Spring Mite Travel

The Northbrook Bluehawks are excited to announce our Spring 2025 Hockey Program, offering a blend of skill development and competition for all participants. This program is designed to enhance individual skills while providing players with an opportunity to apply those skills in competitive settings.

Program Overview:

• Skill Development: Skaters will receive targeted instruction in key areas, including stickhandling, power skating, shooting, and more. These sessions are designed to improve technical skills, build confidence and develop each players hockey IQ on the ice.
• Competition Days: Players will take part in 3v3, 4v4, and small-area games, which are ideal for utilizing the skills learned in training. These competitive sessions will emphasize teamwork, decision-making, and situational awareness.
• Approximately 18 ice touches throughout the program.

Spring Team Participation:

• All players are encouraged to join a spring team that will compete in one tournament and play in approximately four games.
• Evaluations will be held prior to Spring Break to assess skill levels and create teams.
• A separate fee will apply for those who wish to participate on a spring team. Don't miss out on this exciting opportunity to continue developing your skills and enjoy the game in a fun and competitive environment.

Birth Years: 2017-2019

2016 birth year players move up to Squirts in the spring. Please see our Spring Travel (SQ/PW/BTM) Program.

The season will run from the week of March 10 through May 22. There will be nothing scheduled during Spring Break, March 22 to March 30.

While we strive to provide a consistent ice schedule, please know that the Sports Center has other events that will impact our ice schedule throughout the spring season. As a general rule, here is when our groups will be on the ice:

Mondays 5:50-6:50pm

Thursdays 4:10-5:10pm

Each team will follow 2 weekly sessions:

Session 1: Skills Training American Development Model (ADM) with Bluehawk Staff / Positional Specific Training: First skate of every week will consist of skill work focused on stick handling and puck control.

These sessions will include other skill based training such as power skating, shooting, edgework, etc. Players may also be split into groups (Forward/Defense split) to focus on positional specific training.

Session 2: Blue & White Games: Controlled Scrimmages/Scrimmages 3v3, 4v4, 5v5, and small area games.

Goalie instruction will be a part of the spring program and instruction will be provided by Good as Gould goalie training.

Goalies should plan to attend their own age level skills days when NOT a specific goalie instruction day as per below.

Dates, times and level Good as Gould will be instructing:

March 10th

6:30pm - 7:30pm Mite/Squirt Goalies

7:40pm - 8:40pm Peewee/Bantam Goalies

April 1, 15, 29th, May 13th

7:00pm - 8:00pm Mite/Squirt Goalies

8:10pm - 9:10pm Peewee/Bantam Goalies

Each team will participate in approximately 4 games (2 home, 2 away) and 1 local tournament. Evaluations will be held prior to Spring Break. Participation on a spring team will be an additional fee for those wishing to participate and may be selected during the registration process.

Games & Tournament Fee: Skater $300/Goalie $150

Tournament: Glacier Invitational, May 14-18 Vernon Hills, IL