Frequently Asked Questions

1. Who is eligible to play for the Redhawks? To play, you must be a full time student within the first eight semesters of high school at Naperville Central High School in Naperville Community School District 203.
2. How many teams will there be?  This year the RHA is pleased to announce that once again we will field two teams, all of which will play in Metro West League.  We will field one Varsity team and one JV team.  These teams will be called Central Red and Central White.
3. Who picks the teams?  The Coaches!  The Board has absolutely nothing to do with team selections or the process.
4. How many players make each team?  Varsity and JV are each planning to select 17 players (15 skaters and 2 goalies). These numbers may vary depending upon the talent pool available at try-outs.
5. What happens if a player does not make a team?  We work very hard with the Sabre Youth Hockey organization to assure that kids who do not make a Redhawks High School team have a place to skate. 
6. When and where are practices?  The Redhawks will be moving to the Seven Bridges Ice Arena for the 2010-2011 season and each team will have its own permanent locker room! Practice times are:
   
         Varsity

JV

Practice times may be swapped between Varsity and JV based on games and other considerations. Off-ice practice may continue past dates shown above at the coaches discretion.

7. When are the games?  Metro West League Games are normally held in the late afternoon and evenings on Saturday and Sunday evenings. 
8. How many games and how long is the season?  The official season for the Metro West league is a minimum of 22 games for both Varsity and JV.  Both teams will participate in a pre-season tournament, out of town tournament, Thanksgiving and Christmas tournament.  At the completion of the regular season league games, a league tournament will be held, followed by AHAI’s Blackhawk Cup (also known as the State Tournament).  The season runs from September to March.
9. Can I play on 2 hockey teams?  The Redhawks will allow players on the Varsity and JV teams to play for another team.  However, players interested in doing this must contact the coach the first day of tryouts to discuss the commitment expected from the Redhawks organization. Players are expected to make all Redhawks practices. Absences will result in loss of playing time.
10. Will the Redhawks be playing in HIT? We will not play in the HIT tournament. However, we will be playing an additional 6 to 10 games against some of the best teams in the state.