Youth Hockey

Future stars of the game of hockey play here. A starting point for your young hockey player’s future is here at Hertz Arena. A competitive and fun league is a great start to a young hockey player’s career. ADM (American Development Model) cross ice hockey is played.

USA Hockey – Three Thoughts on 6U/8U Hockey from a Division I Coach

League Features

• 14 total ice sessions
• Jerseys included
• Players are put on teams with two playing cross ice small area game while remaining teams are in ADM stations
• Jamboree at end of season with trophies for every player
• End of the season pizza party

Hertz Arena continues the building blocks of hockey with a great league for young hockey players. Mite ADM (American Development Model) half ice hockey league is a great way to develop skills while touching the puck more often on a smaller playing surface.

USA Hockey – Three Thoughts on 6U/8U Hockey from a Division I Coach

League Features

• Player evaluations and proper placement on teams
• 23 total ice sessions
• Jerseys included
• All team ADM practices Saturday mornings run by the hockey department
• 4-5 half ice games played on Friday nights
• Playoffs at end of season with trophies for every player
• End of the season pizza party

The squirt league gives the players a larger outlook at the game of hockey. Between practices and games, the skill level increases with the continuous development of each skater.

League Features

• Player evaluations and proper placement on teams
• Jerseys included
• 3 – 12 minute periods for games
• Playoffs at end of season with trophies for every player
• Practices are held on Saturday’s and games are played on Tuesday nights
• End of the season pizza party

The peewee league is where players start to grasp the larger concepts of hockey and team play. The practices start to focus even more on game concepts and increasingly introduce body contact as part of the sport.

League Features

• Player evaluations and proper placement on teams
• Jerseys included
• 3 – 12 minute periods for games
• Playoffs at end of season with trophies for every player
• Practices are held on Saturday’s and games are played on Thursday nights
• End of the season pizza party

The bantam/16U league is a fast, competitive and fun league.  The players really start to step up the pace of the game in the bantam/16U league. This division is typically the most competitive right behind the High School League.

League Features

• Player evaluations and proper placement on teams
• Jerseys included
• 3 – 12 minute periods for games
• Playoffs at end of season with trophies for every player
• Practices are held on Saturdays and Games are played on Monday nights
• End of the season pizza party

The high school league is offered in the Spring season. The Southwest Florida Scholastic Hockey League has many of the high schools in the area represented and puts their school colors on display in a hockey arena. If the player’s high school does not have a team we will have a spot for them to play.

League Features

• Player evaluations and proper placement on teams
• Jerseys included
• 3 – 12 minute periods for games
• Playoffs at end of season with championship banner
• Games and practices Wednesday nights and Friday nights

The Junior Everblades Tier II travel hockey program started in 1998 along with the Florida Everblades as part of team president Craig Brush’s vision for bringing hockey to Southwest Florida. That year, there were just four teams. Today the Junior Everblades is comprised of fourteen teams and over 200 kids!

The Jr. Everblades competes at the Single-A and Double-A levels. The Junior Everblades Hockey Association is a non-profit (501-c-3) organization, incorporated under the laws of the State of Florida, with the primary purpose of providing the youth of Southwest Florida an opportunity to participate in an organized competitive team ice hockey program.