AAU Ice Hockey Sports for all, Forever Season 8 - Edition...

For the 2018-19 season our AAU Ice Hockey program has grown to well over 400 league-based teams and more than 500 teams in total throughout the United States and Canada. AAU Ice Hockey memberships have grown to over 15,000 individuals and will likely continue to grow to well over 20,000 during the regular, spring and summer seasons.

AAU 2018-19 Youth Leagues AAU Ice Hockey leagues continues to grow for the 2018-2019

season. The 6 largest youth leagues are now fielding a combined 286 teams. In fact, these leagues are hosting 169 teams at the 7U and 8U classifications alone (not to mention the numerous non-league teams scattered around North America.

Yet within the Squirt-Atom and older ages they’ve finally grown to over 120 teams at the 10U, 12U, 14U and Midget age classifications.

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AAU Ice Hockey November 1, 2018 Season 8 - Edition 2

AAU Hockey: Growth

Publishing

date

Article

Deadline The primary emphasis for each edition.

August 1 July 15 Pre-season announcements for leagues, tournaments & Nationals.

November 1 October 15 Articles & Updates submitted by Leagues, Tournaments & Teams.

February 1 January 15 Pre-Nationals edition. As well as any Notices about the Spring Season.

Also including more Articles, Standings and Updates submitted by Leagues, Tournaments & Teams.

May 1 April 15 Season’s wrap-up, plus discussions and plans for the next season.

Editor

Keith Kloock 1260 Potomac Drive Merritt Island, FL 32952 (321) 794-0222

AAU Leagues, Administrators, as well as Team Coaches and/or Managers are encouraged to submit articles and notices to: [email protected]

Published quarterly for the benefit and interest of AAU Ice Hockey participants.

Sports for all, Forever

Table of Contents

126th AAU National Convention Page 3

Coaching with Mike Hartman Page 6

Editorial - 7U & 8U age classifications: part 2 Page 7

Tournament Results Page 8

League Articles, Pictures & Stories Pages 10-15

Contacts - AAU Leagues 6

Contacts - AAU Leadership Page 19

Tournament Guide (AAU licensed) Page 20-21


Chicago United Hockey League (CUHL) still holds the top spot for youth league memberships with3,569 on 89 teams playing AAU “Real Hockey” within 4 separate competition levels.

North Shore Youth Hockey League (NSYHL) in northern Illinois hosts 60 teams at 10U, 12U & 14U. Michigan Amateur Youth Hockey League (MAYHL) is third with 1,673 members on 48 teams at 8U. Ontario Rep Hockey League (ORHL) as fourth with 1,123 members on 43 teams at 8U through

Midgets. Minnesota Choice League with 1,055 members on 35 teams at 7U, 8U, 10U and 12U. North East Amateur Hockey League (NEAHL) with 532 members on 12 teams at 8U as well as some

10U and 12U teams.

AAU 2018-19 Scholastic Leagues The AAU Scholastic Ice Hockey program has expanded to 147 teams for the 2018-19 season. The High

School Hockey League of Nassau County (HSHLNC) has 2,020 members and is fielding 47 teams (including 18 Varsity, 14 JV and 15 Middle School) in Metropolitan NY area. The Western New York High School Club Hockey League (WNYHSCHL) has over 3,600 members and is fielding 88 teams (including 19 Varsity, 29 JV and 40 Modified and/or Middle School). The I-69 League in Mid-Michigan is fielding 12 Varsity teams. However, it is interesting to note that for the 2018-19 season the league has branched out with their new High School Women’s Lacrosse League.

AAU 2018-19 Junior Leagues The AAU Junior Hockey program UHU (United Hockey Union) is fielding 29 teams throughout the United States and Canada for the 2018-19 season. The Western States Hockey League (WSHL) is fielding 19 teams within 4 divisions for the 2018-19 season. The Canadian Premiere Junior Hockey League (CPJHL) is fielding 10 teams.

Student Athletes and other Special Editions

Beyond our four (4) regular editions of this newsletter, we plan to publish occasional Special Editions throughout the season. We’ve already published a July Special Edition that was keyed to our Leagues and Tournaments (seeking information to help inform our members about their operations, contacts, etc).

AAU Hockey Scholastic 3-Stars

Another planned Special Edition will focus upon our Student Athletes. We would very much like to highlight the accomplishments of our members who do well in hockey and in school.

We ask that AAU Hockey Parents submit their nominations (including; name, a photo and a nice short story about their hockey and school accomplishments) to their own AAU Hockey League before Thanksgiving. Then we’d like for each League to select 3 AAU Hockey Scholastic 3-Stars and then please submit them to: [email protected] by December 1, 2018.


Rusty Buchanan Joe Gura Cynthia Trombly-Martin Dr. Roger Goudy Jo Mirza

126th AAU National Convention CLEVELAND, Ohio (October 20, 2018) - The Amateur Athletic Union (AAU), one of the largest, non-

profit multi-sport amateur sports organizations in the world, announced Dr. Roger J. Goudy of Madison, Ohio, won another four-year term as President/CEO during elections at the 126th AAU National Convention held at the Hilton Cleveland Downtown.

