Roster Eligibility
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USA Hockey requires that all programs be fully sanctioned with all teams, players, volunteers, coaches and staff within such programs fully registered with USA Hockey.
To be eligible you must be or have been Veterans or Members of the Armed Forces (Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, or Coast Guard), with former Members required to have been discharged under honorable or general conditions. Any exceptions must be approved by the USA Hockey Disabled Hockey Section.
Before joining, players must register with USA Hockey. Click here for instructions.
You must also meet one of the following criteria for eligibility:
- Purple Heart.
- VA rating of 10% or greater.
- Medically discharged from active, reserves or National Guard. Veterans with disabilities that are the result of a disease or injury incurred or aggravated during active military service.
- Post-service disabilities that are considered related or secondary to disabilities occurring in service and for disabilities presumed to be related to circumstances of military service, even though they may arise after service.
- Any Veteran with a disability that did not occur during Military Service and meets discharge eligibility.
Cases presenting multiple discharges of varying character will also be referred for adjudication to the USA Hockey Disabled Hockey Section.