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Contact the NCCYHA

Northern Chautauqua County Youth Hockey Association
P.O. Box 442
Fredonia, New York 14063


Mike Whitcher

Mike Whitcher

Acting President

Mike has been involved with the NCCYHA since 1996, first as a hockey Dad and then as a Director. He also served a long and impressive tenure as President of the NCCYHA from 2003-2012. His three sons have all been through the program and his grandson is getting ready to keep the family tradition going, Mike is an attorney and is a partner in the firm of Hurwitz, Whitcher & Molloy in Buffalo.

Eddie Paluch

Director

Eddie is new to organized hockey and only began this venture a few years back when his son started as a Mite.  He is a newer member of the Board, but he hopes to help maintain and strengthen the values and principles of the NCCYHA for many years to come.  Eddie has two children currently participating within the organization.  

Andrew Hellwig

Andrew Hellwig

Vice President

Andrew has been involved with NCCYHA since 2013 when his son, Gabriel, and daughter, Allison, began their hockey journeys. Andrew began serving as a Director in April 2017. Prior to his service on the NCCYHA Board,  he served as Team Manager and Assistant Coach on several of his children's teams. Andrew is currently serving as Vice President and Ice Scheduler for the organization. He is a retired NYS Corrections Officer and resides in Fredonia with his wife, Erin, and their three children.

John  Szydlo

John Szydlo

Treasurer

John joined the NCCYHA board as director and treasurer in 2017. John’s youngest son joined the
NCCYHA Steelers as a Learn to Play Hockey/MITE and continued through Squirts until 2018 when the
family relocated. He continues to serve on the board to further the NCCYHA mission to provide
competitive and affordable youth hockey programming and to remain connected to the area in which he
grew up. John works as a controller at a FTSE 100 company and resides in Pittsford, NY with his wife,
Nicole, and their two sons, Jack and Wilson.

Nick Williams

Nick Williams

Director

Nick has been a part of the NCCYHA organization since 2012 as a hockey Dad when his oldest son began playing hockey.   In 2015, he served as a team manager and continued that role until 2019.   Nick joined the NCCYHA board as a director in the spring of 2018.  On the board he serves as the local treasurer for the organization and fills in doing many tasks behind the scenes.   Nick works at Brocton Central School as a math teacher and runs a camp in the Pocono Mountains in the summer.   He resides in Dunkirk, NY with his wife, Alison, and three children.      

Andrew Davidson

Director

Michael Mead

Director