Board Breakout January 26
Happy New Years to our Jr. Stars and Stars Families!
We are excited to welcome everyone back as we head into the heart of the season. The work the players
have put in so far has been great to see, and the weeks ahead bring an exciting path toward playoffs and
the State Tournament.
The Board of Directors held a special meeting on January 7, 2026. Below are some highlights of the topics
discussed at the meeting:
Mark your calendars for the Annual Stars End of Season Party for Coaches and Parents: March 6,
2026 at Pinstripes! More details to come.
Stay tuned for Spring Programming – Spring Stay and Play with Glenview Jr. Stars and Stars!
Congratulations to our players who were selected for the National Division All Star Team and the
American Division All Star Team! The National Division’s games were held on December 22, 2025
and the American Division’s Games will be held on January 12, 2026. We are proud of your
accomplishments!
2026 NIHL National Division
All Star Team
2026 NIHL National Division
All Star Team
2026 NIHL American
Division All Star Team
Sydney Bohnenstiehl (12U) Kaitlyn East (16U) Brooke Cless (14U)
Maddie Bretts (12U) Ryann Fogarty (16U) Bianca McAuliffe (14U)
Ally Buller (12U) Arden Gutierrez (16U) Addie Hall (14U)
Allison Cappiello (12U
Sofia Petracco (12U)
Riley Hess (16U) Claire Schlie (14U)
Riley Weiner (12U) Brooklyn Ulleweit (16U) Lucy Luskin (16U)
Amabel Zhang (12U) Olivia Bernardi (19U) Sienna Walbridge (16U)
Izzy Joyce (12U) Carolyn Bomely (19U) Tessa Covey (19U)
Ellia Marcello (12U) Mackenzie Hart (19U) Mayzie Stepnewski (19U)
Christina Angerame (14U) Ellie Hartnett (19U) Kaitlyn Mattes (19U)
Addie Finke (14U) Lucia Lavalle (19U) Malin Irby (19U)
Nela Kratochvilova (14U) Sophia LeClair (19U) Mo Buffalo (19U)
Lia Patti (14U) Fiona Napolitano (19U)
Addie Romano (14U) Madelyn Pasterick (19U)
Maren Steiner (14U) Casey Stockbridge (19U)
Hailey Wallace (14U) Maria Zhang (19U)
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We will honor our Girls Class of 2026 at GCIC on January 31, 2026 at 2:30pm (Blue) and 3:50pm
(Red). These players include Gianna Ori, Sophia LeClair, AJ Mattes, Carolyn Bomely, Alexis
Johnson, Lucia Lavalle, Maria Zhang, Kadence Gilmore, Annie Utech, Averie Flores, Haleigh
Lofland, Casey Stockbridge, Maddie McGuire, Fiona Napolitano, Sophie Solomon, Maddy
Thomas, Eleanore Hartnett, Zofia Orlowska and Madelyn Pasterick.
The Girls teams will compete in the NIHL Blackhawks Tournament from February 5-8, 2026. The
championship games will be held at Fifth Third Arean from February 28 – March 1, 2026. Playoff
brackets can be accessed here: https://nihl.info/nihl-blackhawks-tournament.
Our 12U Red, 14U Red, 16U Red and 19U Red will compete in the Girls State Tournament. Based
on rankings, the 19U Red Team has a bye to the Round Robin. Dates and Locations are as follows:
Play-in Games
January 15th - February 15th
Round Robin Games
February 19-22
Glenview Ice Arena
State Championships
10U March 7th 10:20 a.m. Mt Prospect
12U March 7th 12:05 p.m. Mt Prospect
14U February 28th 9:50 a.m. Mt Prospect
16U March 1st 9:50 a.m. Mt Prospect
19U March 1st 3:50 p.m. Mt Prospect
Regular season play for our CSDHL Major and CSDHL Prospects Teams will be coming to
an end soon. It has been a very competitive season, and the level of play will heat up as
teams vie for a playoff spot! We are excited to host the playoffs for CSDHL Squirt
Prospects Red 2 and a few CSDHL Squirt Minor games. We are looking for volunteers for
playoff weekend at GCIC (2/5 – 2/8) – contact Catie @ (312) 607-1727 if you can volunteer
an hour or more during playoff weekend at the rink. Below are links to the playoff dates
and format:
o Playoff Format and Information:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1SgOlk1OXDr1jq61ZG6rz7f-pYuIc-yZi/view
o Playoff Locations and Dates:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1TReIoChAydlfMmI2yvGO5zof2nY82b4g/view
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The Stars Boys/Coed State Tournament Dates and Locations are as follows:
Play-in Games
January 30th - February 22nd
Round Robin Games
February 26th - March 1st
10U - Fox Valley
12U - Canlan West Dundee
14U - Canlan Romeoville
16U & 18U - Darien Sportsplex
State Championships
March 7th & 8th
Mt. Prospect Ice Arena
We will honor the 2011 boys in an age-out ceremony and scrimmage at GCIC on March 9, 2026
at 7:00pm. The names of the 40+ players will be announced in future publication.
Our youngest crew has quite a few weeks left in regular season play! Play-in games for Jr. Star
playoffs will be from 2/16/26 – 2/19/26. Round Robin games will be played 2/20/26 – 2/24/26.
Championship games will be held on Sunday, March 1, 2026 at Glacier Ice Arena. Good luck to
our teams!! More details can be found here:
https://www.chicagounitedhockey.com/about/playoffs/40451.
Finally, we wanted to share some sad news with our Stars community. The father of former Stars
player Sully Alkema, Doug, has passed away. Sully now plays for Loyola. He grew up playing with
the Stars. Doug was a familiar presence in the stands – always there to support his son. Please
keep Sully and the entire Alkema family in your thoughts and prayers during this difficult time. A
prayer service will be held on Wednesday, January 21, 2026 at 3:30pm at OLPH Church.
Thank you for your continued support, energy, and commitment.
Let’s GO JR. STARS! Let’s GO STARS!