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New and Returning Parents of skaters

The For our parents page has great resources and links to articles and guides to help you make the experience of playing hockey for your child a great one. Always know, your coaches and board members are doing everything they can to make this time the best they can for them. If you ever have any comments, concerns, or questions, do not hesitate to either email us at northernhillsaha@gmail.com or use the form on our website to contact us. At practices and games, there are usually a few board members or coaches available if you would rather speak to someone face-to-face as well.

Chinook News

Skaters in tournaments this weekend

By Rob Zinke 03/13/2025, 8:00am MDT

The Northern Hills Chinook mites and peewees are heading out this weekend.....

The Northern Hills Chinook mites and peewees are heading out this weekend to Rapid City and Gillette to partake in the Rushmore Thunder Mites Jamboree and the Gillette Cowboy State Hockey 3v3 Tournament. While we may not be having practice due to our unusually warm spring we are having, there are plenty of chances to go see some great youth hockey in the area and cheer on your teammates!

Try Hockey for Free

By Rob Zinke 02/16/2025, 4:00am MST

The Northern Hills Chinook will be again hosting a THFF event in Spearfish....

The Northern Hills Chinook will be again hosting a THFF event in Spearfish at the Madison Rink on February 22nd at 9am for our area youth. If your child has been on the wall wanting to try out hockey or just skating in general, we will be participating in the National event being held all over our great Nation.

Your skater will need to be signed up at the website Https://TryHockeyForFree.com and search for 57783 to see our rink. Then, on Saturday show up with any type of helmet, warm clothing including some gloves, and we will get them fitted with some skates and a stick. We have some of our coaches who will be on the ice helping everyone learn the basics of just getting on the ice, and by the end, they will love it!

Don't forget to take tons of pictures and videos and share them to social media and tag our association in them! We love seeing the kids as they progress, and you will too!

 

DIBS for Summer events and beyond

For all parents and volunteers, visit our DIBS page and sign up for whatever days you can assist us this summer.

About the Northern Hills Chinook

The Northern Hills Amateur Hockey Association is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to the promotion of youth hockey, figure skating, and recreational skating in the Northern Black Hills of South Dakota.  We invite you to join us in our efforts to bring hockey and a rink to Spearfish. Finding a location for the rink has been challenging to say the least, but hopefully we meet that challenge soon and take it to the next level.

We still have a way to go, and fundraising is our next big step. You can aid the cause by clicking on the donate tab because every little bit helps. If you are considering corporate partnership, please contact one of our board members and we can share our vision and options with you.

Help us bring hockey and ice skating to the Northern Hills. #ItsTime


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Phone: 605-645-9196

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Sponsored by Recstation.net

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A huge thank you to our 2022-2023 clinic jersey sponsor RecStation.net! Providing top quality boat sales and service since 2005.

Sponsored by Roundup Building Center

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Thank you to RBC in Belle Fourche, SD for giving us a huge discount on our materials for our new shed being built by the Belle Fourche HS CTE Construction Students.

Roundup Building Center provides personalized service for your construction and remodeling needs at all budget levels not found in "Big Box" stores.

Sponsored by Yesway

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Another big thank you to our 2023-2024 Badland Sabres jersey sponsors, Yesway! They are located in Fort Worth, Texas with gas and convenience stores located around South Dakota, Nebraska, Wyoming, Iowa, Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, and New Mexico.

Zero-Tolerance Policy

 

USA Hockey and the Northern Hills Chinook will not tolerate any physical, verbal, or social behavior related to race, ethnicity, culture, national origin, religion, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, or mental or physical disability meant to bully, harass, or intimidate another person, on or off the ice. If such conduct occurs on the ice it should be reported to the on-ice officials and will be addressed pursuant to the USA Hockey Playing Rules and result in a match penalty. If such conduct occurs off the ice, it should be reported as soon as possible to a USA Hockey Affiliate Safe Sport Coordinator or directly to any member of the Northern Hills Chinook Board or Coaching Staff.

Reports alleging abuse or misconduct that are not within the U.S. Center for SafeSport’s exclusive jurisdiction will be referred by USA Hockey staff to the appropriate USA Hockey Affiliate Safe Sport Coordinator, who will oversee the investigation and resolution pursuant to the Safe Sport Program Handbook and the respective Affiliate’s process. Reports that do not fall under the Safe Sport Program will be referred from the Northern Hills Chinook Board to the  USA Hockey staff or District or Affiliate representatives as appropriate.