Aspen Junior Hockey Families -

We want to thank you once again for your support in our community, specifically with our program. We know the year has had plenty of ups and downs, but we find joy in knowing your child participated in our program. We celebrate that AJH was able to give our youth a much-needed physical and mental outlet. AJH continues to pride itself on learning and growing together; we want to improve each season, learn from our mistakes, and continue to advance on our successes.

AJH, like so many other programs operating during a pandemic, had to adapt in so many ways. It is a true testament to you as parents and, more so, for your athletes to keep a positive outlook. Like a game, things can change, a goal can be scored, a penalty was taken, and a save can shift the momentum. We learn to control the controllable, push forward to achieve a common goal for the greater good of our family, community, and our team.

Aspen Junior Hockey wants to acknowledge you as parents for the sacrifice, dedication, and time you make for your athletes. It is remarkable and never goes unnoticed. We hope each family stays safe and healthy, and we can’t wait to see you all back at the ice rink come fall.

We kindly ask for a few minutes of your time to complete our short survey so we can keep building for the future. Please click the link here to do so.

Sincerely,

Sheldon Wolitski

President of Aspen Junior Hockey
&The Board of Directors 

Aspen Junior Hockey Organization will be hosting their 1st Annual AJH Spring Camp Monday, April 19 th - Friday, May 21st under executive director Harlan Pratt. Spring camp focuses on improving each player's skill set, much like our AJH summer skills and director skates this year. The spring camp will help players get ready for tryouts if they choose to look for Tier l/ll options while allowing players to continue to hone their skills over a consistent time frame as hockey is becoming faster and more skilled every year. The camp will include one high tempo flow practice and one skill session per week. The high tempo flow practice will focus on game situations, which will help players make quicker and more decisive decisions in games. Skill sessions will improve each player's skating, edge work, shooting drills, passing, puck skills, and protection. The off-ice sessions will be age-specific to enhance players' agility, speed, and power; we plan to include another multi-functioning sport to help their athleticism grow. Just like our AJH summer skills camp, this will allow players to retain more information as the sessions are spread out over five weeks vs. traditional weekend camps or week-long camps. We believe players will improve more from consistent training, allowing them to progress physically and mentally each week. Players will be able to rest and recover between sessions, which will enable the players to push themselves out of their comfort zone and maximize their practices. 

See attached link for Spring Camp Info!

January 19th, 2021

For Immediate Release,

Hockey Families of the –

CGHL, WGHL, CCYHL, CRHL & WCHL

With the announcement that the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) has

given USA Hockey and CAHA members the “green light” to resume hockey along many other indoor

sports. As the leagues and state governing body that so many of our hockey players are members of,

we’d like to thank you for your patience, understanding and flexibility during this past year. Going

forward, we expect challenges will remain as we work back to hockey as we were used to prior to March

2020.

The state and league leaders have agreed to the following:

• All of our members will stay current with each rinks protocols which will always be current and

posted here. Remember, these protocols may change so we recommend you view them

regularly and immediately prior to going to a facility other than your “home” rink

• Our members should stay current on ALL federal, state and local health policies and guidelines.

Intentional and flagrant violations by any members will not be tolerated and may result in

sanctions

• As we resume play our goal is to provide the best experience possible for all players, coaches

and hockey families

• Player and team density, competitive levels and geography of hockey teams raise challenges

that may not be present in other sports with respect to finding competitive parity. If you have

questions regarding competition with parity, please contact your association leaders, league

leaders and CAHA

The health and safety of our members are first and foremost and as organizations, we understand that

this requires personal thought, consideration for all your family members and perhaps very difficult

decisions. So even though we are back “open for business” the choice to participate is yours and

regardless of your decision, will be respected by all of us.

Updated Key Dates: (All dates are subject to change due to covid-19 restrictions)

• January 14th, 2021 – Return to League Play

• Feb 19-21 CAHA Tier II Girls State Playoffs - Edge Ice Arena

• Mar 4-7 RMD District Playoffs - PHX

• March 12th – 14th, 2021- CRHL Playoffs, CCYHL Playoffs, WCHL Playoffs

• March 18th – 21st, 2021- CO Hockey Cup

• Mar 18-21 WGHL Playoffs - Edge Ice Arena

• March 25th – 28th, 2021- CAHA State Championship Series

• Mar 25-28 CGHL Playoffs - Edge Ice Arena

• April 28-May 2 USA Hockey Nationals

Rink Protocol Page - Now that we are returning to play we also need to make sure your rink protocol

information is accurate, we can assist in updating the CAHA regulations and please review the page as

well and notify us of any updates.

https://www.co.hockey/rinkprotocols

More information will be communicated to the Directors of each club should any questions or concerns

arise. Again, we are making the best out of an unfortunate situation and we want to get our kids back on

the ice competing again.

