WELCOME TO REDWINGS HOCKEY! 

Our Mission is to provide a quality hockey program to boys and girls in the communities surrounding Barrington, Illinois. Through all we do, we stress the values of teamwork, good sportsmanship, and self-discipline. We believe in involving parents and the community in our activites and we hope to foster a love for the game of hockey. Redwing teams participate in both the Northern Illinois Hockey League (NIHL) and the Northwest Hockey League (NWHL). We field teams at all levels - Mite through Midget with fixed practice slots that make your family calendar a little easier to plan. We also offer a Learn-to-Skate program for kids as young as 4 years old. The Redwings' home rink is the Barrington Ice Arena located at 28205 W. Commercial Avenue in Lake Barrington, Illinois with some additional ice for Midgets at the Hoffman Estates Park District Community Center located at 1685 West Higgins Road in Hoffman Estates, Illinois. CONTACT THE REDWINGS HOCKEY ORGANIZATION For more information, please contact our Chairman Jim Bresch at info@redwinghockey.com or Rob Hutson our Hockey Program Director at hockeydirector@redwinghockey.com . For other specific contacts please refer to our Contact List on the menu at the left side of this page.

Get ready for some fun at the November 7th Redwing Fundraising Dinner. Like last year's event we will be a little less formal, and a lot more fun. The Fundraising Committee, led by Mary Duckson, is already hard at work on all aspects of this important event - the activities, the food, the refreshments, auction items, etc.

Soon you will be getting your invitation to the event. Let's break some attendance records this season and celebrate over drinks at this year's open bar.

In the meantime here are some early details about the evening's schedule.

6:30pm    Cocktails, Appetizers & Silent Auction Bidding

7:45pm    Dinner

8:45pm    Raffle Drawings and Live Auction

9:30pm    Silent Auction Closes

10:00pm  Checkout Opens

The Redwings Fundraising Dinner will take place at the Stonegate Conference Center,  at 2401 West Higgins Road (Route 72) in Hoffman Estates just east of the intersection with Barrington Road.

This event plays an important role in keeping our fees from going higher, so please support the effort by helping sell raffle tickets, by attending the event and by participating in the bidding. Thank you and GO REDWINGS!

The first Goalie Clinics of Fall 2008-09 are now scheduled. All Redwing goalies are expected to attend. This will be the regular day and time of the Goalie Clinics for Redwing netminders. All Redwing shooters are invited to attend.

Going forward, Redwing goalies should consult the Calendar for the clinic dates. All Divisions' goalies will attend the same clinic sessions. These dates will be able to be seen on the bottom of the Home Page as well as in the Calendar tab.

September 8 and 22

October 6 and 20

November 3 and 17

These will be high intensity sessions led by Wendell Young, of the '91 and '92 Stanley Cup champion Pittsburgh Penguins, and our Redwing Goalie Director, with the help of our Assistant Redwing Goalie Director, Ralph Kunzmann. Make sure to plan to attend and watch those save percentages climb!

The Redwing Hockey Organization is proud to announce its coaching lineup for the Fall-Winter 2008-09 season. And, we want to thank these coaches for the energy and time they are committing to lead our teams. Without their leadership our kids would not be making the progress they have demonstrated. We are blessed to have a coaching staff with these credentials, these accomplishments and this talent.

Learn-to-Skate, Scooters - Maday, Sarauer

Mite Gold - Aloisio, Allie, Smith

Mite A - Saviola, Beller, Aloisio

Mite AA - Duckson, Hutson, Mueller

Squirt A - Bob Lee, Doug Lee

Squirt AA - Perkins, Cromie, Murray, Renner

PeeWee A - Sarauer, Cecala, Kunzmann

PeeWee AA - Mackey, Murray, Migliore

Development Team - Maday

Bantam A - Randy Sowizrol, Turner

Bantam AA - Hutson, Barsness, Lekai

Midget - Ron Sowizrol, Young, Callahan

If you want your children to learn to ice skate, or want to get them started in organized youth hockey, then you want to get them enrolled in the Redwings' Learn to Skate or Scooters hockey programs. We have boys and girls starting as young as 4 years old. What better way to give your kids an outlet for their athletic energy than to learn about skating and ice hockey from experienced Redwing coaches that tailor the instruction to your child's skill level? Our program is structured around fixed days and times that make it easier for the family to plan their schedules. Please check the schedule and send an e-mail to registrar@redwinghockey.com. We’ll advise you about the level and session that best fit your family's needs. Registration takes place the first few days of each session. This is a great first step toward boys or girls youth hockey.

