The Minuteman Flames Minor Hockey Association is one of the largest and most competitive Elite and AAA Programs in New England for both boys and girls. The program offers an active practice and game schedule, skills sessions, and professional coaching.
The Minuteman Flames practice and play their home games at the New England Sports Center, a state-of-the-art facility located in Marlboro, MA, with 8 NCAA Regulation surfaces. The facility is centrally located in New England.
The program offers an active practice and game schedule, typically two games on the weekend and two full-sheet 80 minute practices per week on a set schedule. Skills sessions are also available from professionals and Stop It Goaltending as an integral part of the program.
The Minuteman Flames offer a number of boy and lady teams. The Minuteman Flames Program has a competent, experienced coaching staff dedicated to making the youth hockey experience one that is fun, while building character and proficiency in the sport.
The Minuteman Flames also conducts two Cross Ice Programs, one for boys and one for girls, known as the Sparks Programs. These are learn-to-skate/learn-to-play-hockey programs for 5 and 6 year old players on Sunday mornings during the season to prepare young players for their future youth hockey careers.
The season begins in early September and continues through late March at the boys Squirt Minor through Bantam Major levels, and at the girls U10 through U14 levels. Pre-high school teams are formed at the boys Bantam Major, Midget Minor and Midget Major levels, and at the girls U16 and U19 age levels.
Elite Player Fee
The Elite player fee for the upcoming season will be $3,070 for full time skaters and $2,610 for full time goaltenders on full season teams from Squirt to Bantam Minor. This player fee includes two 80 minute practices per week, a 32 to 36 game (15 minute periods) league schedule, insurance, EHF League fees, USA Hockey Club Team fees, socks, and two preseason practices in the July/August timeframe. Comparable fees will apply for the other teams based upon their variation in ice use.
The Minuteman Flames Teams also participate in tournaments, typically including several tournaments at the New England Sports Center... notably the New England Summer Championships in August, the EHF Columbus Day Invitational in October, the New England Winter Championships in December, and the Minuteman Flames Spring Classic Tournament in April.
The Minuteman Flames alumni continue to achieve well beyond the youth level, as illustrated by the Minuteman Flames Hall of Fames and our Alumni page. Many of the Flames alumni have gone on to play for Division I, II, and III colleges. Some have advanced to the AHL, NHL and Olympics, including Mike Greer, who retired from the Buffalo Sabres after a long and highly successful NHL career, playing in 1,060 NHL games; Tara Mounsey, a Brown University and USA Woman’s Olympic Team Star; Bobby Butler, a Marlborough resident, who played in the NHL but, as of 2018, for the Milwaukee Admirals (AHL); and Bill Arnold, who played for the Boston College Eagles, who scored the winning goal in overtime to defeat Boston University in the 2012 Beanpot Championship Game and was a key player, with a goal and an assist, in the 6-3 win over Northeastern University in the 2013 Beanpot Championship Game.
If you are interested in playing on one of the Minuteman Flames teams, please contact the coach, listed on our Coaches Page, or contact:
Larue Renfroe, Director 978-369-8848 (day) or 978-505-5810 (night)