The Youth NHL Experience League is made up of 2 Main Divisions;
EAST Division: Upstate NY (see list below)
WEST Division: Buffalo, Rochester, Syracuse, and Surrounding)
Upstate NY Division Further Defined
CP Dynamo AAA
Troy Albany AAA/AA
ADK Thunder AA
Schenectady AA
Saratoga AA
Mid-Hudson AA
Westchester
Plattsburg
Utica AAA/AA & OCHC
Southern VT
Vermont Jr Catamounts AAA
Rutland JR Spartans VT AA
Central Vermont Black Bear AA
Springfield JR Thunderbirds MA AAA/AA
Masscon AAA
* additional programs are eligible
Welcome to the 2026 Youth NHL Experience League Draft Entry. We appreciate your interest in the most exciting, unique, and competitive spring hockey league in NYS. While we would love to provide a roster spot for every player who enters the draft, the limited number of openings and the structure of the league prevent us from doing so. Players must get drafted to a team in order to participate. Unfortunately, due to the volume of draft entries that we receive, we cannot contact/reply to players who were not drafted. Drafted players will be contacted and provided with all of the information they need to participate.
2026 YNHL Experience League Fee: $549 - $599
10 Game Guarantee
* All Games held on a Saturday or Sunday
* Games Start Before 5:00pm
* 1 Playoff Game for Top 4 teams in each division
* 1 All Star Game & Skills Competition per division
2 teams per division (selection process by coaches
and YNHL committee)
* 1 Stanley Cup Game per division / Winners of the divisional
playoff games
* Sublimated Reversible (Home & Away) YNHL
Jersey & Socks Included
* Custom Shell Optional (additional fee)
* Incredible Media
* Warm Up Music
* Announcers
* Scorekeepers
* Certified Officials
* Player Interviews
* Live Game Updates and Stats
* YNHL eMagazine
* Live Broadcast Games (limited and selected)
* Team Practices are at the discretion of the coach and
are not included in the league fee.
and much, much more.




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