TIER I GIRLS Chicago Young Americans 14U + Chicago Mission 14U Chicago Mission 16U ++ Chicago Mission 19U + TIER II GIRLS North Shore Warhawks Girls 14U

TIER I YOUTH Chicago Mission 14U Chicago Mission 15 +  Chicago Mission 16U ++ TIER II YOUTH Chicago Hawks 14U Highland Park Falcons 16U Geneva Cyclones 18U

Seven (7) Tier I teams and 4 Tier II teams will be representing Illinois at USA Hockey's National Championships April 3-8, 2019! AHAI will post a daily wrap-up of how our teams are doing each evening on our social media sites. Make sure to follow us on Facebook, Twitter and/or Instagram. You can also watch your favorite teams LIVE on HockeyTV. Good luck to all our Illinois teams!

By Don Allord, AHAI Foundation Golf Chairman - The AHAI Foundation Golf Committee is excited to announce that the 2019 golf outing will be held on Friday, August 9, 2019, at the Schaumburg Golf Club. Mark your calendar and get a group together. We will only take 144 golfers. Click HERE to make  your reservation today...spots fill up fast! Click HERE for complete details. See you on the links!

The Amateur Hockey Association Illinois, Inc. is proud to present the 2019 AHAI Adult State Championship Tournament hosted by the AHAI Adult Committee and The Edge Ice Arena. The Adult State Tournament will take place April 25 - April 28, 2019 with all Championship Games taking place on Sunday, April 28, 2019 at The Edge.  Click HERE for more information and/or registration, or contact Robert Fiorio, Tournament Director at rfiorio4@yahoo.com. Click HERE  to download/print flyer and registration form.

Question:  In a case where coincidental penalties are called but one of the penalized players receives a double minor, how many players are placed in the penalty boxes? ANSWER>>

Question: If a referee makes a mistake by calling icing, where does the puck get dropped? I always thought when a referee makes a mistake the puck is dropped at center ice. ANSWER>>

Darren Pang was born in Meaford, Ontario, and grew up playing hockey for the Nepean Raiders in Nepean, Ontario, Canada. He had the great fortune of playing alongside several future NHLers, including Dan Quinn, Doug Smith and Steve Yzerman.

The Chicago Blackhawks have announced the team will host HockeyFest - Game On!, the world's largest street hockey tournament, on United Center campus parking lots from June 22-23, 2019. This marks the first time ever that this traveling event will be held in the United States. With more than 30 divisions ranging across age, gender and skill level, hockey players of all ages, including adults, are invited to participate. Click HERE for complete details and registration information.

The Chicago Blackhawks and BMO Harris Bank are proud to honor members of the hockey community. Each month during the regular season they recognize the excellence of a youth hockey player, coach and volunteer. AHAI congratulates February's Award Winners: Glenn Jauch, Illinois West High School Hockey League (Volunteer); Wyatt Andreuccetti, DuPage Stars (Coach); David Kopp, Chicago Blackhawks Blind Hockey (Player). Want to nominate a deserving player, coach or volunteer? Click  HERE for complete details. 

By Greg Bates, Special to AHAI - Growing up, hockey bonded Michael and Jack Billings. The brothers played together in the backyard and eventually were on the same Oak Lawn Saints team out of Oak Lawn Ice Arena. The Billings boys now share an even closer bond in their 20s. But it's not primarily due to hockey. When Mike was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia on Sept. 20, 2018, it was his younger brother, Jack, who stepped up.  Mike - who was born with Shwachman-Diamond syndrome, which is a lifelong disease that affects every organ in the body - needed plasma and was in search of a match. READ MORE>>

The 7th Annual Canadian National Blind Hockey Tournament was held March 22-24, 2019 at Ryerson University's world-class Mattamy Athletic Centre - the former Maple Leaf Gardens - in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Illinois' Anthony Chesrow and Matthew Miller, members of the USA Blind Hockey Team, competed with nearly 125 other participants who are blind or partially sighted in a record five different divisions. READ MORE>>

MB Ice Arena is proud to host a showcase highlighting local and regional talent for juniors and seniors in high school and current junior hockey players.  The goal for this event is to educate and create an opportunity for players to showcase their interest and talents in front of top ACHA Programs. With 10 of the top ACHA schools already committed, and more to come, this event will be unlike any other event in the area.  Players will have multiple opportunities to showcase their skills to various programs on and off the ice.  FULL DETAILS>>

The NAHL Combines are driven by the North American Hockey League and operated by the NAHL's professional staff in order to serve the most valuable asset to hockey... the players. The goal is to provide the aspiring hockey player a one-of-a-kind experience that is designed to maximize exposure at grand-scale events that provide a true look and feel of the genuine NAHL Experience. NAHL Combines are carefully designed to provide an experience, education, and exposure for prospects that strive to advance their hockey development at the junior hockey and college level.  MORE INFORMATION>>