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ALL HOCKEY PLAYERS ARE WELCOME! The HOWIES Spring League is open to both Boys and Girls, with Beginner, Intermediate (House), and Advanced (Travel) players. The league guarantees every skater an equal opportunity to play with equal ice time. The league is designed for ALL players to have FUN and at the same time improve their skills in Skating and Team Play!
The 2026 Season will have different starting dates - ALL divisions will conclude the weekend of July 26/27. Players must attend 1 Evaluation session date.
The league is priced by age division. Each division includes a fixed number of ice times. HOWIES team jerseys (with player name and number), & matching socks are also included.
All Games are played at Holiday and Leisure Rinks. Most ice times will Saturday or Sunday. However, DIVISION 6 will play primarily on Friday nights!
Full equipment is required. We offer full-line equipment options in The Hockey Connection shops at Holiday & Leisure Rinks and online.
All participants must attend an evaluation session, where they will receive a "rating." The commissioner, Matt Boehringer, will balance out the competition and consider player requests when building teams. The league plays a stop-time format of A-B-C lines, where all players receive equal ice time playing against similar competition. Players can request ONE player to play with or ONE coach.
The evaluation sessions are ice times set aside for all participants to attend before the teams are formed. At the evaluations, staff will run the skaters through various drills to determine a rating for each skater. This will then transfer to the league commissioner to form balanced teams. The evaluation session is also a time to decide if a player is enrolled in the proper division for their skill set. Our goal is to make sure everyone is placed correctly!
No. The HOWIES Spring Hockey League is for individual applicants only.
Coaches are experienced volunteers who submit an application for review and are selected by the league commissioner. We do our best to ensure that each coach is prepared for the season and that the best possible coaches are chosen.
The schedule is released after teams are formed, following Player Evaluations and the Coach's meetings.
Most weekends, teams will play a single game. There will be a couple of weekends where teams will play on Saturday and Sunday!
There will be playoffs in Divisions 3, 4, 5 & 6 ONLY. The final two weeks of the season, the top 4 teams in each division will play a 2-game playoff to determine the Champion. Teams not in the TOP 4 will play 2 positional games based on standings.
There will be a designated number of practices per division. If desired, teams can purchase additional practice at a discounted rate.
Yes. Team, Player, and Goalie stats will be tracked and posted at Holidayrinks.com for Divisions 2 through 6. Division 1, being played half-ice, will not have statistics tracked.
Goalies are welcome to register in ALL divisions. Any goaltender assigned to a team with (2) FULL_TIME Goaltenders will receive a $100 credit back on their league fee AFTER teams have played 3 league games.
When you register for the HOWIES Spring League, you earn (1) POWERPLAY point for each dollar spent. This will be applied to the account you used to register with, and you can use any Awards earned at the Hockey Connection Shops, the Grilles, or online @ TheHockeyConnection.com.