Submit photos of your AHAI player's awesome hockey-themed Halloween costumes and jack-o'-lanterns, wicked slapshots, dekes, dangles and great saves...or of your kids just plain having fun playing hockey.  ALL photos will be posted on AHAI's  Facebook  and  Instagram pages, but 5 lucky photos will be featured in AHAI's e-newsletter, SNAPSHOT and receive an awesome prize pack with a FloBros heavy duty canvas rink bag, a Stick Bandits popsocket, an AHAI winter hat to keep you warm at the rink, In Search of Greatness Movie poster and DVD, and 2 tickets (game of your choice) to see the Rockford IceHogs in action! We will also toss in some swag from the Chicago Blackhawks and Howies Hockey Tape...WOW!  Click HERE for complete contest details. We can't wait to see your pictures!

 

We want to understand the needs of the youth hockey community.  We ask that you take just a moment to complete this brief survey. The results are entirely anonymous. We will publish the results in an upcoming AHAI newsletter. Thank you for your time and your interest in youth hockey safety! TAKE OUR SURVEY>>

By Jim Clare, AHAI Coach-In-Chief - AHAI is excited to offer its first-ever USA Hockey led Bronze Level High Performance (HP) Goaltending Development Coach Seminar at Darien Sportsplex on Sunday, November 3 from 2:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. This seminar will include both on- and off-ice instruction for coaches and will be led by Steve Thompson, USA Hockey Goaltending Coordinator. Space is limited, therefore, we suggest interested coaches sign up early. Based on the success of our first clinic, AHAI will add more goaltending clinics in the future. 

Prior to the seminar, AHAI will host a 90-minute Goalie Summit (beginning at 12:00 p.m.) to discuss how to develop the goalies we currently have and how to development/find more goalies. Our hope is that this brainstorming session will enable us to better serve our existing goalies and help our clubs find new ones. The Goalie Summit is open to any club, coach, and/or goalie instructor who wishes to participate. We welcome all thoughts and ideas.  MORE INFORMATION>>

Safety is a top priority for USA Hockey each and every day. In 2006, USA Hockey took a significant step forward in enhancing safety by requiring coaches and volunteers to wear helmets when they are on the ice.  While most are in compliance with the rule, USA Hockey's board of directors added a 30-day suspension from all activities involving registered programs for failure to comply with the rule.  The rule can be found on Page 100, Section 15.10 of 2019-20 AHAI Annual Guidebook .  Here's to a fun and safe hockey season. Thanks for all you do to make hockey the greatest game on earth!

IHOA is please to announced that they have added a Level 1 and Level 2 Officiating Seminar on Wednesday, November 27th at Fox Valley Ice Arena in Geneva. Registration for this seminar will open soon. There are still a few spaces remaining for the Level 1, Level 2 and Level 3 seminars on Sunday, November 10 at Canlan Ice Sports in Romeoville. Please visit the IHOA website for complete details.

The American Collegiate Hockey Association (ACHA) boasts five divisions with over 500 teams from across the nation representing 49 different states (all but Hawaii!). AHAI has compiled a list of Illinois Men and Women playing college club hockey during the 2019-20 season. There are currently nearly 700 Illinois men and women playing in the ACHA. Those numbers demonstrate the extraordinary opportunity that exists for players to keep playing beyond their high school years. The buttons below represent the over 500 ACHA Club teams across the country. The young men and women rostered * to these teams compete in leagues across the country at several different levels: Men's Division I, II and III and Women's Division I and II. 

By USA Hockey - Women's National Team that will take part in a week-long training camp with the Canadian Women's National Team at the UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex in Cranberry Township, Pennsylvania, just north of Pittsburgh. READ MORE>>

The Chicago Blackhawks ServICE Crew is designed to encourage youth ages 8-18 to take an active role in their community by volunteering and giving back. Participants of the program will be encouraged to spend their free time doing community service projects of their choosing. Five individual participants will be selected each month to receive Blackhawks prizes! The 10 participants who volunteer the most hours by the end of the program will be invited to volunteer alongside a Chicago Blackhawks player! Click HERE for complete details and registration.

The Chicago Blackhawks and BMO Harris Bank are proud to honor members of the hockey community. Each month during the regular season we recognize the excellence of a youth hockey player, coach and volunteer, in addition to a Blackhawks player! Criteria is based on hockey accomplishments, volunteer activities in the nominee's community, demonstrated passion, dedication and spirit through commitment to community. In determining the Youth Hockey Player of the Month, the judges will also consider the nominee's academic accomplishments and involvement with his/her school. NOMINATE NOW>>