June 16, 2021
For Immediate Release:

High School Hockey League of Suffolk County Inc. Larry Sprung, President

We are pleased to announce some exciting developments for High School Hockey in Suffolk County. The 2021-22 Season promises to be one of our best ever!!

We have elected a new Board of Directors. Larry Sprung, known to many in the local youth hockey community has been elected our President. Our Board members include:

• Treasurer - Jeanne Campo

• Vice President - Ken Tatarian

Rest of Board to be elected this summer

In 2021-22 we will be a member of the New York State Club Hockey League, whose participation includes the New York Islanders High School Hockey League (Nassau County) and about 40 other Varsity programs in Central and Western New York. Our Varsity teams will be part of the New York State Championships which will be scheduled in late February or early March. In the past this tournament has been played at Northwell Ice Center at Eisenhower Park.

Being a member of the New York State Club Hockey League will afford us the opportunity to play teams in Nassau County on a regular basis. We also expect to be a founding member of the Long Island Championships which will crown an Island-wide champion from the schools located in Nassau and Suffolk County and maybe other communities. We are also looking forward to having an Island-wide All-Star Game, which has many exciting possibilities to showcase the best players of Suffolk playing against the best players of Nassau County.

Our format for the regular season may undergo some minor changes which will be announced at a later date as we complete these details and partnerships. As always, we will have our games hosted by The Rinx in Hauppauge and will be adding games at other rinks as we expand our geographical reach.

Other exciting developments planned are partnering with Nassau County to host a College Combine in 2022 as a player showcase and informational opportunity for players looking to play hockey in college.

We have also adapted new tools and methodologies that will help bring players, family and friends closer to the action. We will be broadcasting a select number of games next season to bring you the best match-ups to wherever you are. We will be using a new website and tools that will have real-time statistics, scoring and tons of news and information to keep you engaged with the happenings of our league. Starting immediately, we are looking for scoreboard operators who can help us operate this platform during games.

Commencing immediately, we are looking to provide Suffolk County students with valuable experience in promoting the Clubs and our League in Social Media. Students thinking of exploring this field should reach out to us at suffolknyhshockey@gmail.com.

We are always supportive of new Clubs that wish to form and join our league. Please reach out to us for details.

The Clubs that are part of our league are:

Connetquot - (Connetquot, Sayville, Bayport)
East Islip - (East Islip, Islip, Bay Shore)
Eastport South Manor - (Eastport-South Manor, Center Moriches, Longwood) Half Hollow Hills - (Half Hollow Hills, Deer Park)
Kings Park / Commack / Elwood (Kings Park, Commack, Elwood)
Middle Country - (Middle Country, Brookhaven-Comsewoque)
Northport / Huntington - (Northport - East Northport, Huntington, Harborfields) Patchogue / Medford - (Patchogue-Medford, South Country / William Floyd) Riverhead - (Riverhead, Shoreham-Wading River, Mattituck Cutchogue) Sachem
Smithtown / Hauppauge - (Smithtown, Hauppauge)
Southampton
Ward Melville - (Three Village, Port Jefferson, Mt. Sinai)
West Islip - (West Islip, North Babylon, West Babylon)

If you have any questions, please reach out to Larry Sprung at suffolknyhshockey@gmail.com.

Return To Play Guidance

At this time, there are no league or team sanctioned activities on ice or off-ice

This morning, the New York Islanders High School Hockey League is providing a policy pronouncement to its Member Clubs in advance of a Board Meeting on July 9th at 8pm to assist them in making decisions on how to “Return To Play” in a safe and approved manner. 

All the policy and guidance provided herein is based on consultation or pronouncements from the League’s certifying authorities starting with the Government of  New York State, the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU), and USA Hockey (New York State Amateur Hockey Association - NYSAHA), with further guidance provided by New York State Public High School Athletic Association (NYSPHSAA) and National Federation of High School Sports’ (NFHS). The Board of Governors is monitoring these authorities for changes in policy that will allow for changes in our policy of guidance to our Member Clubs. 

Based on the policies and guidance described above, at this time the NYIHSHL is not sanctioning ANY activity, whether on-ice or off-ice. All Clubs, Teams, Coaches, Parents and Players are to be guided accordingly to know that any hockey-related activity is not to be considered an activity of a Member Club of the New York Islanders High School Hockey League.

The League intends to provide future guidance as to how Clubs may resume sanctioned activity as additional information and policy becomes available from the League’s certifying authorities and will provide announcements through Member Board meetings or the League’s Website. 

The New York Islanders featuring Arron Asham, the Islanders’ Lead Amateur Hockey Alumnus are launching the new Home Ice Advantage Series where the focus is the importance of staying active at home and how that helps make you a better hockey player.

Show off your skills and submit a video of yourself completing this week’s drills with the #NYIHomeIceAdvantage for a chance to be featured on one of the New York Islanders social media channels and win a prize courtesy of Northwell Health.

Click on the Islander logo below and let’s get to work!!!