EDP Hockey Academy
The EDP Hockey Academy, proud home to the 2023-23 MidAm Ohio State Champions and National Championship semi-finalist U14 Premier Spiders, is accepting applications for registration of players into the Academy for 2025-26. Registrations are subject to acceptance after offers and confirmation of eligibility.
Ages
U14 - 2011-12
U12 - 2013-14
U10 - 2015-16 select spots for 2017
When
The Regular Season Begins in September 2025 and runs through March 2026.
Where
Practices and home games are held at rinks and facilities across Central Ohio. Players may practice at any Chiller (most often Chiller Ice Works or Chiller North), the Mastedon Ice Arena (Newark Ohio), off ice at Ohio Health (New Albany) and, on weekends, practices at the Lou & Gibb Reese Ice Rink (Newark, Ohio). Occasionally a team may get a practice at the OSU Ice Rink. "Home" Games may be played at the same facilities (excepting Mastedon)
Practices
Teams Practices vary by team. Our practices are weekend heavy (expect to often have at least 1 and sometimes 2 practices each weekend on Saturday or Sunday)
Please note that to get to our target number of practice hours, our U12 and U14 teams are expected to continue to have a regular 5:45am practice on either Thursday (Chiller North) or Friday (Chiller Easton) once the season starts.
Games
We play an independent schedule.
Our U10 Teams will target 25 games (+/- 5), our U12 teams will target 35 games (+/- 5) and our bantam teams will target 40 games (+/- 5) over the course of the season.
Most games will occur on the weekends.
Jerseys
EDP Spider jerseys are required and will be purchased during the summer, along with socks (Black and White for U14, Red and White for U12 and U10).
Red helmets will be required this year for all ages.
Frequently Asked Questions
When are teams formed?
Teams are formed from Academy members who accept invitations into the program.
Pre-season we will offer a professional style pre-season camp in August, which is optional to attend but encouraged.
What do the EDP fees cover?
EDP fees cover practices, including ice, coaching and related expenses.
What do the EDP fees NOT cover?
EDP fees do not cover "game costs", which include ice, referees, tournament expenses and game related expenses (scoresheets/myhockey/etc.). They also do not cover typical hockey expenses such as jerseys, socks, equipment, spirit wear, player game travel/lodging/food or related costs.
The "game fees" will be billed and paid separately to the Columbus Youth Development Association ("CYDA"). CYDA is a 501(c) association that arranges and pays for these game/game related expenses (team tournament entry fees, referee costs, game ice costs, out of town coaching expenses (mileage/hotel/per diem), as well as miscellaneous game and association costs (scoresheets, myhockey, web hosting, USA Hockey required expenses (background check/CEP classes/Safe Sport Training), and need based scholarship opportunities, among other things.
CYDA does not set its fees until the board and tournament director have a chance to meet and review anticipated costs over the summer. This year as part of the registration you will receive an 'offer' to join the team once the registration is accepted and acceptance of the offer will include a deposit payment of $250 toward 25-26 CYDA fees and pre-commitment to pay the CYDA fees. A payment plan will be offered. CYDA's expectation is that there will be, in October, though its assumption is that the 2025-26 CYDA fees will be in the same general range as 24-25 with some likely growth due to inflation but the 'true up' will be a comparatively minor additional expense.
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