pin-on number to both the front and back of your jersey. You will need to keep your pin-on numbers for all days of tryout process. Please note that we may assign you a jersey color (dark or white) during tryouts and the assigned color may change during tryouts.

What are the age groups for NPYHA?

What are the costs for travel hockey at NPYHA?

Tryout Fee - collected online at the time of registration. Covers the costs of the tryout process. The tryout fee is not applied to your organizational fee if you make a team.

Commitment Fee - collected at registration. Serves as a down payment on your Organizational Fee. Serves as acknowledgement that that you agree to have your player play at North Pittsburgh in the upcoming season. By accepting a spot with North Pittsburgh, you are also making a promise to North Pittsburgh to pay your Organization Fee in full for the upcoming season.

Organizational Fee - may be paid after tryouts in one payment or in multiple payments during the season. Cover ice time for practices, pre-season games, league games, referees, Emergency Medical Technicians, professional instruction, supplies, and other expenses incurred by the association. Fee amount will be finalized over the summer after the final rosters are determined and the annual budget is approved.

Team Fee - a pool of funds collected by your team manager to pay for team expenses such as tournaments, extra games, social activities, etc. Team Fees are mandatory at North Pittsburgh and must be paid even if you don't participate in all team functions.

Uniform - a complete travel uniform runs approximately $350.

How will I know if my player makes a team?

I would like to volunteer to coach, how do I do that?

Download the NP Tryout Guide