Dr. Goudy, the 47th president of the AAU, is the first AAU President from Ohio since 1947. He was superintendent of the Madison County School District from 2008 -2015. Prior to that, Dr. Goudy was the Director of Business Affairs at South Euclid Lyndhurst Schools for 10 years.

"The AAU has been raising champions on and off the court for more than a century," said Dr. Roger J. Goudy, President/CEO of the AAU. "I am blessed and humbled to be re-elected to lead this Union. I truly believe through sport, we change the world, one athlete, coach, parent and team at a time."

Joining Dr. Goudy in leading the AAU is the following AAU national officer group including a second Ohio native, Joe Gura, who is newly elected as Second Vice-President.

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First Vice-President: Jennings "Rusty" Buchanan was re-elected as First Vice-President of the AAU. He has been involved with AAU for more than 35 years, competing as first an athlete in track & field and later as a volunteer starting with the 1989 AAU Junior Olympic Games and AAU Boys Basketball. From 1997 - 2016, Rusty lead one of the first Florida sport commissions bodies through Space Coast Sports Promotions, a non-profit, 501-C3, sports management organization that hosted more than 60 major sporting events in the Space Coast, Florida area.

Second Vice-President: Joe Gura was newly elected as Second Vice-President of the AAU. An Avon, Ohio native, Mr. Gura, has been a fixture in the Ohio amateur sports scene for more than 35 years. A longtime AAU volunteer, administrator and gymnastics coach, he was named to the Greater Cleveland Sports Hall of Fame in 1992. He is most known for chairing the AAU Cares and Proud initiatives.

National Secretary: Cynthia Trombly-Martin was re-elected as National Secretary of the AAU. A longtime AAU volunteer, Ms. Trombly-Martin was governor of the Michigan AAU district from 1990 through 2018. A fixture in AAU Wrestling, she helped found the AAU Michigan State Wrestling Association in 1981 and has been to every AAU Convention since 1988.

National Treasurer: J.B. (Jo) Mirza was re-elected as National Treasurer of the AAU. An AAU member since 1972, Mr. Mirza has been the national chair for the AAU Karate program since 1987 and on the AAU Board of Directors since 1994. Mr. Mirza has been an integral part of Central AAU district since 1982 serving in various capacities including governor.

Prior to the AAU presidency, Dr. Goudy served as AAU national secretary for 20 years, taking office in 1994. He was part of the AAU national officer group that signed a 30-year deal with the WALT DISNEY WORLD Company in 1996. Later that year, the AAU relocated its national headquarters to Orlando, Florida becoming one of two anchor tenants at what is now the world-renown ESPN Wide World of Sports® Complex (the Atlanta Braves being the other), a state-of-the-art facility that has become the benchmark for youth athletic facilities and where more than 40 AAU national events are conducted annually.

Dr. Goudy has been with the AAU for more than 40 years, serving as AAU Volleyball National Chair for 27 years and overseeing sport growth from 14,000 members in 2000 to more than 150,000 members in 2018, making it the second largest sport in the AAU next to basketball.

The AAU Junior Volleyball National Championships, the largest volleyball event in the world as determined by Guinness Book of World Records, attracted a record 2,758 boys and girls teams in 2018 over a 12-day period, bringing 42,000 participants and generating an economic impact of $91,000,000 to the local Central Florida area. Over the years, this event has featured international teams from Australia, Brazil, Croatia, Canada, China, Colombia, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Haiti, Honduras, Israel, Germany, Mexico, Peru, Puerto Rico, Slovenia, Spain and Virgin Islands.

"The AAU is uniquely positioned to provide athletic participation opportunities here in the United States as well as abroad," said Dr. Roger J. Goudy, President/CEO of the AAU. "We will continue to expand and grow our event programming to provide Sports For All, Forever."

Honors and awards include 2018 Orlando Business Journal CEO's of the Year, 2017 and 2018 Sports Events Magazines Event Planners to Watch and 2017 National Association of Sports Commissions Event Organizer of the Year. In 2016, Dr. Goudy was named to Visit Orlando's Board of Directors.


Confidence and the Fear of Failure BY MIKE HARTMAN

For an athlete, there is nothing worse than the stunting fear of failure. However, it is human nature to feel the fear of failure. Overcoming this and breaking down that barrier is what makes some of the world's most outstanding athletes great.

An athlete’s confidence can be measured by their ability to handle this fear in a do-or-die situation. When you feel that fear, your body can tense up and actually physically affect your ability to perform. It can be a face off, a winning point, or even the beginning of a big game. These are the moments where that fear is condensed into a very small amount of time. To fix your reaction to game-time decisions, you need to practice using your confidence muscle every time you play your game. Be it in practice or on the field.

There are several mental exercises that can help build your confidence muscle. But you first must understand that you need to approach confidence in sports with a long-term mindset. This is why I am referring to it as a muscle. It genuinely needs time to grow, confidence does not happen overnight.

