House Hockey
2025 Spring House Hockey
SPRING HOUSE HOCKEY PROGRAM OVERVIEW
The GR Blades spring house hockey program is geared towards expanding skating, skill, and overall hockey development with an emphasis on flexibility and fun.
Highlights:
- Increased number of practice sessions to provide attendance flexibility for those participating in spring sports
- Break from the standard practice format with emphasis on 3v3 small area games to promote fun, creativity, and competition
- Sunday skill clinics provide focused skill and skating development
- Sunday checking clinics for Bantams
- Sunday goalie clinics for goalies
- Full time goalies play free!
Spring Hockey Schedule
Click button below for access to the master spring hockey schedule. Program specific schedules will be loaded into your Crossbar Calendar.
Squirt House
Squirt spring season is a great opportunity for first year Squirts to learn the full ice game and for returning Squirts to have fun continuing their development and competing in games against local teams.
Program Details:
- 13 shared practice sessions
- 4 Sunday skating & skill clinics
- 3 Sunday goalie clinics
- 4 weekend games
- Tournament - Strong as a Mother Tournament at Cedar Rock Sportsplex (May 9 - May 11)
- Jersey included
Participants: Birth years 2015 / 2016
Season Schedule: Season runs from 3/24 to 5/18 (no sessions over spring break)
Cost:
- Player cost = $275
- Full time goalie cost = FREE
PeeWee House
PeeWee spring season provides the opportunity to continue development while having fun competing with new teammates in games against local teams.
Program Details:
- 13 shared practice sessions
- 4 Sunday skating & skill clinics
- 3 Sunday goalie clinics
- 4 weekend games
- Tournament - Strong as a Mother Tournament at Cedar Rock Sportsplex (May 9 - May 11)
- Jersey included
Participants: Birth years 2013 / 2014
Season Schedule: Season runs from 3/24 to 5/18 (no sessions over spring break)
Cost:
- Player cost = $275
- Full time goalie cost = FREE
Bantam House
Bantam spring season provides the opportunity for first year Bantams to learn and adjust to body checking while continuing skating and skill development with plenty of fun mixed in.
Program Details:
- 13 shared practice sessions
- 4 Sunday skating & skill clinics
- 3 Sunday goalie clinics
- 2 Sunday body checking clinics
Participants: Birth years 2011 / 2012
Season Schedule: Season runs from 3/24 to 5/18 (no sessions over spring break)
Cost:
- Player cost = $180
- Full time goalie cost = FREE
FALL / WINTER GENERAL INFORMATION
Where
Eagles Ice Center is the home of the Grand Rapids Blades.
When
The Fall/Winter season typically runs from first week of September to early March.
Games
Games will typically be on the weekends.
Games will be scheduled by the team staff. The amount of games played will vary between age groups.
Practices
Teams practice 2 times per week.
Ages
The Grand Rapids Blades strives to be congruent with USA Hockey's American Development Model. With that in mind, our philosophy is that our players participate at their appropriate age level.
Parents may petition the Blades organization for special consideration in their child's team placement. Here are the steps needed for players to be considered to play out of their age level.
1. All petitions for travel and House teams are to be submitted via email to the Managing Director two weeks prior to fall tryouts (travel) or drafting of rosters (house).
2. Each request will be reviewed individually with the decision to grant or deny the petition solely at the discretion of the Leadership Group.
3. The Group’s decisions must and will be consistent with MAHA’s rules governing these requests.
These procedures apply to following age groups: Squirts, PeeWees, Bantams, and Midgets for both the house and travel levels.
2025 Spring House Hockey
Registration is open for 2025 Spring House Hockey! Click the link below and follow the steps to register your player.
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