Spring Mite Travel
The Northbrook Bluehawks are excited to announce our Spring 2024 Hockey Program. Mite Travel will have 18 overall ice touches through the spring program.
All players are encouraged to participate in tournament play. Players will be placed on tournament teams by coaching staff. Players planning on returning for the fall 2024-25 season are strongly encouraged to participate. Go Bluehawks!
Ages
Birth Years: 2016-2018
2015 birth year players move up to Squirts in the spring. Please see our Spring Travel (SQ/PW/BTM) Program.
When
The season will run from March 5 through May 23. There will be nothing scheduled during Spring Break, March 23 to March 31.
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 or 6:05pm
Wednesdays 5:50pm
Weekly Sessions
Each team will follow 2 weekly sessions:
Skills: StickSpin/ American Development Model (ADM) with Bluehawk Staff / Positional Specific Training (Session 1): First skate of every week will consist of skill work. Cody Murphy, Hockey Director, will run his StickSpin clinics which focus on stick handling and puck control. StickSpin is a program with 10+ years of history in the North Shore, with alumni in the NHL/NCAA ranks. Here is a video testimony:
These sessions will include other skill based training such as power skating, shooting, edgework, etc. Players will also be split into groups (Forward/Defense split) to focus on positional specific training.
Blue & White Games(Session 2): Controlled Scrimmages/Scrimmages 3v3, 4v4, 5v5.
Goalies
The Northbrook Bluehawks are pleased to announce our continued partnership with Good as Gould Goalie School for the 2024 spring season. With over 30 years of experience, we are excited to have them on board and working with our goalies on a weekly basis.
Please note that goalie clinics may not fall on the same day as regular practice.
Times: TBD
Tournaments
Battle on the Boarder: Gurnee, IL
- Mite AA: May 17-19
- Mite A: May 17-19
Fee: $150
Jerseys
Players will receive a reversible Northbrook Bluehawks jersey.
AAU Membership
Each player is required to obtain an AAU membership before the start of the season. If your player had a membership for the Fall Season, a new one is not needed for the Spring Season.
Spring 2024
Fee
Skater $750
Goalie $375