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2025-2026 Season Tryout Dates

USA Hockey Rules Regarding Tryouts and Player Selection

Tryouts/Player Selection Tryouts for all Tier I & II 14U-18U Youth and 14U-19U Girls Teams (from the USA Hockey Annual Guide - page 153)

No youth or girls Tier I or Tier II team may recruit or solicit players or offer hockey contracts to players for the following season, or hold development camps, tryouts, player selections or any activity that could be construed as a tryout/solicitation or recruitment for the following season, until 48 hours after the last game of Youth National Championships (both Tier I and Tier II Nationals must be completed). For example, if the National Tournament ends at 4 pm on Monday, tryouts can begin after 4 pm on Wednesday. Any violation of this prohibition may subject the coach, team, program and/or responsible administrators to appropriate discipline, or ineligibility of the team or coach, as determined by the Affiliate.

 

ALL TRYOUT TIMES BEGIN AFTER 4:00 PM ON THE DATE LISTED

2025-2026 Season Tryout Dates

Tryout Level Day Date
Approved Tier I – 10U, 12U Youth and Girls Tuesday March 18, 2025
Approved Tier II - 8U, 10U, 12U Girls Friday March 21, 2025
Approved Tier II – 8U, 10U, 12U Youth Monday March 24, 2025
Non-Tiered Teams – 8U, 10U, 12U Youth and Girls Monday March 31, 2025
Approved Tier I – 13O, 14U, 15O, 16U, 18U, 19U Youth and Girls Tuesday April 8, 2025
Approved Tier II – 14U, 16U, 18U, 19U Youth and Girls Monday April 14, 2025
Non-Tiered Teams – 14U, 16U, 18U, 19U Youth and Girls Monday April 21, 2025
Spring and Summer Teams – All Age Levels Youth and Girls Monday April 21, 2025
Tier I Tryouts Must Be Concluded No Later Than Thursday August 1, 2025
Tier II And All Other Tryouts Must Be Concluded No Later Than Tuesday October 1, 2025

* UPDATED - June 15th, 2024 *