Hat Trick Sports

2012 SPRING/SUMMER LEAGUE

MITE- Mite 1, Mite 2, Mite 3

SQUIRT - PRO and ALL STAR

PEE WEE - PRO and ALL STAR

BANTAM

ELITE HIGH SCHOOL BOYS*    

GIRLS - 8U, 10U, 12U & 14U

ELITE HIGH SCHOOL
**Click the Registration Link below for a description of each division**    

SPACE IS LIMITED IN EACH LEVEL

REGISTER SOON TO GUARANTEE YOUR TEAM FOR THE COMING 2012 SEASON!  

Click here to access the 3v3 Online Registration page to get signed up now!
ALL Registration fees are non-refundable.

Team Fee $4,500.00 ($375 per player with 12 players)
*Bantam/HS $2,500 for 1st Session only

Fee covers Spring and Summer sessions  

SPRING/SUMMER LEAGUE
League Dates
Spring Session: April 2, 2012 - June 29, 2012
(Starting AFTER Spring Break!)  We will schedule first games based on teams' break 
Summer Session: July 9, 2012 - September 18, 2012

Game Times
Spring Session 
Mondays through Fridays -evenings 
Saturdays and Sundays-days

Summer Session
Mondays through Thursdays starting late-afternoon
Sundays starting in late afternoon
September schedule will be similar to the Spring Session

Once schedule is posted, it is FINAL.  We will try to accommodate special scheduling requests with advance notice.

What is Included?

• Spring and Fall sessions combined
• 21 games plus playoffs after Fall session
• Team Jerseys 
• Online standings/statistics

Click here for access to league schedule and standings

Hat Trick Sports offers a very unique league for boys and girls of all ages and skill level.  Hat Trick Sports has 3v3 leagues Mite through Bantam. Girls only 3v3 leagues for 8U, 10U, 12U & 14U . The Spring/Summer League is one league split into two sessions. All games will take place right here on our 2 ice sheets at Hat Trick Sports training facility. All of our league games will be 50 minutes long, and officiated by HTS trained officials.

The 3v3 small ice game puts players in the middle of the action all the time. On our 2 ice sheets at Hat Trick Sports players get increased puck touches and improve both their skills and confidence.

Please use the sidebar to the left to access information regarding league level's.  For all registration and league questions please contact our Director of 3v3. To ensure competition in all leagues, we reserve the right to reassign teams to the appropriate level.

The concept of playing 3 on 3 hockey and small area games began long before the idea of creating a small size sheet of ice.   For years, coaches have developed small area games during practice, such as 5 on 3, 3 on 3, battles, line scrimmages, shootouts, and many others.

Effective hockey players create time and space, in small spaces, such as the corners, in front of the net, and within the individual zones. Many drills have been created to try and emphasize the skill it takes for players to play in that small area; however, it turns out that 3 on 3 and small games works best for this as the game breaks down to a 3 on 3 battle in each zone, as well as the ability to transition from the offensive game to the defensive game. 

USA Hockey, the national governing body of hockey in the United States, encouraged it's coaches to play more small area games. Our facility is a wonderful spot for coaches to bring their players to play small area games, and learn how to work in small spaces. Players across the state have commented that playing 3 on 3 has given them the chance to get more shots on net, learn to pass effectively, get open, and play tight areas or traffic.  3 on 3 also allows for players to devlop their defensive game. 

A local Eden Prairie coach has also said that "using small sheets of ice, like the ones at Hat Trick Sports, has allowed me to work on skills with my players that I would never get the chance to on a regular sheet of ice. All of my players enjoy playing 3 on 3, and my goalies love getting 80+ shots a game. Definitely a wonderful training tool for players and coaches at all levels!"