Missouri Hockey Youth Division offers 2 USA Hockey Tier II leagues, Gateway Recreational Hockey League (GRHL) and travel, for youth players to participate in. Players from mini-mite thru Midgets are eligible to play in the GRHL and travel leagues.
See below for this years USA Hockey age classifications. |
| Travel |
The travel league provides a competitive league for skilled players of various levels. The league consists of approximately 140 plus teams from clubs across St. Louis, Kansas City, Southern Illinois, Central Missouri, and Springfield Missouri.
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| GRHL |
The Greater Recreational Hockey League is designed for new players to the game of ice hockey, players wishing to play recreationally and players still developing their skills. The league consists of approximately 80 plus teams from clubs across the St. Louis area.
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| AAA Blues |
AAA Blues provides an extremely competitive league for the highly skilled player. AAA Blues play an independent schedule and in the Mid America Hockey League against teams from across the nation.
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| CSDHL |
Central States Development Hockey League (CSDHL) provides a very competitive league for the advanced skilled player. CSDHL consist of teams from St. Louis, Chicago Illinois, Madison Wisconsin, Peoria Illinois, Indianapolis Indiana and Omaha Nebraska.
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USA Hockey determines playing divisions based on the players age and date of birth. Each age division spans 2 years and is applicable to both Tier I and Tier II. See the table below for the current age classifications. |
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Birth
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Age |
Division |
| 1990 |
18 |
Midget Major |
18 and under |
| 1991 |
17 |
Midget Major |
18 and under |
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| 1992 |
16 |
Midget Minor |
16 and under |
| 1993 |
15 |
Midget Minor |
16 and under |
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| 1994 |
14 |
Bantam |
14 and under |
| 1995 |
13 |
Bantam |
14 and under |
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| 1996 |
12 |
Pee Wee |
12 and under |
| 1997 |
11 |
Pee Wee |
12 and under |
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| 1998 |
10 |
Squirt |
10 and under |
| 1999 |
9 |
Squirt |
10 and under |
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| 2000 |
8 |
Mite |
8 and under |
| 2001 |
7 |
Mite |
8 and under |
| 2002+ |
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Mini Mite |
8 and under |
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