High School Spring League

High School Spring League 2026

Player registration opens the first week of  March.  

The registration link will be posted here.

The Rockville Ice Arena sponsors the High School Spring League where rising Freshman and current high students have an opportunity to play on a team affiliated with their high school club. The objective of the league is to have fun playing competitive games and it gives current 8th graders an introduction to high school hockey.  

Information about High School Spring Hockey League:

• League Sponsor: The Rockville Ice Arena

•  League Model:  

  • • Games only (No practices)

    • The season will run from about March 23, 2026, and runs through May 22, 2026 

    • Minimum of 9 regular season games plus play-offs for at least 4 teams

    • Games will be played Monday-Friday after school (no weekend games) and will generally begin at 3:45 PM or later

    • Each team will play at least one game per week

    • USA Hockey certified coaches will oversee the bench

    • Games will be officiated by SHOA sanctioned officials

    • Team stats will be available

    • Scorekeeping done by parents

 League Regulations:

• • • USA Hockey registration required (you can use your active registration from the 2025-26 season.)  If you are not registered with USA Hockey you can sign-up here:  https://membership.usahockey.com/ ) 

    • No body contact (strongly enforced)

    • Slap shots allowed

    • Sportsmanship and rules enforced

    • No refunds for any reason once registration is completed

• Who can play:  Current 8th through 12th Graders in the Winston Churchill High School cluster - you do not have to be a current WCHS student, you just have to live in the WCHS boundary.

• Philosophy of play:  

  • • The league is structured to be a fun, competitive season so players get game ice time, new players get to meet current high school players, etc.  

    • Game ice time will be on a rotational basis similar to pick-up hockey and the objective is approximately equal ice time for all players that show up for a game.  In a close game or during playoffs coaches may match players to the game situation for a more favorable outcome.

    • Coaches will organize offensive and defensive lines.  

    • If there is more than one goalie they share the ice time  and the goalies and coaches will determine ← how best to do that (split the game, split each period, etc.) 

    • TeamSnap will be used by the coaches to anticipate the number of players for each game.  Players will be required  to indicate at least 24 hours before each game if they plan to play in that game.  If they do not respond, and then show up, they may have to sit out the game and no refunds will be given.

• Team size:

  • • Team Maximum: 20 players plus 2 goalies

    • Team Minimum: 12 players plus 1 goalie

    •  Please note:  USA hockey will only allow 18 skaters and 2 goalies on the bench during a game.  However, because generally not all players make every game, the league manager (Rockville Ice Arena) is allowing 20 players plus 2 goalies to be registered  on each team, but only 18 skaters can participate  in a game.  

    • TeamSnap will be used by the coaches to anticipate the number of players for each game.  Players will be required  to indicate at least 24 hours before each game if they plan to play in that game.  If they do not respond, and then show up, they may have to sit out the game and no refunds will be given.

    • For the Churchill team, once we see how many players plan to sign up a determination will be made as to how many teams we have and the number of players on each team.  

• Cost per player: The fee is expected to be about $285 per player,  plus $55 for a jersey for players new to the Churchill Hockey Club .

For additional information, send an email to: wchs_hockey@outlook.com, with the subject "Spring League."