Players will begin to be evaluated on their 4th ice time. Squirt 10/6, PeeWee 10/5, Bantam 10/5

Goalies will be evaluated throughout the same evaluation period, and will have a goalie specific ice time on 10/20 from 6-7:30pm

Teams will be finalized 10/24

Every four years, USA Hockey’s Board of Directors votes on proposed rule changes, and this past June, the Board approved the rulebook for 2021-25.

Below are resources to help you learn about new or modified rules that are in place staring this season.

Among the notable changes:

• Updated language to to emphasize principles outlined in the "Declaration of Safety, Fair Play and Respect."
• Offside rule eliminates tag-up offside at all Youth and Girls levels of play.
• Icing the puck while on the penalty kill will result in an icing whistle at all Youth and Girls level of play.
• "Competitive contact" has been the adopted language, emphasizing the need for any contact to be competitive in nature, with aims to possess the puck.

Please be patient as everyone adapts to the changes that have been made.