2024-2025 Season Information
Welcome
Dear Huskies families, players, coaches, and fans,
First, let me introduce myself, my name is Angie Sullivan, and I have been given the honor of being the new President of our youth hockey club! My hockey beginnings began years ago, when my dad would take me to cheer on the Hershey Bears, in Hershey, PA. (happy to say they are recent back-to-back Calder Cup champs!) When I met my husband, Sean, he was on a men’s league team, and I began to appreciate the game, understand the rules, and feel the passion for the game. When our son, Carson, turned 3 he put his 1st skates on and didn’t look back! My family has skated at Canlan Ice for over 15 years and if someone had told me on my 1st day as a hockey mom that I’d be writing this letter, I would not have believed them! Over the years with the Huskies, my husband has been an assistant coach, while I helped with fun events within our team. 2 years ago, the board asked me to create a season kick-off party for our families. Since then, I have worked with my committee to create fun events, fundraising opportunities, and philanthropic days. As I transition from that role, I want to say I am grateful to all who helped make those events great! I look forward to the new team leading us in more.
Thanks to Tony, our President Emeritus, for paving the way through Covid and after, to set myself and the current board up for success. He navigated his way through multiple challenges to ensure a positive path for the club. As President, my primary goals are to steer the Huskies towards a sustainable future in an ever-changing economy while ensuring the players have the best learning and fun experiences. Fostering the love of hockey and giving our best to them is very important to me. The board and I have thoughtful discussions when making decisions and you can be sure we will always make the choices we feel are best for our club to keep moving forward. You may not always understand or agree with our choices, but rest assured we have the club’s best interest at heart!
The 2024/2025 season is our 55th year! I am proud to be a part of an organization that has accomplished so much over the years. Be sure to look at our new website, under the alumni and history pages. This season we have a team competing in Central States, our mites competing in the CUHL, and our remaining teams will continue with our long-lasting relationship in NIHL. We are bringing back the midget program this fall, and I am excited to see the players excel this season! Over the last few months, you may have seen our OG colors of red and black. We aim to infuse our history throughout the club, our programs, and social media so you will see them often.
As I close out this letter, I want to express my deep pride in being part of this club, being a hockey parent, and most of all excited for what this next season brings! I pledge to give my best to the club and ultimately to you and your player(s). Please do not hesitate to say hello when you see me at the rink, I always enjoy meeting our families.
Thank you for being a part of the Huskies Hockey Club – let’s have a great season!
Sincerely,
Angie Sullivan
Club President
630-721-8126
Angie.sullivan@huskieshockeyclub.com
Important Upcoming Dates
July 20
Registration Opens
August 6 & 8
Fall Kick-off Clinics, Checking Clinics, and ID Skates
August 13 – 24
Conditioning Clinics
August 15 – 22
Midget Tryouts
August 24 – 29
Mite – Bantam Tryouts
July 30, August 1, 6, 13, and 20
Mandatory Uniform Fitting
All players must be fitted for uniforms.
August 24 – September 1
Teams Announced
Teams will be announced within 48-hours of the last tryout for each age group by posting the last 9 digits of the player’s USA Hockey number on our website.
August 31 – September 2
Off for Labor day weekend
September 15
Kick-off Party
From 1 pm to 5 pm at Dave and Busters in Rosemont.
Details will be available soon.
Included for the 2024-2025 Season
PROFESSIONAL COACHING
Led by Hockey Director, Chad Green, the Huskies coaching staff focuses on the development of each and every player in the program.
Weekday Practices
Twice-a-week practices* from September to February give players more ice time with fewer trips to the rink. Practice lengths depend on each age level as well as if the team shares ice or has a full sheet.
* Unless blackout week
Weekend Ice Slot
All home games are at Canlan Sports in Romeoville. Teams will have consistent ice times as much as possible, and the length of their ice slot matches the requirements set by each league and age level.
* Unless blackout weekend
CUHL, NIHL & CSDHL league fee
Mite (8U) teams will play in the CUHL. Squirt (10U), Peewee (12U), and Midget (16U) will play in NIHL. Our Bantam (14U) teams will play in Central States and NIHL.
Rotating Skills Sessions
Squirt, Peewee, Bantam, and Midget age levels will rotate participating in extra skill sessions where they can continue to grow and develop.
GOALIE INSTRUCTION
On Monday evenings, expert goalie instruction will be provided by Jim Stanaway from Goalies, Inc. for goalies Squirt and older. Younger goalies may participate with permission from the hockey director.
OFF-ICE TIER 1 Workout
All players Squirt and older will have off-ice conditioning with Don Lewis from Tier 1. 20 off-ice sessions will coincide with on-ice practice times.
