Boys and Girls Clinics & Boys Tryouts For Placement to Varsity / JV

CRHC expects to have 1 Boys Varsity team, 1 Boys JV team, and 1 Girls Varsity team for the 2023-24 season.  As a no-cut combined high school program, all players that tryout, wish to play, and register will be placed on a team (see below for a list of allowed high schools; Goalie Portal exceptions are allowed).  Historically, CRHC have done tryouts following Labor Day.  However, due a combination of factors at the AHAI and league levels, we have decided to move boy’s tryouts earlier this year.  This is consistent with the vast majority of other high school hockey programs with whom we compete.  We realize this shift in historical tryout times may affect some families and players with regard to their availability to tryout.   In those cases, the coaches will review those one-offs with players as needed and do their best to place players on the best team for their development, enjoyment, and safety.  We expect tryouts to be before Labor Day in future years as well.

Registration

Please Complete by Saturday August 19th

BOYS REGISTRATION: Click here to register on Sports Engine

GIRLS REGISTRATION: Click here to register on Sports Engine

Pre Season Dates

(please note – dates may change and be updated as scheduling and rink partner needs dictate)

• Monday, August 21st – 5:00PM – 7:00PM – Boys Clinics – Johnny’s East – returning JV and all new players
• Tuesday, August 22nd – 6:00PM – 7:00PM – Girls Clinics – Johnny’s East
• Wednesday, August 23rd – 5:00PM – 7:00PM – Boys Clinics – Johnny’s East – All players – returning JV, returning Varsity, and new players – coaches will form Groups 1 and 2
• Saturday, August 26th – time tbd (3:10PM – 5:20PM) – Boy’s Tryouts – Group 1 & Group 2 – 5th 3rd Ice Arena – 2 hour time slot will be update once confirmed with rink partner.  Group 1 will be first hour slot, Group 2 will be second hour slot.
• Sunday, August 27th – 6:20PM – 7:50PM – Girls Clinic – 5th 3rd Ice Arena
• Wednesday, August 30th – 7:10PM – 8:10PM -  Girls Combined Practice
• Thursday, August 31st – 5:00PM – 6:30PM – Boys Combined Practice & Scrimmage.

Important Season Dates

• Boys Varsity Champions & Boys JV Gold IHSHL North Central Regular Season – September 5th – January 28th
• Projected 8th Grade Open House Skate Dates – December 2nd – 16th 2023, February 26th – March 4th 2024
• Projected Alumni and Aluma Skates – Thanksgiving week – November 20th – 22nd 2023
• Boys and Girls Tentative Senior Night Weekend– Friday, Jan 26th - Sunday, Jan 28th 2024
• Boys All Star Games – February 2nd and 3rd 2024
• Boys Varsity Champions IHSHL North Central League Playoffs – February 4th – 16th, Semi-Final and Finals February 17th – 23rd
• Boys JV Gold League IHSHL North Central League Playoffs – January 31st – February 16th, Semi-Final February 18th, Finals February 24th
• Boys Varsity and JV – Wright Angles Tournament – November 4th – 6th 2023 – Madison, WI
• Boys Varsity and JV – Avalanche Tournament – MLK Jan 12th – 15th 2024 – Grand Rapids MI
• AHAI State Championship Projected – March 8th – March 11th 2024
• Nationals Projected – March 22nd – 24th 2024

Boys and Girls Clinics & Boys Tryouts For Placement to Varsity / JV

CRHC expects to have 1 Boys Varsity team, 1 Boys JV team, and 1 Girls Varsity team for the 2023-24 season.  As a no-cut combined high school program, all players that tryout, wish to play, and register will be placed on a team.  Historically, CRHC have done tryouts following Labor Day.  However, due a combination of factors at the AHAI and league levels, we have decided to move boy’s tryouts earlier this year.  This is consistent with the vast majority of other high school hockey programs with whom we compete.  We realize this shift in historical tryout times may affect some families and players with regard to their availability to tryout.   In those cases, the coaches will review those one-offs with players as needed and do their best to place players on the best team for their development, enjoyment, and safety.  We expect tryouts to be before Labor Day in future years as well.

Registration

Please Complete by Saturday August 19th

BOYS REGISTRATION: Click here to register on Sports Engine

GIRLS REGISTRATION: Click here to register on Sports Engine

Pre Season Dates

(please note – dates may change and be updated as scheduling and rink partner needs dictate)

• Monday, August 21st – 5:00PM – 7:00PM – Boys Clinics – Johnny’s East – returning JV and all new players
• Tuesday, August 22nd – 6:00PM – 7:00PM – Girls Clinics – Johnny’s East
• Wednesday, August 23rd – 5:00PM – 7:00PM – Boys Clinics – Johnny’s East – All players – returning JV, returning Varsity, and new players – coaches will form Groups 1 and 2
• Saturday, August 26th – time tbd (3:10PM – 5:20PM) – Boy’s Tryouts – Group 1 & Group 2 – 5th 3rd Ice Arena – 2 hour time slot will be update once confirmed with rink partner.  Group 1 will be first hour slot, Group 2 will be second hour slot.
• Sunday, August 27th – 6:20PM – 7:50PM – Girls Clinic – 5th 3rd Ice Arena
• Wednesday, August 30th – 7:10PM – 8:10PM -  Girls Combined Practice
• Thursday, August 31st – 5:00PM – 6:30PM – Boys Combined Practice & Scrimmage.

