• This is an in-house program designed to introduce kids ages 4 and up to the fundamentals of hockey. This includes skating, stopping, turning and puck control. Practices are scheduled twice a week. They take place on Tuesday nights and on Saturday mornings. Special guests include local men and women hockey players from SPASH, UWSP and the Central Wisconsin Stars programs. No travel at this level.

         Time = 2 hours per week

         Length = 4 months (October- February) **Intro Jamboree TBD

         Price =$50/session or $90 for both sessions. Registration is required through SPAYHA and USA Hockey

• The U8 program continues to lay the foundation of youth hockey development. The kids are taught concepts and skills that follow the USA Hockey Athletic Development Model (ADM). Click here for more details...

          Time = 3.5 hours per week

          Length = 4 months (October- February) with chances of playing in local jamboree style tournaments

          Price = $218.50 per year

U8 Blue – This is the first level of U8 hockey. The U8 Blue team is the first stop for kids that transition from the intro program. Each team has between 7 - 9 players. Ice times are reserved three times per week. The games will take place throughout the season on Sunday afternoons. All games are scheduled against other hockey association teams from the area. There are three games played at a time broken into cross ice zones. The game format is 4 on 4 with one player playing goalie. The goalie does not have to wear goalie equipment at this level. All 4 players rotate every 90 seconds.

U8 White – This is the second level of U8 hockey. The U8 White team is the last phase of USA Hockey cross-ice development. The number of players, ice times and game schedules are the same as it was at the blue U8 level. Teams continue to play games cross-ice. The game format is 4 on 4 with one player playing goalie. The goalie must now wear goalie equipment. The 3 forwards rotate every 90 seconds

U8 Red – This is the last level of U8 hockey. The U8 Red team is the final stop before kid’s transition to full-ice hockey as squirts. Teams bump up to 9-10 players. Ice times are reserved three times per week. Games are scheduled on Sunday afternoons against other area hockey association teams. All games are played in half-ice zones instead of cross-ice. There are four teams that play at the same time. The game format is 5 on 5 with one player playing goalie. The goalie must wear goalie equipment. The 4 forwards rotate every 90 seconds.

Practice Schedule: Practice times can vary. There is an evening practice on Tuesdays throughout the season.  The Saturday morning and Sunday afternoon practices times change every week. Here is a link to the official ice schedule.

Game Schedule: Each U8 team will have a game schedule link under the teams tab on the home page. The Sunday League schedule will have the dates, times and locations of all of the travel games!

Families can keep their hockey equipment after the season. Here is a list of hockey opportunities in the spring, summer and fall...

Spring Season

• Spring Skills - Icehawks conduct a spring skill sessions on Friday nights starting in April. The official schedule will be online by the end of the season.
• Wisconsin Flyers AAA 8U Team - Tryouts for this team take place after the state tournaments in March. The program is run out of the Icehawk facility. Click here for more details…

Summer Season

• UWSP Hockey Camps – Hockey coaches at UWSP run numerous hockey camps during the summer. These camps help kids develop their skating, puck control and small area game skills. All of the camps take place here in our rink! Click here to see more details…
• Other Summer Hockey Camps – There are many summer camps to choose from throughout the Midwest.
• Ice Hawks August 3 on 3 Tournament – This is our in-house 3 on 3 Tournament that takes place in the middle of August. Click here for more details…

Fall Season

• Fall tune-ups – The Icehawks Association provides a fall tune-up program to help kids prepare for the season. Ice time is scheduled twice a week. One night focuses on skills, the second night targets 3 on 3 small area game development.
• 3 on 3 hockey tournaments – Other associations have 3 on 3 tournaments that take place during the fall. Check out the WAHA website for more details…

Intro - No Service hours

U8 (8 & under)

• 16 service hours required per family for any skater(s) at this level. Click here for more details…
• Fundraising is required. Click here for more details…