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2023 Boys Team Midwest Tryout Information
Tryout pre-registration for Boys Team Midwest is now open.
Tryout Dates: Saturday March 11th and Sunday March 19th
Time: 11:45 am to 1:45 pm
Check-in: Starts at 10:00 am
Location: Ames Ice Arena (1507 Gateway Hills Park Dr. Ames, IA 50014)
Tryout Fee: $75 per player
Tryouts for Boys Team Midwest, the MAHA’s entry in the 2023 America’s High School Hockey Showcase, is open to all sophomore, junior and senior high school players in the Midwest Affiliate.The Showcase will take place April 20-24 in St. Louis, Missouri. Team Midwest is coached by PK O’Handley and Rick Baker. Team managers are Mike and Jessica Hurd.
Be sure to read the 'Welcome Players and Parents' letter below to understand the full commitment and requirements players are expected to make.
Tryout fee is $75 per player. Download required forms below, fill out and deliver the day of tryouts. Please bring a printed copy of your players USAH membership confirmation number. It is the one with the barcode. It can be found at www.usahockey.com. Under players and parents select membership, then scroll to request duplicate registration confirmation. Be sure to submit the online form to give us a heads up on how many might come to try outs. You will need your USAH membership number for that form as well.
Tryout fee and forms due before you can enter the locker room!
Team selection will take place March 19th after tryouts. If selected, you are expected to pay the $1,200 participation fee the day of tryouts, or venmo or send a check as soon as you are contacted. This fee is the cost for the entire trip. Transportation, tournament fees, hotel room, food, and team warm ups. Parents are welcome to come to the tournament, but the team stays at a hotel with the mangers and coaching staff.
Welcome Players & Parents
America's Showcase will take place from April 20st – 24th, 2023, in St. Louis, MO. The MHSHL Team Midwest staff is honored to have the opportunity to be involved with the top High School players in the MHSHL. We feel that America's High School Showcase offers players a great opportunity to be exposed to Junior, College and Professional Scouts from throughout the USA and the honor to represent the Midwest in the best High School Hockey event in North America.
It is very important that all players trying out for this team understand the requirements and the commitment they are expected to make. With the short amount of time MHSHL must put this Team together, it is to each player's benefit to cooperate with the Coaching Staff. We would like all players to understand the following points
Tryouts —Try outs are March 11th and 19t at the Ames Ice Arena. You only need to attend one day to be considered. The try out fee is $75. Only 4 players from 1 team can be selected, this includes goaltenders. THIS IS A SHOWCASE RULE. We must have a minimum of 18 skaters and 2 goalies with a maximum roster of 25. All players must have played 50% of their games for the season on a MWAHA team. For example: we can take 3 skaters from the KC Jets and a Jets goalie. We could also take a KC Stars skater or goalie.
Commitment — If you are selected to be on the team, practice will be held at the Ames Ice Arena (1507 Gateway Hills Park, Ames, IA 50014) on the following dates:
March 25 - 4:15-6:15 pm
March 26 - 8:00-10:00 am
April 1 - 4:15-6:15 pm
April 2 - 8:00-10:00 am
April 15 - 4:15-6:15 pm
April 16 - 8:00-10:00 am
All commitments to your current team will be over by then (unless your team is participating in the USA Hockey National Championships). It will be impossible to put this team together and make us all proud of our effort without the commitment of each player for the few weeks preceding the America's High School Showcase event. Your commitment during this time is required.
This year we are including a Girls Team Midwest to the tournament and will be sharing transportation with the girls team to St. Louis. The teams will be traveling to St. Louis on Wednesday, April 19th, 2023, and returning sometime Monday, April 24h, depending on how we finish.
We contracted with CIT Charters and Navigator to run two buses. Navigator will depart out of Omaha and make a stop in west Des Moines and eastern Kansas City to pick up players for both teams before traveling to St. Louis. The CIT bus will depart from Davenport, Iowa and go directly to the St. Louis. Once we are in St. Louis the buses will become a boys team bus and a girls team bus because while the teams play at the same rink, they stay at separate hotels. Players are welcome to leave with their families after the tournament, but the buses will be returning on the same routes back to Omaha and Davenport. Last year the coaches required everyone to travel to the tournament together to encourage team bonding.
Team Fees – If you are chosen to play for Team Midwest Showcase, on the day of tryouts March 19 you will need to have a $1200 check or money order made out to: Team Midwest. If you come to the March 11 date, we will work with you to get the payment as soon as possible from you. We will also accept Venmo payments this year. This money covers Bus, Hotel, Ice time, Warm-ups, Team Apparel, Jerseys/socks, Food, Snacks, Showcase Fees, etc. The only money a player would need to bring to the showcase, would be for personal items or gifts. Our team is supported financially by the Midwest Affiliate.
For further questions please contact:
Mike and Jessica Hurd
Team Midwest General Managers
563-676-4620
