To be eligible to play High School Hockey for the Summer 2023 or the 2023-24 Fall/Winter season you must be a 2010 birth year or older. 2011 birth years & younger are not eligible for high school hockey. Additionally, you must also be entering the 7th grade or higher in the fall of 2023. If you meet BOTH requirements, please read further.
Every player in the DFW Metroplex that meets the above requirements is eligible to play High School Hockey. Where you play is based primarily on where you live. If you reside in an area that is affiliated with a club then you play for that club, unless you attend a private school that has a team. If you are home schooled or attend a school that is not affiliated with a club but reside in an ISD that is affiliated with a Club, then you play for that club.
Players entering 7th-10th grade will be eligible to play JV. Players entering 9th-12th grade will be eligible to play Varsity. No 7th or 8th graders may play Varsity and no 11th or 12th graders may play JV. A player who turns 19 prior to September 1st is not eligible to play High School Hockey. The maximum birth year to play JV is 2007 (16U). A player 2006 or older is not eligible for JV.
Affiliated Players
If you reside in an area affiliated with a club based on the list below then that is the club you play for unless you attend Jesuit College Prep in which case you play for Jesuit.
Unaffiliated Players
If you reside in an ISD that is not affiliated with a club or attend Jesuit then you will be assigned to a club by the league as an UNAFFILIATED player. PLAYERS ARE NEVER PERMITTED TO SIGN WITH ANY CLUB AND MUST BE ASSIGNED BY THE LEAGUE.
1) SUMMER LEAGUE- Players that are unaffiliated, and NEW to high school hockey, that wish to in the SUMMER Season must email kandresen@dallasstars.com for a summer team assignment. The player must then attend the open tryout and follow the steps in 2 and 3 below.
2) FALL/WINTER LEAGUE-Players that are unaffiliated, and NEW to high school hockey, that wish to in the Fall/Winer Season must attend the Open Tryout. The Open Tryout will be held at the Comerica Center in Frisco on August 17, 2023. All players will be assigned to a club through this tryout. That assignment will be permanent unless the area they reside in becomes affiliated with a club.
3) Players are placed based on 3 criteria in the following order:
a. Club Need-The League assigns players to clubs that need players
b. Club Location-related to where a player lives-The league tries to assign players to clubs in their general area.
c. Player Preference-Only if the first 2 criteria are met. Players will not be assigned to clubs that have a large pool of players nor will they be assigned to a club out of their general area.