6-week - 30 min FREE program with equipment (minus skates). Skates are loaned out FREE from skate rental at the arena. Open to first time skaters/players, no skating background needed. Offered to youth boys & girls (4-9). Participants who enroll in the program are provided equipment to try hockey. If you continue after the six weeks and enroll in another one of our programs, you get to keep the equipment. If you do not enroll in another program, equipment must be returned or you will be charged for the cost of the equipment.

Palmer Imaging Arena offers multiple programs for people with a desire to master the skill of ice skating.  We have developed a world class program that provides all participants a positive atmosphere to achieve their goals, whether they are to simply learn to ice skate for fun or to become a hockey player/figure skater.

​Participants start from square one, learning the basic skills of ice skating, while being introduced to individual ice hockey specific skills (stick-handling, shooting, passing).  Set in a fun and nurturing environment, this introductory program provides all participants a comfort level to enjoy their first experience with hockey, while developing the fundamental skills to succeed in the next program progression steps.

Requirements: Full hockey equipment.

This instructional league is for the hockey player who wants to develop their skating and hockey skills and play in competitive games without the same financial and time commitment as amateur hockey. This league is designed to improve player skills and then utilize these skills in game situations.

The Allegheny Hockey Association - HOME OF THE BADGERS - is an all volunteer, non-profit, amateur youth hockey association which was organized in 1992 and skates at Palmer Imaging Arena in Delmont, PA. Our mission is based on the values and goals set forth by USA Hockey.  The core values of USA Hockey include sportsmanship, respect for individual, integrity, pursuit of excellence, enjoyment, loyalty, and teamwork.