Mission Statement

To foster community connection and provide accessible opportunities for individuals of all ages and abilities in East Texas to discover and enjoy the sport of hockey, by removing financial barriers and promoting a welcoming and inclusive environment.

Upcoming events

Come see us at the Quitman Farmers & Artisans Market

Saturday October 4th!!

We are going to have an informational booth at the Winnsboro Art and Wine Festival

Saturday & Sunday
November 1 & 2

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Tournament results

Echo - Houston, TX

Even more impressive, they achieved a clean sweep on individual awards.  

Raygan Burkett received the honor of Top Goal Scorer in the division. 

Preston Lorenzoni-Matheidas was awarded for being the top goalie in the division. 

Most assists was given to Crawford Duplantis. Although Crawford just recently turned eight, he achieved this in the 10u division!

The coaching staff could not be more proud of the hardwork the kids have put into improving.  It is certainly showing and paying off!

East Texas Hockey had their first full team tournament in Houston from July 25-27.  

They competed in the 10u division, although 2/3 of the team were 8u! 

They had an incredible showing, going undefeated in the round robin. 

Unfortunately they came up short in the finals, but took home hardware for their 2nd place finish. 

East Texas Hockey had Cason Clark and Crawford Duplantis representing at Torhs Nationals in St, Louis.

Cason and Crawford played in the 10u division with the Roadrunners out of New York and ended getting knocked out in the quarter finals by the #3 seed.
Crawford also competed in the 8u division for Farm Tough, out of Wisconsin. He brought home second place hardware to winnsboro!

Our Teams

Winnsboro hockey is our house league team and the banner our players play under that do not participate in our elite program. 

East Texas Rink Rats is our elite program.  We have tryouts each November.  Our elite team competes in local, regional, and national tournaments.

RRiT stands for Rink Rats in Training. These players are working hard each week to improve their skill, with the hopes of making the elite team next year.

ETX Vermin is the adult team within our program.  They play in local, regional, and national tournaments.

The mom’s of our players wanted to get involved in the excitement as well, so have formed the Mice of Mayhem. 

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weekly practices

East Texas Hockey does not have a season.  We are year-round.  Feel free to drop in to any of the practices or come to them all! 

Gear Advice

Although it may be tempting to buy new gear, for new players used is your best bet. There are various places to source this including:

Wheels are not all created equal and have the proper hardness for the application is vital. The following chart is a guideline. 

When it comes to sizing skates, it is important to note that shoe and skate sizes are not the same. The following are helpful guides.

How to grow hockey

SPREAD THE WORD

The more the merrier! Get the word out about the program.

TAP CONTACTS

Those involved in the local schools can help a great deal.

SUPPORT

Every good sport needs fans! Come out and support the stars of tomorrow!

COACH

Skating and physical fitness coaches needed.

volunteer

Not just coaching! If you have a spiritual gift, we want to hear about it!

locate sponsors

The goal is for this to be little to no cost for the participants.

donate

All donations will go to providing gear for the community.

shopping

Price comparing to get options for signage/swag.

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