Many kids in Anchorage start playing hockey before they start kindergarten but it's never too late to start having fun with the sport. Anchorage is home to one of the largest Adult hockey leagues in the United States and many of those players began playing as adults.
We teach kids to skate while they're learning to play hockey. We always have a large number of beginners ages 4 - 10 -- anywhere in that age range is a great time to start! We generally have a few boys and several girls who begin the sport at ages 12 - 15 each season and, while it takes a "can-do" attitude to skate with and against players who have several years of experience, the older kids who stick with it and have some athleticism often progress very rapidly,
If you have questions about getting your son or daughter started in hockey, please call Brian Gross, AHA's Recreational Program Director, at 242-7875.
