Volume 8 Issue 1 | January 2023
STATE TOURNAMENT
The State Tournament is coming up fast. Be prepared physically & mentally…...OH and don’t forget about your equipment! 
                                   
Play-in games begin on January 15th with the Round Robin for the top four teams in each age division competing during the weekend of February 23rd thru February 26th at the Glenview Community Ice Center. The top two teams in each age division will then match-up on Saturday, March 5th during Championships weekend at the Mt. Prospect Ice Arena. 
                                   
The Girls Hockey Community has done a tremendous job supporting girls’ hockey in Illinois and should be PROUD to have Girls’ teams participating in all five Girls Tier II age classifications – 10u, 12u, 14u, 16u, and 19u!
 
GOOD LUCK TO ALL TEAMS & PLAYERS!
AMERICA'S SHOWCASE
The Illinois High School Showcase Teams (1 Boys’ & 1 Girls’) will compete in the 2023 America’s Showcase April 19-24, 2023, in St. Louis, Missouri. The purpose of this historic event will be the continuation of traditions established over the past thirty-three years. The Showcase is designed to allow high school hockey players from around the country the opportunity to compete against the best of the best during this five-day period with the prospect of being seen by every major hockey institution in North America. We wish this year’s High School Showcase Teams good luck as they seek to bring home the National Title to Illinois.

Ten girls’ teams from across the United States representing forty-three states will compete and showcase their talents to coaches and scouts from every major hockey institution in the country.
The purpose of this prestigious event remains the same. It is designed to allow high school hockey players from around the country, who do not traditionally get scouted due to geographic and budgetary constraints within the scouting circles, the opportunity to compete against the best of the best during a five-day period and be seen by every major hockey institution in North America.
The Girls’ Showcase Team is open to all Juniors and Seniors currently enrolled in an Illinois High School. If space allows, we may roster up to six (6) Sophomores. You are not required to play on a Girls’ High School team to be eligible since not all Illinois Schools have this option. You are required to be on a current properly registered AHAI Affiliate Girls’ 16u or 19u team or a properly registered Youth team.  

Click here for the invite and registration form.
CENTRAL DISTRICT TRYOUT CAMP
Registration for the tryout camp is around the corner…. starts February 1, 2023 and will be held in Green Bay, Wisconsin. Players with the following birth years are eligible to register: 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006.
2010 and younger are not eligible.

This tryout camp is a player’s opportunity to compete against other players in the Central District to be selected to advance to the Central District Camp in June where players then compete for a chance to advance to the various National Camps.
                                   
Click here for dates, costs, registration instructions, etc.
INFORMATION, TUTORIALS & PDFs
The Girls’ page of the AHAI website has mini tutorials for viewing as
well as associated PDFs for you to print out and share with others. Most of these do not relate solely to the sport of hockey; these are for any athlete in any sport.
LEADERSHIP
Reach for the stars and be a LEADER!!
  • A leader doesn’t always reveal itself as a visual presence.
  • A leader starts with a belief in herself & sees what changes are needed and what she can do to make them happen.
  • A leader uses her voice.
  • A leader works with others towards common goals, problem solving, and best practices.
  • A leader is a positive disruptor and builds credibility.

Use all this to be a better YOU! 😊
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