Tryout Registration opens January 2 at 7pm.
The Capitals Hockey Academy travel teams are for the players that are looking for a competitive travel experience for the 2025-2026 season.
CHA season begins in August 2025 and goes until Late February or Early March 2026.
Capitals Hockey Academy intends to field teams at the 8U, 10U, 12U, 14U, 16U, and 18U levels, however, this is subject to change based on enrollment numbers and competitiveness.
8U players will be REQUIRED to also play in RHL.
Program details (game count, league participation, tournaments included, etc.) will be announced closer to tryout dates.
Players will need to return a commitment letter in order to skate on the 3rd night of their tryouts and to be considered for a team. The terms and conditions of this commitment letter agreement shall be enforced by CHA, CBHL, and PVAHA. This letter will be sent to all registrations closer to tryout dates.
Parent meetings will be held during tryouts (dates/times for each age division TBA). At least one parent of each player must join us for the meeting as we discuss the intentions and plans for the season.
TRYOUT DATES:
8U, 10U, and 12U tryouts will be held March 14-17.
14U, 16U, and 18U tryouts will be held in late April 26-29.
**NOTE NEW FOR THIS TRYOUT SEASON for 10U-16U**
All participants register for their age birthyear, but will be assigned specific tryout sessions to attend in the days ahead of tryouts. There are six tryout sessions per age division, and you will be notified of which three to attend. You will not see tryout sessions visible in your daysmart calendar, but can view them all below.
Participants will not be able to attend a tryout session to which they have not been assigned.
8U and 18U Tryouts will attend their three tryout sessions as listed in their registration.
These tryouts are full-check at the 14U/16U/18U ages. We reserve the right to make roster reductions at any time. **Dates and times are subject to change.**
GOALIE NOTE: An additional goalie-only tryout session will be held for 14U - 18U. This times will NOT be visible in your daysmart calendar, but will be posted below and a reminder will be sent separately.
Non-refundable tryout fee: $129 (plus a $10 administrative fee for late registrations occurring less than 48 hours prior to the first tryout in your age division).
There are no refunds for tryouts or for season fees.
All dates and times are subject to change based on enrollment and the Capitals schedule.
As a reminder, players AGE UP in the spring. Your age division for the Spring 2025 season and the 2025-2026 CHA season may be different than your age division for the current 2024-2025 season*.
*USA Hockey birthyears for 2025-2026 (for teams playing effective April 1, 2025)
8U 2017-2018
10U 2015-2016
12U 2013-2014
14U 2011-2012
16U 2009-2010
18U 2007-2008
Questions about eligibility or player readiness?
Email BSurdam@MedStarCapitalsIceplex.com. Be sure to include the player's name and recent playing history.
We are excited to announce the coaches for the CHA 2025-2026 season:
18U – HC -Bill Wiggins; AC - Dave Abba
16U #1 – HC - Henry White; AC - Jackson D’Anna
16U #2 – Ben Adams
14U #1– Ben Allen
14U #2 – Sergei Nikolaev
14U #3 – Joey Milici
14U #4 – TBD
12U #1 – Jamie Allard
12U #2 – Ben Kwon
12U #3 – Andrew Kelly
12U #4 – TBD
10U #1 – Michal Polidor
10U #2 – Rich Dizinno
10U #3 – TBD
8U #1 – Paul Garwol
8U #2 – TBD
Jersey numbers are posted. Please view the pdf. Players are listed alphabetically within their team.
There are two documents - one for 8U-12U and one for 14U-18U.
While you may not have received one of your first options for a jersey number and nobody on your team has that number, we do our best to assign jersey numbers so that there is not a conflict in future years
Are you a scheduler/rink interested in scheduling a game with a CHA team?
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Our Capitals Hockey Academy Travel Team (CHA) provides a tier II travel based experience for 8U, 10U, 12U, 12U, 14U, 16U, and 18U.
Congratulations to the CHA 16U White Team!
CBHL 16U UA Champions for the 2020-2021 Season
We are the Capitals Hockey Academy Travel Team (CHA). CHA is a Tier II travel hockey club founded upon the principles of hard work, discipline, and fun!
WHAT do we stand for?
Our program is rooted in the principles of USA Hockey’s American Development Model and takes great pride in the growth of our youth players both on and off the ice.
WHERE we play?
The Capitals Hockey Academy program is located in the MedStar Capitals Iceplex, home of the Washington Capitals, in Arlington Virginia.
WHEN did the program begin?
The Capitals Hockey Academy travel program celebrated its inaugural season in 2012-2013.
WHY?
Because we believe in the development and enjoyment of becoming a life long hockey player. We believe that lessons learned from competition and learning good sportsmanship are valuable life lessons both on and off the ice.