Below is our 2021 Fall Focus Camp schedule along with our tryout and placement schedule.  Our pre-season camps are a great way for your player to get back on the ice so that he/she is ready for the fall season. St. Jude's  hockey staff has created an up-tempo and rigorous instruction plan to advance the skills for each of our Knights players.

As a reminder, all players will need new USA Hockey Insurance for the 2021-2022 season before you are able to register for any St. Jude programs this upcoming season.  The new insurance is valid now (from date of purchase) through August 31, 2022.  When registering for your USA Hockey Insurance, please be certain to use your players full name.

St. Jude will offer a pre-season focus and assessment camp that is specifically targeted at players seeking to play mite hockey this season. Coordinators and coaches will use this camp to place players into groups and may redistribute players throughout the duration of the camp to ensure that players are appropriately challenged and playing with and against players of similar skill and experience levels. The coaches will assess each player’s core hockey skills such as skating, stops, turns, crossovers, and stickhandling. 

After assessment during the camp, players will be placed on teams either in CUHL (Chicago United Hockey League) or NWHL (Northwest Hockey League). Families will be contacted about players placement and pricing for the season will be dependent on team/league placement.

The cost of the camp is $175 and includes six sessions. Players who register before July 31, 2021, will receive an early-bird discount and will be charged only $150. 

Please note that all participants in the Mite Focus & Assessment Camp must have USA Hockey Insurance.

Players who anticipate trying-out for travel-level teams that will compete in Northern Illinois Hockey League (NIHL) for the Squirt through Bantam levels are encouraged to register for the Travel Focus Camp. The cost of the camp is $425 and includes 6 sessions. In addition, St. Jude will waive the travel tryout fee ($250) for all travel focus camp participants. If a player is not selected for a NIHL team, the player may also participate in all NWHL placement sessions at no additional charge. 

Players who register for the travel focus camp before July 31, 2021, will receive an early-bird discount and will be charged only $400. 

All players must be registered prior to the session date to be allowed entrance on the ice. No walk-ins will be accepted. 

Players who anticipate playing on a house-level team that will compete in the Northwest Hockey League (NWHL) are encouraged to register for the House Focus Camp. The cost of the camp is $425 and includes 6 sessions. In addition, St. Jude will waive the house placement fee ($150) for all house focus camp participants. 

Players who register before July 31, 2021, will receive an early-bird discount and will be charged only $400. 

All players must be registered prior to the session date to be allowed entrance on the ice. No walk-ins will be accepted. 

Girl players who anticipate trying out for any of St. Jude’s all-girls teams are encouraged to register for the All-Girls Focus Camp. The cost of the camp is $425 and includes 6 sessions. In addition, St. Jude will waive the travel tryout fee ($250) for all travel focus camp participants. If a player is not selected for an all-girls team, the player may also participate in all co-ed NIHL or NWHL placement sessions at no additional charge. 

Players who register before July 31, 2021, will receive an early-bird discount and will be charged only $400. 

All players must be registered prior to the session date to be allowed entrance on the ice. No walk-ins will be accepted

Full checking is allowed at the Bantam level (2007 & 2008 BY) for teams competing in both the NWHL and NIHL. Be advised, if a player is playing on a co-ed Bantam team in NIHL it is required to show proof of participation in checking clinics prior to the start of the season. 

It is mandatory that players at this level participate in at least two hours of checking clinics (2 out of 4 on ice sessions). This will ensure that players are prepared to both receive and deliver a check on the ice. 

Players who have previously taken a checking clinic at St. Jude may take this clinic again at a reduced cost. For players who have not previously completed a checking clinic through St. Jude, the cost to register is $50. Players who have previously completed a checking clinic through St. Jude may register at a discounted cost of $25. Any player who registers for the clinic (whether a first time participant or a repeat participant) may attend any of the  sessions at no additional charge. It is highly encouraged that players attend multiple sessions. 

The checking clinic is open to all Bantam (14U) and Peewee (12U) players. 

All players must be registered prior to the session date to be allowed entrance on the ice. No walk-ins will be accepted.