We at the Sabre Hockey Association are very excited to welcome everyone back to the 2025-2026 fall hockey season, where we will continue providing our hockey community with a fun, competitive environment for athletes of all ages in our 54th year as a Tier 2 travel hockey program in Illinois. We look forward to building on our incredible culture that continues to foster success, highlighted by yet another 3 State Championship teams last season at 16U AA, 14U A and Girls 10U.

We will once again field teams across all levels of Tier 2 travel hockey so that every Sabre player and family can find the right fit for their developmental needs. The 2025-2026 season will bring a few changes to some of the leagues that we have historically participated in.

- The Central States Developmental Hockey League (CSDHL) showcases some of the highest levels of Tier 2 hockey in the country. We are very honored to have the following 7 teams selected to compete in their birthyear divisions: *18U Midget Major, *16U Midget Minor, *14U Bantam Major, 12U Peewee Major, 11U Peewee Minor, 10U Squirt Major and 9U Squirt Minor.

*USA Hockey Nationally Eligible

- Beginning this season, the CSDHL will also be hosting all our Tier 2 coed teams in their newly expanded Prospects Divisions, where we will be placing the following teams: 16U Prospects Red, 14U Prospects Red, 14U Prospects White, 14U Prospects Blue, 12U Prospects Red, 12U Prospects White, 12U Prospects Blue, 10U Prospects White and 10U Prospects Blue.

- We are very excited to announce that our 15U team will be joining the Atlantic Hockey Federation (AHF), the fastest

growing Tier 2 league in the country, as a full-time league member.

- This season will also introduce the newly founded Girls Tier 2 league, the Midwest Superior Girls Hockey (MSGH) that will host all our Sabre Girls teams: *19U, *16U, 12U Gold (Independent), 12U Navy, and 10U *USA Hockey Nationally Eligible

- We will also be entering teams into Illinois’ Tier 3 league, the Northwest Hockey League (NWHL) at the following ages: 14U, 12U and 10U.

- Our Jr Sabre Mite travel teams will once again be participating in the Chicago United Hockey League (CUHL) where we will be placing (4) Mite travel teams: a D1, (2) D2, and a D3 team.

- The Junior Sabres House League (JSHL) will continue to provide a place for all players 9 and under to get the chance to be a part of a hockey team, no matter how new they are to the game. We will once again be hosting divisions at both rinks: All Seasons Ice Rinks & Rocket Ice Arena

Our Sabre Hockey Committee will lead an incredible lineup of committed coaches at every level to ensure all of our Sabre athletes experience a positive team-first culture that helps create the right environment for both individual growth and team success. Our dedicated board of directors is very excited to make the 2025-2026 season another amazing season of Sabre Hockey.

We encourage everyone to register as early as possible as this helps us plan for the upcoming season in the most efficient manner. We look forward to seeing everyone around the rink soon. Please feel free to reach out to me with any questions at all.

Let’s Go, Sabres!

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Brandon Lewandowski | Hockey Director