Got Game? Want Game? 

Here are the names and phone numbers for the Team Managers of each of the 2008-09 Redwing hockey teams. If you have any general questions, you may also contact Celeste Bailey our General Manager at 847-644-5631 or at celeste@nsprivate.com

The rink is closed for the summer, but please plan to join us for Public Skate when it opens again on September 7th. There are Public Skates every Sunday afternoon at the same time.

We try to keep our organization visible with people who might like an athletic outlet like youth hockey for their children. So, we are always doing different outreach programs like the one we have just concluded at the Barrington Library. Here is a photo of one on the five display cases we decorated with a hockey and Redwing theme during the month of August. These display cases were all on the stairs leading up to the Kids Section. 

This is an example of ways you can volunteer time and help the Redwing Hockey Organization grow stronger. If you have ideas you would like to share, send them to info@redwinghockey.com

The Mite AA team participated in the 2008 Elmbrook Shoot-out tournament over the March 7-9th weekend.  The team started things right with 5-3 win over Appleton on Friday night.  Saturday was also a rewarding day, despite losing 2 players to the flu; the Mite AA's beat Elmbrook 6-0 and Waunakee 8-0 to make it to the championship game on Sunday.  The icing on the cake was a 5-2 win in the Championship game over Elmbrook to bring a nice big trophy to our home rink.  Several of the players earned special patches for the tournament. Dallas Duckson received a Hat Trick patch, Trent Federighi received a Playmaker patch and Eryn Cooley received 2 Shutout patches. Congratulations Mite AA team and coaches on a job well done! Go Redwings!

In an amazing display of the power of pre-sweetened cereal and alarm clocks, the Redwing Silver Mites got up early on this the first morning of Daylight Savings Time to take care of business in the 7:30AM NWHL Silver Mite Championship at the Franklin Park ice rink. Coach Aloisio had his boys ready to rock and the Redwing Silver Mites toppled the previously unbeaten Admirals 5-2 to sieze the championship banner for the Redwing organization.

Mark Thornton staked the team to a 2-0 advantage and the team rolled from there with Jack Jones notching a hat trick, the D and the forwards combining to erase any significant Admiral offensive threats, and Andrew Allie continuing the strong play in net, that he demonstrated throughout the NWHL Tournament. The players, their parents and our wonderful Silver Mite Coaches John Aloisio and Steve Allie deserve a big pat on the back for all their hard work this season. What a terrific first step they have all made in their youth hockey journey.

Way to go Silver Mites! Go Redwings!  

The Redwing organization was well represented in the NIHL tournament, and two of our teams made it to the final weekend of tournament play. The Midget Majors played in the Midget Major Elite division Consolation Game, which could not have been tighter. The Redwings fought tooth and nail but dropped a heartbreaker to the Komets, 1-0. The #13 seed Redwing Squirt A2's played out of their minds to make it to the final four of the Squirt Bronze division, and played a strong game against the #6 seed Jets. With good pressure on net from both teams, the Redwings came up a little short, ending up on the wrong side of a 4-1 final score.

So, there are two more NIHL banners to hang at the rink. We are proud of all our Redwing teams that played so hard in NIHL this year, and we congratulate the Midget Majors and the Squirt A2's on their teams' success and the banners that celebrate their achievements. Go Redwings! 

The Redwing Silver Mites are becoming experts in winning. They are exploring the various ways you can win - convincingly, repeatedly, soundly, etc.  And, this is how they swept through their three round-robin games of the NWHL Tournament. They have made it through to the semi-finals which they will play on Thursday night in a game against Oak Park. Coach John Aloisio and the Silver Mites have another two games to go as they battle for the NWHL Silver Mite banner.

The Silver Mites show plenty of promise, and they represent the Redwings very well.

