Tryouts / Regular Season

Registration for the 2025–2026 season will take place in two steps:

1. Tryout Registration - Link in below

This step collects all required player and guardian information, acknowledgment of NTHC policies, and submission of a valid Physical Exam Form

2. Roster Acceptance

If a player is offered a roster spot, they will have 24 hours to accept the placement. At the time of acceptance, one-third of the season fee will be due (see payment details below).

Any student currently enrolled as a Freshman through Senior at New Trier High School is eligible to try out for NTHC teams.

Important: To be eligible for tryouts, these requirements must be completed BEFORE registering.



USA Hockey Number

All players must have a valid USA Hockey number for the 2025–2026 season.

Click HERE to register for a USA Hockey number

Current Health Exam / Clearance to Play Form

All players must have a valid health exam or sports clearance form on file, signed by a physician.

• Forms are valid for 395 days (1 year + 1 month).
• If the form expires mid-season, a new one must be submitted.
• Click the following link if you don't have a copy from your physician Illinois Certificate of Child Health Examination form
• When uploading, scan both pages into a single document. The registration system only accepts one file per upload.

SafeSport Training (for 2007 & 2008 birth years only)

All players born in 2007 or 2008 are required to complete SafeSport Training prior to tryouts—no exceptions.

• Training is valid for one year.
• If Core Training was completed last season, only the Refresher Course is required.
• You must use your current USA Hockey number to log in.
• If your course doesn’t appear, refresh the page—it can take a few attempts.
• Click HERE for the SafeSport Training Program

Note: Per USA Hockey rules, players born in 2007 or 2008 cannot be officially rostered without completing SafeSport training.

Tryouts will officially begin on August 16th, the day of the Kick-Off Meeting. Attendance at the Kick-Off Meeting is mandatory for both the player and at least one parent/guardian.

New Trier coaches will place players into initial tryout groups and assign ice times. These groupings will be posted immediately following the Kick-Off Meeting. Please note that groups will change throughout the tryout process and will be updated daily.

• Returning players should wear their NTHC game jerseys for all tryout sessions.
• New players to the Club will be issued a tryout pinny, which must be worn at all tryout sessions and returned at the end of the tryout period.

Additional details are posted on the right side of the screen.

New Trier Hockey Club typically rosters four varsity teams (Green, Blue, White and Gray) and one JV team. If registration numbers and make up are consistent with the past few years, NTHC may add a 6th team for the 2024-2025 season. The goal would be to roster the 6th team with primarily Midget level players (Bantam players who are not selected for one of our Varsity or JV1 teams may be encouraged to play another year of Bantam with their home club). The approach to rostering our 4 Varsity teams and JV1 will not change and like previous seasons, may include some Freshman / Bantam eligible players.

New Trier Green Varsity and JV1 teams play in the Scholastic Hockey League (SHL). NT White Varsity plays in the Academic Hockey League (AHL), a division of the SHL.

Blue and Gray Varsities play in the North Central Division of the Illinois High School Hockey League (IHSHL).

Players new to New Trier Hockey, will be charged for a game jersey set once offered a roster spot.

Note: Numbers will be assigned by the Equipment Manager based on open numbers and selected from the top team down. There is no requesting numbers other than the ones open. Players may not change numbers unless there is a number conflict on a rostered team.

Hockey is a team sport that requires a significant financial and time commitment on the part of both the player and his family. Each family should evaluate before the start of the season, their ability to meet their obligations to the club as well as to the team. The cost of playing hockey has increased year to year due to higher ice costs, league fees, referee costs, coaching salaries, tournament entry, transportation, team equipment, and off-ice training. 

At NTHC we make every effort to field our teams in the most cost-effective manner while giving our players every opportunity to participate at the highest level possible.

See specific season details on right side of screen.

The Club has two ways to offset the cost of hockey. 

The first is through selling sponsorships in the Club’s annual Sponsor book. As in past years, 50% of the sponsor revenue (less certain deductions) generated by a player will be used to offset that player’s fee. An enterprising player can offset up to 100% of their player fee through this program. In addition, the club offers financial aid under certain circumstances.

Second, NTHC has a scholarship program to support families needing financial assistance. Program grants can cover up to 50% of player fees. Please see the Alex Pegler Fund info and / or contact the NTHC Treasurer. Please contact Rob Adam, Club Treasurer at mrobertadam@msn.com for more information or to apply. Such requests will be maintained in confidence.

For questions about registration, contact the Registrar at nthockeyregistrar@gmail.com.

For financial questions, contact NTHC Treasurer at mrobertadam@msn.com.