Due
to the changing landscape of the high school hockey
programs in the Dayton area (and the feeder teams such as
junior varsity and bantams) it is difficult to field full
teams in the bantam and midget age groups consistently.
The Board is forced to make a decision based on either
expected or true registrations as to whether to offer a
team in these age divisions.
Although
the Bombers did not offer a Bantam team in 2004-05 we
will offer a team this year (2005-06).
This division is for players 13 and 14
years old. The DBYHL normally offers a travel program only
for this level. Players are taken based on the
registrations received by our deadline date. They will generally play
teams from outside the area and travel more with possible
over night stays. They will practice at least 1-1/2 times
per week and play at least 20 games as well as do more
practices, games & tournament if the team decides.
For the 2005 - 2006 season the bantam level
is for players born in 1991 and 1992.