VIDEO ANALYTICS AND VIDEO ROOM ACCESS
Players can access game videos and coaches can share highlights with players using our Pixellot cameras and mobile app, or use the video review room for full team lessons. Coach Cuda will serve as the video coordinator, working individually with each team.
Concussion Baseline Testing
Squirt, Peewee, Bantam, and Midget players will receive baseline concussion testing, virtual symptom management, and return-to-play monitoring. Balance and cognitive testing can be performed and tracked on a mobile device to help determine when they are ready to return to play.
Athletic Trainers at Home Games
Bantam Central States and Midget NIHL teams will have a licensed athletic trainer at all home games to help provide injury evaluations and assessments for all acute injuries sustained during gameplay, including range of motion, strength and function, soft tissue integrity, fracture assessments, concussion evaluations through neurocognitive testing, and acute wound care.
GAME PHOTOGRAPHY
Each team will have action photographs taken of at least two games during the season. Photos will be available via digital download approximately one week after the game.
Heritage and Midget UNIFORMS
Squirt, Peewee, and Bantam players will receive a throwback uniform this season. This set will be worn for all home games for the 2024-2025 season. Midgets' complete uniform set is included in their season fee. Lil Huskies will also get a jersey when signed up for a full session.
* Mite uniforms and light blue (away) uniforms for Squirts, Peewees, and Bantams are not included in the season fees. For more information, please see the uniform section below.
| Lil Huskies | Mite 8U (CUHL) | Squirt 10U (NIHL) | Peewee 12U (NIHL) | Bantam 14U (NIHL) | Bantam 14U (CS) | Midget 16U (NIHL) | Professional Coaching | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weekday Practices | 2 x 40 minutes | 2 x 70 minutes (shared) | 2 x 90 minutes (shared) | 2 x 90 minutes (shared) | 2 x 70 minutes (full sheet) | 2 x 70 minutes (full sheet) | 2 x 70 minutes (full sheet) |
| Weekend Ice Slot | 1 x 70 minutes | 1 x 70 minutes | 1 x 70 minutes | 1 x 70 minute slot | 1 x 70 minute slot | 1 x 90 minute slot | 1 x 100 minute slot |
| League Fees | Yes (CUHL) | Yes (NIHL) | Yes (NIHL) | Yes (NIHL) | Yes (CS) | Yes (NIHL) | |
| Referee Fees | 2 per game | 2 per game | 2 per game | 2 per game | 2 per game | 3 per game | |
| Rotating Skills Session | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
| Goalie Instruction | Permission needed | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Off-ice Tier 1 Workout | 1 x per week | 1 x per week | 1 x per week | 1 x per week | 1 x per week | ||
| Video Analytics | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
| Concussion Baseline Testing | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
| Athletic Trainers at Home Games | Yes | Yes | |||||
| Game Photography | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Uniforms | Lil Huskies jersey | Heritage Uniforms | Heritage Uniforms | Heritage Uniforms | Heritage Uniforms | Full Midget Uniform Set |
Fall 2024-2025 Season Fees
| Lil Huskies | Mite 8U (CUHL) | Squirt 10U (NIHL) | Peewee 12U (NIHL) | Bantam 14U (NIHL) | Bantam 14U (CS) | Midget 16U (NIHL) | Skaters Fee | $625 per session | $3,570 | $5,302 | $5,460 | $5,690 | $5,981 | $5,952 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalie Fee | $1,785 | $2,651 | $2,730 | $2,845 | $2,990.50 | $2,976 |
Season Payment Options
After tryouts are complete, your player will be assigned to a specific team for the season. You will receive a new registration link to accept your team placement and set up payment for the full season. Starting this year, the Huskies Hockey Club will use a new platform for managing player registrations. LeagueApps offers more flexible payment solutions for the season, including payment plans and ACH payments. A player will not be allowed on the ice for the first practice until one of these payment options has been chosen and at least the first payment has been made.
Credit card transactions will be charged an additional 3.9% +.30. ACH payments will be charged an additional 3.0% + .30.
Pay In Full Online
By choosing this payment option, you will submit the total due for the entire season online through LeagueApps for the team registration/contract signing. If you pay in full online, you will receive a 2% discount on the season fee.
Payment Plan Online
The online payment plan will be divided into 6 payments. You will submit your first installment payment on team registration/contract signing day by choosing this payment option. The remaining balance for the season will be billed ONLINE in 5 additional installments using the SAME PAYMENT METHOD used to pay your registration fee.
Automatic payments will occur on October 1, November 1, December 1, January 1, and February 1.
