the detroit hockey mom

There are two different FREE girls-only "try it out, learn to play" clinics coming up. 
The first girls-only bring-a-friend and try hockey event is Sunday March 14th 12:30-1:20pm at the Ann Arbor Ice Cube.  Contact Erik Penhollow at 734-721-4307 to register.  If you don't have a stick, skates or a helmet, let Erik know because there is loaner equipment available if needed.
The second girls-only try-it-you'll-like-it hockey event is Tuesday March 30th from 6-7pm at Suburban Ice Farmington Hills.  You need to pre-register because (if needed) they will provide all the equipment for you to use -- helmet, gloves, stick, skates, pads, everything but a mouth guard.  Contact  248-888-1400 to register.

The USA Hockey Tier II Nationals will be hosted right here in Michigan, folks.  Everything is happening April 7th-11th, at Suburban Ice - East Lansing.  Click here to go to the full schedule.

Based at Suburban Farmington, the Michigan IceBreakers Girls Hockey Club is the only girls-only house hockey league in the state. There is a 12U division, a 13+ division, a learn-to-skate program for brand new players ages 4-8 and ages 6-10, plus a 'development' house-select program for those looking for an extra evening of instruction and an ocassional non-house game.

None of the high school affiliated teams currently provide for girls to 'letter' in hockey...yet, but that doesn't mean you're not 'playing for your school'. Similar to the club teams, there are different divisions of skill/play, all managed under the auspices of the Michigan Metro Girls High School Hockey League.

For girls, there are "club" teams that typically have 10U, 12U, 14U, 16U and 19U teams competing at the AA and AAA level through the Little Caesars Amateur Hockey League. These teams are typically vying for state and national tournament seeding. Some of these teams are girls-only teams that otherwise skate as part of a largely boys-only hockey association, while others have no support or affiliation to the youth (read: boys) hockey association that shares their rink. If you have a club that you'd like me to link here, please email me and let me know.