The 2009 USA Hockey National Championships presented by Easton are here. Be there in person April 1-5, or watch all the action online!

When you think of youth hockey, you think Easton, the exclusive equipment sponsor of the USA Hockey National Championships and Skills Competition. Easton is also a long-time supporter of the Coaching Education Program and the NTDP.
The 5 host cities for the 2009 USA Hockey Youth, Girls’ and Women’s National Championships presented by Easton, were announced in October by USA Hockey and scheduled as follows:

• 12 & Under from Indian Trail, N.C. at the Extreme Ice Center. – April 1-5
• 14 & Under from Plano, Texas at the Dr Pepper StarCenter-Frisco – April 1-5
• 16 & Under from Chesterfield, Mo. at The Summit Center – April 1-5
• 18 & Under from Pittsburgh, Pa. at the Robert Morris University Island Sports Center April 1-5
• Girls’ 12 & Under, 14 & Under, 16 & Under, 19 & Under from Rochester, N.Y. at the ESL Sports Centre – April 1-5
• Junior A, B, & C from Marlborough, Mass. – March 27-31
• Women’s Senior A, B, C and 30 & Over from Rochester, N.Y. – March 27-29

New and unprecedented this year, all 580 scheduled games will be streamed live from venues across the United States. The games will be broadcast live and game archives will be available for on-demand viewing after the tournament.
For full details of the tournament schedule and how to watch games online visit National Championship

History
Since 1912, when the St. Nick’s Hockey Club of New York City won its first of four consecutive Senior Elite championships, the United States has been crowning national champions in amateur hockey. Beginning in 1936 with the formation of the Amateur Hockey Association of the United States (now known as USA Hockey), the organization has served as the governing body for the sport in the United States and has hosted national championship tournaments for players in youth, junior and adult divisions. In 1980, female teams began competing for national titles and now take part in nine divisions.

Throughout the years, hundreds of thousands of players of all ages have taken to the ice in the spirit of good sportsmanship to pursue amateur hockey’s highest honor – a USA Hockey National Championship – and the number of participating teams has escalated with USA Hockey’s enormous growth. This year, the 30 & Over division was added to the women’s tier, along with the Women’s Recreational 50 & Over division added to the Adult Tier. All total, teams will compete for 28 national titles in 11 different cities.