2024-2025 Jamboree Date - As 8/6/24

November 10, 2024 - Salute to Our Veterans - Arctic Coliseum - Chelsea  8U Blue & White Divisions

December 1, 2024 Big Bear Arena- Sault St. Marie  All 6U & 8U Divisions

December 8, 2024 - USA Hockey Arena - Plymouth  8U Girls, Red, White & Blue Divisions

December 14, 2024 - Crystal Fieldhouse - Burton 6U Division Only

January 11, 2025 - East Lansing Ice Cube (formerly Suburban Ice)  6U & 8U Red, White & Blue

February 14 – 16,  2025- Center Ice - Traverse City All 6U & 8U Divisions
Presidents Day Weekend event. Divisions reset by ability based on results from first days of competition.

These will fun one and two day events were teams would play a minimum of four games. These are competitive events allowing players to test their skills against teams from around the state.

Highlights

• Each Team will play in 4 games at one-day event and 6 games at two-day event
• We will be offering the following skill divisions
  • 6U – Played Cross ice
  • 8U – Played Half – Ice
    • Red –Older players, more advanced skill players
    • White- Evenly mixed team, good skills
    • Blue - Younger or first year players, skills not quite as developed
    • Girls Only Division
• Each player will receive a participation medal
• All games use USA Hockey Officials, timekeepers provided
• FUN Tournament like atmosphere!

To reserve your team’s spot, click on the registration link below.  Space is limited so you will want to sign up as early as possible! Simply fill out the registration form and pay the $50 deposit to reserve your space. This Deposit is Non-Refundable. Do not enter in a division you do not intend to play in because the other division is full and then expect to be moved or get a refund. 

Note: We don’t recommend more than about 9-10 players on a team so all players get maximum ice time. If you have a larger team (more than bout 13) you can split it into two. If you need to, you can use some players on both team. We will try to make sure that both teams play at separate times.

The total cost is $30 per player for one-day event, $40 for two-day event.  The balance of your team fee must be paid at least a week prior to the event.

Note: For 24-25 each event only offers certain divisions.  See the list of events on the left to see which divisions will be offered for each event.

If the registration link below says inactive, make sure you are logged into you Sports Engine account first. You may need to setup an account first.

REGISTER: 2024 -2025 8U JAMBOREE

This program is designed for players, who are 8 year Old (2016 Birth Year) to provide a transition to the next level 10U hockey. This program will consist of a limited number of regional full-ice games, and a season ending full-ice tournament for the teams. This program will also help attract, train, and retain level 1 officials.

Program Benefits

• Provides a clear path from Learn to Skate to Cross-ice, and then a transition to full-ice during the proper development windows for those players moving on to 10U hockey the following season.
• More participation in ADM player development programs providing proper player development for more players at the 8U age level.
• Retain more 8-year-old players within MAHA / USAH Hockey for the full season.
• Provide training ground for new level 1 Officials.

• October 14, 2024 – Informational Zoom Call for Associations
• By December 1, 2024 - Register the teams you plan to have participate on the 8U Hockey page on the MAHA website.
• December 11, 2024 – Attend Zoom Call for Coaches and Managers Participating
• January 1, 2025 - Begin building team rosters.
• January 5, 2025 – Regional game schedules complete
• January 13, 2025 - Regional game play begins.
• March 2, 2025 - Regional games must be complete.
• March 7-9. 2025 - End of Season Tournament - Big Boy Arena Fraser, MI

Program Length

• Approximately an 8-10 week program with games beginning no sooner than January 13, 2025.

Player Eligibility

• Program would be for players in the 8-year-old birth year only (2016 Birth Year)
• Players must be rostered participants within your association by October 31, 2024.
• Players would have to have participated in half-ice program between September 1 and December 31
• Players should continue to play and practice with half-ice teams in addition to this program. This is an additional opportunity for those 8-Year-old players.

Structure

• The MAHA will organize and run the regional games and season ending tournament. Games schedules will be tracked and standing posted using Gamesheet.
• Program uses intermediate size nets.

MAHA 8U STATE HALF-ICE TOURNAMENT

Location: Suburban Ice Rochester - Rochester, MI

Dates: March 14-16, 2025

Rules and Eligibility:

• Electronic Registration Due Date:  January 31, 2025 (or when division reach max capacity)
• Cost is $395.00 per team
• Suggest 9 – 12 players per team.  Players may not participate on more than one association team in this event.
• All players in your 8U Program may be included. 
• All players and coaches must be USA Hockey Registered and rostered with USA Hockey.
• In order for a team to be eligible for this event they must participate in at least one MAHA run or District run jamboree (complete list of eligible events of the registration form) so their ability level can be judged for proper placement in the tournament. The team entered in the State Tournament must be essentially the same team that participated in MAHA or District Jamboree.

Current List of Qualifying Events for 24-25 - As of 10/7/24

• Kalamazoo 8U Jamboree & Chili Challenge - Nov. 2
• Chelsea Jamboree - Nov. 10
• Sault St Marie Jamboree - Dec. 1
• Silver Sticks Jamboree - December 6
• Plymouth Jamboree - Dec. 8
• Allen Park - December 28
• Lansing Jamboree - Jan. 11
• Van Andel  Jamboree - January
• Traverse City Jamboree - Feb 14-16
• Wyandotte - Feb 21-23
• I-275 8U League
• Adray 8U League
   

• All games will be half-ice, four on four with a goalie format.  There will be a one-minute warm-up with three nine-minute periods.  No time-outs.

• Teams will be able to enter in one of three skill divisions. It is up to the Associations to properly assign players to teams according to their skill set.  Birth year is not the overriding factor at this age level using the following procedures. 
• Red, White and  Blue Divisions: 
  • Red  Division: 2016 Birth Year Advanced Skill Players and/or Very Advanced 2017 Birth Year Players or any select or tournament team.
  • White Division: 2017 Birth Year Advanced Skill Players and/or Intermediate Skill 2016 Birth Year Players or 2017 or younger selected or tournament teams
  • Blue Division: Mixed 2017 or younger Birth Year Players of Intermediate Skill level or 2016 Newer Players to the Game.
  • Girls Only! Mixed 2016 and 2017 or younger Birth Year Players
• MAHA reserves the right to assign team to the appropriate division.
• No players with birth dates before January 1, 2016 are allowed to participate.

Note: For complete rule information download the rules packet on the right.

Emphasis of tournament is to create an atmosphere and tournament play that allows our young players to have FUN!                                          

The first 8U Mite Cup was held in 2016 at the Troy Sports Center. A visit by the  Stanley cup was a high point of the  inaugural event.  The 8U Mite Cup has been held annually since then to celebrate the accomplishments of 8U hockey players, and the end of the 8U hockey season. Originally there were three youth ability level divisions (Red, White & Blue). In 2022 an all girls division was added with 12 teams participating the first year.