MISSOURI HOCKEY aligns to USA HOCKEY RULE THAT IMPACTS NATIONAL BOUND BIRTH YEARS FOR 2026-27 SEASON

This rule allows for a club to offer a contract to a player for the upcoming season 48 hours after the last game of Nationals without a tryout process.  This year, Nationals are March 23-29 and in various location based on the division.  In prior years, we started all Tier 1 (AAA) tryouts on or around May 15th for the upcoming season and that will no longer be the plan with our National Bound teams.  

With this Missouri rule change, we are not only moving the timeline up as much as 6 weeks on the selection of teams, we are moving away from formal tryouts to build those teams (at 13O, 14U, 15U, 16U, and 18U).  In a nut shell, Coaches will be able to have those contract conversations at the end of March and into April thus building their Fall team throughout the Spring/Summer and before May 15th should they choose.

As a result of this rule change we are going to be adjusting our AAA BLUES SPRING PROGRAMING for those National Bound age players at boys (13O to 18U).  We want to double down with the continued on-ice instruction (skate, pass, shoot, compete) & help local players get better through development, exposure and advancement.

Additionally, our plan is to bring in guest coaches for our Spring Program from the NHL, Juniors and College programs to run a Spring practice and share their perspectives with our Spring player.  This will allow players to learn from top coaches representing higher levels of hockey.

Please see click on the PROGRAMS tab and select the BOYS AAA SPRING page for more details on our Spring programming and fill out an application for consideration. 

** Important to note, NOTHING changes at 2017, 2016, 2015, and 2014 players (Non national bound Boys) and we have our Spring Programming for those birth years loaded under PROGRAMS as well.  They will have Spring Tryouts in March and Fall tryouts in May - same as in years past.