You can ask yourself, before the game starts, what's your biggest fear? What situations physically make you feel tense? It will allow you to pinpoint where your insecurity lies and make the idea of “becoming more confident” a lot less overwhelming. For an athlete, coming up with concrete exercises that they need to practice can be very calming. For example, if you are a forward and find yourself tensing up before taking shots lately, dedicate some more time to practicing. While practicing will obviously help, the key to this is admitting your fears to yourself. Nobody is perfect.

Speaking of perfection, you also need to take other players off a pedestal. If you are feeling down on yourself and perhaps comparing with other teammates, the best thing to do is take a step back. Everyone has their strengths and weaknesses. Identify your strengths and appreciate your teammate’s strengths. It will allow you to figure out how to work best with them and improve your overall game. You can even learn to appreciate your opponent’s strengths. It will help you figure out how to defend against them.

And finally, be serious about not taking yourself too seriously! When a sport is your absolute passion and so important to you, the pressures can become so intense and overbearing. You need to remember your love for the game and take off the pressure to win. This is not meant to imply that you undermine your passion and competitiveness, but rather to understand why you are so passionate. Remember what you love and take the darkness out of the equation. If you play for the love of the game and take yourself a little less seriously in terms of pressure, you will find that you feel more confident on the ice.

Coaching Page by : Mike Hartman

AAU Ice Hockey - On-Ice and Off-Ice Director Mike brings his experience of 17-years as a Professional hockey player (including with the Buffalo Sabres, Winnipeg Jets, Tampa Bay Lightning and New York Rangers), as a 1994 Stanley Cup Champion and of course as a youth player to now donate his time for the betterment of AAU youth hockey and coaching.

www.mikehartman100.com

http://www.mikehartman100.com


Hints for coaching at the 7U & 8U age classifications: Part 2

Our last editorial (within our August 1st edition) briefly discussed three concerns and/or ideas in coaching. Over my career, I’d stolen these concepts from others. These centered upon “thinking outside the box” like Lloyd Percival and Anatoli Tarasov, the notion that “practice makes permanent” taken from Real Turcotte and the “psychology” and/or “it’s always we” approach to coaching of Coach K.

For this editorial, I’d like to dig a little deeper into the Coach K’s psychology perspective. I’m still writing from the perspective of coaching 7U and 8U players. Yet, I’ve spent much of my lifetime coaching Bantam, Midget and High School, where I think this applies as well. And of course, Coach K works on this at the College and Olympic level. So, in reality I think that this probably transcends age.

Way back in the late 1960s and early 1970s, most people considered my father to be a very good youth hockey coach, especially during his years coaching Bantam Major (AAA). When I began helping him as a kind of student-coach, I would watch his bench management and I noticed what I thought was a problem, which I explained to dad. Dad (#1 coach) handled the Forwards on the bench. Assistant (coach #2) handled the Defense. Dad had another (coach #3) who acted more as a scout within the stands (when he wasn’t out scouting other teams).

However, Dad also had a fourth guy (coach #4) who walked the bench, probably looking a lot more like a Head Coach to any casual observers. Defensemen would come off the ice and often here from coach #2 what they did wrong or they’d get questioned, “why didn’t you do this or why didn’t you do that”. Same thing with Dad and the Forwards. Yet right after Dad and coach #2 were done, then coach #4 would be patting players on the back, smiling and seemingly contradicting everything that Dad and his Assistant had just said. So, I explained to Dad that I thought coach #4 was undermining his bench. Why would you allow this?

Well Dad explained that I simply hadn’t noticed that this was how the bench operated when I played as well. Dad explained that in sports, so much of our coaching methods are negative. We spend much of our time and effort telling players what they did wrong or how they should have done things, as if nothing is ever good enough. If that’s all that we ever do then we risk breaking the spirit of our players and of our team. Players also need to hear what they and their teammates have done right. And as coaches, it’s often very difficult for us to switch back and forth from correcting and teaching on the one hand and then inspiring them on the other hand.

Dad’s fix was to simply assign one coach to observe each player on each and every shift, looking for something positive. Not bull or some simple cliché, but something real and positive for each player. Dad insisted that you can’t simply pat kids on the back and/or make stuff up. That would be easy, but he insisted that the kids would see right through that.

You have to be just as specific as when your coaches are explaining a player’s mistakes. Kids need to understand that the positive remarks are based in reality, not just a made up canned line.

Editorial Page by the AAU Ice Hockey editor: Keith Kloock


Dateline 9/21/18 - 9/23/18 in Metropolitan Detroit, Michigan

With late September temperatures hovering just below 90, teams were full of excitement and ready to jump back on the ice. It’s the perfect time of year to host a tournament! Grinder Hockey continues to grow their youth hockey tournament, “The Grinder AAU Early Bird Challenge”. With the Michigan Indian summer in full affect, the weather was gorgeous that weekend in Detroit! When people weren’t inside the rink, they were out tailgating and having fun in the parking lot. Hockey, football, and tailgate BBQ’s! Truly good times were had by all! With many teams newly formed as an official travel team, it’s the perfect opportunity for team bonding and comradely!

