U8/Intro

Intro

• 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- December for Session 1. January - First weekend of March for Session 2) **Intro Jamboree TBD

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

Korryn

Dean

Intro Coordinator

Phone: 715-252-9283

U8 (8 & under)

• 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. U8 will start on Sunday, October 19th. All U8 will practice together for the first week or so for players to be evaluated and placed on teams.

      Price = $218.50 per year

Korryn

Dean

U8 Coordinator

Phone: 715-252-9283

U8 Blue Teams

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 Teams

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 will play either cross ice or half ice games. 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 Teams

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 Schedule: Practice times can vary. There is an evening practice on Tuesdays (5pm - Red/White levels, or 6pm - Blue) throughout the season. The Saturday morning (8am - Red/White or 9am - Blue level) and Sunday afternoon (3pm, 4pm, or 5pm) practices times may change some weeks.

Game 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!

Hockey Season Equipment Details

If you are looking to purchase hockey equipment, Goaline provides great service. They are located in Schofield.

Intro Session 1 Schedule

2025-2026 SPAYHA 

Session 1 Schedule

    Intro to Hockey

Sat Oct 28   9:00am

Tue Oct 21 6:00pm

Sat Oct 25 9:00am

Tue Oct 28 6:00pm

Sat Nov 1 9:00am

Tue Nov 4 6:00pm

Sat Nov 6 9:00am

Tue Nov 11 6:00pm 

Sat Nov 15 9:00am

Tue Nov 18  6:00pm

Sat Nov 22   9:00am

Tue Nov 25   6:00pm

Sat Nov 29 9:00am

Sat Dec 6 9:00am

Sat Dec 13 9:00am

Session 2 starts Saturday Dec 27 9:00am

(Some dates are subject to change)