Please reach out to your director with any questions or comments.

We hope to have approval from our County to resume play for all our athletes.

Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment OK's CAHA Hockey return to play immediately CAHA has been working with the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) over the past several weeks.  We are very pleased to announce that CAHA has affirmed and signed off on new CDPHE guidelines that will permit all CAHA sanctioned activities to resume immediately including full practices and competition. All CAHA members are expected to continue comply with all health guidelines from the CDC, CDPHE, CAHA and local health departments. If you have questions regarding resumption in play, please contact your local Hockey Director for further guidance.

WE DID IT!! AJH has met the fundraising goal of 25K to get the 25K anonymous match! With this, we surpassed 50K!!! We are so thankful for our hockey community. The generous donations keep coming in, and we will continue to raise valuable funds for Aspen Junior Hockey. The AJH Board has pledged another 25K to our fundraising efforts!!! We know that together we can reach our new goal of 100K. 

This year has been so difficult on so many, in particular our children. Hockey has offered a mental and physical outlet as well as some consistency in their lives. AJH has done a stellar job of following all the Covid-19 protocols, adapting to all scenarios while keeping our athletes on the ice. Parents, you have continued to support AJH and the guidelines set forth, and it has been commendable that you have kept your children healthy, rested, geared up, and always ready for practices (and games when possible). Our coaches have continued to mentor and develop our athletes while keeping our athletes working hard and having fun! AMAZING!

We are genuinely a hockey family. Thank you for your continued support of Aspen Junior Hockey! The future of our children is very BRIGHT!

Thank you

Harlan and the AJH Board of Directors

Aspen Junior Hockey Families-

We hope everyone is doing well and staying safe; we’re providing a small update as most are already aware of our facility closures. We hope that we’ll see an opportunity to get back on the ice once we get through this holiday week. AJH was able to get on the ice at the beginning of September, so we’re still in an excellent position to reach our goal of practice hours we set to obtain. We’re staying optimistic that we can be back into our regular ice schedule in December, and our programming will look at options of extending into early March to make sure we reach that goal.

In the meantime, please have your athlete check out our Instagram page (Instagram) as we are posting workouts and challenges to keep our athletes engaged. Following this week that we have away from the ice, we’ll plan on continuing our zoom game films next Monday, the 30th.

AJH hopes everyone continues to follow guidelines set forth by our City and County so we may all see some light at the end of the tunnel. We wish everyone a great Thanksgiving Holiday and look forward to seeing you all soon.

Stay Safe, and I wish you all a Happy Thanksgiving!

Aspen Junior Hockey,

Harlan

The WCHL met 11/11/20 to discuss how the league will move forward during the current rise of Covid cases statewide. The league has decided league games will continue during the weekend of November 14th & 15th, for host associations still at the Stage 2 Yellow level, upon both associations’ discretion. Games hosted by associations at the Stage 3 Orange level have been postponed. As of November 16th, the league will be postponing ALL came competitions until November 29th, with a Director review at our next WCHL league meeting December 2nd.

Direct link: 

https://www.wchl.co/home

Aspen Junior Hockey Registration

Welcome to the 2020-2021 Aspen Junior Hockey Registration System. You will first be asked to register with USA Hockey and then return here to proceed with Aspen Junior Hockey Registration. Register at USA Hockey FIRST!

Step 1: Register at www.usahockeyregistration.com and remember to print your confirmation code!

Step 2: Return to this page and then proceed with Aspen Junior Hockey Registration.

Per USA Hockey and AJH insurance regulations and requirements, No Player can be on the ice unless they are registered with USA Hockey.

Registration for existing AJH players must be done prior to October 1st.

Note: In addition to AJH registration, all families will need to register online with USA Hockey/CAHA ($40.00/$20.00 fee – 6 and under no fee but must register). Please go to www.usahockeyregistration.com and follow the instructions and use your USA Hockey confirmation page for AJH online registration.

Click the registration link above for information on scholarships, payments plans or call Jackie 920-7081.

Monday thru Thursday:
8:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Lewis Ice Arena
Main Level at the ARC
0861 Maroon Creek Road
Aspen, CO 81611

Phone: (970) 920-7081
Fax: (970) 544-8034

Mailing Address:
PO Box 3390
Aspen, CO 81612