This year’s Grinder Early Bird, the official AAU MAYHL play-in tournament, was held September 21st – 23rd. It took place at Hockeyland in Fraser, MI and Vikings Ice Arena in Hazel Park, MI. The kids were hyped to play in their first tournament of the year, and for some kids it was their first tournament ever. It was a great way to drop the puck on a new season!

The competition was fierce but fun. The tournament hosted 49 teams. Teams from Illinois, Ohio, and Pennsylvania traveled to Detroit to take part in what is quickly becoming the premier youth hockey tournament of the region. The Early Bird offers 6 different playing levels, which allows the kids to see competition from a variety

teams across mult iple leagues. It’s a great way for kids from different areas to have fun and start working on that ever so important concept of teamwork.

During the tournament, the Grinder staff noted a few fun facts. Their favorite jersey, worn by the Northville Vipers sported the iconic Vipers logo. A true Detroit classis. In addition the Detroit Flames brought back a twist with their classic Calgary Flames sweaters. And you couldn’t miss the “fluorescent” TLC Stars, who blinded you with their speed and color!

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Grinder - Early Bird Tournament Fraser Hockeyland and Vikings Ice Arena

2018 Champions – 2010 Divisions

PLATNUM DIVISION

Pittsburgh over TLC Green

GOLD DIVISION ~ Three Championship Games

#1 Game - Jr Stars over Chargers

#2 Game - Raptors over Brighton

#3 Game - Hornets over TLC Black

SILVER DIVISION ~ Two Championship Games

#1 Game – Pittsburgh 11’ over Warriors Red

#2 Game – Saginaw over Jr Bruins

BRONZE DIVISION

Jr Leafs over Ice Dragons

2018 Champions – 2011 Divisions

GOLD DIVISION

MI North Stars over Warriors

SILVER DIVISION ~ Two Championship Games

#1 Game – Nordiques over Kodiaks

#2 Game – Raptors over Firehouse


Tournaments often drive fierce competition and comeback stories worthy of an urban legend. The 2011 SCS Nordiques certainly qualified as they managed to defeat the mighty Oakland Kodiaks in championship game. When earlier in the week, the Nordiques lost to Oakland by 9 goals.

The Early Bird is a fun, competitive tournament and offers a variety of great experiences. If you are looking solid competition, good people and a lot of fun, then this tournament should be a “must do” as your season opener.

In addition to the AAU Early Bird Challenge, Grinder Hockey hosts three other AAU tournaments throughout the year:

The Grinder Gobbler, over Thanksgiving weekend, November 23rd – 25th of 2018.

The Winter Meltdown over MLK weekend, scheduled for January 19th – 21st of 2019.

The AAU Youth Spring Grinder Tournament, scheduled for May 3rd - 5th of 2019 – One of the largest AAU tournaments in the area. Don’t miss out on the fun, spots are filling fast!

Check out their website at: www.GrinderHockey.com to get registered.

2010 Gold Champions - Jr Stars (from the Chicago CUHL) 2010 Bronze Champions - Jr Leafs (from the Chicago CUHL)

Grinder - Early Bird Tournament Fraser Hockeyland and Vikings Ice Arena

http://www.grinderhockey.com/


AAU Style Training for The Cube Development Team

Adopting the Positive Coaching Alliance philosophy, the players on the AAU registered Illinois based U10 team measure and track their own individual hockey metrics. No matter if it’s a new hockey experience, a one second faster shot, or the perfect saucer pass, The Cube AAU team is all about player development.

The players not only practice on the ice, but have access to a state-of-the-art training center, comparable to pro teams, for shooting lanes, a synthetic ice rink and dryland hockey skill equipment such as the Super Decker and the Power Skater. They use the rotational system under the umbrella of the Positive Coaching approach.

The Cube Development Team is gearing up to play in the ORHL in Canada and has been approached by the Red Star Hockey Association in Belgrade, Serbia for a series of goodwill games. The Assistant Director Nenad Ratkovic is currently working with The Cube for a Scout Camp in December to find a few select players for the Pro Hockey League in Europe. During Nenad’s visit he will work with the local AAU teams and The Cube.

All interested AAU and AAU players contact The Cube Development Team at:

[email protected]

AAU League Pages Great Lakes Hockey League

mailto:[email protected]


http://mayhl.rsportz.com/

The MAYHL has just opened their 6th season (although it’s the 8th season for Hockey Michigan). For 2018-2019 the league has opened the regular season with 48 teams competing within 6 Divisions of separate Major and Minor age classifications, including 2 Divisions @ 7U (2011) and 4 divisions @ 8U (2010).

For more MAYHL information: [email protected] or please contact our customer service office @ 734-341-5893.

AAU League Pages The original AAU youth league and largest within Michigan

Division # teams

2010 Tier 1 - 8U 5 teams Detroit Flames, Downriver Warriors, Michigan North Stars, Oakland Kodiaks from Michigan and the Sylvania Selects from Ohio.

