Where north of Boston?

For the Fed, can you check out Islander, Top Gun, Vipers, Jr Rangers? For E9 you can try Wizards, Patriots or Americans. Google everyone and find a rink reasonably close to you.

Tier 1 has a bunch of levels. Figure out the right metal level and reach out to coaches. Most clubs are letting outside kids skate in practices now but hurry because you only have a few weeks left. Fed playoffs in a month.

For 2011 check out Americans (E9), Mass Bay(Indepenedent), Islanders (EHF) as they are all pretty competitive with each other. The lower level teams would be Vipers (EHF), Rangers (BHL), Shamrocks (EHF) those teams would be competitive with each other.

Mass Bay and Americans competitive with IHC? Not the elite team.

If your son can skate forwards and backwards and understnds the offsides rules, he can play elite for the Eagles, Kings, MassCon, Breakers, Bandidts, and Capitals.

How fast? How physical is he? How is his hockey IQ. Town to elite EHF is a big jump.

Oh sorry, I read that wrong. They are competitive with T1 not Elite.

Don't bother trying out. Your kid will get cut and the dboard will be, sorry your kid got cut. He's a bender bud.

I have a spot for him.

It is not impossible. I have seen multiple cases that kids join EHF elite from town or similar club level at 12/13 year old and continue to move up.

Give the Vipers a call.