Every Sunday, we will post a list of the Pick-up & Pond Hockey sessions for the next two weeks. The cost for each session is $10 or two CBCard punches, but for Coaches & Parents, all sessions from October 25th-November 2nd are free to introduce everyone to the program.
To receive weekly, up-to-date listings of Pick-up & Pond Hockey Sessions, please go to our Home Page, enter your email on the right side bar, and click on the Follow button. You will receive a weekly email listing the sessions.
To sign up, please click on the session you want, and fill in your name and team. Please list your cell phone & email if you would like notifications of any changes.
Signing up on-line will guarantee you a spot on the ice. Players may still drop in without signing up on-line, but our maximum numbers will be adhered to strictly. On-line sign-ups will close 45 minutes prior to the session.
If you fail to appear for a session, you must still pay the next time you visit the Arena. A failure to pay will result in your name appearing on the “Wall of Shame” and you will not be allowed to sign-up for future ice sessions until the debt is paid.
For Coach & Parent sessions, any donors to the Arena are also welcome to play. All adult players must sign a Release, Defense & Indemnity Agreement–Adult Player for the season prior to playing. We will keep that document on file at the Arena so that you only need to sign it once.
All sessions are restricted to players registered with USA Hockey.
The following is our Pick-up and Pond Hockey Schedule for the next two weeks:
Week of October 25-November 1
Youth Sessions
- Monday, October 26th at 4:20 pm: HS Pick-up Hockey
- Tuesday, October 27th at 3:10 pm: Girls Only Pick-up Hockey
- Wednesday, October 28th at 4:20 pm: HS Pick-up Hockey
- Thursday sessions cancelled
- Friday, October 30th at 5:30 pm: HS & MS Girls Only Pick-up Hockey
- Saturday, October 31st at 7:00-8:00 am: Bantam & PW Pond Hockey (no goalies)
- Saturday, October 31st at 6:40-7:40 pm: HS Girls Pond Hockey (no goalies)
- Saturday, October 31st at 7:50-8:50 pm: HS Boys Pond Hockey (no goalies)
- Saturday, October 31st at 9-10:30 pm: Black & Orange Game (All ages, everyone welcome-no goalies–this session is FREE)
- Sunday, November 1st at 7:00-8:00 am: Mites and Parents Cross-Ice Pond Hockey (no goalies)
Adult Sesssions (All Adult Sessions are Free this Week)
- Sunday, October 25th at 9-10:00 pm: Coaches Only Pick-up Hockey (FREE)
- Monday, October 26th at 9:00-10:00 pm: Coaches & Parents Group A Pick-up Hocke (FREE)
- Wednesday, October 28th at 9:00-10:00 pm: Coaches & Parents Group B Pick-up (FREE)
- Thursday sessions cancelled
- Friday, October 30th at 9-10:30 pm: Coaches and Parents Parents Group A Pick-up Hockey (FREE)
- Sunday, November 1st at 9-10 pm: Coaches and Parents Group B Pick-up Hockey (no goalies) (FREE)
Week of November 2-8, 2015
WARNING: In the email sent from Casco Bay Hockey, there are some errors in the links to the sign-up sheets for the week of November 2nd. Please always sign up using the links on this website to get the latest schedule.
Youth Sessions
- Saturday, November 7th at 7:00-8:00 am: Bantam & PW Pond Hockey (no goalies)
- Saturday, November 7th at 6:40-7:40 pm: Squirts & Mites Pond Hockey (no goalies)
- Saturday, November 7th at 7:50-8:50 pm: Pee Wee Pond Hockey (no goalies)
Adult Sessions
- Monday, November 2nd at 9-10 pm: Women’s Pond Hockey (no goalies) (FREE)
- Tuesday, November 3rd at 9-10 pm: Coaches and Parents Group B Pick-up Hockey
- Wednesday, November 4th at 9-10 pm: Coaches and Parents Group A Pick-up Hockey
- Thursday, November 5th at 9-10 pm: Coaches and Parents Pond Hockey (no goalies)
- Friday, November 6th at 9-10:30 pm: Coaches and Parents Group A Pick-up Hockey
- Saturday, November 7th at 9-10:30 pm: Coaches and Parents Pond Hockey (no goalies)
- Sunday, November 8th at 9-10:30 pm: Coaches and Parents Group B Pick-up Hockey
The Difference Between Pick-up & Pond Hockey
There are two types of open hockey sessions at the Casco Bay Arena. In all sessions, players 18 years old and younger must wear a helmet with full mask. Adults must wear a helmet, but are strongly encouraged to wear a full mask.
Pick-up Hockey is standard full-ice hockey with full pads and goalies. We will always play non-checking and will usually play 4 v 4 to encourage puck handling and offensive creativity.
Pond Hockey is played without goalies and with standard pond hockey goals in a cross-ice format. Teams of up to 6 players will be formed and we will play 3 v 3 or 2 v 2 depending on the number of players at the session.
For pond hockey sessions, players do not need to wear full pads, but a protective cup and shin pads are strongly recommended since saucer passes are allowed (ie soft passes off the ice). Hard passes off the ice are not allowed, but deflections should be expected by all players. Protect your anatomy accordingly.
As with all sessions, players 18 years old and younger must wear a helmet with full mask, and adults must wear a helmet, but are strongly encouraged to wear a full mask.
Girls Sessions and Age Groups
Girls may sign up and play in any session including High School Boys Sessions. All sessions are coed with the exception of Girls Only and our Monday night Womens’ sessions. However, if needed, any boy may play goalie in a Girls session.
Players may play up or down a year for any sessions. For instance, a ’00 Midget can play in a Bantam session, and an ’03 Pee Wee can play in a Bantam session. Please remember that all games are non-checking.
Pre-Season 4 v 4 Program and Training Camps
During the week of October 26th, Casco Bay Hockey Association is also holding two sessions of High School Boys 4 v 4 games. To sign up go to Pre-Season Registration.
During the weeks of November 2nd and November 9th, Casco Bay Hockey Association is holding a separate High School Boys Pre-Season Camp. This is a separate program, and will run five days per week with 1.5 hour skill session on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, and 4 v 4 games on Tuesdays and Thursdays. To sign up for the Pre-Season Training Camp, please go to Pre-Season Registration.
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