Introducing GDP+

We are excited to announce an addition to our Girls Development Program, called GDP+ !! This is a next-steps pilot program for our 7-12yr old GDP participants who are ready to advance to a more challenging level of play.

All participants will register for the standard GDP session HERE. Schedules and basic info for both programs will be the same, with the GDP+ utilizing the Zamboni end of the ice. Placement into the GDP+ class will be by coaches recommendations only after evaluation. Required skill proficiency includes strong forward stride, backward skating, stopping quickly on each side, crossovers, tight turns and stick handling through a course. The upcoming session starts June 4th and will begin with an evaluation to determine the top 20% who will move to GDP+. Players may advance midway through the session with coach recommendation as skills improve.

GDP+ will not change the great player to coach ratio that our current GDP players enjoy. We will have dedicated coaches and practice objectives for each group including some new volunteers on ice from the Ohio AAA Blue Jackets Girls Program.

GDP+ came about, in part, from feedback to the existing program. In our ongoing effort to meet the changing needs of the girls' hockey community, this is a great opportunity for those that feel they’ve outgrown GDP to reconnect and sharpen skills along with female peers and teammates who share the drive to improve.

Feel free to email info@coghockey.org directly with any questions.

GDP Summer Session Starts June 4

The Summer 2023 session of our popular Girls Development Program (GDP) starts Sunday, June 4. This is a great chance for your player to meet other girls playing hockey, develop essential hockey skills, and have fun on the ice.

Click here to register

Full session and drop-in options are available to fit your schedule, so don't miss this great opportunity!

Girls' Hockey Updates

Girls' hockey is growing and on the move! Read on to see the news and upcoming programming. Please follow the links provided below for more detailed information and registration.

CCYHA Girls' Hockey Coordinator

We are excited to share that Coach Emily Moersdorf has been selected to be the Girls Hockey Coordinator of the expanded CCYHA Girls Program!! Congratulations to Emily as she has been working hard for many years to help establish local opportunities for girls in hockey. We have many upcoming programs and events to share with our local female hockey community members. 

Ponytail Pond hosted by OhioHealth Chiller Ice Rinks

The format is an all girls Tuesday evening drop in for ages 6-12 and 13-18. This is different from the coed pond hockey league and players are all split by skill. More information and register HERE.

12U MidAm Spring Fest - April 21-23

All 2010-12 players in the MidAm District are welcomed to join this awesome event at Chiller North in Columbus Ohio. 230 girls are all split onto 16 Olympic Country themed teams for a weekend full of cross ice games, celebrity appearances, off ice challenges and more. The cost is just $40. Space is limited so sign up HERE as soon as possible!

Ohio AAA Blue Jackets Girls Teams

For the first time in program history the Ohio AAA Blue Jackets will host Tier 1 Girls teams at the 12U, 14U & 16U divisions. Tryouts are at the end of April. Register and more info HERE.

COGH Summer Camps July 24-27

Save the date for our Annual Summer Camp hosted at Chiller North!! Camp includes an hour of on ice instruction each evening Mon-Thurs for each 8U, 10U, 12U, 14/16U divisions. More info and registration will be up on the COGH site soon.

CCYHA Tryouts

The former Lady Dragons program out of EYHA has been shifted over to CCYHA. Teams hosted will be Tier 2 10/12/14/19U teams as well as the Tier 1 10U team. Each of these teams are full time travel teams. Registration will close on May 1 so be sure to sign up if interested! More information and register HERE.

Girls Development Program (GDP)

Central Ohio Girls Hockey does plan to continue hosting our Girls Development Program (GDP). This awesome program offers skills practices once each week for ages 5-12 with players split by skill level. The Summer Session of GDP will be announced soon.

8U & Select Zoom Meeting

Many questions and concerns have surfaced in regards to girls programming for our local 8U players and all girls Select Team opportunities at the 8/10/12U levels. We are still rounding up information and waiting on some organizations to finalize offerings for the upcoming season. While we do not have all the answers quite yet, we would like to host a Zoom meeting to help keep parents up to date. Meeting date/time and link will be sent out soon.

House Program Offerings

As many of you have heard already the Blue Jackets are now hosting all house hockey teams for 10U and younger. More information on the CBJ Learn to Play Hockey program and Blue Jackets Hockey League info can be found HERE.

Welcome to the new web home for Central Ohio Girls Hockey!

We're glad you're here and we are looking forward to supporting your hockey player as she learns and loves our sport! There is a lot of valuable information here to help you find activities and events and to help navigate the girls hockey community and opportunities in central Ohio. 

We encourage you to create an account and become a member of this site so you'll be sure to get information and news of upcoming events.

Plan to check back here frequently for updates!