FAQS

  • Register with USA Hockey. If you are not currently a registered member, register and pay the annual fee through USA Hockey.

  • Email info@dwhl.org to let us know you can’t play. We may have someone on the waitlist who wants to take your spot. Unfortunately the DWHL does not provide refunds under most circumstances but we evaluate each request.

  • We do not pro-rate fees due to the free sub policy. Rostered players can sub free of charge on nights that their team is not playing (within your division). See more details on the subbing page.

  • Throughout the year, DWHL offers beginner Hockey 101 camps, clinics, and upto 3 hockey divisions for various skill levels. Upcoming events are posted on the main page of our website and on the schedule tab.

    Our Hockey 101 camp touches on basic skating skills, stickhandling, shooting, positioning, and more. We usually schedule a Hockey 101 right before we start a new season. The best way to get information about future Hockey 101s, clinics, and new seasons is to sign up as a DWHL member!

    When you sign up as a DWHL member (free), you are eligible to attend a Hockey 101 session for free! You will also be placed on our email distribution list and receive notices about upcoming events.

    Please visit our Registration tab to sign up for membership!

  • Yes! You can drop-in to a division game. The drop in fee is usually around $20. See our sub page.

  • We are competing for ice with youth leagues, other adult leagues, figure skating clubs and public skates. From September into March, youth hockey is in full swing and has most ice times until 9pm or later. This means that we have to play later. In the summer when youth hockey is not using as much ice, we often have slightly earlier ice times

  • Yes, we understand that hockey is an expensive sport and that it can be difficult for some players to fund things like season fees all at once. We now offer installment plans available upon season registration through our registration platform, Teamsnap.

  • All DWHL events have a no-refund policy. We do make certain exceptions for pregnancy or illness and are handled on a case-by-case basis. Contact us via e-mail at info@dwhl.org so we can review your particular circumstances.

  • We have a gear bank of equipment that you can borrow for one event or for a season with a $50 check deposit, and you can rent hockey skates at the rink. If you want to borrow our gear, please e-mail us at info@dwhl.org with your approximate height and weight and when you need it. Equipment loan is reserved for DWHL members only.

    Once you’ve decided this is the sport for you, consider going to a used or new sporting goods store (Play it Again Sports or Players Bench). They usually have good equipment at a decent price. You will need shin pads, a hockey garter belt, socks, hockey pants, shoulder pads, elbow pads, a jersey, a helmet, stick and skates.

    Our New Player tab has more information that will help ease you into the sport and get you started.

  • Occasionally, the DWHL gets requests from our members to allow youth players (under 18) to play in our divisions or clinics. DWHL and USA Hockey state that no player under the age of 18 – regardless of experience, skill level, waiver, or relationship to our members – is allowed to participate in an adult league (including camps).

    Players under 18 are encouraged to try the Arvada Hockey Association or the Colorado Girls Select Hockey program. They offer hockey opportunities for girls up to 19 years of age

  • Contact the DWHL board at info@dwhl.org. One of us will get back to you in a couple days.