Wellington Youth Ice Hockey

🏒💥 Welly Youth — last chance to level up in 2026! 💥🏒

Registrations are open for the final Ice Hockey New Zealand Youth Development Camp of the year, and we'd love to see a strong Wellington crew there. Not only do you get to increase your skills, you get to catch up with friends from across Aotearoa — the perfect way to finish the season on a high.

If your player’s keen to sharpen their edge work, boost confidence, and have an epic weekend on the ice, this is it.

Let’s get Welly represented — register now and lock in your spot!

The upcoming Auckland Youth Development Camp will place an increased emphasis on power skating, led by three of New Zealand's top skaters: Justin Daigle, Brooke Patron and Cole Beckstead.

These sessions will develop players' edgework, explosiveness and overall skating ability, all of which are fundamental to our sport.

The weekend schedule remains unchanged and will see a skating specialist and a goaltending specialist from USA Hockey joining top local coaches, working with both skaters and goaltenders throughout the weekend in a range of on and off-ice activity.

Registrations are open for players born 2008-2019, register on our website here: https://www.icehockeynz.co.nz/YDC

Today we want to acknowledge and celebrate Connor for the incredible impact he has made on our young players through the U12 Kiwi Ice Hockey School over the past four years.

Connor has brought endless energy, passion, commitment, and enthusiasm to the ice, helping develop not only hockey skills but also confidence, teamwork, and a love for the game in so many of our young athletes. His dedication to our hockey community has been truly appreciated.

We're proud to see him taking the next step in his hockey journey, heading off to play Junior Hockey with the Rogue Valley Royals for the 2026/27 season. While we'll miss having him on the ice, we're excited to follow his progress and cheer him on from Wellington.

Thank you, Connor, for everything you've given to Wellington Youth Ice Hockey. We wish you all the very best with the Rogue Valley Royals and can't wait to see what you achieve next!

💚🏒 Once a part of the Wellington hockey whānau, always a part of the Wellington hockey whānau. 🏒💚

🏒🔥 Primary School Street Hockey 🔥🏒

Thanks to Ice Hockey New Zealand we have some funding to kickstart a brand‑new Primary School Street Hockey Programme — and we couldn’t be more excited!

This funding helps us bring hockey directly to schools across the Wellington region, giving kids a fun, fast, confidence‑building way to try the greatest sport. Planning is underway, and we’re gearing up to roll sticks, balls, and smiles into as many schools as possible.

Got primary‑aged kids? Think their school would love to get involved? We want to hear from you!

📧 Email: [email protected]

Let’s grow the game, spark new passion, and get more tamariki discovering how awesome hockey can be. Wellington — let’s make this huge! 🖤💛🏒

🏒✨ U9 & U12 Jamboree — Entries Still Open! ✨🏒

There’s still time to jump into one of the most exciting weekends of the junior hockey calendar! The 2026 U9 & U12 Jamboree is happening in Christchurch, 9–11 October, and we’d love to see a big Wellington crew heading down.

This event is all about fun, development, teamwork, and making memories. Players get the chance to represent Wellington, compete against teams from across NZ, build confidence, and enjoy a supportive, social hockey environment. For many kids, it’s their first taste of representative hockey — and a weekend they never forget.

📌 Tournament Details
• Entry: $215 per Wellington player
• U12: Born 2015–2017
• U9: Born 2018–2020
• Register: https://tinyurl.com/U9-and-U12-Jamboree

If your child sits just outside these age groups, dispensations are possible — chat with Caleb and we’ll work through it.

👉 Register your interest via our EOI form or reach out to Caleb with any questions about eligibility or what to expect.

Whoop! Those are our boys! Congrats Ryan Fisher, Hamish Barnes & Leo Wilkes 💛🖤🦭

Congratulations to the players selected for the New Zealand Under 16 Men's Ice Hockey Team.

The National Under 16 Men's Team will compete in the Pan Pacific tournament in Queenstown in late October, against teams from Australia, Thailand and Hong Kong China.

A great opportunity for our female players aged 16, 17 and 18!

Expressions of interest are now open for New Zealand female players aged 16, 17 and 18 to join the Toronto Leaside Wildcats program.

The program, founded in 2012, gives international players an opportunity to train and play in Canada, with regular season games played in the Ontario Women's Hockey League.

Find out more and register your interest on our website: https://www.icehockeynz.co.nz/2026-toronto-leaside-wildcats-programme-invitation/

Applications close 16th August.

Our four U18s are doing us proud in Dunedin 🖤💛

When they're facing each other on the ice there is no absolutely no mercy, there's plenty of chirping and they're hustling hard. But when they're off the ice they're celebrating each other's successes, they're recognising the hard work and of course still chirping each other 🤣

There is nothing like the whānau you make playing the sport you love.

Keep up the great work Sean, Elliot, JT and Connor

📷 Wendy

Coach vs. Players Battle 🔥

Tonight Connor (U18 Jr. Stampede) was on the ice facing against Hamish, Leo & Ryan (U16 NZ team) and all four boys did us proud.

Ryan was starting goalie facing 36 shots and ending with a .889% save rate. He earned the U16 team Game MVP 💪

Connor managed to get two goals past Ryan and earned himself one of the game stars 🌟

Congrats boys- keeping representing us with pride and heart 💛🖤

🏒 Getting ready for Term 3?

If your child is keen to jump in for the full term, you can register here: https://tinyurl.com/3pzcwmwr

Prefer flexibility? You can use a concession card — just make sure your WIHA & NZ Ice Hockey memberships are up to date through esports.