FAQs – Northern Virginia Hockey Club

My kid is interested in playing hockey but we don’t know where to start?

In the 2024-25 season, the Ice Dogs fielded rec-level coed hockey teams at 8U/6U, 10U, 12U, 14U and 18U, and girls’ travel-level teams at 14U/16U and 19U.

For the 2025-26 season, we look forward to returning to the NEW Mount Vernon double-sheet rink in Alexandria, VA, and adding CBHL travel teams and Learn-to-Play to our ongoing CCHL and Girls’ hockey programs! More information is available on our registration page.

Do you have a travel hockey program? When are tryouts?

For the 2025-26 season, we look forward to returning to the NEW Mount Vernon double-sheet rink in Alexandria, VA, and adding CBHL coed travel teams alongside our ongoing Girls' CBHL program.

The Ice Dogs will hold tryouts for 2025-26 CBHL teams for all age groups in the spring of 2025.

Coed:
10U-12U: March 14-17
14U-18U: April 26-29

Girls:
10U-12U: March 22-23
14U-19U: April 30-May 4

More information is available on our registration page.

When and how do I register for your teams?

Tryout registration for the 2025-26 coed and girls' CBHL travel teams will open in early 2025. Information will be posted on our registration page.

For our CCHL (rec) teams, we typically open registration in mid-June/July, with priority registration for returning families and then opening to new players as space remains. We don't hold tryouts for CCHL teams and registration is based on capacity.

If you are new to the Ice Dogs, email the registrar and ask to be added to our email list.

When and where are practices and games?

For the 2025-26 season, we look forward to returning to the brand-new, two-sheet Mount Vernon ice rink in Alexandria, VA.

We anticipate coed and girls' CBHL travel teams will practice twice a week and play an average of 2 weekend games. They typically also play in 3-4 tournaments throughout the season. Most games are played at rinks throughout Northern Virginia, DC and Maryland with some teams traveling routinely to Pennsylvania and New Jersey; tournaments may be farther away.

CCHL (rec) players (10U-18U) typically have one practice and one game per week, with a final tournament in March. Games are played against clubs located throughout Northern Virginia, DC and Maryland; the CCHL tournament is often held in Frederick, MD; Ice World; or Haymarket, VA.

The 8U/6U team practices once a week, typically on Sunday afternoons, and attends jamborees or tournaments throughout Northern Virginia, DC and Maryland.

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