Dear U18 Redwings Players and Families,

Welcome to the 2025/26 U18 Redwings hockey season! My name is Bruce Vandenberg, and I am the U18 Coordinator for the upcoming season. We’re thrilled to have such a fantastic group of players this year—103 strong and ready to hit the ice!

Tryouts will be held on the weekends of September 20-21 and September 27-28. Specific times and groups for tryouts will be updated during the week leading up to those dates, so please keep an eye out.

Here are some of the times for the 20th and 21st. 

• “A” (body-contact) skates – Sept. 20th at 4:15pm & 5:30pm, and Sept. 21st at 12:45pm
• Non-contact skate – Sept. 21st from 2:00pm
  
• Times for the following weekend (Sept 27th & 28th) are as follows: 

One important note (If you have not completed it yet): Teamlinkt did not include the option to opt-in for contact hockey this year. To ensure your player is properly classified, please take a moment to fill out the contact opt-in form linked below. If the form is not completed, your player will be automatically placed in non-contact for the season.

Here is the link: 

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSewVKYiXbVKp9goCTP3P0PJxrW35S0lvjFnuH6CP3MpcvGz4w/viewform

We want to make sure every player’s preferences and safety are respected, so your cooperation is greatly appreciated.