Pay in Full with check – Offline
You can pay the full amount via check to avoid any online payment transaction fee. The check payment is due before the first team practice. Checks should be made out to “Huskies Hockey Club” and dropped off in the board room (down the hall by rink 1) to the attention of Rachel Baumruck.
Families with multiple skaters will receive a 5% discount on the season fee.
Additional Financial Obligations
Equipment
The Huskies recommend black helmets and gloves (navy is also acceptable). These items are required and not included.
Tryout Fee
The tryout fee with the Huskies is not included in the season dues and will be required by all players in order to tryout with the club. Register early to save $100 off the tryout registration.
PRACTICE JERSEYS
All players must have the navy and white Huskies practice jerseys, which can be ordered through the RG Hockey shop at Canlan. All new practice jerseys will be reversible. The cost includes having the player’s name and number put on the back of each jersey.
$50
Warm-ups
Huskies warm-up jackets and joggers will be required for all Mites, Squirts, and Peewees to wear when they arrive at each game. Price TBD
Bantam and Midgets must wear a Huskies Polo with casual dress pants when they arrive at each game. They must change into a Huskies pregame workout T-shirt and black shorts for pre-game warm-ups. Price TBD
DISCRETIONARY SPENDING ACCOUNT
Each team will create a team Discretionary Spending Account (DSA) that will cover any tournaments & team activities. Each family will contribute equally to their team’s DSA. Teams can fundraise to cover their DSA, but the fundraiser must be approved by the club.
Costs Vary
USA Hockey Registration (All Players)
Before registering with the Huskies Hockey Club for any activity (including camps, clinics, or tryouts), you must have a 2024-2025 USA Hockey Registration. Any member who registered with USA Hockey on or after April 1, 2024, is eligible for participation from that date through August 31, 2025. Last year’s USA Hockey number will not work. To register for this season, go to www.usahockeyregistration.com, click "Register Now," and complete the form.
The fee to USA Hockey is dependent on your birth year:
- 2018 & Younger $15.00
- 2017-2016 $50.00
- 2015-2012 $61.00
- 2011-2006 $70.00
- 2005 & Older $46.00
An additional AHAI (Amateur Hockey Association of Illinois) Affiliate fee of $25 is added to your USA Hockey fee.
At the end of the process, you will be given a USA Hockey confirmation number consisting of 9 digits and 5 letters. This number is required to register for the fall season with the Huskies Hockey Club. It will also be used to announce team placement after tryouts. Please keep this number handy, as you will be using it often.
Mite AAU Registration (mites Only)
USA Hockey does not sanction full-ice hockey for Mites. To play full-ice hockey at the Mite level, players must register with AAU to be eligible. The CUHL is an AAU league, and therefore, players 8U and younger need to be registered with both USA Hockey and AAU.
- The cost is $22 to register.
- Do not register with AAU until after September 1st, 2024 (You do not need to be registered with AAU for tryouts).
- AAU Memberships run from September 1st through August 31st.
- Please print the confirmation page and keep a copy for your records.
Coaching Directors
Questions?
Please contact: Chad Green (Hockey Director) at 630-650-1202 or greener00@sbcglobal.net.
Upcoming Calendar of Events
Travel Program Tryouts
All players who want to play in the 2024-25 travel season with the Huskies must attend all tryout dates for their age level unless told otherwise by the hockey director. Sign up early to save $100 off the tryout fee.
If you have any hockey-related questions about these sessions, please contact our Hockey Director, Chad Green at 630-650-1202 or greener00@sbcglobal.net.
Mite (8U)
2016 / 2017 / 2018 *
Tryout cost: $150Sat., August 24
11 am – 12 pmSun., August 25
11 am – 12 pm* 2019 and 2020 birth years need permission from the hockey director.
Squirt (10U)
2014 / 2015
Early bird (before 8/10): $250
8/10 – 8/16: $300
After 8/17: $350Sun., August 25
12:10 – 1:10 pmMon., August 26
6:20 – 7:20 pmTues., August 27
6:20 – 7:20 pmThurs., August 29
5:40 – 6:40 pmPeewee (12U)
2012 / 2013
Early bird (before 8/10): $250
8/10 – 8/16: $300
After 8/17: $350Sun., August 25
11:20 am – 12:20 pmMon., August 26
7:30 – 8:30 pmTues., August 27
7:30 – 8:30 pmThurs., August 29
6:50 – 7:50 pmBantams (14U)
2010 / 2011
Early bird (before 8/10): $250
8/10 – 8/16: $300
After 8/17: $350Major CS 2010s only
Sun., August 25 (Invite only)
12:30 – 1:30 pmMon., August 26 (Invite only)
7:50 – 8:50 pmAll other bantams
Mon., August 26
6:40 – 7:40 pmTues., August 27
7:40 – 8:40 pmWed., August 28
6:50 – 7:50 pmThurs., August 29
7:20 – 8:20 pmMidgets (16U)
2008 / 2009
Use code: RiskFreeThurs., August 15
8:50 – 9:50 pmSat., August 17
11:30 am – 12:30 pmTues., August 20
8:50 – 9:50 pmThurs., August 22
8:50 – 9:50 pmTues., August 27
8:50 – 9:50 pm
First Practices
Players must have fully registered and signed contracts to be on the ice.
