Dear West Haven Youth Hockey families,
 

On behalf of the entire West Haven Youth Hockey organization, I would like to congratulate all our players, coaches, and parents on a great showing at the 2021 Haunted Shootout. Every player and coach did a tremendous job representing Blue Devil hockey this past weekend. The tenacity and hard-nosed hockey skills of our players left parents and coaches from other programs commenting on our competiveness at all levels. I am very proud of how we handled ourselves both in victory and in defeat. Although not all teams made the crossovers on Sunday, I think the experience of competing against players from other states will only help make our program stronger moving forward. While on the subject of crossovers, we had four teams representing West Haven hockey in the tournament finals.
 

First, congratulations to Coach Steve Minio, his staff and team for taking the top spot in the Mite division at the Haunted Shootout. Coach Minio did a great job getting our youngest skaters ready to bring home the trophy. Well done Mite A! Secondly, congratulations goes out to coaches Dan Lyons and his staff whose Squirt AA team defeated Weymouth, Massachusetts in the tournament final 3-1. This team made a statement for WHYH posting five victories allowing only two goals the entire tournament. Well done Squirt AA! And finally, congratulations goes out to our Pee Wee A and Bantam A teams who, although going down in defeat during the finals, showed  tremendous grit, determination and sportsmanship, characteristics that I hope become what we are known for as a youth hockey organization.
 

Lastly, thank you to all the parents who took the time to get our players up to Marlborough for this tournament. The experience of getting to know each other outside the hockey rink only helps strengthen our program. The adherence to the open bottle policy and restraint we showed not working out at 5 a.m. was painfully obvious during the late night social hours in the hotel lobby. I am sure there will be plenty of stories to be shared when we get back to Bennett Rink this week.
 

Looking forward to the rest of our hockey season. Keep working hard Blue Devils!
 

Best Regards,

Scott Mazuroski
President
West Haven Youth Hockey

The West Haven Hockey community lost another beloved member this past week. 

Matthew James Morgan, a former WHYH player and coach, passed away Monday, November 1, 2021.

Matt was born in New Haven on August 19, 1967 to the late Roberta Downes Morgan and the late John Stewart Morgan.

Matt is survived by his beloved children, Ella Grace Morgan and Matthew Flynn Morgan, and their mother, Leslie Flynn Morgan. He also leaves his siblings and nieces & nephews: John and sister-in-law Betsy (Hannah and John) of Madison, Kim Morgan-Card and brother-in-law Paul Card of West Haven (Laura and Michael), Craig and sister-in-law Cynthia (CJ) of Madison, and Michael and sister-in-law Leigh (Elaine, Margeaux, Kathleen, and Michael) of Suffield. He was predeceased by sister Lori Morgan.

Matt graduated from West Haven High School in 1985. He served as captain of the lacrosse team. Matt was also a proud member of the 13th-seeded “No Name” Blue Devil hockey team that captured the 1984 State Championship.

Matt held numerous assistant and head coaching positions in the West Haven Youth Hockey Association. One of his favorite highlights was helping to guide the 1991-92 Squirt A team to a state championship. He often boasted “I coached that kid” when a Westie achieved later success.

Matt could always be found at Bennett Rink taking in a WHHS game while amusing anyone in an ear’s distance. If he wasn’t telling jokes, he was bragging about his children whom he loved so dearly!

Matt was loved by so many, not only in the hockey community, but by residents of West Haven and beyond. His charm, kindness, quick wit and corny jokes will never be forgotten. 

Rest easy Matty! 

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