Important Season Dates

• Boys Varsity Champions & Boys JV Gold IHSHL North Central Regular Season – September 5th – January 28th
• Projected 8th Grade Open House Skate Dates – December 2nd – 16th 2023, February 26th – March 4th 2024
• Projected Alumni and Aluma Skates – Thanksgiving week – November 20th – 22nd 2023
• Boys and Girls Tentative Senior Night Weekend– Friday, Jan 26th - Sunday, Jan 28th 2024
• Boys All Star Games – February 2nd and 3rd 2024
• Boys Varsity Champions IHSHL North Central League Playoffs – February 4th – 16th, Semi-Final and Finals February 17th – 23rd
• Boys JV Gold League IHSHL North Central League Playoffs – January 31st – February 16th, Semi-Final February 18th, Finals February 24th
• Boys Varsity and JV – Wright Angles Tournament – November 4th – 6th 2023 – Madison, WI
• Boys Varsity and JV – Avalanche Tournament – MLK Jan 12th – 15th 2024 – Grand Rapids MI
• AHAI State Championship Projected – March 8th – March 11th 2024
• Nationals Projected – March 22nd – 24th 2024

Girls Program – Current 9th – 12th grade students at University of Chicago Laboratory School, Lane Tech College Prep, Latin School of Chicago, Lincoln Park High School, Saint Ignatius College Prep, Whitney Young Magnet High School are welcome to inquire. The CHRC girl’s teams play in the Metro League, and have recently matriculated players to the collegiate ranks at schools including Princeton, Arizona State, Miami Ohio University, Trinity College, and Gustavus Adolphus. We have current player commitments to Princeton and University of Connecticut.

Boys Program – Current 9th – 12th grade students at British International School of Chicago, Francis W. Parker School, Latin School of Chicago, Lincoln Park High School, University of Chicago Laboratory School, Walter Payton College Prep, Whitney Young Magnet High School are welcome to inquire. The CRHC boy’s teams play in the IHSHL North Central league, and have recently matriculated players to Denver, Duquesne, Texas, and Wake Forest.

Note: CRHC players may be considered for double roster and play for club hockey teams in both the Northern Illinois and Central States Hockey Leagues, as well as various AAA Hockey programs. CRHC players can (and do) participate in other high school athletics, both during and after the hockey season.

Board of Directors & Community Partners - CRHC hockey programming is led by a volunteer board of directors overseeing USA hockey regulations, ice rink partnerships, community involvement with youth hockey programming, and facilitating relationships with our assigned schools.  High School hockey offers student athletes an opportunity to grow on and off the ice and experience special opportunities some of which come with the support of the Chicago Blackhawks and their facilities – Chicago Blackhawks Fifth Third Community Ice Rink for practices/games and the United Center for state championships. We are also grateful for our relationship with Johnny’s Ice House and their staff for all they do to support our players and program.

Executive Board of Directors

Peter de Jong (email) – CRHC Board President

Steven Radecki (email) – Vice President

Melissa Weitzell – Treasurer

David Callahan – Rules & Ethics

Leah Welty Assmus – Secretary

Hockey Directors

Bruce Turpin (bio, email) – Girls Hockey Director & Varsity Head Coach

Max Roche (bio, email) – Boys Hockey Director & Varsity Head Coach

Chicago Romans Hockey Club is excited to announce a new partnership with Goodman Elite Training.

As you may know, scheduling performance training for our student athletes around rink scheduling, school activities, and the personal training the athletes already do at school or with other clubs has proven to be a little bit of a challenge for CRHC. Yet, we have received feedback from coaches, parents, and players that this is a value-add service that the club should look to improve and offer. Beginning this season, CRHC is offering boys and girls off ice performance training.

If you are interested in participating in a season long training with Goodman Elite, please email Peter de Jong at hockey1980@icloud.com and list the name of player, their phone number, and email address.

Chicago Romans Hockey Club (CRHC) is pleased to offer a Financial Assistance Program to players/families demonstrating financial hardship. CRHC strives to allocate approximately 10% of its annual registration/fundraising revenues to its Financial Assistance Program. CRHC offers reduced registration fees to families who otherwise may not be able to participate in our hockey program due to financial hardship.

Please see the document below for more details.