Mite (8U)
Tues., August 27
5:10 – 6:10 pmTues., September 3
Time TBDSquirts (10U)
Tues., September 3
Time TBDThurs., September 5
Time TBDPeewees (12U)
Tues., September 3
Time TBDThurs., September 5
Time TBDBantam NIHL (14U)
Tues., September 3
Time TBDThurs., September 5
Time TBDBantams CS (14U)
Thurs., August 29
8:30 – 9:30 pmTues., September 3
Time TBDMidgets (16U)
TBD
Tryout Handbook
The tryout process is one of the most challenging and stressful times during the hockey season—especially for parents! Research has shown that kids, in many cases, handle the pressure of tryouts better than parents, making this time of the season a particularly nerve-wracking and potentially upsetting experience for all! This handbook attempts to explain the Huskies Hockey Club tryout process and answer questions, especially for those parents who have not been through this process before.
Uniforms
Mandatory uniform fittings will take place on 7/30, 8/1, 8/6, 8/13, and 8/20 from 6 to 8pm at Canlan in either the board room (down the hall by rink 1) or a party room. All players must attend one of the fitting dates and submit their sizing information through our Google form.
Mites
The mite program will continue using the same uniform sets from previous seasons.
Pricing
Jersey: $50 each
Socks: $30 per pair
Shells: $40
Complete set: $200
Squirts, Peewees, & Bantams
We are excited to introduce a white heritage throwback uniform for the 2024-25 season to celebrate our 55th Anniversary as a club. The new heritage uniform, provided at no additional cost, will be worn for home games this year. The light blue from previous seasons will be used as away uniforms.
*** A $100 deposit will be required at the sizing event and will be deducted from your season fee at team registration.
Pricing
Replacement light blue uniform components and pricing for new players is below:
Jersey: $50 each
Socks: $30 per pair
Shells: $40
Complete set: $120
Midgets
Our rejuvenated Midget program will look amazing in these new red and black uniforms. We have combined the old and the new to create a set of uniforms that honor our history while looking toward the future. The players will be proud to put on these jerseys, which are made using the same high-quality production techniques as our sublimated jerseys. However, we will be using an embroidered logo on the chest to stand out from the pack.
All midget players will receive the complete uniform package, which includes:
White jersey
White socks
Black jersey
Black socks
Black pant shell
*** A $200 deposit will be required at the sizing event and will be deducted from your season fee at team registration.
*** We will reevaluate our uniform designs after the 2024-25 season has concluded.
Lil Huskies
We are excited to expand our Lil Huskies program to include 25 ice-touches per session! Weekday skills sessions will take place on Tuesdays & Thursdays for 40 minutes each. Saturday is game day, and the Lil Huskies will play cross-ice games for 70 minutes to take the skills they learned during the week and build their teamwork in game situations
The first skate of each session will act as a team evaluation and recommendation by the Director of Early Development.
Registration is now open!
Fall 1 Session
September 3 through October 31
Days off 9/14
3-Day Option: $625
Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
2-Day Option: $480
Choose between Tuesday and Saturday or Thursday and Saturday
1-Day Option: $280
Choose between Tuesday or Thursday
Fall 2 Session
November 5 through January 4
Days off 11/23, 11/28, 11/30, 12/24, and 12/31
3-Day Option: $625
Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
2-Day Option: $480
Choose between Tuesday and Saturday or Thursday and Saturday
1-Day Option: $280
Choose between Tuesday or Thursday
Winter 1 Session
January 7 through March 15
Days off 1/18, 2/6, 2/8, 2/27, 3/1
3-Day Option: $625
Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
2-Day Option: $480
Choose between Tuesday and Saturday or Thursday and Saturday
1-Day Option: $280
Choose between Tuesday or Thursday
Reduce Your Fees
We understand that hockey is not inexpensive, and we do everything in our power to provide opportunities for families to reduce their fees through fundraising, volunteerism, and sponsorship. We will soon announce specific opportunities on our fundraising page under the "Individual Player Fundraising" tab.