6U Cross-Ice is an on-ice program for players ages 6 and younger that either already have a little skating experience & confidence or that seem like they might do well with a little bit more ice time each week and competitive local games that the Learn to Play level doesn't offer. Slightly older new skaters (say 7-year-olds) that don't feel good jumping to U8 RWB hockey might start here by request.

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

4) Download the free CrossBar mobile app (which pairs with our website and will provide access to schedules, communication tools, etc.) from your favorite mobile app store. Here are the links to the Apple Store version & Google Play version.

5) Sort equipment for the season. Locally, Play-it-Again Sports, Pure Hockey, Facebook Marketplace, and Sideline Swap are great places to start your search for new & used hockey gear.*

6) If you'd like other family members to receive MYH emails and access your skater's schedule & admin panel - create a CrossBar account for them and then link them to the account where you administer the youth hockey players in your family.

*All youth hockey players will need an approved neck protector this season due to USA Hockey changes - you must have this for the first practice.

To contact Red, White & Blue's Age Level Director, please email:

mites@middletonyouthhockey.com

These two programs also utilize head & assistant coaches for each team once the season is underway. You'll find coach contact info on your player's team landing page once they've been assigned to a team.

Cross-Ice plays a game most Sundays and breaks the rink into 1/3rds where they play across the rink instead of the length of it (hence Cross-Ice). In addition to breaking the ice into thirds, an hour-long game is also broken up into three mini games where our teams will play 3 of the teams attending any Sunday game.

Mites play half-ice games throughout the season and generally play X number of games each weekend. Like Cross-Ice, Mite games are broken into mini games that allow our teams to play 2 different teams per full "game".

RWB coaches build teams by player skill & development level but unlike the squirt hockey level and higher, mites will not participate in an official evaluation/try-out process.

Please keep in mind that our volunteer coaches and admin want the very best possible outcomes for every single MYH skater.