Travel Hockey
2025 Spring Travel Season
Spring Travel Hockey Program Overview
The GR Blades spring travel hockey programs will be geared towards expanding skating, skill, and overall hockey development with an emphasis on flexibility and fun. Our spring program provides a great opportunity for players interested in trying out for the fall/winter travel teams to skate together while having the flexibility to participate in spring activities away from the rink.
Highlights:
- Increased number of practice sessions 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!
- Team specific plans for gameplay and tournament participation
spring hockey schedule
Click button below for access to the master spring hockey schedule. Program specific schedules will be loaded into your Crossbar Calendar.
Spring Travel Team Information
squirt aa
Coach: Blake Fetzer
Email: bfetzer1@hotmail.com
Program Details:
- 13 shared practice sessions
- 4 Sunday skating & skill clinics
- 3 Sunday goalie clinics
- Game plans are TBD
Season Schedule:
- Team tryouts week of 3/17 (contact coach if unable to attend)
- Season runs from 3/24 to 5/18 (no sessions during spring break)
Cost:
- Player cost = $160 + tournament/game fees*
- Full time goalie cost = FREE
* Any tournament/game fees will be divided evenly across final player count
PeeWee A
Head Coach: Andy Hooper
Email: hooperac@gmail.com
Assistant Coach: Angie Pulera
Assistant Coach: Vinnie Pulera
Program Details:
- 13 shared practice sessions
- 4 Sunday skating & skill clinics
- 3 Sunday goalie clinics
- Game plans are TBD
Season Schedule:
- Team tryouts week of 3/17 (contact coach if unable to attend)
- Season runs from 3/24 to 5/18 (no sessions during spring break)
Cost:
- Player cost = $160 + tournament/game fees*
- Full time goalie cost = FREE
* Any tournament/game fees will be divided evenly across final player count
PeeWee AA
Coach: Jeff Lobdell and Corbin Rainey
Email: jeffl@4gr8food.com
Program Details:
- 13 shared practice sessions
- 4 Sunday skating & skill clinics
- 3 Sunday goalie clinics
- Game plans are TBD
Season Schedule:
- Team tryouts week of 3/17 (contact coach if unable to attend)
- Season runs from 3/24 to 5/18 (no sessions during spring break)
Cost:
- Player cost = $160 + tournament/game fees*
- Full time goalie cost = FREE
* Any tournament/game fees will be divided evenly across final player count
Bantam A
Coach: Jason Koole
Email: jason@howieshockeytape.com
Program Details:
- 13 shared practice sessions
- 4 Sunday skating & skill clinics
- 3 Sunday goalie clinics
- 2 Sunday body checking clinics
- Local Bantam A Tournament
Season Schedule:
- Team tryouts week of 3/17 (contact coach if unable to attend)
- Season runs from 3/24 to 5/18 (no sessions during spring break)
Cost:
- Player cost = $180 + tournament/game fees*
- Full time goalie cost = FREE
* Any tournament/game fees will be divided evenly across final player count
Bantam AA
Head Coach: Frederik Gildsig
Email: FGildsig@gmail.com
Assistant Coach: Keelan Saworski
Email: ksaworski@email.davenport.edu
Program Details:
- 13 shared practice sessions + 30 minutes of team full ice on Fridays
- 4 Sunday skating & skill clinics
- 3 Sunday goalie clinics
- 2 Sunday body checking clinics
- Game plans are TBD
Season Schedule:
- Team tryouts week of 3/17 (contact coach if unable to attend)
- Season runs from 3/24 to 5/18 (no sessions during spring break)
Cost:
- Player cost = $230 + tournament/game fees*
- Full time goalie cost = FREE
* Any tournament/game fees will be divided evenly across final player count
JV
Head Coach: Kevin VanSchepen
Program Details:
- 7 practice sessions
- Warmup
- Skating and Stick Handling
- Mostly Games
Cost: $125
- 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 August to mid 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 with additional skill sessions throughout the season.
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.
PLAYING UP POLICY
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.
2025 Spring
spring TRAVEL registration
Registration is open for 2025 Spring Travel Hockey.
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