Our mission is the same as that of USA Hockey: "..to promote the growth of hockey and provide the best possible experience for all participants by encouraging, developing, advancing and administering the sport".
The Stallions hockey club is committed to growing the sport of hockey in the Louisville, Kentucky region. We are achieving that goal with developmental programs, ranging from learn-to-skate and recreational house leagues, to house select and competitive travel teams.
No matter what your age or skill level is, if you have an interest in playing hockey, there's ice for you in Louisville.
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Proud member
of:
Buckeye Travel Hockey
League
General
Information:
Beginner
Learn to
skate
Available for all ages
Cross Ice
The Cross Ice
Program is a USA Hockey development system that is designed
for boys and girls ages 3 through 6. Ice Hockey at this
level is based on having fun, participation by all, and
being taught basic hockey skills.
Cross Mite
The Cross Mite
Program is designed with the young players' development in
mind without the use of full ice. Games are played on a
third of the rink, ensuring lots of puck control and
non-stop action. This program is for 6-7 year olds.
Recreational
House League
Several times
each year, teams form at all ages, to practice and play
games in a house league. Practices are once a week and
games are usually one or two each weekend. The house
leagues are less competitive than the Select and Travel
programs and no travel is involved. The emphasis is on
skills development and having fun. The age divisions are
the same as Select and Travel: Mini-Mite, Mite, Squirt,
PeeWee, Bantam, and Midget.
Select
Players who have
progressed in their skills and seek more challenge may want
to try-out for a select team. The select teams (one per
division) join a league made up of teams from other
organizations and may compete at the B or A level depending
upon the skills represented.
Play in a multi-organization league involves travel to
other locations for games, as well as an equal number of
home games. Practices are usually twice per week, with 2
games, on the same day against the same opponent, played on
the weekends.
Select teams may also compete in tournaments which almost
always requires a one or two night stay out of town. While
the goal is still to have fun, skills development and
competition is emphasized more than in house leagues.
The age divisions are the same as House and Travel: Mite,
Squirt, PeeWee, Bantam, and Midget.
Competitive
Travel
For players whose skills have
outgrown the house and select programs, trying out for a
travel team is the next step.
The try-out schedule is different for each division. Please
see the correct division page for summer conditioning and
try-outs, and the correct team page for practice, and game
schedules after try-outs.
The travel season begins with practices in August and goes
through March (sometimes April or May for tournaments) of
the next year.
The travel teams may compete in B, A, AA, or AAA leagues
made up of teams from other organizations. Play in a
multi-organization league involves travel to other
locations for games, as well as an equal number of home
games. Practices are usually twice per week, with 2 games,
on the same day against the same opponent, played on the
weekends. Travel teams also compete in several tournaments
each year.
Travel hockey requires a full commitment to practices and
games, travel time and expense, and family support. The
higher the level of competition, the greater the travel
distances will be. One or two night stays out of town are
almost always required for tournaments and sometimes for
one-day game play, depending on the distance and
scheduling.
Competition is greater on a travel team than a house or
select team. Players do not always get equal ice-time
during games though they do get equal coaching during
practices. The goal is to have fun, develop character, and
improve skills, while competing at the highest level the
team is capable of.
The divisions are the same as House and Select: Squirt,
PeeWee, Bantam, and Midget. (There is no Travel program for
Mini-Mite or Mite hockey.)