2010 Michigan - 8U 10 teams Bloomfield Blades, Brighton Ice, Detroit Flames (2011), Oakland Kodiaks Black, Nordiques Red, Revolution, Rochester Raptors, Saginaw Jr Gears, Troy Hornets, Waterford Hawks all from Michigan.

2010 Superior - 8U 8 teams Bloomfield Blades (2011), Downriver Warriors, Midland Norsemen, Novi Ice Dragons, Plymouth Wings, Port Huron United and Trenton Thunder all from Michigan, plus the Toledo Cherokee from Ohio.

2010 St.Clair - 8U 11 teams Brighton Ice Blue, Detroit Nordiques White, Downriver Wings, Grosse Ile Stars, Macomb Warthogs, Metro Jets, Mid-Michigan Phoenix, Mt Clemens Bruins Black, Mt Clemens Bruins Gold, Plymouth Whalers from Michigan and the Toledo Cherokee from Ohio.

2011 Division 1 - 7U 6 teams Detroit Nordiques, Downriver Warriors, Eastside Wolves, Michigan North Stars, Oakland Kodiaks and Waterford Hawks all from SE Michigan.

2011 Division 2 - 7U 7 teams Brighton Ice, DSC Revolution, Eastside Timberwolves, Grosse Ile Stars, Kodiaks (2012), Northville Vipers and Rochester Raptors all from SE Michigan.

http://mayhl.rsportz.com/



2018-2019 8U teams

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AAU League Pages Expanding league within the North East


more 2018-2019

8U teams

For questions, more information and/or

requests to join the NEAHL please contact

Wes: [email protected]

AAU League Pages Expanding league within the North East



The WSHL begins its 25th year

Dr. Don Thorne is a Vietnam veteran but he didn’t teach his son to shoot guns; He taught his son to shoot pucks.

This year marks the 25th anniversary of the Western States Hockey League (WSHL) that ambitiously started in 1993 to expand junior hockey to the West. The effort of many people involved from the league’s inception carried the vision into fruition while developing into a recognizable entity in the hockey community.

To the rest of the country, hockey across the Sun Belt has always been an unfathomable concept; Ideas of the sport taking the Southwestern United States by storm were almost fictional constructs. But to Dr. Thorne it was the perfect zone to embark on a journey known as the WSHL.

Current Commissioner, Ron White, played a monumental role in the evolution of the league since he was well established with USA Hockey as the Coach in Chief of the Pacific District. League management, prior to Ron’s involvement, was lacking hockey expertise and the geographical structure proved to be counterintuitive. He first began as CEO of the Anaheim Jr. Ducks — now the Long Beach Bombers — before taking on more responsibility.

Measuring success is key for any venture regardless of the size. The WSHL began to turn heads and make its presence felt as far as the east. The East coast perennial hockey programs claimed the sport, which largely overshadowed the WSHL. The league has made giant leaps to push for its players’ upward mobility in the sport.

Matus Spodniak, former Ogden Mustang, had a four-goal night early this year to break the all-time goals record but that wasn’t his biggest achievement. He became the first WSHL player in league history to make the jump directly from the league to an NCAA Division-I school. Spodniak will compete for American International College of the Atlantic Hockey conference. He will be stacking up against opponents such as Mercyhurst, Army, Canisius and Air Force. Spodniak is an indicator that the WSHL is capable of developing a level of play that can prepare a skater for all levels of college hockey.

The WSHL placed a big footprint in its western region but the expansion did not end there. This is now an international league with its branches stretching into the Canadian provinces of Alberta and Saskatchewan. The Edson Aeros, Cold Lake Wings, Meadow Lake Mustangs and Hinton Wild Cats will be joining the WSHL this year.

The presence of the WSHL in Canada facilitates the desire for more kids but also embraces the possibility of being a strong avenue for those seeking U.S. colleges. Today, we honor the regular season champion with the Thorne Cup to remember that first puck drop — the first pebbles in place by Dr. Thorne — all those years ago.

AAU League Pages WSHL Junior


CPJHL off and running, looking for more success in Year 3

By Matt Mackinder

As the Canadian Premier Junior Hockey League kicked off its third season a few weeks back, there is once again encouraging optimism and confidence surrounding the CPJHL.

With nine teams this season, including eight in Ontario – Brampton Royals, Coldwater Ice Wolves, Essa Stallions, Grey Highlands Hawks, Muskoka Anglers, Scarborough Wexford Raiders, Seaforth Generals, Smiths Falls Settlers – and one in Quebec – Maniwaki Mustangs – the CPJHL is off and running and building on the first two seasons to achieve even greater success this season, both on and off the ice.

“We have nine solid teams this season with very solid ownership all the way around,” said CPJHL president Stephane Laveault. “Every team has a very high-quality coaching staff and players that have shown they believe the CPJHL is the league that will develop them and take them to the next level of hockey. Whether that is higher levels of junior hockey, college hockey or professional hockey, I am confident in all nine teams always doing what’s best for each player.

“Sure, every team wants to win a championship at the end of the season, but why we do what we do is to push these kids, move them on, see them chase their dreams.”

