Registration for the 2025-2026 Junior Heartlanders ICH Season is CLOSED!
**Please email ich@iowacityhockey.com with any questions regarding registration.
Coral Ridge Rink's programming
Check out the programming run by the Coral Ridge Ice Rink at the link above and get your player started on the ice ASAP
Kids typically can start in a Learn To Skate program and then graduate into the Learn to Play program which has the players dressed in hockey gear and learning the basics of hockey drills.
This program is now run year round and participants can sign up for consecutive sessions to keep improving their skills.
All players must register for the season prior to season start.
Steps for registration:
Travel Team Registration questions email ich@iowacityhockey.com.
Iowa City Hockey Association Youth Teams
Development League Fees (all players)
Travel Team Fees
Travel Team Late Registration Fee
Registrations made after August 18 for Travel Levels 10U through High School will incur a $50 late fee.
High School Teams
Iowa City hockey will be implementing a Varsity/JV model for the 2025-2026 season to accommodate our growing player numbers and to allow for a more purposeful approach to each players development. Selections will be made based on the on-ice evaluation and performance through the first part of the season prior to rosters freezing. Both teams will have an equal amount of practice hours per week in a combined and split format, and will have approximately the same number of games. Players in our high school program will be required to perform off-ice training at one of our partner programs 1 time per week to increase athleticism and durability.
Varsity will compete in the Central States Development Hockey League 18U prospects division. This is the replacement for the NIHL, which will be a girls-only league in 2025-2026. The prospects division will have six total tiers with placement pending a series of seeding-round games. It will be similar in effect to the NIHL (geographic spread, game format) with a more precise competitive fit. 3 practices per week. 28 game schedule, plus the potential to play in the playoffs.
JV will compete in the Iowa High School Hockey Alliance (the same league the Jr Heartlanders 18U team has competed in the past three years and won the Championship in 2025). 3 practices per week. 18-20 game regular season with a 3 game finals tournament in February. Additional games will come from Friendlies and Tournaments (Junior Gold, approximately 1-3 tournaments expected)
Age Divisions
December 31st, 2025 is the transition date set for Iowa by USA Hockey. Examples: 6u for 2025-26 season will have players who were born 2019 and younger. 8u will have players who were born 2017 and 2018.
Scholarships
Need-based scholarships are available. See the ICH Scholarship Application on the ICH Forms page for more information.
When registering for the season, participants can choose to pay online or offline.
Additional Costs
In addition to the fees above, travel team players who do not have current game jerseys and socks will need to purchase those items (cost to be determined). Warm-up jackets and pants are optional and may also be purchased for an additional cost.
Jersey, sock, and warm-up orders will be coordinated by team managers.
PAYMENTS
NOTE: An additional processing fee, collected by SportsEngine, applies when paying online. The processing fee is 3% of the total, plus $1 for each transaction. Participants can choose to pay online in full or spread payments out through a payment plan, but the full processing fee is due upon registration for online payments.
Payment Options
1.) Payment Plan
Registration -$100 plus processing fees (3% + $1 per transaction) due upon registration - ALL PLAYERS
Two (2) installments - Remaining fees split into two (2) equal payments automatically charged to the card/account used at registration on or about:
Five (5) installments - Remaining fees split into five (5) equal payments automatically charged to the card/account used at registration on or about:
2.) Pay In Full
3.) Pay Offline - Check with your team manager to pay by check or Venmo on or before the first practice.
Questions? Email ich@iowacityhockey.com.