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Please refer to IV. Youth Age & Division Classifications in the MAHA Guidebook for additional details.

Tryouts for Tier I and AAA Youth Teams

a. No Tier I team may recruit or solicit players, offer contracts, hold tryouts, conditioning skate, or any activity that could be construed as a tryout/solicitation or recruitment or player evaluation until the specific date outlined below:

1). All teams in National bound categories for the current season (not post season), shall not begin tryouts until 48 hours after the completion of the National Tournament for their respective age classification.

2). All Teams in Tier I (Non-National Bound) categories and all Tier II (A/AA) categories for the current season (not post season) shall not begin POST SEASON (Spring) tryouts until after 4 pm on the Monday following the conclusion of the final State Tournament games of all age brackets and categories.

3). All teams in Tier II (A/AA) Non-National bound categories may begin tryouts on the 3 rdMonday in May for all REGULAR SEASON (Fall/Winter) teams.

4). All Teams in the Tier I (Non-National Bound), may begin tryouts the first Monday in May for all regular season (fall/winter).  

Tryouts for Travel Category and A Division Youth Teams.

No Tier II team may recruit or solicit players, offer contracts, hold tryouts, conditioning skate, or any activity that could be construed as a tryout/solicitation or recruitment or player evaluation until the specific date outlined below:

a. All teams in Tier II (A/AA) non-National bound categories for the current season (not post season), shall not begin POST Season (Spring) tryouts until after 4 pm on the Monday following the conclusion of the final State Tournament games of ALL age brackets and categories.

b. All teams in Tier II (A/AA) non-National bound categories may begin tryouts on the 3rd Monday in May for all REGULAR SEASON (Fall/Winter) teams.

The Michigan Residency Requirements Policy (“Policy”) is designed to standardize the process of establishing residency. This Policy addresses a participant’s residence requirements and how MAHA will look at residency for the purpose of hockey in Michigan. 

Please see policy below (also on MAHA website).

See attached for key dates.

Please see communication for clarification on using substitute goalies.

Applications for the 2024/2025 District 4 Growth Initiative Grants are not available.  The purpose of the grant is to assist an Association(s) in growing the game of hockey.

Possible examples include increasing participation for 4-8 y/o age group and participation in try hockey for free & girl's hockey weekend. 

Application deadline is November 15, 2024.  Please see application for additional details.  Questions - contact Maria Pacis-Biederman.

Please see document for information on Rostering and Game Counts.

D4 Board meetings occur typically on the second Monday of each month and usually occur via Zoom.  This is subject to change based on director's availability.

Next meeting will be held IN PERSON Monday, April 14th at Eddie Edgar Ice Arena (Livonia) at 6:30pm.   There will be no Zoom meeting for this month.

All meetings are open to the D4 hockey community.  If you are interested in attending a meeting, please email Kim Gearns (kimgearns@comcast.net) no later than 4pm to receive the Zoom invite.

Click here to learn more about the Role and Responsibility of a District Director.

The Michigan Amateur Hockey Association (MAHA) announced the launch of a new ‘Tryout Locator,’ available to all MAHA - affiliated associations.  (Starting with the Spring 2022 tryout season.)

Players and families can filter the information, by age group and season, to make it easy to locate potential teams.

Associations and/or teams can post their tryouts on the MAHA website by having a primary contact complete a simple form. The tool allows teams to enter up to four (4) dates, times and locations for their respective tryouts.

Changes and/or modifications can be made to the information as needed.

If you haven’t done so already, please encourage all of your travel teams to utilize the MAHA ‘Tryout Locator’ for posting their seasonal tryout dates. You can access the ‘Tryout Locator’ on the home page of the  MAHA website, or you can link directly at https://www.maha.org/2022tryouts

USA Hockey encourages players, parents, associations and rinks to celebrate Girls Hockey Weekend October 8-9, 2022, to build awareness, celebrate your current players and grow participation from coast to coast. Registration for events coming soon! 

If your organization is holding a girls try hockey for free event this week please register at https://www.usahockey.com/girlshockeyweekend & hashtag any social media posts to #girlshockey

More Information upcoming.

See Girls/Women page for new grant opportunity for girls playing hockey.

MAHA District 4 Council schedules hearings on the fourth Wednesday of each month.  

Contact the D4 Chairperson at d4chair@maha.org if you receive a match penalty.