Mite level teams will all play in-house (games against other Mite House teams). Games will be primarily cross-ice format with some full-ice games scheduled.

Squirt - Bantam Level teams will participate in the North Shore Youth Hockey League for the 2024-2025 season.

The information below is for players with a 2016 & younger birth year.

What's Included

• 2 skills based practices weekly (60min each)
  • Practices will be a combination of Tuesday & Friday or Thursday & Friday, depending upon what team your player is placed on. 
  • Tuesday & Thursday times are 5:10-6:10pm
  • Friday times are 5:10-6:10pm OR 6:20-7:20pm
• 1 half-ice scrimmage slot weekly
  • Some full ice games will be scheduled throughout the season - amount TBD.
• Jersey and socks 
• End of season jamboree

What's Not Included 

• Your player's equipment 

Practices and scrimmages will start the week of September 23.

The season will conclude at the end of February 2025.

The information below is for players with a 2015 & Older birth year.

What's Included

• 1 team practice per week 
  • Team practices will take place on Friday nights - times TBA
• 1-hour of on-ice skills every other week 
  • On-ice skills will take place on Monday nights 
• 1-hour of Off-ice Dryland Training every other week (opposite of skills) with Certified Personal Trainers at the RecPlex
  • Dryland Training days and times still TBA
• 14-16 game schedule 
• League Playoffs (3-4 games)
• Game Jerseys and Socks

What's Not Included

• Your player's equipment 
• USA Hockey Membership
• Tournament fees (If your team decides to participate in a tournament, these fees will be collected by team managers in a slush fund format).

Practices, Skills Sessions, Dryland Training & Game Schedules 
Practices, Skills Sessions, and Dryland Training Sessions will start the week of September 23. 

Games will start early October and schedules will be available once scheduled by the league. Home games take place at the RecPlex.  Away games take place at various rinks in Illinois.  The league usually runs a seeding round and a regular season.  This will mean that only a portion of games will be posted to your calendar at the beginning of the season.  Regular season games will be available AFTER the seeding round concludes, however, we do not have details of the NSYHL plans yet.

Regular season usually ends at the end of February.  Playoffs usually end early March.  House playoff games are held on a variety of weekends and weekdays at various rinks. PLEASE NOTE:  Playoff schedules will NOT be available until regular season games conclude.  This will mean that games will be added to your team's calendar at the last minute.  Playoff games CANNOT be pre-scheduled as it is all dependent upon standings.

Each Player (Squirt - Bantam level) must register first for the current 2024-2025 USA Hockey Season.

CLICK HERE to go to USA Hockey Registration and register your player(s). Be sure to PRINT and SAVE their confirmation code(s). Remember to register EACH of your players with USA Hockey. Each player must have their own unique USA Hockey confirmation number.