You are cordially invited to tryout for the 2012-2013 Eastern Mass Senators Midget Hockey Teams at our tryout camp which will be held from March 23 – April 7, 2012. We are looking forward to our 21st season of highly competitive hockey.

Our program has a history of excellence and success. This requires dedication and a commitment from all of our players and staff. We expect your attendance at all of our games and practices which will result in us continuing this excellence and success. Your commitment to us will reflect on our commitment to you!

Once again this year our midget program will consist of four teams. Senators18-U and 16-U Tier I and Senators 18-U and 16-U Tier II. The Senators 18-U and 16-U Tier I teams will compete in the Mass Hockey Tier I Midget Selects Hockey League. The Senators 18-U and 16-U Tier II teams will compete in the Massachusetts Tier II Development Hockey League.

We will hold our tryout camp at The Hallenborg Arena at Billerica H.S. You are encouraged to attend as many of these tryout sessions as possible. Each player will have the opportunity to attend 3 tryout sessions which are listed below. The tryout fee is $75.00 if you register by mail. If you register at the tryouts, the fee will be $100.00. If you did not play for an USA Hockey Registered Team in the 2011-2012 season, there is an additional $35.00 Insurance Fee.

To register by mail, make checks payable to: Eastern Mass. Hockey and mail it with your application to: Eastern Mass. Hockey, 5 George Ave, Woburn, Mass. 01801. All mail registrations must be received by March 19, 2012.

The tryout schedule by your Birth Year and Last Name in alphabetical order is:

Please arrive at the tryouts 30 minutes before your scheduled ice time if you registered by mail and 45 minutes before your scheduled ice time if you are registering at the tryouts. To be eligible for these tryouts, you must be born between January 1, 1994 and December 31, 1997.

If your hometown Mass Hockey Program has a Midget Team and you are going to play for them you must make sure that your hometown team is not a “National Bound Team”. Massachusetts/USA Hockey rules prohibit players to be on more than one “National Bound Team”. If a conflict is discovered, the player’s first commitment would be to his “Senators Team”.

All Mass. Tier I Midget Selects tryout participants should know that any team or organization that offers you a position on a Mass. Tier I Midget Selects roster must hold that position until the deadline of May 1, 2012, unless the participant declines the offer. You may accept or decline this position on or before the deadline. Any acceptance of a roster position before the deadline is non-binding and any deposits are refundable if you choose to play on another Mass Tier I team. Players are encouraged to tryout for multiple programs and make a final decision on or before the deadline.

The fee for those who play on one of our teams will be $1150.00 which will include practices, league games, two local tournaments and the State Tournament for those teams that qualify. The fee is payable prior to our first game (in September). All players selected will also be required to sell 6 - $25.00 Raffle Tickets as part of our fund raising efforts to keep our cost down.