Keep it going Silver Mites!. Go Redwings!

As we prepare for the NWHL post-season tournament, we can all enjoy the fine performance of the Redwing Silver Mite team, led by Head Coach John Aloisio. This team has become a powerhouse, riding their high-energy style to a 5-1-0 record and 2nd Place in the NWHL Silver Mite regular season standings, only a point out of first.

The entire team and their coaches deserve our congratulations! Go Silver Mites! Go Redwings!

The Squirt AA's dropped a 5-2 game to the Ice Dogs, and the PeeWee A's fell 4-2 to the Hawks in their first round Blackhawk Cup games. However, the Bantam A's chalked up a 2-0 win over the Leafs and have passed through to the round-robin portion of the tournament. So there will be a lot of driving to Romeoville to play those next three games.

We congratulate these three teams for giving their best effort, and we encourage the Bantam A's to do well in their roun-robin games this coming week! Go Redwings!

The Redwing organization will be well-represented in the NIHL tournament with nearly all of our teams locking up spots in the big dance. We wish the Mite AA's, Squirt A2's, Squirt A1's, PeeWee AA's, Bantam AA's and Midget Majors the best of luck in their hunt for their division titles.

The Mite AA's and Squirt A1's played their first round single-elimination games on Sunday, February 3rd.  

The PeeWee AA's and Midgets played a three game round-robin within theri divisions to qualify for the Championship or Consolation Games.

The #7 seed, Redwing Midget Majors played well and grabbed a spot in the Consolation Game for 3rd Place. This game will be played against the #4 seed Kenosha Komets on Sunday, Feb. 10 at 7:20PM at the Fox Valley Ice Arena.

The Squirt A2's have advanced out of the 1st Round beating the #4 seed Vikings in a 1-0 in a thriller on Saturday evening, February 2nd. Next up for the Squirt A2's will be a Quarterfinal game on February 9th against the Sabres #1 who have played tight games against the Squirt A2's all season. This game will be played at the Skatium in Skokie at 12:20PM on Saturday, Feb. 9th.

The only Redwing squad seeded high enough to play at Home was the Redwing Bantam AA's, who beat the Falcons 4-3 to move on to the Quarterfinals. They will travel to the Ice Box in South Bend on Saturday the 9th to play the Flames #2 at 1:30PM.

Make an effort to get out and support your Redwing teams. Go Redwings!  

Redwing Midget Majors played tough and lost a 1-0 thriller against the Komets on Sunday evening. The Midgets capture 4th place overall in the Midget Major Elite division. Matt Young was terrific in the net, but the Redwings could not put one past the Komets goalie. The Midget Majors are the first of our teams to bring home a banner from this year's NIHL Tournament. Congratulations to the players, coaches and parents of the Redwing Midget Majors! 

The Squirt A2's played the Squirt Bronze semi-final game today against the #1 seed, Pekin Dragons. The Dragons proved too tough for the Redwings who still have earned a place in the Consolation Game to be played on our home ice, at 6:10PM next Saturday evening. To get there, the #13 seed, Redwing Squirt A2's first beat the #4 seed Vikings; and then came out on top in a tight quarter-final contest against the #12 seed Sabres.

The Bantam AA's played their hearts out Saturday as they fought to a tie in regulation play against the Flames. However, the Flames stole the game with an over-time goal to win the game 4-3, knocking the Redwings out of the tournament. A truly valiant effort on the part of the Redwings AA's.

If you can make it, come on out and support your Redwing brothers and sisters. If you can't be there; then send these teams good vibes to help them play their best. Go Redwings!

Our Redwing PeeWee AA team had a great weekend at the FireStorm Tournament in Indianapolis. The Redwings skated through the tournament field going 5 and 0. 

To capture the title the Redwings PeeWee AA's beat the Indianapolis Racers, the Glacier Ice Dogs, a first game against the Columbus Blue Jackets, a second game against the Blue Jackets and finally the Championship game vs. the Leafs.

Every player on the team stood out, and every player contributed in these wins; including goals scored by our defensemen. The goalies denied shot after shot on them. And, Dylan Thomas received the MVP award for the tournament.

What a terrific weekend! Redwing PeeWee AA's rock!   

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