2025  POSSIBLE TOURNAMENTS 

(please note NOT ALL teams will be considered for every tournamet)...

TEAMS ARE CREATED BASED OFF SKILL AS A RESULT FROM COACHES KNOWLEDGE, EXPERIENCE OF YOUR ATHLETE AND TRYOUTS. (attitude, character and behavior are factors in the coaches decision process, including parents)

***To be an Elite athlete with the WNY Red Ninjas does not only mean being one of the best players. To the Ninjas, Elite means best all around, including but not limited, to athleticism, personality, and parent/athlete behavior.*** 

TEAMS WILL BE DIVIDED INTO DIVISIONS BASED ON THE ABOVE CRITERIA. **Teams will not be created equal, Teams will be based on evaluative criteria as mentioned above. 

TOURNAMENTS 

*** Update 2011 will not have an  optional ID Skate @ 9:30 but please Tournament Rosters will be invite only. ***

A few Coaches are still being finalized, until we see who is interested by registering will determine how many teams we have and if the teams will be Elite or AAA. So far we have the following coaches committed...

2011 Leonard = Dan Leonard 

2013 Riter = Tyler Riter & Ethan Kirbis & Dalton Jerzak 

2013 Orr - Bill Orr

2014 Kane = Tim Kane & Eric Damiani

2015 McQuiggan = Greg McQuiggan & Cody McCormick 

2015 Allen = Kyle Allen & Buddy Blocho

2016 Kennedy = Tim Kennedy & Sean Hayden 

2016 Johnson = Mike Johnson & Adam Ferguson & Shawn Florkowski & Dan Collins

2016 Scwamberger = Mark Schwamberger 

2017 Vazquez = Mike Vazquez & Ryan Arnone

2018 Hayden = Sean Hayden & Shawn Florkowski & Brenton Granville  

LINK TO REGISTER CLOSES 12/21/24 @ midnight

Click Link Below to Register

https://wnyredninjas.sportngin.com/register/form/632610329?_gl=1*es3k3v*_ga*Mjg5MzIzNjkyLjE3MzEyNTU3NDg.*_ga_PQ25JN9PJ8*MTczMTM0MjU2MS41LjEuMTczMTM0NDcyOC4wLjAuMA..

WHAT IS INCLUDED IN THE NINJA PACKAGE

(Cost) - Estimated to be about $700 this year (not including Jerseys).

• TBD, not all teams will pay they same, some teams do higher end tournaments, travel further so may cost more.
• Jersey's - an item shop will be opened up where you can purchase your Jerseys (if you need a new one)  and other WNY Ninja Gear. You are required to purchase 1 Red and 1 White Jersey. Cost will be around $120 for both combined total. 
• A Jersey # - will be assigned to you based on #s you provided when you registered. We try not to duplicated #s at the same age groups so new Jerseys are not required every year to keep spring hockey cost effective. Once your athlete is rostered, you can find the # in the sports engine app under the roster. 
• Travel & Meals -  are not included. 
• All other hockey equipment is not included. 

(Tournaments & Practices) 

• 3 Tournaments -  your team can do more if the team agrees but coaches will be responsible for registering and collecting registration fees. 
• Practices - Coaches Will Schedule Practices. If more practices are wanted, coaches will schedule and collect for ice rental fee. 

(Communication) - Sports Engine 

• Download the Sports Engine App.
• Schedules will be uploaded there.
• Team Communication and photos can be done through the app, please be respectful of others with your posts and keep it family friendly!

**Tournament Prices go up every year and so does the sports engine software we use for the website, registration and team communication.

**All teams are NOT created equal. Some teams may play a higher level tournament which results in a higher tournament registration fee which results in your teams higher tuition fee. All teams tuition will be more than the previous years tuition.

** Coaches are welcome to use the Ninja Name & Teams and continue to do more than what is included. Coaches will be responsible for payments and registration of anything in addition.

** We do expect the same level of professionalism for anything additional. Coaches, Players, & Especially Parents will not be considered for future Ninja programs if there are any problems (parents can ruin it for their kids). Remember all this is volunteer.

**Also remember most of the referees are not doing this for the peanuts they make, they do it for the love of the game and to give our kids an opportunity to play hockey. Without refs our kids would not be doing what they love.

**Please be respectful to everyone all around. **

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