House Hockey
2026 Spring House Hockey Season
The GR Blades spring house hockey program is geared towards expanding skating, skill, and overall hockey development with an emphasis on flexibility and fun.
Highlights:
- Increased number of opportunities to hit the ice to provide attendance flexibility for those participating in spring sports
- Break from the standard practice format with emphasis on 3v3 small area games to promote fun, creativity, and competition
- Sunday skill clinics provide focused skill and skating development
- Sunday checking clinics for Bantams
- Sunday goalie clinics for goalies
- Full time goalies play free!
SQUIRT HOUSE
Program Details: Spring season is a great opportunity for first year Squirts to learn the full ice game and for returning Squirts to have fun continuing their development and competing in games against local teams.
- 13 shared practice sessions
- 4 Sunday skating & skill clinics
- 3 Sunday goalie clinics
- 4 weekend games
- Local tournament
- Jersey included
Participants: Birth years 2016 / 2017
Season Schedule: 3/23 to 5/17
Cost:
- Player cost = $300
- Full time goalie cost = FREE
PEEWEE HOUSE
Program Details: Pee Wee spring season provides the opportunity to continue development while having fun competing with new teammates in games against local teams.
- 13 shared practice sessions
- 4 Sunday skating & skill clinics
- 3 Sunday goalie clinics
- 4 weekend games
- Local tournament
- Jersey included
Participants: Birth years 2014 / 2015
- Season Schedule: 3/23 to 5/17
Cost:
- Player cost = $300
- Full time goalie cost = FREE
BANTAM HOUSE
Program Details: Spring season provides the opportunity for first year Bantams to learn and adjust to body checking while continuing skating and skill development with plenty of fun mixed in.
- 13 shared practice sessions
- 4 Sunday skating & skill clinics
- 3 Sunday goalie clinics
- 2 Sunday body checking clinics
Participants: Birth years 2012 / 2013
Season Schedule: Season runs from 3/22 to 5/17
Cost:
- Player cost = $190
- Full time goalie cost = FREE
FALL / WINTER GENERAL INFORMATION
Where
Eagles Ice Center is the home of the Grand Rapids Blades.
When
The Fall/Winter season typically runs from first week of September to early March.
Games
Games will typically be on the weekends.
Games will be scheduled by the team staff. The amount of games played will vary between age groups.
Practices
Teams practice 2 times per week.
Ages
The Grand Rapids Blades strives to be congruent with USA Hockey's American Development Model. With that in mind, our philosophy is that our players participate at their appropriate age level.
Parents may petition the Blades organization for special consideration in their child's team placement. Here are the steps needed for players to be considered to play out of their age level.
1. All petitions for travel and House teams are to be submitted via email to the Managing Director two weeks prior to fall tryouts (travel) or drafting of rosters (house).
2. Each request will be reviewed individually with the decision to grant or deny the petition solely at the discretion of the Leadership Group.
3. The Group’s decisions must and will be consistent with MAHA’s rules governing these requests.
These procedures apply to following age groups: Squirts, PeeWees, Bantams, and Midgets for both the house and travel levels.
2026-2027 FALL/WINTER SEASON
Squirt, PeeWee and Bantam House Hockey
Program Information (included in fees):
- - 2 practices per week and game ice
- - 2 tournaments – Adray Playoffs and a tournament of choice
- - Additional on-ice skill and skating development sessions throughout season
- - Targeted goalie development
- - Off-ice training and conditioning
- - Home/Away game jerseys and socks
- - Season begins first week of September and runs through the first week of March
2026/2027 Season Rates:
- Bantam - $2150
- PeeWee - $2050
- Squirt - $1750
Goalie incentive program
$500 discount for the first two goalies to register for each team!
*** Your player must be registered with a deposit to be rostered on a team. Teams are rostered on a first come, first serve basis. All players must register for their age-appropriate team. Exceptions can be petitioned to the Blades Leadership.***