BHS Spring League

When it comes to off-season development...having the proper environment is essential. We've designed a complete "Community Model" off-season program that allows kids of all ages and abilities to THRIVE.

What does Community Hockey look like in the off-season?

• It prioritizes rest/recovery.
• It emphasizes playing local hockey at the lowest cost possible to keep as many players in the game as possible.
• It embraces kids having time to play other sports, do strength and conditioning, and "be a kid"
• It has fluid rosters that are designed to result in close, competitive games.
• It lets ALL kids play against each other, learn from each other, and benefit from the best coaching resources possible.
• It blends ages across a larger cross-section than typical town/club travel teams, letting kids "play up" and "play down" and make far more friendships at the rink.
• It follows other community models that are well-established in Minnesota and Nordic Countries

We have a Spring League that runs from late April - Jun and is focused on Learn to Play through Peewees. Our Spring League has options for older kids to register as "player/mentors" and gain leadership experience as well as get free ice time.

We will also be rolling out a comprehensive Summer "Development Program" (registration to open in early 2026) that is designed for players of all ages.

What aged players are appropriate for this program?

We have three age cohorts, and players are free to register for what suits their needs:

• 4PM: SHINNY - Cross Ice and Small Area games (Learn to play through Squirts)
• 5PM: Full Ice with some Cross Ice (Mites and Squirts)
• 6PM: Full Ice (Squirts and Peewees)

*** Bantams and Older are welcome to register as a "Player/Mentor" and be able to get FREE Ice time while helping younger kids. ***

All weekly games are on Sundays at the Breakaway Ice Center in Tewksbury, MA.

Players who sign up for dryland skills practices will have those at Boston Hockey Skills (BHS) in North Reading, MA

The FREE (and totally optional) Special Events are at Chase Arena in Natick and BHS.

In addition to the 8 weeks of on-ice programming at Breakaway Ice Center, we have the following FREE Special Events:

For Shinny Participants:

• BHS "Skills Combine" / Kickoff (At BHS - date TBD in late April)
• DDP Shinny Jamboree: Cinco de Mayo (Chase Arena, Saturday May 9)
• DDP Shinny Jamboree: Juneteenth (Chase Arena, Saturday June 20)

For Spring Rec League Participants:

• BHS "Skills Combine" / Kickoff(At BHS - date TBD in late April)
• DDP Spring League LTP/Mite/U6/U8 Jamboree (Chase Arena, Saturday May 16)
• DDP Spring League Squirt/U10 Jamboree (Chase Arena, Saturday May 23)
• DDP Spring League Peewee/U12 Jamboree (Chase Arena, Saturday May 30)

The Spring League is $225 and Shinny is $200.

Players may also upgrade their registration to include 1 dryland training session each week (8 total sessions) at the Boston Hockey Skills facility for $150

Coaches who wish to volunteer on ice when they are at the rink may use a "Minnesota DIBS" discount of $100 on their player registration. Those coaches will also receive a FREE Boston Hockey Skills Coaching Hoodie to wear on ice.

The core of Community Model hockey is an engaged and passionate base of volunteers. This is also how Community Model hockey is able to deliver programming so cost-effectively.

The norm in Minnesota is to reward key volunteers with a system called "DIBS". We are adopting this approach.

So - for any coaches who want to volunteer on ice when they are at the rink, they may use a "Minnesota DIBS" discount of $50 on their player registration. Those coaches will also receive a FREE Boston Hockey Skills Coaching Hoodie to wear on ice.