House B Teams

(KOHA Broncos)

KOHA is excited to announce that our House B teams will be switching logos. The KOHA Flames will now be known as the KOHA Broncos. We are switching to Bronco's to show support for Western Michigan University Hockey program.

NEW NAME, NEW ATTITUDE, NEW KOHA

The House B program was designed to provide additional ice time for players to improve their hockey skills and to give them an opportunity to play competitive games in surrounding cities. The KOHA House B program takes part in the Adray B West Division, which incorporates teams as far north as Cadillac and as far east as Lansing. Most games, however, are within an hours drive. We will have House B teams in the Squirt, Pee Wee, and Bantam levels only. All players must register with USA Hockey and provide this information at time of sign ups and also provide a copy of birth certificate.

Each team practices once during the weeknight and either play games or practices on weekends. The program is still geared toward development and equal playing time. There are a total of about 24-33 games, home and away, which includes two or three tournaments depending on cost and approximately 30 to 40 hours of full and split ice practices. Practice days will vary and times will also vary depending on ice availability.

New for the 2010-2011 season KOHA will implement additional skills/skating and goalie sessions every other week by the KOHA Coaching Director and other various KOHA coaches. 

Coaches are not decided upon until after sign ups and will generally be parents who have come up through the KOHA program. The Coaching Director, Assistant Coaching Director and the Director of House B will decide upon coaches after the final sign ups and after the coaching applications are reviewed. All coaches will be required to have the proper coaches’ certification. Squirt coaches require a Level 2 certification and Peewee/Bantam coaches require a Level 3 certification through USA Hockey. Coaches’ clinics are listed on the USA website. This does include assistant coaches. All coaches will be required to register on line with USA Hockey.

Evaluation Skates have been Scheduled:

Frequently asked questions:

What is it?
The KOHA house B program is open to all players who are interested in playing (no tryouts). The teams are balanced to the best of the coaches' abilities and play in a league with other house B programs on the west side of Michigan. KOHA only offers this program to players in either Squirt, Peewee or Bantam levels.

Why does KOHA offer this level of hockey?
The B program fits nicely between the internal house league and the travel teams with respect to hours of ice time and cost. It is geared towards player development and is guided by the same principles as the internal house program. In fact players that have played KOHA House B Hockey have gone on to play both travel and high school hockey. The 'B' teams will generally have an hour practice during the week and then either play games or practice on the weekend days. Teams will participate in a couple of tournaments during the year as well.

What is the cost of the program and what does it cover?
The cost of the 2010-2011 season will be $1450 for Squirt/Peewee and $1550 for Bantam. This includes home, away and practice jerseys. Home and away socks. It also covers home practice and game ice time, skill development sessions, referees, Adray league  and playoffs, administration and treasurer fees.

$450 will be due for Squirt/Peewee and $550 for Bantams at sign ups. The remaining balance will be made in four payments of $250.00 due by September 15th, October 15th, November 15th and December 15th.

You will find that the cost at KOHA is competitve to other teams in the Adray West League for what we offer our skaters.

What is your refund policy?

Click here to view House B Refund Policy

How do we register?
This will be an open registration with the goal of trying to place everyone on a team. Team sizes will consist of anywhere from 13 players to 20 players maximum (includes two goalies and 18 skaters). The number of teams at each level will vary depending on the amount of players that sign up. We may permit moving a player up an age level if it promotes filling teams that would otherwise be low in players. Players must register on line with USA Hockey prior to registering with KOHA for House B and must bring their confirmation email from USA Hockey AND a copy of their birth certificate to register.

Players will be asked to participate in three evaluation skates prior to the season. They will then be drafted on a team according to the guidelines set forth by MAHA.

For futher information, call (269) 349-7825 or email info@koha.com.

Who will the coaches be?

The coaches comprise of volunteer coaches. They are selected shortly after the final sign ups in the fall after all the coaching applications are recieved.

How are teams formed?

KOHA will provide two to three evaluations skates for all players signed up for House B prior to the season starting. A draft will be conducted by coaches with the goal of having teams of equal strength. 

Who can I contact if I have more questions?

If you have further questions regarding House B, you can contact Bob Kirk at b.kirk@koha.com .

KOHA is well recognized for having some of the best talent in the area, and as a program that promotes fair play and good sportsmanship not only on the ice, but in the stands as well.

KOHA is registered with MAHA and USA Hockey and is insured under the auspices of a USA Hockey group policy, the age scheme for divisions is as follows...and it would be helpful for you to know this at the time of registration. If you have questions about which division is right for your child - please call or email before you register so we can ensure your child is placed in the correct division.

2010-2011 Season

  Managers Instructions for Rostering a Team

Instructions for managers on how to roster will be provided after the 2010-2011 draft is completed.