Eligibility

Player Eligibility Guidelines

Grade-Level Requirements

• Varsity Players:
  • Must be enrolled in grades 9–12 for the entire season.
  • Eligible for up to 4 years from the time they enter 9th grade.
• Junior Varsity (JV) Players:
  • Must be enrolled in grades 9–11 for the entire season.
  • Eligible for up to 4 years from the time they enter 9th grade.
• Freshman Players:
  • Must be at least 12 years old to be rostered and eligible to play.
  • If a player turns 12 after the season starts, they become eligible on their 12th birthday.
  • Players cannot turn 16 before or during the USA Hockey season (Sept 1 – Aug 31).

Age Restrictions

• Players may not be 19 years old prior to September 1 of the current playing season.
• Players born in 2003 or earlier must complete the USA Hockey SafeSport Training.

SafeSport Requirement

• Required for all players born in 2003 or earlier.
• USAH SafeSport Training Link

Team Placement & Participation

• Players must try out for the school they attend, if it has a team.
• Players cannot be rostered on more than one Varsity team during the season.