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These two programs are for some of our youngest hockey players and are called "blue puck" levels because they use a lightweight blue hockey puck.

6U Cross-Ice is an on-ice program for 5 & 6-year-olds who already have a little skating experience & confidence or who seem like they might do well with a little bit more ice time each week and competitive local games.

8U Red, White & Blue (formerly Mites) is for skaters aged 7 and 8. The three colors represent three development tiers to provide an appropriate skill-level experience for each skater.

Please note: inexperienced hockey skaters are encouraged to first do our Learn to Play program (for 3 to 6-year-olds) or our Jumpstart! program (for 7 to 12-year-olds). This helps our coaches in our blue-puck hockey programs by preventing an overload of inexperienced skaters at the 6U or 8U hockey level. After that, they can jump right into our 6U or 8U hockey programs!

1) Register your player with USA Hockey. This is required annually.

2) Log in to (or create) your family MYH CrossBar account.

3) Register your player for the season with MYH in CrossBar.

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Each of our hockey age levels has a volunteer director.

To contact Cross-Ice's Age Level Director (ALD), please email: crossice@middletonyouthhockey.com

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6U Cross-Ice skaters are welcome to sign up for the autumn season of Learn to Play to get ice time before the main hockey season.

The 2026 dates for those skates (Legacy20 rink in Middleton) are:

• TBD

6U Cross-Ice skaters can register via the Learn to Play registration page. For the regular Cross-Ice hockey season - please continue to read below.

6U Cross-Ice and 8U RWB programs offer a split season during the winter:

1st Half begins in mid-October and ends near the December holidays.

2nd Half begins with the New Year and ends in late February.

We offer the split season to provide scheduling and financial flexibility for our youngest hockey families. If you don't need this, your player is encouraged to register for the full winter season right away!

Cross-Ice: $150 for either half or $300 for the full season.

Red, White & Blue: 1st Half is $275. The second half is $325, as it includes a tournament fee. You can register for the full season for $600.

Practices are held at Bob Suter's Legacy20 Arena in Middleton (aka Capitol Ice Arena) with the possibility of a practice at another local rink as needed (rarely).

Games are primarily local to Dane County.

6U Cross-Ice tends to practice on Saturday mornings with an optional weekday evening practice session most weeks.

8U RWB generally practices twice on weekday evenings each week.

Cross-Ice and RWB hockey emphasize fun and development with smaller teams and local games in the Dane County League.

Do you have young athletes interested in playing ice hockey but don't want to commit to buying all the expensive gear? Take advantage of our gear rental program aimed at our youngest skaters!

Cross-Ice coaches and admin informally build balanced teams for the season after a few practices. Red, White, and Blue teams are split into skill and development tiers (RWB) by the coaching staff after observing the skaters during the first several weeks of practices.

If enough Red, White & Blue families support offering a girls-only mites team again this winter - we will build one and try to place it at the correct level of competition. We had a very successful girls-only RWB campaign last winter!

In Cross-Ice, girls and boys play on co-ed teams.

The Middleton Youth Hockey club only functions due to the hard work and energy of our volunteers. Our parents, coaches, managers, board members, and other unpaid volunteers are what keep quality ice hockey happening for Middleton kids.

In order to keep our club, hockey games, and teams functioning and our fees to play hockey as low as we can, each family (at mite-level and above) are required to volunteer 7 hours for a single skaters or 12 hours for a multi-skater family. The volunteer deposit is $200 for one skater and $400 total for two or more skaters. If you meet the required hours, your deposit is fully returned to you at the end of the season. If you DO NOT meet the volunteering requirements for the season, the club will keep your volunteering buyout money to improve the club, pay for ice time, replace rental gear, etc.

Red and black practice jerseys, which are also used during games, are provided at both levels. Players will need to source their own black or red hockey socks to wear over their shin pads.

Please email gear@middletonyouthhockey.com with any questions.

Can my Learn-to-Play skater graduate up to Cross-Ice for the second session (second half) of the season?

Absolutely! This is a primary reason we split the season into two sessions.

Does 6U Cross-Ice or 8U RWB have goalies?

6U Cross-Ice uses "shooter tutors" - either cut-out goalies or tires. 8U RWB uses rotating goalies. The goalie position will be rotated through the roster on a weekly basis.

How are teams made? 

6U Cross-Ice teams are balanced to ensure competitive and fun play. 8U Red, White, and Blue teams will be based on player registration numbers and the approximate development level of our skaters.

What is the difference between Blue, White and Red?

Generally, red 8U players are second-year mites with developed skills. Blue 8U players are generally first-year mites with lots of room to develop. White is somewhere in between.