Over the summer as teams began to announce player signings, one noticeable aspect that came to light was how most teams were able to sign American players from south of the border, as well as Canadian standouts from Western Canada and numerous players from overseas.

“When you look at our rosters, we are truly a diverse league, and that’s very exciting,” Laveault said. “It’s no longer just local players from Ontario coming here, which we still have many.

“Our league is on the radars on scouts and advisors all over the world and we have players choosing our league that maybe had options with other leagues in North America, but once they did their research and saw what we can offer in all areas of the game, I think it made the decision to come here a very easy one.”

AAU League Pages CPJHL Junior

AAU Ice Hockey - Youth Leagues This page will continue to be updated as additional league information becomes available.


Chicago United Hockey League (CUHL)

chicagounitedhockey.com

Northern Illinois & Wisconsin

8U Vice President: Tom Gullen - [email protected]

Great Lakes Hockey League

www.greatlakeshockeyleague.com/

Illinois, Iowa, Michigan, Wisconsin

10U and 12U Tom Creal - [email protected]

Hockey Florida (AAU)

www.hockey-florida.org

Florida

6U - 18U Keith Kloock - [email protected]

Michigan Amateur Youth Hockey

League (MAYHL)

www.mayhl.com

Michigan & Ohio

6U - 18U Director: Lee Shifflett - [email protected]

Minnesota Made - Choice Hockey

League

www.minnesotamadehockey.com

Minnesota

6U - 12U Director: Todd Blackstone - [email protected]

North East Amateur Hockey League

(NEAHL)

www.neahl.org

Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire & Vermont

6U - 18U Administrator: Wes Riley - [email protected]

Ontario Rep Hockey League (ORHL)

https://www.orhl.net/

Ontario & New York

6U - 17U Director: Diane MacGougan - [email protected]

Commissioner: Kevin McKinnon - [email protected]

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chicagounitedhockey.com


http://www.greatlakeshockeyleague.com/


http://www.hockey-florida.org


http://www.mayhl.com


http://www.minnesotamadehockey.com


http://www.neahl.org


https://www.orhl.net/



http://www.letsplayhockey.com/

AAU Ice Hockey - Youth Leagues This page will continue to be updated as additional league information becomes available.


Rapid Fire Hockey League

rapidfirehockey.com

Wisconsin & Minnesota

6U - 14U

Redline Metros (RLAC)

www.rlacmetros.com

Maryland, Virginia & greater Washington DC

6U - 18U

Rochester Jr Grizzlies Hockey League New York

7U - 8U [email protected]

http://rapidfirehockey.com

http://www.rlacmetros.com

mailto://[email protected]


AAU Ice Hockey - Scholastic Leagues This page will continue to be updated as additional league information becomes available.


High School Hockey League of

Nassau County (HSHLNC)

Metropolitan NY

http://www.hometeamsonline.com/teams/default.asp?

u=HIGHSCHOOLHOCKEYLEAGUEOFNASSAUCOUNTY&s=hockey&

p=home

I-69 High School League

[email protected]

or [email protected]

Michigan

http://i69hockeyleague.rsportz.com/

Western New York High School

Club Hockey League (WNYHSCHL)

Western NY

www.wnyhschl.com

AAU Ice Hockey - UHU (Junior & College) Leagues

Ron White, United Hockey Union (Juniors) Director - (714) 502-9029This page will continue to be updated as additional league information becomes available.

Western States Hockey League

(WSHL)

AZ, CA, CO, ID, KS, MO, MT, NM, NV, OK, OR, TX, UT, WA, WY

and Alberta, Canada www.wshl.org

Canadian Premier Junior Hockey League

(CPJHL)

Ontario & Quebec, Canada

http://www.cpjhl.com/




http://i69hockeyleague.rsportz.com/

https://www.wnyhschl.com

http://www.wshl.org

http://www.cpjhl.com/


AAU Inline Hockey

Keith Noll

National Hockey Chairperson(715) 829-2346 [email protected]

www.aauhockey.org

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AAU Ice Hockey - National Committee

National Support Staff

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AAU National Hockey Chairperson Keith Noll

2409 Stout Rd., Suite #1 Menomonie, WI 54751 (715) 231-4000 (office) (715) 829-2346 (cell) [email protected]

AAU Membership Services AAU

PO Box 22409 Lake Buena Vista, FL 32830 (407) 934-7200 www.aausports.org

AAU-UHU National Junior Hockey Ron White

17621 Irvine Blvd., Suite 201 Tustin, CA 92780 (714) 502-9029 [email protected]

www.wshl.com

Minnesota Bernie McBain

7300 Bush Lake Rd. Edina, MN 55439 (952) 746-9033 [email protected]

AAU High School Director Tony DeMayo - New York

[email protected]

National staff member Timothy Meyer

(407) 828-2723 [email protected]

AAU National On/Off Ice Program Director Mike Hartman


Mikehartman100.com

National staff member Conner Meredith


Editor

Keith Kloock 1260 Potomac Drive Merritt Island, FL 32952 (321) 794-0222

AAU Leagues, Administrators, as well as Team Coaches and/or Managers are encouraged to submit articles and notices to: [email protected]

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Sports for all, Forever

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AAU Ice Hockey 2018-2019 Tournament GuidePlease be aware that age classification birth-years for 2018-2019 season are as follows: rev: 10/31/18

6U= 2012 (birth-year or later), 7U=2011 (birth-year or later), 8U=2010 (birth-year or later), 9U=2009 (birth-year or later),


14U=2004 (birth-year or later), 15U=2003 (birth-year or later), 16U=2002 (birth-year or later), 17U=2001 (birth-year or later) and 18U=2000.

