WC Spring Hockey

Winter Club Spring Hockey offers two ice sessions per week at each age group. One session will focus on developing player skills and the other will consist of a competitive inter-squad scrimmage. Teams will also participate in 1 local tournament if you choose for your player to participate.

Basic Information

No league play, meaning no weekend games with the exception of the local tournament
A local tournament during the spring season which will be optional at registration, (first 18 players and 2 goalies registered will get roster spots)
1 practice per week
1 skills and drills based session run by coaches of the upcoming Fall season teams
1 Intersquad game per week
Standard 3 period game
Players will be divided up weekly to ensure balance and for players to play with different players every week
Coaches will be on the benches as they would in a standard game
All Practices and Intersquad games will be held at Hot Shots Ice Arena.
Bantam participants will have checking clinic at the start of the Spring season
Tournament location will be at Top Shelf Gurnee or Pleasant Prairie Rec Plex. First 18 players that select the tournament option, per level, will be able to participate. If enough players are available to enter two teams in a tournament we will do so.
Mites will not attend a tournament in the spring. Mites will be divided into two groups and each group will have a full-ice game on Saturday mornings at 8:30am or 9:40am for the following Saturdays: April 12th, 26th, May 10th, and May 17th. This will give Mites an opportunity to play a full-ice game, along with smaller team sizes for more ice time, and more balanced competition.

As in past years, spring hockey is the “moving-up” season - an excellent chance for your player to gain confidence at the new level. It is great preparation for August tryouts, a terrific time for players to further hone their skills and have fun, while ensuring time for other spring sports. Our goal each year is to have enough for 2 teams per age group, as supported by numbers.

Ages

Mites: 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 birth years

Squirts: 2015 and 2016 birth years

Peewees 2013 and 2014 birth years

Bantam 2011 and 2012 birth years

When

Mites - Tuesday's and Thursday's 4:50-5:50pm @ Hot Shots

Mite Games: April 12th, April 26th, May 10th, and May 17th all at Hot Shots.

Squirts - Tuesday's 6:00-7:00pm, Wednesday's 5:30-6:30pm @ Hot Shots

Peewees - Monday's 7:30-8:30pm, Wednesday's 6:40-7:40pm @ Hot Shots

Bantams - Monday's 8:40-9:40pm and Wednesday's 7:50-8:50pm @ Hot Shots

Where

Weekly practices and scrimmage games will be held at Hotshots

All tournament games are played at Rec Plex in Wisconsin or Top Shelf in Gurnee Mills

Squirts: April 11-13

Peewees: May 2-4

Bantams: May 16-18

Spring Cost

All programs:

$750 – Weekly skills practice and inter-squad game, Squirt, Peewee, Bantam
$800 – Weekly skills, inter-squad game and a local tournament (option to participate in registration) Squirt, Peewee, Bantam
$275 – Goalies ($325 for a goaltender that selects to participate in the tournament) Squirt, Peewee and Bantam
$800 - Mites: Two on ice sessions per week for 8 weeks with 4 Saturday morning games.

Spring Hockey 2025

Winter Club Hockey will be offering two ice sessions a week for each age group per week for eight weeks in the Spring. All sessions will be at Hot Shots Ice Arena. One session weekly will be skills and the other will be an inter-squad scrimmage. Teams (squirt, peewee and bantam) will play in 1 local tournament, if you choose to participate, the first 18 players and 2 goalies registered will get roster spots in the tournaments. If there are enough players signed up, 2 teams will be entered into spring tournaments. Spring Hockey will run from Monday March 31st to Thursday May 22nd.

Mites will not attend a tournament this spring. Mites will be divided into two groups and each group will have a full-ice game on Saturday mornings at 8:30am or 9:40am for the following Saturdays: April 12th, April 26th, May 10th and May 17th. This will give Mites an opportunity to play a full-ice game, along with smaller team sizes for more ice time, and more balanced competition.

**Players moving from Mites to Squirts and new players Squirt and above must register first with USA Hockey and then return to the Registration to signup for the 2025 spring season. You will need to register for a USA Hockey number after April 1st** If you register for a USA hockey number before April 1st it will only be valid until March 31st.

USA Hockey Registration:

https://membership.usahockey.com/

Weekly Spring Schedule:

Mites - Tue, Thu 4:50-5:50pm @ Hot Shots

Squirts -Tue 6:00-7:00pm and Wed 5:30-6:30pm @ Hot Shots

Peewees - Mon 7:30-8:30pm, Wed 6:40-7:40pm @ Hot Shots

Bantams - Mon 8:40-9:40pm, Wed 7:50-8:50pm @ Hot Shots

Spring birth years: