Ice Dogs Hockey League

 It is a necessity for all young players to receive proper instruction in all skating and puck skills. Our staff will focus heavily on these areas. We will work on the basic components of skating, including forward stride, backward stride, turns, pivots, and acceleration. We will also provide instruction to develop puck handling, passing and shooting skills. Incorporated into the instruction of these important individual skills will be the basic fundamentals of team play in both the offensive and defensive zones.
All players, regardless of position or current skill, will be encouraged to carry the puck, make plays and have fun.

Your child’s time on the ice will be spent both with practice and game sessions. The game sessions will be structured to promote and expose the fun of the game. However, the primary goal of the IDHL will be player development. Players will be couraged to take chances, overcome their weaknesses and push themselves to improve. Our staff instructors and the parent coaches will not berate players for mistakes, but instead give positive instruction and reinforcement as to their errors and for recognizing and correcting them in the future. Our philosophy is to develop the whole individual by improving confidence and self-esteem, in addition to teaching the sport of hockey.

The Mini Mite program will consist of approximately 35 ice slots that will again be split between skills stations and games. The Mini Mite slots will usually be on Saturday with some additional Sunday’s throughout the season.

The season will consist of approximately 50 ice slots on Friday’s, Saturday’s, and Sunday’s for the Mites, Squirts, and Pee Wees. These slots will be split between evaluation sessions, practices, games, tournaments and playoffs. 

During the season teams will typically have a practice on Saturday and a game on Sunday.

All instruction sessions and practices will be run by a Glacier Hockey staff professional. Each game will have referees and the score will be kept on the scoreboard.

The IDHL Bantams will consist of approximately 50 ice slots. The team will participate in the North Shore Youth Hockey League (NSHL). The NSHL is comprised of teams from Evanston, Glenview, Northbrook, Wilmette, Winnetka, Twin Rinks and Highland Park.

The IDHL Midgets will consist of approximately 50 ice slots and will continue to participate in the Northwest Hockey League (NWHL). The NWHL is comprised of teams from Glen Ellyn, Addison, Elmhurst, Bensenville, Franklin Park, Hoffman Estates, Rolling Meadows, Niles, Barrington, and Naperville. Practices and Games are usually on the weekends