Name / Age - Competition Level Dates Cost Location Website

AAU Early Bird - (Grinder Hockey)

7U & 8U - Travel A-AA

Sep 21, 2018

Sep 23, 2018$995

Fraser, MI

12x12x15 - 4-gm minwww.grinderhockey.com

Kickoff Klassic Showcase - (ORHL)

6U through 17U - Travel A-AA (non-contact)

Sep 28, 2018

Sep 30, 2018$1395 CDN

London, ONT

12x12x12 - 4-gm minwww.orhl.net

Aurora Borealis - (Little Bear)

7U & 8U - House and Travel A-AA-AAA

Sep 28, 2018

Sep 30, 2018$700

Fraser, MI

11x11x14 - 4-gm min

www.littlebeartournaments.

com/

Chicago Early Bird Challenge (Canlan)

8U House, Travel A-AA

Sep 28, 2018

Sep 30, 2018$1,175

Romeroville, IL

12x12x12 - 4-gm min

ccthockey.com/tournaments/chicago-

early-bird-challenge-aau-mite-only/

The Show Tournament Series

7U & 8U - House and Travel A-AA

Oct 12, 2018

Oct 14, 2018$900

Madison, WI

12x12x12 - 4-gm min

www.theshowts.com/aau-

2018-19/

Gale Force 5 - (Little Bear)


Oct 19, 2018

Oct 21, 2018$1,125

Chicago, IL (Darien)

11x11x14 - 4-gm min


com/

Halloween Hat Trick Showcase - (ORHL)


Oct 26, 2018

Oct 28, 2018$1395 CDN

Brampton, ONT


Little Dog - (Little Bear)


Nov 2, 2018

Nov 4, 2018$900

Grand Rapids, MI

11x11x14 - 4-gm min


com/

Ultimate Hockey Tournaments


Nov 2, 2018

Nov 4, 2018$995

Dells, WI

11x11x11 - 4-gm min

www.ultimatetournaments.net/pag

e/show/2837990-aau-tournaments



Nov 2, 2018

Nov 4, 2018$995

Detroit, MI

11x11x11 - 4-gm min





Nov 9, 2018

Nov 11, 2018$995

Dells, WI

11x11x11 - 4-gm min





Nov 16, 2018

Nov 18, 2018$995

Dells, WI

11x11x11 - 4-gm min



Jr.Spartans-Jr.Warrior Wishbone Invitational

8U - House, Travel A-AA

Nov 21, 2018

Nov 25, 2018$950 12x12x12 - 4-gm min

www.northbrookjuniorspart

ans.org

AAU Grinder Gobbler (Grinder Hockey)


Nov 23, 2018

Nov 25, 2018$1,095

St.Clair Shores, MI


Powerade Classic Tournament - (ORHL)


Nov 23, 2018

Nov 25, 2018$1595 CDN

Brampton, ONT




Nov 23, 2018

Nov 25, 2018$995

Chicago, IL

11x11x11 - 4-gm min



Pekin Flyers Invitational

7U & 8U Travel A

Nov 30, 2018

Dec 2, 2018$1,300

Pekin. IL

13x13x13 - 6-gm min

www.nextgen-

hockey.org/tournaments.html

AAU Capitol Cup - (LEGACY Global Sports)


Dec 7, 2018

Dec 9, 2018$975

East Lansing, MI

12x12x15 - 4-gm min

www.lgshockey.com/event/

aau-capital-cup/


7U & 8U - AAA (Invite Only )

Dec 7, 2018

Dec 9, 2018$900

Detroit, MI

12x12x12 - 4-gm min


2018-19/

Rochester Mite Full-Ice (LEGACY Global Sports)

7U & 8U - Travel AA-AAA

Dec 7, 2018

Dec 9, 2018$1,350

Rochester, NY

12x12x15 - 4-gm min

www.lgshockey.com/event/

mite-full-ice/



Dec 14, 2018

Dec 16, 2018$900

Kalamazoo, MI

12x12x12 - 4-gm min


2018-19/



Dec 28, 2018

Dec 30, 2018$995

Chicago, IL

11x11x11 - 4-gm min



Chicago Holiday Cup (Canlan)

8U House, Travel A-AA

Dec 28, 2018

Dec 30, 2018$1,175

Romeroville, IL

12x12x12 - 4-gm min


holiday-cup-aau-mite-boys-girls-mens-

womens-hockey-tournament-2018/

Buffalo Outdoor Air - (ORHL)

