2024-2025 Season Information
At the Bantam level, the Wilmette Jr. Trevians and Winnetka Warriors come together to form the North Shore Hockey Club. Our goal is for every player at this level to have the chance to continue developing on-ice skills while also growing their love and passion for the game. This strategic partnership reflects the strengths and traditions of both youth hockey programs, while ushering in a new era of success at the Bantam level and offering the best for our players in the future.
Below is timing for conditioning and tryouts for travel players, as well as anticipated practice times for both the House and Travel programs. Please note that dates and times are subject to change, so check this page again as we get closer to the season.
Before registering, players must be registered with USA Hockey. You can do that here.
FIRST TIME CROSSBAR USERS
To register for the season you will first need to create a Crossbar account for yourself and then add your player(s) to the account. Only one parent needs to create an account and add players. Once you set up your account, invite a spouse or other family member to be linked to your account so everyone can receive communications from the Club. Details on setting up and managing your Crossbar account can be found here.
BANTAM HOUSE PROGRAM
The goals of the House program is to continue cultivating the fundamental skills of the game, as well as to teach teamwork, sportsmanship and fair play. And, of course, have fun!
We will hold evaluations for all Bantam House players on Sunday, September 8, 2024. The season will then kick-off immediately following evaluations, with each team playing roughly 20-30 games throughout the season. There will be no games played over Thanksgiving or Winter Break.
Fees, outlined on the House program page, include ice time for games and practices, team jersey and referees for all games. Practices typically fall on Saturdays and Sunday games are early evening at home rinks or nearby community rinks.
BANTAM TRAVEL PROGRAM
For the upcoming fall season, we plan to five Bantam teams, all playing in the Northern Illinois Hockey League (NIHL), as seeded. Here we have provided a link to registration, dates/times for pre-season conditioning and tryouts, as well as season-specific information, including anticipated practice times.
Conditioning:
8/17/24 – 7:50-8:50 p.m. Group A-L at NSIA
8/19/24 – 8:55-9:55 p.m. Group M-Z at Centennial
8/20/24 – 7:50-8:50 p.m. Group A-L at NSIA
8/20/24 – 9:00-10:00 p.m. Group M-Z at NSIA
8/22/24 – 8:00-9:00 p.m. Group A-L at NSIA
8/24/24 – 8:00-9:00 p.m. Group M-Z at NSIA
Tryouts:
8/25/24 – 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Group 1 at NSIA
8/25/24 – 12:40-1:40 p.m. Group 2 at NSIA
8/25/24 – 1:50 - 2:50 p.m. Group 3 at NSIA
8/26/24 – 8:00-9:00 p.m. Group 1 (Bantam 1 Callbacks) at NSIA
8/26/24 – 9:10-10:10 p.m. Groups 1 at NSIA
8/27/24 – 7:50-8:50 p.m. Group 1 at NSIA
8/27/24 – 9:00-10:00 p.m. Group 2 at NSIA
8/28/24 – 6:50-7:50 p.m. Bantam 3 and Bantam 4 team tryouts at NSIA
*Groups for tryouts will be communicated via email from the Hockey Directors before the designated times outlined above.
Preliminary Practice Schedule:*
Bantam 1 (Nick Brummitt)
Mondays 8:55-9:55 p.m. at Centennial; Wednesdays 9:10-10:10 p.m. at Centennial; Thursdays 8:30-9:30 p.m. at Winnetka; GVN off-ice, Wednesdays 6:45-7:45 p.m. at NSIA
Tournaments: 11/1-11/3 in Grand Rapids, MI; 11/27-12/1 Local Wishbone; 1/18-1/20 in Madison, WI
Bantam 2 (Jason Hawkins)
Mondays 8:20-9:20 p.m. at Winnetka; Tuesdays 8:10-9:10 p.m. at Winnetka; Wednesdays 8:00-9:00 p.m. at Winnetka; GVN off-ice, Thursdays 5:00-6:00 p.m. at NSIA
Tournaments: 11/1-11/3 in Grand Rapids, MI; 11/27-12/1 Local Wishbone; 1/18-1/20 in Madison, WI
Bantam 3 (Randy Schlesinger / Steve Chelios)
Mondays 8:55-9:55 p.m. at Centennial; Tuesdays 9:00-10:00 p.m. at NSIA; Wednesdays 9:10-10:10 p.m. at NSIA; GVN off-ice, Tuesdays 7:30-8:30 p.m. at NSIA
Tournaments: 10/4-10/6 in South Bend, IN; 11/27-12/1 Local Wishbone; 1/18-1/20 in Madison, WI
Bantam 4 (George Panoutsos / Michael Sorenson)
Tuesdays 8:10-9:10 p.m. at Winnetka; Wednesdays 9:10-10:10 p.m. at NSIA; Thursdays 7:30-8:30 p.m. at Centennial; GVN off-ice, Wednesdays 7:45-8:45 p.m. at NSIA
Tournaments: 10/4-10/6 in South Bend, IN; 11/27-12/1 Local Wishbone; 1/18-1/20 in Madison, WI
*Bantam goalies will have an additional clinic practice on Mondays at Centennial Ice Rink from 8:30-9:30 p.m. and Tuesdays at NISA from 8:00-9:00 p.m., which will be added to their respective schedules once they are rostered to their team.
Note: this is general direction; all times and tournaments are subject to change after tryouts and team selection