High School Hockey
Options at CCYHA for High School/Midget Aged Players
The Columbus Chill Hockey Club (CCHC) is CCYHA’s program for high school agedplaye
rs. CCHC allows players who want to compete at a high level while still being eligible to participate in their high school hockey season (a.k.a. Pre/Post or Split season hockey).
Players participate in high paced, fun practices with an emphasis on skill development and competition. The program is run by Dave Caruso, who is currently USA Hockey’s Goaltending Development Coordinator. He was a goalie coach for the New Jersey Devils organization before moving back to Columbus and was a goalie for the Ohio State University.
Current programs include:
- Spring Development Program: Players practice and play in small area games battling for points in placement in the I270 Cup Tournament at the end of the session.
- Fall Split season before high school hockey begins. Players have off-ice conditioning and on-ice practice sessions in addition to 2-3 tournaments in preparation for tryouts.
Registration and administration of these program are through CCYHA. More information on CCHC can be found HERE.
High School Hockey
High Schools in Central Ohio are either sanctioned OHSAA (Ohio High School Athletic Association) members or a member of the OSHL (Ohio Scholastic Hockey League).
OHSAA schools in Central Ohio are part of the Capital Conference Hockey (CHC) League. The conference is comprised of 16 Columbus area schools, Cincinnati Archbishop Moeller, Dayton Springboro and Cincinnati St. Xavier. Schools are divided into three conferences (Red, White and Blue) based upon size and success. Divisions are reshuffled based upon year-end results.
Teams in the Capital Hockey Conference are:
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VARSITY Division
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JUNIOR VARISTY Division
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Archbishop Moeller (Cincinnati)
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Archbishop Moeller (Cincinnati)
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Dublin Jerome
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Dublin Jerome
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New Albany
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New Albany
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Olentangy
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Olentangy
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Olentangy Liberty
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Olentangy Liberty
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Olentangy Orange
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Olentangy Orange
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St Charles
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St Charles
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Upper Arlington
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Upper Arlington
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Bishop Watterson
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St Xavier (Cincinnati)
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Columbus Academy
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Worthington Kilbourne
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Dublin Coffman
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Dublin Scioto
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Gahanna Lincoln
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Olentangy Berlin
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Springboro (Dayton)
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St Francis DeSales
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Thomas Worthington
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OSHL (previously GCHSCHL – Greater Columbus High School Club Hockey League) is a USA Hockey sanction High School Combined Division league participating in the MidAm District. OSHL allows Columbus area and mid-Ohio high school club hockey teams to play competitive high school hockey at the varsity and junior varsity level.
Member teams include:
Member teams have district boundaries. Players are assigned to respective districts based upon the player’s residence/school.
Current teams and districts for can be found on the OSHL website.
WEBSITE LINKS (click on title)
OHSAA Ice Hockey
Capital Hockey Conference
OSHL