6U through 10U - Travel A-AA

Jan 4, 2019

Jan 6, 2019$1,595

Buffalo, NY


AAU Winter Meltdown (Grinder Hockey)


Jan 19, 2019

Jan 21, 2019 $1,095Hazel Park, MI



http://www.orhl.net/

http://www.littlebeartournaments.com/

http://www.littlebeartournaments.com/

https://ccthockey.com/tournaments/chicago-early-bird-challenge-aau-mite-only/

https://ccthockey.com/tournaments/chicago-early-bird-challenge-aau-mite-only/



http://www.theshowts.com/aau-2018-19/


http://www.ultimatetournaments.net/page/show/2837990-aau-tournaments






https://harborcenter.sportngin.com/features


http://www.northbrookjuniorspartans.org/

http://www.northbrookjuniorspartans.org/




http://www.nextgen-hockey.org/tournaments.html

http://www.nextgen-hockey.org/tournaments.html



https://ccthockey.com/tournaments/chicago-holiday-cup-aau-mite-boys-girls-mens-womens-hockey-tournament-2018/









AAU Ice Hockey 2018-2019 Tournament GuidePlease be aware that age classification birth-years for 2018-2019 season are as follows:



14U=2004 (birth-year or later), 15U=2003 (birth-year or later), 16U=2002 (birth-year or later), 17U=2001 (birth-year or later) and 18U=2000.

Name Dates Cost Location Ages & Competition

Urban Legends - (Little Bear)


Jan 19, 2019

Jan 21, 2019$900

Fraser, MI

11x11x14 - 4-gm min


com/



Jan 19, 2019

Jan 21, 2019$995

Dells, WI

11x11x11 - 4-gm min





Jan 19, 2019

Jan 21, 2019$995

St. Louis, MO

11x11x11 - 4-gm min





Jan 25, 2019

Jan 27, 2019$995

Dells, WI

11x11x11 - 4-gm min





Jan 25, 2019

Jan 27, 2019$995

Detroit, MI

11x11x11 - 4-gm min



Classic Showcase - (ORHL)


Feb 1, 2019

Feb 3, 2019$1395 CDN

St.Catharines, ONT


Harbor Center Cup


Feb 1, 2019

Feb 3, 2019

$995 $1295CDN

Buffalo, NY

???????? - 4-gm min

harborcenter.sportngin.co

m/features

Ice Pirates - (Little Bear)


Feb 15, 2019

Feb 18, 2019$900

Grand Rapids, MI

11x11x14 - 4-gm min


com/


7U & 8U - House, Travel A-AA-AAA

Feb 15, 2019

Feb 18, 2019$900

Detroit, MI

12x12x12 - 4-gm min


2018-19/

Cleveland Cup - (Top Tier)


Feb 16, 2019

Feb 18, 2019$995

North Olmsted, OH

12x12x12 - 4-gm min

[email protected]

m



Feb 16, 2019

Feb 18, 2019$995

Dells, WI

11x11x11 - 4-gm min





Feb 16, 2019

Feb 18, 2019$995

St. Louis, MO

11x11x11 - 4-gm min



Light the Lamp - (ORHL)


Mar 1, 2019

Mar 3, 2019$1595 CDN

London, ONT


AAU WNY Invitational - 7th Annual


Mar 1, 2019

Mar 3, 2019$895

Cheektowaga, NY

12x12x12 - 4-gm minwww.holidayrinks.com/

North American Championships


Mar 1, 2019

Mar 3, 2019$1595 CDN

London, ONT

12x12x12 - 4-gm [email protected]

League & State Championships - (MAYHL)

League Championship - Travel Finals

March 2019

Dates TBDMichigan http://mayhl.rsportz.com/

Super Sunday - (CUHL)

8U League Championship - Travel FinalsMar 3, 2019 Illinois

www.chicagounitedhockey.

com

League Championships - (CUHL)

8U House League - House Finals

Mar 1, 2019

Mar 9, 2019Illinois

www.chicagounitedhockey.

com



Mar 15, 2019

Mar 17, 2019$995

Dells, WI

11x11x11 - 4-gm min



League Championships - (ORHL)


Mar 22, 2019

Mar 24, 2019$1595 CDN

Brampton, ONT


Chicago King of the Ring (Canlan)

8U - House, Travel A-AA

Apr 12, 2019

Apr 13, 2019$1,175

Romeroville, IL

13x13x13 - 4-gm min


king-of-the-rings-aau-mite-only-2/



Apr 19, 2019

Apr 21, 2019$995

St. Louis, MO

11x11x11 - 4-gm min



Little Men & Flying Saucers - (Little Bear)


Apr 26, 2019

Apr 28, 2019$700

Farmington Hills, MI

11x11x14 - 4-gm min


com/



Apr 26, 2019

Apr 28, 2019$995

Chicago, IL

11x11x11 - 4-gm min





May 3, 2019

May 5, 2019$995

St. Louis, MO

11x11x11 - 4-gm min



http://www.lgshockey.com/event/mite-full-ice/

http://www.lgshockey.com/event/mite-full-ice/














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