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First Timers Information
Interested in signing your child up for hockey? Have you been told that hockey is too expensive to play and too time consuming? In comparison to other sports, or travel sports in general, you'll find hockey to be entertaining, fast paced, and a sport your child will love.
In addition, the EPHA aims to grow the great Sport of hockey in Eden Prairie by offering beginners a chance to try hockey for free with our Rookie Camp program, sponsored by Westwood Sports. Our Registration fees are some of the lowest and most affordable fees in the Metro Area, with payment plans available for the upcoming season.
We look forward to seeing you at the rink!
Level of Play Guidelines
Players are grouped in age ranges established by Minnesota Hockey to establish common size and skill levels across the state. Within each age level, certain skill levels are established so that we end up with players of like skills and size on teams and those teams play games with other teams of like size and skill. These age ranges are as follows for the upcoming season.
Players must sign up for the level in which their birth date falls. Moving down to a younger age range is not allowed. Moving up to an older age level requires that the player have a birthday in the 3 months following the cutoff date, be in the grade at school commensurate with that older range, and receive explicit written approval from the EPHA Board of Directors. Exceptions to the three month rule may be granted by the EPHA Board in order to provide adequately staffed teams at certain levels.
*Note that girls may register for any level but boys may not register for Girls' teams.
| Age Level | Birthdates Between |
|---|---|
| Junior Gold | 7/1/91 to 6/30/95 |
| Bantam | 7/1/95 to 6/30/97 |
| Peewee | 7/1/97 to 6/30/99 |
| Squirt | 7/1/99 to 6/30/01 |
| Mite - Upper & Intermediate | 7/1/01 to 6/30/03 |
| Mite - Mini Mite | 7/1/03 to 6/30/05 |
| Girls U14 | 7/1/95 to 6/30/97 |
| Girls U12 | 7/1/97 to 6/30/99 |
| Girls U10 | 7/1/99 to 6/30/01 |
| Girls Mites | 7/1/01 to 6/30/03 |
| Rookie Camp | 7/1/04 to 6/30/06 |
