AMESBURY, Mass. – The Hockey East Association and Eastern Propane & Oil announced today a new partnership that will spotlight youth hockey players in New England throughout regular season play.

“Hockey East is excited to team up with Eastern Propane & Oil for this season,” Hockey East Commissioner Steve Metcalf. “Adding another great partner to help support youth hockey throughout New England is a key step as we aim to elevate the next generation of future Hockey East stars.”

As part of the partnership, New England youth hockey teams are invited to make video submissions on why they play hockey and what the sport has taught them. Each video submission will be highlighted throughout Hockey East social and digital media platforms. At the end of the regular season, one lucky youth team will be invited to attend the Hockey East Men’s Championship game at TD Garden.

“We are passionate about partnerships that allow us to support so many of the communities we serve,” said Whitney Cloutier, Brand and Marketing Manager at Eastern Propane & Oil. “We know the time commitment families and athletes make for any sport, and we are proud to partner with Hockey East in recognizing and rewarding these athlete’s passion and dedication for hockey. At Eastern, we have always focused on embracing local organizations at all levels and by supporting these young student athletes and their passion for hockey, our hope is they will someday inspire other young athletes to do the same.”

If your team is interested in being highlighted by Hockey East, please send your submission to info@hockeyeastonline.com with the subject line “Hockey East Rising, Presented by Eastern Propane & Oil”. Videos should be roughly thirty seconds to one minute in length and filmed in landscape format.

ABOUT EASTERN PROPANE & OIL

Eastern Propane & Oil is a full-service energy provider committed to delivering our customers superior service, comfort, and safety. Family owned since 1932, we live in the same communities as our customers and we believe in serving our neighbors the way we would want to be served.

Delivery is available in NH, ME, MA, RI, and VT, and we offer the sale, installation, and service of propane or oil appliances including central home heating systems, water heaters, fireplaces, and space heating solutions. Free consultations, 24/7 service, online bill pay, installment plans, and service plans are all available through Eastern Propane & Oil.

ABOUT THE HOCKEY EAST ASSOCIATION

The Hockey East Association is an 11-team Division I college men’s hockey conference founded in 1984 and a 10-team Division I women’s league which began play in 2002-03. The men’s league has won 10 NCAA championships. Since 1999, Hockey East has won eight men’s NCAA Championships with 19 NCAA Championship Game appearances, while placing 32 teams in the Frozen Four and 89 teams in the NCAA Tournament. Overall, Hockey East has sent 133 teams to the men’s NCAA Tournament since its inaugural season, more than any other conference in that span. Hockey East is home to 12 Hobey Baker winners and four Patty Kazmaier winners.

Here is a sample https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ODYscfBEw1s

2014 (12's) & 2013 (13's) Boys and Girls Futures Camp Evaluations

The Futures Development Camp will be for the top 12 & 13 yr old players from USA Hockey’s New England District.  Players will be evaluated in their home state for an opportunity to be selected to attend this highly competitive development camp.

The Futures Development Camp will be the player’s first introduction to the USA Hockey National Development process, which begins at 14U.  This camp will consist of on and off ice training sessions, skill development, and full games.  The training sessions will be led by USA Hockey national office personnel.

The camp will be held in 3/27/26 thru 3/29/26 in Rhode Island. 

RI Evaluation Details

All players selected are EXPECTED to attend the Futures camp which will be held in March 2026. During the camps our players will participate with and against the top players from Connecticut, Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont. These camps present an opportunity for our top Rhode Island players to have fun, show their skills and compete against the top players in the New England District.

Only permanent residents of RI registered with USA Hockey are eligible to participate. NO player will be allowed on the ice without USA Hockey Registration!  All participants must register and pay the evaluation fee through this registration page. Players must not have any open balances from seasons prior to the 2025/2026 season in order to be eligible.

Evaluations for the New England District Futures Camp for Boys and Girls born in 2013 and 2014 have been set for the below listed dates at Cranton Veterans Memorial Ice Rink 900 Phenix Avenue Cranston, RI.

The RI Evaluation schedule will be as follows:

    Girls Tryouts                                             Boys Tryouts

Sunday January 4th                                                       Sunday January 4th

2014 Girls @ 5:00 PM                                                                    2014 Boys  @ 6:00 PM

2013 Girls @ 5:00 PM                                                                    2013 Boys @ 7:00 PM

Sunday January 11th                                                     Sunday January 11th

2014 Girls @ 5:00 PM                                                                    2014 Boys @ 6:00 PM

2013 Girls @ 5:00 PM                                                                    2013 Boys @ 7:00 PM

Register

* Cost of RI Evaluation is $ 75.00/Player.  

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A few of our local goalies are participating in October Saves, as their mothers have been affected by Breast Cancer. Please consider donating: 

Cassie Smith - Julia Chenard - Lorelai Menard - Lucas Marcaccio

Dear Member Associations,

Rhode Island Hockey is pleased to subsidize local youth hockey programs up to $600.00 towards the purchase of shooter tutors. Shooter tutors are a great way to keep a scrimmage or drill alive if goalies are scarce and also good for encouraging shooters to pick corners and look for hard-to-defend scoring opportunities.

To qualify for the subsidy, programs must order the accessories from a commercial hockey supplier and submit the receipt to aubiegman@gmail.com no later than 12/31/25. We can not reimburse programs for home made or locally sourced items. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me directly.

On another note, this request came from a local program that attended our August meeting and asked if the state affiliate could reimburse programs for shooter tutors. Rhode Island Hockey meets on the third Monday of every month to discuss how to grow, promote, publicize and celebrate the sport of hockey in the state of Rhode Island. Without input from the member associations, we are just guessing at what you need. Please try to send a representative from your program to attend our monthly meetings. We are here to help.

Aubie van Beuren
Vice President, Rhode Island Amateur Hockey Association

401-419-3566
aubiegman@gmail.com