Everblades Competitors

USA Hockey provides the foundation for the sport of ice hockey in America; helps young people become leaders, even Olympic heroes; and connects the game at every level while promoting a lifelong love of the sport. Mission USA Hockey, Inc., is the National Governing Body for the sport of ice hockey in the United States. Its mission is to promote the growth of hockey in America and provide the best possible experience for all participants by encouraging, developing, advancing and administering the sport.

U.S. Figure Skating is the national governing body for the sport of figure skating in the United States as recognized by the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee and the International Skating Union. U.S. Figure Skating is comprised of more than 770 member clubs, collegiate clubs, school-affiliated clubs and more than 1,000 registered Learn to Skate USA programs representing 222,890 members. U.S. Figure Skating is charged with the development of the sport on all levels within the United States including athletes, officials, sanctioning of events and exhibitions, and establishing the rules and guidelines by which the sport is governed. U.S. Figure Skating's mission is to create and cultivate opportunities for participation and achievement in figure skating. U.S. Figure Skating's national headquarters, located in Colorado Springs, Colo., is also home to the World Figure Skating Museum and Hall of Fame.

The North American Hockey League was founded in 1975 when the Michigan Junior League and Wolverine Junior League formed the Great Lakes Junior Hockey League. In 1984 the name changed to the North American Junior Hockey League, and was later modified to the current North American Hockey League. The 2018-19 season marks the 44th season of NAHL competition. From modest beginnings - the league that had only three teams at a few points in its early history - the NAHL has blossomed. The NAHL has grown as hockey has grown, from that Detroit-based league in the upper Midwest to one which today spans west to Alaska and California, east through Pennsylvania to New Jersey, and south to Texas. Teams play against their own division and against other divisions to maximize exposure and enhance competition. Each team plays a 60-game regular season schedule which runs from September to April, with exhibition games and league playoff games providing additional contests. The league games, showcases and playoffs are consistently and heavily scouted by NHL teams, NHL Central Scouting and scores of college programs from around the country. The NAHL offices are relocated in Dallas, Texas, in the midst of one of the fastest growing major corporate environments in the United States. This allows the league to embark on a major program to attract sponsors and other marketing deals with some of America's largest corporations.