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MAHA District 4 Key Dates for the 2025-2026 Season
The District 4 Council schedules hearings typically once a month based on demand working directly with the individuals involved. Inquires should be directed to the D4 Chairperson at D4chair@maha.org
MAHA District 4 Key Dates for the 2025-2026 Season (updated 10/14/2025)
| Event | Dates/Times | Location |
| MAHA 8U Plus: team registration deadline | Monday, December 1 | submit online at MAHA.org |
| D4 December Monthly Meeting | Monday, December 8; 6:00pm | closed session |
| MAHA 8U Plus: coach/manager zoom | Tuesday, December 16 | |
| Growth Imitative Grant Request Awards announced | Monday, December 15 | |
| MAHA State Playoffs entry deadline: JV High School | Monday, December 15 | submit online at MAHA.org |
| Last day for roster changes to be eligible for Districts/States: all classifications except for outdoor teams | Tuesday, December 23 | |
| MyHockeyRankings used to seed Round 1 of Districts for AA and A | Friday, December 26 | |
| Christmas Day | Thursday, December 25 | Federal holiday |
| All coaches without proper certification removed from rosters; including Continuing Education credits | Wednesday, December 31 | actioned by local associations |
| New Year’s Day | Thursday, January 1 | Federal holiday |
| MAHA 8U Plus: rostering process begins | Thursday, January 1 | |
| 8U State Playoffs entries due | Thursday, January 1 | submit online at MAHA.org |
| District Playoff Credentials Check(all District bound Youth teams and Girls Tier II and Tier III must attend) | Saturday, January 3; time tba | visit mahad4.org for specifics |
| Round 1 of Districts begins | Saturday, January 3 | |
| MAHA 8U Plus: reginal game schedule complete | Sunday, January 4 | |
| MAHA 8U Plus: reginal game play begins | Monday, January 12 | |
| D4 January Monthly Meeting | Monday, January 12; 6:00pm | location tba |
| 2026 USAH Winter Meeting | Thursday-Sunday; January 15-18 | Nashville, TN |
| Martin Luther King Jr Day | Monday, January 19 | Federal holiday |
| 2026 MAHA Winter Meeting | Thursday-Sunday; January 22-25 | Livonia Marriot; Livonia, MI |
| Credentialing non-District Bound teams [excludes Tier III 6U and 8U teams] | Sunday, January 25; time tba | visit mahad4.org for specifics |
| Round 1 District games must be complete | Sunday, January 25 | |
| Tier I Team Credentialing | January 26-February 9 | specifics to be provided by the D4 Chairperson |
| Round 2 District games complete | Friday, January 30 - Sunday, February 1 | Associations to host specific age divisions |
| Nominations for District 4 Directors due to the MAHA Secretary: (3) positions | Sunday, February 1 | submit online at MAHA.org |
| 2026 Winter Olympics | February 6-22 | Milan, Italy |
| District 4 Hockey Day | Saturday, February 7 | Plymouth Hockey Association hosting |
| Super Bowl Sunday | Sunday, February 8 | Santa Clara, CA |
| D4 February Monthly Meeting | Monday, February 9; 6:00pm | location tba |
| Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament | February 11-22 | Quebec, Canada |
| President’s Day | Monday, February 16 | Federal holiday |
| Play Down/Runner Up Tournament | there is no event in 2025-26 | |
| MAHA State Championships | February 24- March 15 | view specific sites, days, and times at maha.org |
| MAHA 8U Plus: reginal game play ends | Sunday, March 1 | |
| USAH Hockey Week Across America | Monday-Sunday; March 2-8 | |
| MHSAA Semi-Finals and Finals | Thursday-Sunday; March 5-8 | USA Hockey Arena |
| IIHF The Global Girls’ Game | Friday-Sunday; March 6-8 | |
| USAH National THFF Day | Saturday, March 7 | |
| Daylight Savings Time begins | Sunday, March 8 at 2:am | |
| D4 March Monthly Meeting | Monday, March 9; 6:00pm | location tba |
| MAHA State Championships: 14U Tier III and 12U Tier III | Friday-Sunday; March 13-15 | hosted by Livonia Hockey Association |
| Spring/Summer Teams may begin to form | Sunday, March 15 | Association Registrars submit to the USAH Registrar |
| Tryouts for Spring 2026 can begin for non-national bound teams | Monday, March 16 | visit MAHA.org for specifics |
| USAH High School National Championships | Wednesday-Sunday; March 18-22 | visit USAHockey.org for specifics |
| USAH Youth and Girls’ Tier I and Tier II Championships | Tuesday-Sunday; March 24-29 | visit USAHockey.org for specifics |
| Tryouts for Spring 2026 can begin for national bound teams | Tuesday, March 31 | visit MAHA.org for specifics |
| 2025-26 Regular Season rosters expire | Wednesday, April 1 | |
| Spring/Summer Season | April 1-August 31 | teams must have a stamped 2025-26 Spring/Summer team roster |
| Easter Sunday | Sunday, April 5 | |
| D4 April Monthly Meeting | Monday, April 13; 6:00pm | location tba |
| MAHA Boys Player Selection Camps | Thursday-Sunday;April 9-12 | Dearborn |
| MAHA Boys Player Selection Camps | Friday/Saturday;April 17, 18 | Marquette |
| MAHA Boys Player Selection Camps | Friday-Sunday;April 24-26 | Grand Rapids |
| MAHA Girls Player Selection Camp | Friday-Sunday;April 24-26 | Grand Rapids |
| D4/MAHA end of fiscal year | Thursday, April 30 | |
| D4/MAHA start of fiscal year | Friday, May 1 | |
| Tier I Non-National bound fall tryouts begin | Monday, May 4 | |
| Mother’s Day | Sunday, May 10 | |
| D4 May Monthly Meeting | Monday, May 11; 6:00pm | location tba |
| Boys 16/17 Festival | Friday-Sunday;May 15-17 | Taylor |
| MAHA rule change proposals due | Friday, May 15 | submit online at MAHA.org2026 is a quiet year |
| Non-National bound fall tryouts begin | Monday, May 18 | |
| Memorial Day | Monday, May 25 | Federal holiday |
| 2026 USAH Summer Meeting | Wednesday-Saturday; June 3-6 | Denver, CO |
| D4 June Monthly Meeting | Monday, June 8; 6:00pm | location tba |
| June 19th | Friday, June 19 | Federal holiday |
| Father’s Day | Sunday, June 21 | |
| Independence Day day off | Friday, July 3 | Federal holiday |
| Independence Day | Saturday, July 4 | |
| 2026 MAHA Summer Meeting | Thursday-Sunday, July 9-12 | Doubletree by Hilton Grand Rapids Airport; Grand Rapids, MI |
| Michigan High Performance goalie/Shooter Camp | Thursday-Sunday;August 6-9 | Farmington Hillsby invitation |
