Midget Program

The St. Louis Rockets, the premier destination for midget aged players. The Rockets play in the Midget AA and Midget A1 Missouri Hockey League.

2024-2025 Teams

• 18U AA - Goodman/Giessman
• 16U AA - Iler
• 16U A1 - David Brawley
• 16U A1 - Sean Rhode

16U AA and A1 Contracts

• 6 forwards prior to tryouts
• 3 defenseman prior to tryouts
• 1 goalie prior to tryouts
• Players will have 24 hours to accept the contract
• Mike Richards will be notified if a contract is offered
• ALL contracts will be turned into Mike Richards prior to tryouts
• The rest of the contracts can be offered after the first tryout

16U AA/A1 Tryouts

• Mid to Late July
• 16U AA/A1 players will be divided into 4 teams like USA Hockey Central District Tryouts (**depending on numbers**)
• Players will be assigned a jersey and number that they will keep
• Teams will play each other once.
• There will be an All Star Game followed by a skills session (**depending on numbers**)
• Overseen by Mike Richards

Practices

• Once a week prior to the start of high school.
• Practices will mainly be on weekends
• If there is 2, A1 teams, they will share the ice once high school season starts
• Practice start time during the week, may be after 9pm

Teams - Regular Season

• Jerseys and socks will be the responsibility of each individual team
• Jersey and sock design must be approved by the Rockets Staff
• Each team is responsible for non parent coaching expenses when traveling to, during and from, out of town games/tournaments
• Non parent coaches will be paid by the Rockets Organization and will not incur and coaching fee

The Rockets will not have a tryout for 18UAA. The Rockets will only field 1 - 18U AA team. This team will be run by Jim Goodman and Justin Giessman. If you are interested in playing, please contact Jim and Justin.