This season, the NYHL introduced Elite Divisions for U8 and U9 to help bring a competitive balance to the tiering structure of these age groups and to properly facilitate the growth and development of players of varying skill levels. After a pre-season evaluation period, participating team’s were ready for the challenge ahead!

Here are the Elite Division Power Rankings after the first month of the season:

Some teams may be off to a hot start but there’s plenty of hockey left to play!