2026-27 Season
Team & Schedule
10U Tier IV in the Casco Bay Hockey House program, alongside the Jets, Kraken, Knights, and Wild. Home ice is Casco Bay Arena in Falmouth, and our games are in the MEAHA league.
Season Schedule
| Date | What | Where | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fri, Oct 16 | Evaluations, 2017 birth year | NYA | 5:50-6:50 PM |
| Fri, Oct 16 | Evaluations, 2016 birth year | NYA | 7:00-8:00 PM |
| Tue, Oct 20 | Evaluations, session 3 (2016 and 2017, assigned after Oct 16) | NYA | 5:30-6:30 PM |
| Tue, Oct 20 | Evaluations, session 4 (2016 and 2017, assigned after Oct 16) | NYA | 6:40-7:40 PM |
| Fri, Oct 23 | Draft (coaches only), teams set | Falmouth | 5:30 PM |
| Week of Oct 26 | Practices begin | TBD | TBD |
| Sat, Oct 31 | Sweatshirt order deadline (optional) | Online | |
| Wed, Nov 4 | Skills sessions begin (tentative) | TBD | TBD |
| Fri, Nov 6 | Casco Bay Hockey Opening Night, 10U Tier IV exhibition games | Casco Bay Arena | 5:00-8:00 PM |
| Fri, Feb 5 | Maine Mariners night, Benchwarmers experience | Cross Insurance Arena, Portland | 6:30 PM |
| Feb 26-28 | Waterville Valley tournament | Waterville Valley, NH | TBD |
MEAHA league games get added as they are confirmed. Teams that qualify play the MEAHA playoffs in March. Team events
Coaches
Head Coach & Goalie Coach
Chris Rizzo
Assistant Coach
Andrew Sneider
Assistant Coach
Colin Copeland
Roster
Set at the draft on Friday, October 23. Names and numbers go up here right after.
Gear, Jerseys, and Skills
- Neck guards are mandatory for this age group. League announcement
- Game jerseys get the player's name this year. Lettering happens at a practice or skills session; date to follow.
- Team sweatshirts are optional and ordering is open now: $50 each (a bit more for larger sizes), order by October 31, delivered by Thanksgiving. Capitals sweatshirt order form
- Skills sessions start tentatively November 4, with power skating built in. Goalies get their own area with a goalie coach.
Sweatshirt details
- Classic team style with the player's name and number on the sleeve, made locally by Handmade to Home.
- Each family orders and pays for their own through the form. Payment details come from the coaching staff once orders are in.
- Orders placed by October 31 arrive by Thanksgiving. A second round in early December, in time for Christmas, is possible but not promised.
New to Hockey?
- Arrive early. 30 minutes before ice time, dressed 10 minutes before. Goalies: 40 minutes, the gear takes longer.
- Full gear every time. Helmet with cage, neck guard, shoulder, elbow, and shin pads, gloves, pants, skates, stick, mouthguard, water bottle.
- Ask us anything. Any coach, any time, at the rink.
How We Coach
Parents are our customers and kids are why we are here. A season is a success when the kids can't wait to come back and the parents can't wait to bring them. In order:
- Safe first. Physically and emotionally, before anything else.
- Learn to lose. Heads up, shake hands, own it, come back hungry.
- Learn to win. With class, and respect for the other bench.
- Support each other. Loudest for whoever is having the hardest day. Stands included.
- Come back. Kids who love the game more in March than in September.
What we stand for: Talent, Trust, Consistency, Character.
About Casco Bay Hockey
Casco Bay Hockey Association is a non-profit that has run youth hockey on this side of Portland since 1973, from learn to play through travel. Our home rink is Casco Bay Arena, 22 Hat Trick Drive, Falmouth. Registration, programs, and league policies are at cascobayhockey.com.