The Whalers is a youth ice hockey organization for boys and girls from locations in Middlesex County and other surrounding towns in the Middletown & Cromwell, CT area. We offer Little Whalers Rookies Program (next step after Learn to Play) and competitive levels of play for children from four years of age through high school.

We are located at Champions Skating Center in Cromwell, CT.   We are members of the Connecticut Hockey Conference, CT Valley Midget Hockey League and USA HOCKEY. Our Tier II, III, and IV level Travel Teams play games with similar teams from other organizations around the state and occasionally travel to other locations throughout the region for tournament competition.

Join our Facebook group - Whalers Youth Hockey Association- to get the latest updates.

Two familiar faces to the Whalers Organization, Logan Lada and Andi Chancio, play for the University of New England Club Hockey Program.   Once high school rivals from the Nighthawks and Mercy-Norwest, the two (and their teammates) won the IWCHL- New England Women's Club Hockey Adirondack Division Championship!    Congratulations Ladies!

Congratulations, Squirt B, on your Undefeated State Tournament Championship!  What a way to end a great season!

Congratulations to our 14-2s on an excellent season, culminating in earning the Finalist trophy at the Tier II State Championship this past weekend in Northford! 

Congratulations to our PeeWee AA's who are advancing to the Tier II Regionals March 17-19th at the Smithfield Ice Rink in Smithfield, RI!!!

Registration for Try-outs:  https://app.mysportsort.com/view/index.php?an=430&myss_source=register&entitytype=0&entityid=34419

Click the Try-Outs Tab for all information including dates and times

CALLING ALL FUTURE WHALERS!

Tryouts will be held as follows:

Mites (2015-2017):   week of March 6th

Squirts (2013-2014):  week of March 13th

PeeWees (2011-2012):  week of March 13th

Bantam (2009-201):  week of April 3rd

Midgets (Split Season- X and Terriers):  TBD

Midgets (Full Season):  TBD

Register Here:

Join our mailing list to receive all communications regarding Tryout Information or send an email to whalersinfo@whalersyouthhockey.org

  Coach Anthony LoBianco (aka Coach Lobo) has been hired as our new Hockey Director! 

Coach Lobo has been playing hockey since the age of 3.  He was involved in his hometown, Brick, New Jersey’s youth hockey program (Brick Hockey Club); his high school career was played for Brick Memorial High School where he was garnished with many titles, including All State 1st team Senior as well as the All-Time Leading Scorer. Coach Lobo then moved on to a Tier 1 AAA hockey program, playing for the New Jersey Junior Titans. Coach Lobo furthered his career playing for the Trenton Habs (IJHL/NSHL) for two seasons, and the Orangeville Americans (GMHL) for one season.  From there, Coach Lobo played at the professional level in the Federal Hockey League (FHL) for the Brewster Bulldogs from 2015-2016.   For the past 7 years, he has turned his attention to bringing his passion and experience with hockey to the ice to teach beginner, intermediate, and advanced skaters the skills and fundamentals of the game. 

Coach Lobo is already a familiar face in Cromwell.  He is currently a member of the 2022-23 Hartford Junior Wolfpack Coaching Staff– serving as Bantam 09 AAA Head Coach, PeeWee 2011 Assistant Coach and was the Head Coach of the ECHO U18 Tier 1 Split Season Team. 

Coach Lobo will officially begin his position as Whalers Hockey Director on January 2nd.  Over the next few weeks, Coach Lobo will meet with the Whalers Board of Directors and Coaching Staff.  You will also see him observing practices, greeting families, and will even take the ice to meet our players.  Beginning in the 2023-24 season, Coach Lobo will become Lead Instructor for the Little Whalers Rookie Program, our Skills Instructor, and will serve as Head Coach to some of our Whalers teams.   

We are very excited and fortunate to have Coach Lobo join the Whalers Organization and hope you will help us in welcoming him!

(photo credit: Chris Rutsch)

5-0 —oh yea!!!  

Our PeeWees went undefeated in the Defender Tournament this weekend!  

Keep it up team!!!

Our 14U Tier 2 wins Defender Tournament! 

Nice job, boys!!!

Has your child completed Learn to Play and ready for more -- but not quite ready for a travel team?

Little Whalers Rookie Program is the team to join!

For more information or to register, please email whalersinfo@whalersyouthhockey.org

Whalers PeeWee A ended the season this weekend in Woodstock, Vermont.   The team went undefeated to bring home the Pot O Gold Championship banner and trophy!   
 

Congratulations!!!