Junior Ravens 4 on 4 Spring Hockey

Junior Ravens 4 on 4 Spring Hockey

The Junior Ravens 4-on-4 Spring Hockey Program offers a fast-paced, fun, and development-focused experience for young players. The format is designed to maximize ice time, encourage creativity, and keep athletes engaged throughout each session. Here’s what players can expect:

• Teams will play 18 games over the course of the season. There are no playoffs.
• All games will be 22 minutes in length with two games occurring every one hour of ice time
• When possible, games will be scheduled back to back or with a game break in between to minimize waiting time. 
• Teams will play at least two games every gameday (Saturday or Sunday). In order to ensure that players received equal ice time, a buzzer will sound every one minute and 30 seconds indicate a line change.
• Parent volunteers help supervise the benches during games but no coaching will occur in order to encourage player creativity and learning.
• Includes a Carleton Ravens 4 on 4 Hockey Jersey

Program Dates

The program will run on weekends from Saturday, March 28 to Sunday, June 21

All games will be 22 minutes in length with two games occurring every one hour of ice time

• The program will not run on April 5 (Easter), April 26, May 2 & 3, May 23 & May 24, May 30 & May 31.
• The program will run on the Victoria Day weekend.

Skaters: $345

Goalies: $50

Ages

Program Schedule

• The program will run on weekends from Saturday, March 28 to Sunday, June 21
• All games will be 22 minutes in length with two games occurring every one hour of ice time
• WHEN POSSIBLE: U7 and U9 games will be scheduled on Saturdays between 8:00 AM and 12:30 PM
• WHEN POSSIBLE: U11 and U13 games will be scheduled on Sundays between 8:00 AM and 1:30 PM
• Games will either be played back-to-back (e.g., 8:30–8:55 AM and 8:55–9:20 AM) or with a short break in between (e.g., 11:00–11:25 AM and 12:00–12:25 PM). We do our best to provide a balanced mix of game days throughout the season, with both back-to-back games and games with breaks.
• Team rosters and schedules will be emailed to parents by Monday, March 23, 2026. Please ensure the email address on your account is accurate and includes both parents/guardians if needed.

Divisions

U7 (Birth Years 2020-2021)

• Open to all children.
• Games are played on full ice
• For first‑year hockey or more experienced beginners.
• No designated goaltenders; players rotate as goalie.
  • Junior Goalie equipment provided (blocker, glove, chest protector, pads, stick)

U9 (Birth Years 2018-2019) | U11 (Birth Years 2016-2017) | U13 (Birth Years 2014-2015)

• Open to all children
• Games are played on full ice
• For current or incoming House‑league players or competitive players.
• Each team will have a designated goalie for the season. If there are not enough goalie registrations to fill all teams, goalies will rotate to cover teams that are missing one.

Goalies

• Receive a special discounted price when registering for our spring 4 on 4 hockey league.
• 100% guaranteed ice time; only one goalie per team
• One friend request guaranteed where possible (priority by registration order)
• Opportunity for extra games (covering absences elsewhere)
• Must register under the appropriate goalie category for each division
• Should bring their own equipment. We have some equipment available if needed.

Important Notes:

Friend Requests

• One per participant; must be reciprocal (no circular requests). Requests before March 16, 2026
  • A valid one-to-one friend request is when Player A requests to play with Player B and Player B requests to play with Player A.
• A circular request (that will not be honoured) is when Player A requests to play with Player B, Player B requests to play with Player C, and Player C requests to play with Player A. All three of the requests in the circular example will be voided.
• IMPORTANT: If a large group of players all request the same friends because they previously played together in organized hockey, not all friend requests will be honored in order to avoid creating teams primarily made up of players from the same former team. These friend requests will be spread out over multiple teams.

League Balancing

• Players in all divisions will be assessed over the first six games (three weeks). To keep competition balanced, players may be moved to different teams as needed, and whenever possible, friends will be moved together.

Location

All games will take place at the Carleton Ice House. Parking is included in your program fees on the dates and times the program is running.

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