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09/22/2026

Stay to Play has been a hot topic, so we took a closer look at the USA Hockey Atlantic District (Delaware, Eastern Pennsylvania & New Jersey). We reviewed every sanctioned tournament listed on the official District website this season, then checked each hotel policy against the individual tournament and operator sites.

The result: 100% of the youth tournaments listed were Mandatory Stay to Play. Every operator listed required it. The scale of stay to play today is undeniable. More to come on this!

Figures reflect policies as currently published and only include youth travel tournaments.

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09/21/2026

Stay to Play has been a hot topic recently, so we decided to run some numbers. We reviewed hundreds of USA Hockey sanctioned tournaments from this season, gathered from official District websites, and verified the policies through additional research into individual tournaments and operators.

Across 10 districts, 86% of the tournaments analyzed were Mandatory Stay to Play. The operator mix matters too. In several districts, a small number of providers accounted for a large share of the sanctioned events, leaving fewer Non Stay to Play options. More often than not, those Non STP options tended to come from smaller, locally run organizations and Tier 3 events rather than large corporations.

Figures reflect policies as currently published and only include tournaments where the hotel requirement could be verified.

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09/15/2026

Total practice ice time hours for eight teams this season, taken directly from each club’s own posted 2026-27 schedule.

Across these squads, Michigan’s AAA programs practice more than their Illinois counterparts (even with the variable first and last months of the season removed). At AA the reverse holds, and Illinois’ edge widens once those variable months come out. This can also help signal the frequency of practices throughout each week.

Figures reflect schedules as currently published (excluding any dryland training) and are subject to change as the season progresses.

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09/06/2026

How different is the travel commitment across AAA hockey programs in the Michigan? We pulled the data so you didnt have to!

Here’s the travel trends by these top AAA programs from last season.

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08/31/2026

Which month did you travel the most for hockey? 🏒

We counted more than 12,000 AA games across Illinois and Michigan to see when the most out of state games took place throughout the season.

Is this in line with your season?

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08/26/2026

How different is the travel commitment across hockey programs in the same city? We pulled the data so you didnt have to!

Here’s the travel trends by these top AAA programs from last season.

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08/24/2026

We pulled the travel data so you didn’t have to…

Some of the bantam’s most out of state games played by these top AAA programs from last season. Michigan vs. Illinois!

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08/21/2026

We pulled the travel data so you didn’t have to…

Some of the most out of state games played by these top AAA programs from last season. MI vs IL.

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08/19/2026

Which tryouts are you hitting in the upcoming week???

Illinois tryouts are here! Here’s ones to look out for in the coming week (8/21-8/28), by age group. Swipe to find yours!

A lot of clubs run tryouts the same days. If you’re deciding between a few, the calendar might pick for you.

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08/13/2026

We pulled the practice data so you didn’t have to…

Some of the most practice ice time from last season. Which clubs do you want to know more about?

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