New teams only eligible to Minnesota players Minnesota Hockey announced the launch of four new teams and robust Tier 1 Teams as part of its fall and spring High Performance (HP) programs that will also work with the new USA Hockey Development League teams. The addition of the new teams is part of a streamlined […]
Shattuck-St. Mary’s is lone Minnesota program selected by Bryan Zollman, Let’s Play Hockey USA Hockey announced the launch of the USA Hockey Development League today and also announced 29 programs throughout the country to host 15U and 17U teams. Shattuck-St. Mary’s in Minnesota was the only program from the State of Hockey selected amongst the […]
Event provides new families a chance to try hockey without cost COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Try Hockey For Free Day, presented by Discover, is set for Saturday (Oct. 3) with more than 250 rinks across the country set to host events to introduce the sport to new families. A USA Hockey initiative in its 17th […]
When hockey becomes a contact sport, are kids doing it correctly? by Paul Antonenko, Let’s Play Hockey I was talking to a couple of friends who have coached and played hockey for a long time. They played Division I hockey, have coached boys and girls, and are very conscientious when it comes to giving back […]
Tickets On Sale Sept. 22; Tournament Set for April 21-May 2 in Duluth DULUTH, Minn. – Preliminary round tickets for the 2027 IIHF Under-18 Men’s World Championship will go on sale to the general public Tuesday, Sept. 22, at 10 a.m. CT at iihf.com/en/events/2027/wm18, USA Hockey announced here today during a community kickoff event hosted […]
Finland scores during 3-on-3 overtime to advance SAINT PAUL, Minn. – Cole Hutson (North Barrington, Ill./Boston University), Cole Eiserman(Newburyport, Mass./Boston University), and Ryker Lee (Wilmette, Ill./Michigan State University) each registered goals, but the U.S. National Junior Team fell 4-3 in overtime to Finland here tonight (Jan. 2) at Grand Casino Arena in the quarterfinals of […]
Zellers gets the game-winner (again) as TEAM USA improves to 3-0-0 in Preliminary Round play SAINT PAUL, Minn. – James Hagens (Hauppauge, N.Y./Boston College) scored twice, while and Will Zellers (Maple Grove, Minn./University of North Dakota) tallied his third game-winning goal of the tournament to help lift the U.S. National Junior Team to a 6-5 […]
Solomon and Stout score, Heil makes 16 saves TROIS-RIVIÈRES, Quebec – The U.S. Junior Select Team, helped by a pair of assists from Evan Jardine (Bloomfield Hills, Mich./Youngstown Phantoms), captured the 2025 World Junior A Challenge championship with a 5-1 victory over Canada West here today at Colisée Vidéotron. With the victory, Team USA captured […]
Tournament set for Dec. 26, 2025 through Jan. 5, 2026 in Minnesota COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Single-game tickets for the 2026 IIHF World Junior Championship will go on sale to the general public on Wednesday, Oct. 1, at 10:00 a.m. CT at iihf.com/en/events/2026/wm20. The iconic IIHF World Junior Hockey Championship showcases the best men’s ice hockey players […]
Camp set to take place July 28-Aug. 3 Thirty-eight players – including 20 forwards, 14 defensemen and four goaltenders — have been invited by USA Hockey to its Hlinka Gretzky Cup Selection Camp, set to take place from July 28-August 3, at USA Hockey Arena in Plymouth, Michigan. Six players are natives of Minneosta and […]
