BATAVIA — Genesee Amateur Hockey Association (GAHA) invites children to the to the The David McCarthy Memorial Ice Arena on Evans Street on Saturday, Sept. 13 for a Try Hockey For Free Event as part of "USA Hockey Week Across America," which will be celebrated at 285 + ice areas across the entire United States. Starting at noon until 1:30 p.m. area local youth, ages 4 to 9, are welcomed at the rink to experience getting on the ice, learning how to "skate", get up after falling, basic skills with a hockey stick and shooting pucks into a hockey net (all by being guided by the head coach and on-ice helpers). The youngsters will have the experience of shooting on actual goalies.
"At our Winter USA Try Hockey for Free Event in Feb., 2025 we welcomed families to McCarthy Ice Rink from Batavia,