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    2024-2025 Season Tryouts

    Tryouts for the Loudoun Knights 2024-2025 Fall Season registration is now open!


    Hockey Programs at Ion International Training Center

    Developmental Hockey

    Welcome 2 Hockey

    Welcome 2 Hockey is Ion’s brand of Learn To Play. It  is an initiation program which aims to teach basic hockey skills, hockey fundamentals, raise hockey IQ, and prep your player to be ready for house hockey all while having fun doing it.  Whether your player is a beginner, trying hockey for the first time, or looking to improve individual skills for House Hockey, this program is built for players of all levels. 

    House Hockey Program

    Loudoun Castles 

    The Loudoun Castles are the House/Developmental level hockey program. Rather than playing one another each week, the Castles teams play in the CCHL and travel to other rinks in the DMV to play against their house level teams.

    Travel Hockey

    Loudoun Knights Hockey Club

    The Loudoun Knights Hockey Club is the Tier II travel hockey organization. located at the Ion International Training Center (Ion ITC) in Leesburg, VA. The teams compete in both the CBHL and the EJEPL and play up to 45 games per season.  The day-to-day operations of the Loudoun Knights are managed by Craig Desjarlais, Loudoun Knights Hockey Director and the leadership team of David Dixon (Registrar), Nikki Deicie (Lead Club Manager), and Carrie Drake (League Liaison, Scheduler, and Marketing Director).

    Washington Little Capitals

    The Washington Little Capitals are Tier I AAA Travel Hockey organization who practice and play in the facility. They are separately owned and operated. For more information about their program, please visit their website directly. 

    Loudoun Knights Uniform Provider

    Loudoun Knights  partnered with PureHockey as our Uniform provider this season


    2023/24 Post Season Updates

    Congratulations Knights 12U Girls Gold, CBHL Champions!

    Congratulations to the Loudoun Knights Girls 12U Gold Team on winning the ship.  Your 2023/24 CBHL Champions!


    CBHL 2023/24 12U Girls Gold Champions

    HOCKEY POINTS OF CONTACT

    Craig Desjarlais

    Craig Desjarlais

    Director, Loudoun Knights

    Todd Blaszak

    Todd Blaszak

    Loudoun Knights Discipline Committee Chair


    David Dixon

    David Dixon

    Knights Executive Director / Ion Registrar

    Nikki Decie

    Nikki Decie

    Loudoun Knights Chief Club Manager and PCA Representative

    Dan Keyes

    Knights Goaltender Development

    Carrie Drake

    Carrie Drake

    Loudoun Knights Chief of Scheduling / League Liaison / Social Media Director

    House Hockey Contacts

    LJ TAIFAS

    Ion House Hockey Director

    Volunteers Wanted!

    To build a full development program, we need dozens of dedicated hockey volunteer coaches.  All that's required is a love of the game.  We'll help you with everything else!  Register now and we will get you all the information you need to complete your training and certification by the start of the new season.

    Contact Us

    Contact Us

    Front Desk

    Phone: 703 936-0101

    Ion ITC Daily Schedule (24 hrs)