What We Offer

We offer house (recreational) and travel (competitive) hockey for youth aged 4-16.  House teams are comprised of equally talented players (boys and girls) and are open to any skill level. Travel teams are selected through a try-out schedule.  West Michigan Ice Dogs house & travel teams play all home games at Griff’s IceHouse West.  Both house and travel teams play at other arenas within the greater West Michigan area while travel teams have away games all over Michigan and neighboring states.

Our Values

West Michigan Ice Dogs Hockey prides itself on teaching the fundamentals of hockey, sportsmanship, and fun!  If you or your son or daughter is interested in Ice Dogs Hockey, please fill out the form below for more information.  Once your child has completed Griff’s Learn to Skate program, they will be filtered into the West Michigan Ice Dogs “Dog Pound” where they will learn to play hockey utilizing the American Development Model (ADM) and filtered into teams as skills progress.  For more information about our specific programs, drop us a message in the form below.

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WMID is a non-profit organization run by a volunteer board. Fundraising helps us raise money for tournament play, off-ice equipment, team equipment, and scholarships. Our goal over the next few years is to invest funds to reduce player costs, implement an even bigger scholarship program, and hopefully reduce or eliminate our fundraising efforts altogether!

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The holiday season is here! Show off those cute mini-sessions with 20% off Minted holiday cards using our exclusive discount code. Minted will donate 15% back to WMID for every purchase.  The code is good all year round! Use code FundraiseHollandHockey at checkout

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Label all your sports gear with Mabel's Labels durable, waterproof, sweatproof label and help reduce equipment mix-up.  They make great stockiing stuffers or Secret Santa gifts!  20% of all purchases are donated back to the team.

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TRY HOCKEY FOR FREE!

Its completely free!  We provide everything you need.  We just need you.

This Try Hockey for Free event is designed to provide kids ages 4 to 9 the opportunity to try hockey in a FUN, safe environment with trained coaching staff.

No experience necessary! There will be plenty of assistance on hand to be sure your child has the best first hockey experience and answer any questions you might have.

Little Wings

Learning to play hockey is more than just learning a game. More than skating, passing and stick-handling, hockey is about responsibility, respect and teamwork. As children learn the skills needed to succeed on the ice, they also build and solidify important character traits needed to succeed off the ice. With that in mind, the Learn to Play initiative was developed jointly by the National Hockey League and the NHL Players' Association to offer more families a chance to experience everything that makes youth hockey so rewarding.

Developed with the help of experts from USA Hockey and Hockey Canada, the Learn to Play initiative aims to be the gold standard for youth hockey programs with the goal of inspiring more families to join the hockey community.

All the equipment in the picture is included with you cost of Little Wings thanks to Detroit Red Wing

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USA Hockey to mandate neck protection

The USA Hockey Congress approved new legislation this weekend that will require all hockey players and officials under the age of 18 to use neck laceration protection at the start of next season.

The rule takes effect Aug. 1, 2024, while the national governing body has reiterated that it has already been encouraging the use of neck protection, as well as cut-resistant socks, sleeves and/or undergarments.

“Safety is always at the forefront of our conversations and the action of our Congress today reflected that,” said Mike Trimboli, president of USA Hockey. “We appreciate the significant work done by our Safety and Protective Equipment Committee, led by Dr. Mike Stuart, and the many others who were instrumental in the overall evaluation process.”

“I know throughout our organization, the overwhelming opinion was that the time is appropriate to modify our rules related to neck laceration protection,” said Pat Kelleher, executive director of USA Hockey. “We’re also encouraged that the hockey industry is committed to continuing to work to improve the cut resistant products that protect players to help influence the safest possible landscape for the game.”